Friday, December 28, 2018

2018 USA TRIP



DATE
5th May 2018 - 13th May 2018





STATES

Utah-Colorado-Wyoming-Montana-Idaho





NATIONAL PARKS

Rocky Mountain National Park 
- in northern Colorado
Yellowstone National Park 
- mostly in Wyoming and 
parts of Montana and Idaho
Glasier National Park 
- in Montana's rocky mountains 
running into Canada border 



CAMERA

Pentax K30
- A 16.3MP middle Pentax DSLR range announced in May 2012
- Stainless steel chassis and 
fully weather-sealed 
- Could shoot 6 fps with 
1/6000th second maximum speed

LENS
SMC Pentax-DA 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 AL
SMC Pentax-DA L 55-300mm f4-5.8 ED


BATTERIES
Supplied Lithium battery
and
16 AA alkaline batteries with adaptor

CAR
Hyundai ELANTRA



MILEAGE
approximately 4000 miles



5 AirBNB Homestays

5th - 7th May 2018

1436 Alpine Street, Longmont, Colorado
(visited Rocky Mountain National Park, University of Colorado and the city of Denver)

7th - 9th May 2018

209 3rd St. West, Park City, Montana
(visited Yellowstone National Park, Montana State University and Geyser Park)

9th - 10th May 2018

128 Main St, Sheridan, Montana
(overnight transit home on the way back from Park City, Montana to Bigfork, Montana - visited historic Virginia City, Montana)

10th - 12th May 2018

15236 MT-35, Bigfork, Montana
(visited Glacier National Park and passed through Missoula Town)






12th - 13th May 2018
9383 N Yellostone Highway, Idaho Falls, Idaho
(overnight transit on the way back from Bigfork, Montana to Salt Lake City, Utah - visited city of Idaho Falls for lunch before driving east to Midvale and Salt Lake City, Utah)