A desert rat explores the south.

What's your camera? (when you are on the road w/the bike?).
How do you take and process what appear to be your HDR photos?
Nice work.
-ceej

Camera is currently D7000
For any hdr work I use photomatix.

The 1550 is pretty much what everyone is using. I thought yours looked bigger than the 1550'a. I like the looks of the alum top loader boxes but I am too frugal (cheap) to spend the $ they want for them when these will work. Now all I have to do is find someone to buy my stock bags.

I ride two up on most of my camping trips so weight is always a concern. If I was going solo I'd use 20mm ammo cans.

The young fellow that bought my silver Wing is riding to all of the lower 48. He just started a thread here.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=851480

Great thread.

Awesome photography!!!!

Thanks for posting - very interesting locations and photo's.

Thanks for sharing your trip!!

Playing out local tag game


tag chs-1 by dsrphotography, on Flickr


night bike -1 by dsrphotography, on Flickr

Really enjoying your pics and accompanying tales. Thx for sharing!

OK, I'll bite, what is a Geocache??

New to DS but getting ready to do a LOT of traveling doing things just like this. TOO FUN!!! Motorcycled for 45 yrs but not like this. Looking forward for warmer weather.

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Great pics. Granted I am not a world traveler, but out of the places I have been, Charleston is my favorite. The family and I try to visit at least once a year.

Great pictures. I think this one is my favorite. Great ride reports.

Thanks, glad you like it.. Stay tuned in the next few days I'm going to post some photos I took on a trip to the Florida Keys and the Everglades.

More tag game fun. This one is from Johns island Sc. It's the second largest island in America and very rural. I think it's a perfect example of low country scenery. It's well worth checking out if you ever get down to the Charleston area.

Just got back from a trip to the Keys, no motorcycles were involved but the weather was warm and I did miss my motorcycle.


All Packed up and ready to go by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Our first night at Long Key State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Camp first morning by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Our little beach by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Making breakfast by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Kayaks ready for action by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Sandra Fishing the flats by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Our campsite by dsrphotography, on Flickr


We know how to rough it by dsrphotography, on Flickr


These little geckos were all over the bathrooms at the campground by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Not a bad view by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Hammocking after lunch by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Portugese man of war Jellyfish, these little suckers were everywhere by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Can't camp without the coffee by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Exploring the mangroves by dsrphotography, on Flickr


We spotted a very rare American Crocodile by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Cool houses on the water by dsrphotography, on Flickr


This stingray swam next to me for a while by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Exploring Bahia Honda State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Bahia Honda State Park by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Bahia Honda State Park on the bay side by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Kayakers on the beach at Bahia by dsrphotography, on Flickr


View of the Beach From the old Bridge by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Snorkel tour boat coming back into the harbor by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A Snorkel trip out of Bahia Honda by dsrphotography, on Flickr


The rest of the boat was full of a college female swim team by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Coming back with the sunset by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Great Dane Checking out Alligator by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Cool great dane by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Very rare FLORIDA Key Deer, this one was the size of a German Shepard by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Wild Iguanas were all over the island by dsrphotography, on Flickr


This one was in Front of our campsite by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Riding our bikes along the old 7 mile bridge by dsrphotography, on Flickr


End of the road by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Sandra finds a Geocache on the 7 mile bridge by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A big stingray seen front the bridge by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Left the motorcycle at home this trip by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Exploring a dirt road through the everglades by dsrphotography, on Flickr


These guys were everywhere. We must have seen over 200 by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Two otters crossed the road in front of us by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Why did the otter cross the road by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Gators back by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Stacked up like cordwood by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Only snake of the trip, either a water snake or cottonmouth by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A real adventure rider, this guy had a stringer of bass hanging off the mirrors by dsrphotography, on Flickr

If you'd like to see more pics click the flickr link....next trip will be via bike, packing and unpacking the van takes too damn long!

Cottonmouth!

How long in advance did you make reservations for Long Key? Hard to get in there this time of year. I got one night in early March. I'll just ride the bike down. You remember if site #5 was a good one?

We made the reservations a few months ago. I believe they had been closed for maintenance so it was pretty wide open. That being said we did have to change campsites every single day which was a royal pain in the ass. We stayed in site 5 one night. It's fine, nothing good or bad about it. If I were to go back I'd stay at a site around #30 it was the only site with good shade and coconut palms on both sides. I meant to write down the number but I never got around to it. I'm sure if you called the ranger and asked for the site with coconuts on each side they'd know which one.

I've now stayed at all the state parks in the keys. My first choice for camping would be Bahia honda, followed by curry, then long key, finally Johnpennecamp.

Decide to head south to check out the Laurel Hill Wildlife drive. On the way down we grabbed some tags for the South Carolina Photo tag game and had a quick stop in Savannah for a snack. The weather was unreal as it was 76f when we arrived in Savannah..It was really nice to be able to wear the mesh coat and leave the winter riding jacket in the closet.


Plenty of canopy roads on the way to Savannah by dsrphotography, on Flickr


The fog was pretty thick over the water by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A cool gate and another canopy road by dsrphotography, on Flickr


The ruins of The Sheldon Church almost halfway between Savannah and Charleston by dsrphotography, on Flickr


This person died before Lewis and Clark made the trip out West by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Old tombstone with Stars and Bars by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A tree that had bricks placed in the hollow by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Historic plaque by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Save this one later for the tag game by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Cool plaque on the gate by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Grabbed a tag on the way in the SC state tag game by dsrphotography, on Flickr


The newest tag in the SC state tag game, and the reason for todays ride by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Hard to see but two baby gators in the foreground and Momma gator in the background keeping watch by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A canopied section of the 4 mile dirt loop by dsrphotography, on Flickr


This will be neat in the spring when it's covered in birds and lily pads. by dsrphotography, on Flickr


A gator to see us off before we turn back on the road to Savannah by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Crossing the Savannah River by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Touring the mean streets of Savannah by dsrphotography, on Flickr


Stopped for a snack at the back in the day cafe..as seen on the food network by dsrphotography, on Flickr


The bike rests for the return ride home by dsrphotography, on Flickr