Back to business.

I know I've been neglecting and updating my blog, but boy have I been busy. Here's a mosquito killer that I photographed a couple of days ago. From what I've been told it's a mosquito killer, who knew?

So before I start some corrective photoshop work on my friend Droo's stuff, as well as, our friend the mosquito killer I thought I'd update the Phoenix trip.

So research is important, and so is getting there. So I already know where I want to be, so now I'll have to plan where to set up a base camp.

Base camp? Yep a base camp. During my seven days, there are three areas that I want to go to; Monument Valley, Page AZ, and the North Ridge Grand Canyon. Other areas are the Petrified Forest, and if at all possible Montezuma's Castle or the Sonoran Desert. So a base camp is workable where you can plan for the following day and with the help of Google you can roughly guestimate the length of travel time to each location.

So if you're in the Northeast like I am; you have options. The one that I chose was to research everything through Expedia. Yeah you heard me Expedia. Not only did I book a non-stop flight (I'll always pay extra for that happily) I also booked discounted car rentals and hotels through them. In the past they have worked for me regardless if it was for work, or for pleasure. I booked a car from Budget and a swell little hotel in Flagstaff that is in the center of where I want to be; plus I get free WiFi and that's a bonus. Not even the Wynn in Vegas offers that!!! Expedia works with a number of vendors which offers you the best value possible. I'm sure there are others, but Expedia has never let me down.

So doing the research through Expedia helps you focus a bit more on researching some of your locations from a distance. So I highly recommend using them and the nice thing is that you can see ratings and peoples impressions or rants on the accommodation.

Next: researching sunrise, moonrise, sunset, moonset times on line.