For Spring Break this year we relocated an RV once again. Instead of taking one of the new factory vehicles from Indiana or Iowa, we found a shorter relocation from Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. That meant the perfect route to see Utah's Big Five National Parks. As much as I like picking up new vehicles I thought it would be nice to have a shorter drive so we didn't feel as rushed. Day 1 - Las Vegas We started off our spring break trip in Las Vegas. When looking at hotels, I thought the kids would be blown away by Caesars Palace. It was somehow less than $200 a night, so why not? Scott wasn't sure about going out onto the strip at night with kids. Being that its spring break season there were other families out. And scantily clad women with their boobs hanging out. That's all hours of the day here. We'd only briefly stopped by here during the day a couple years back. It was a short stop on our way from the Grand Canyon to Death Valley. Brooke came back and raved a...
I'm back to being on the road again for 360 shoots for one of my major clients. This time I got to shoot Ball State in Muncie, Indiana. Well, that was just the start since I had three shoots lined up in Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois over five days. After my first day of shooting I got dinner at Twin Archer Brew Pub and got a Philly Cheesesteak of course. I eat way too many cheesesteaks. And then I explored Downtown Muncie and thereabouts. Muncie has some great old buildings, but there's quite a bit of vacant storefronts. I'd have thought that Ball State would've buoyed the downtown more than it does. To the east of downtown is the Emily Kimbrough Historic District. East Main was a mishmash of well-kempt houses and derelict properties. This distressed duplex could be something. With hardly any paint left on the siding it's surprising it was still standing. A block the north on East Washington the homes were in generally better state of repair. I mean look at this ...