Tour and tasting at Foursquare Distillery on Barbados
“Man… you guys do keep on the move. Even your “light” travel schedule would knock a lot of other folks to their knees.” –
Jeff C in an email exchange discussing 2025 travel plans
2024 was a good year. In fact, 2024 was a very good year for Tom & Kathy. Everyone stayed (mostly) healthy, there were no major catastrophes, we spent time with friends and family, and we traveled. Boy did we travel!
We started off the year with a 4700 mile road trip that took us to Texas and across the gulf coast to Florida that included three cruises and lots of sightseeing along the way.
We headed to Ohio in April for the Total Eclipse.
In May and June we made the 5600 mile round trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
In July we made a 3800 mile loop of PA, OH, MI, WI, KY.
In October we left the car at home for a 6+ week trip to Portugal & Spain.
And we managed to make a few other short jaunts to the NC mountains and beyond.
Miles: 20,441
Photos: 18,975 (How many keepers…I don’t know yet! 😉 )
Kathy considers a good travel year to be 100 nights away from home. This year: 153
I haven’t finished processing our Spain photos, although it doesn’t matter much. It’s nearly impossible to filter just 24 favorites out of 18,000!
How do you choose just one Yellowstone/Grand Teton photo? You don’t. You choose 6. That was tough enough!
Minerva Trace. Lower Terraces at Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National ParkGrand Prismatic Spring at Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National ParkDead Lodgepole Pine Trees, nicknamed Bobby Sox Trees for the white bases that result from the trees absorbing the mineral rich water. Near Tangled Creek along Grand Loop Road in Yellowstone National ParkMary Bay, on Lake Yellowstone near Lake Yellowstone Hotel.Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River from Artist Point. Yellowstone National ParkHistoric barn at the Thomas Alma and Lucille Moulton Homestead. Part of the Mormon Row Historic District of Grand Teton National Park
Sometimes a photo is a favorite because of where we were:
Night time departure from New Orleans aboard Celebrity ConstellationWawatam Lighthouse in St. Ignace, MichiganThe ‘Secret Garden’ at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, MichiganThe Christopher C. Kraft Mission Control Center, from which NASA led Gemini and Apollo missions, including the momentous first lunar landing mission as well as early space shuttle missions. Space Center Houston in Houston, TexasThe Hangar Hotel in Fredericksburg, TexasWawatam Lighthouse in St. Ignace, Michigan
Portugal and Spain were quite nice – 9 more:
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, SpainLa Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, SpainCiutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia, SpainTourist boats on the Douro River in Porto, PortugalScene from our walking tour of Porto, PortugalOne of many fountains at The Alhambra in Grenada, SpainTaylor Fladgate Port Winery in Porto, PortugalPonte Infante Dom Henrique Bridge over the Douro River in Porto, PortugalPortuguese Centre of Photography in Porto, Portugal
Sometimes a photo is a favorite because of who we were with:
Monte photographing the interesting clouds over Pawnee National Grassland, east of Fort Collins, ColoradoIt’s usually a good idea to take a photo when Kathy points it out. Sunset from the rooftop bar of Hotel Hesperia, our hotel in Cordoba, SpainI didn’t count this in the 24 but it is still a favorite! Aboard Adventure of the Seas
10 thoughts on “My 24 For 2024”
Why are you reading this? You should be processlng photos!!! Happy New Year!!!
Yes, a year of on the road. Do you need a refresher course on where the bathroom is when you get home? I love traveling through you images and stories. Looking forward to your 2025 adventures.
Your comment cracked me up, because the two biggest issues when we travel – and for a few days after we get home – are (a) where is the !@##% bathroom??? and (b) what is my *&^%$ room number???
We do carry a nightlight and a couple of small flashlights, which help. 😉
It’s not so bad on a ship because it stays the same for a few days.
What a daunting task you have with editing – and I know you caption in detail – so I can only imagine the time (well ok, I can make a good guess). Those are some pretty amazing travel stats. Very nice set of photographs – and what a nice composition of the Grand Hotel. Glad to have met you both in 2024.
Thank you, Mark. The processing work is not as bad as it might seem. I have an import preset I use that does a lot of the work for me. And – I kind of hate to confess it – a lot of my photos are snapshots and I do make good use of the “Auto” button for them. I only “hand process” the ones that deserve it.
Interestingly it seems like the “best” photos – lighting, composition and exposure – are ones that require the least work!
Why are you reading this? You should be processlng photos!!! Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year Tom and Kathy! I love all your pictures. I want to travel like you two when I grow up.
I don’t know, Heather. You’ve seen a lot more of this country than we have. You’re off to a good start!
It’s cross training, Ken. Mouse vs keyboard. 😉
Yes, a year of on the road. Do you need a refresher course on where the bathroom is when you get home? I love traveling through you images and stories. Looking forward to your 2025 adventures.
Your comment cracked me up, because the two biggest issues when we travel – and for a few days after we get home – are (a) where is the !@##% bathroom??? and (b) what is my *&^%$ room number???
We do carry a nightlight and a couple of small flashlights, which help. 😉
It’s not so bad on a ship because it stays the same for a few days.
What a year – and what a year in images! Great stuff! Here’s to a fantastic 2025!
We’re looking forward to it and are also talking about 2026…and beyond! 🙂
What a daunting task you have with editing – and I know you caption in detail – so I can only imagine the time (well ok, I can make a good guess). Those are some pretty amazing travel stats. Very nice set of photographs – and what a nice composition of the Grand Hotel. Glad to have met you both in 2024.
Thank you, Mark. The processing work is not as bad as it might seem. I have an import preset I use that does a lot of the work for me. And – I kind of hate to confess it – a lot of my photos are snapshots and I do make good use of the “Auto” button for them. I only “hand process” the ones that deserve it.
Interestingly it seems like the “best” photos – lighting, composition and exposure – are ones that require the least work!