Big Al's Road Trip 2015

Back in August into September I went on a road trip. I started at my home in New Jersey all the way out to California. Along the way I made many stops to National Parks along the route.
Petrified Forest, AZ
Grand Canyon, AZ
Hoover Dam, NV
Death Valley, CA
Yosemite, CA
Great Basin, NV
Bryce Canyon, UT
Arches, UT
Dinosaur National Monument, UT
Yellowstone, WY
Little Bighorn, MT
Mount Rushmore, SD
Badlands, SD
Minuteman Missile Site, SD

I would like to thank my former employer Target. If they didn't let me go I would have never had the time or money to make this trip possible.

Some of the gear I had with me.

Nikon D800E 36.3 MP CMOS FX-Format Digital SLR Camera (Body Only) (OLD MODEL)

$3,296.95

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Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras

$1,796.95

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Formatt-Hitech 100mm Resin Travel Filter Kit Elia Locardi Signature Edition (for 77mm Lens Thread)

$423.30

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MeFoto Aluminum A1350Q1RWB Roadtrip Travel Tripod Kit commemorative Limited Edition (Red White Blue)

$149.00

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WD 2TB My Passport Wireless Portable External Hard Drive - WIFI USB 3.0 - WDBDAF0020BBK-NESN

$174.00

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Lowepro LP36609-PWW Nova Sport 35L AW Camera Bag (Pepper Red)

$25.85

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Sony Alpha a5000 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm OSS Lens (Black)

$398.00

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Done editing

Last night I finally finished editing my photos from my road trip. There were a few I wish I could go back and redo, but it is what it is. I'll be making a video and posting the pictures soon.  

Mount Rushmore

Finally made it here. Sad part is that this means my trip is coming to an end. :( 

Taken with iPhone 6+ 

New tripod

Been trying out my new tripod while on my road trip. I think it's pretty good. I can get to angles I couldn't with a normal tripod.  

Taken at petrified forest with Sony A5000

Heading to the West Coast

Hi everyone. In this video I ask for your help on finding some locations to shoot landscapes or cool things when I take my trip out West. I'll post a list of my possible locations below. If you can think of anywhere I might like to check out let me know. Thanks!

Arizona:
Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest

Wyoming:
Yellowstone
Fossil Butte

California:
Yosemite
Redwoods
Death Vally

Nevada:
Death Vally
Las Vegas
Tule Springs Fossil Beds
Great Basin

Utah:
Arches
Dinosaur (stars)
Natural Bridges

Shot and edited with:

Sony Alpha a5000 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm OSS Lens (Black)

$448.00

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Apple MacBook Pro MJLT2LL/A 15.4-Inch Laptop with Retina Display (NEWEST VERSION)

$2,349.00

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