Two Lane Touring, now in the third iteration, is about the photo, not the gear. I don’t know enough to write about cameras but I love photography. First it was just random photos as I tried to learn more about taking decent photographs, then, for 8 years, the quest to visit and photograph National Park Service units took precedence. Now as I continue to learn how to shoot, what to shoot, and occasionally the” why” of a photo and learn different ways to take photos, TLT will be about that part of the photography journey. There are adjustments to how I posted over these years. For 11 years there was a new photo or more everyday and often random selections. (I missed five days in over 11 years!) Now I intend to post on the following schedule:

Regular posting Monday through Thursday each week. I expect over time to have four-day themes of a single subject, place or idea that I have photographed and to write a bit more as well. There will be four posts each week but sometimes (often?) the theme will be miscellaneous:)

There will be no posts on Friday.

Saturday is reserved for posts on restaurants or home cooking or coffee or ice cream, in other words, food of some sort. If I have nothing to add on that subject there will be no Saturday post.

Sunday will continue with the Sunday Scripture but later this fall I will be adding a bit of devotional thought to the posts.

Travel will be different as well. The Oliver trailer has been sold so no more camping posts. This does not mean no travel just different travel - Jill and I are planning on some short Fall trips, some longer spring trips and exciting plans for next summer. There will also be photo trips, hikes, bike rides, special events, concerts and birding —and living in a new area will bring more experiments to see “what is there” and new state parks to visit and much to explore in Knoxville environs — lots of photographic opportunities.

There are other changes but they will be slowly added this fall and winter. A new logo and new categories already in the works. I also have a plan in place to complete the National Park Galleries while that will take some time it will begin in shortly.

Measured

There are as of December 31, 2023, 428 active sites administrated by the National Park Service. TLT visited 362 & photographed 347.

Contact

davetwolanetouring@icloud.com

The Photography Equipment

The mirrorless Fuji X-T5 is my camera with an occasional iPhone shot. My current lenses include the 150-600, 16-80, 10-24, fixed 30 macro, and the fixed 56. I also use a close up attachment and the 1.4 extender. I use a Macbook Pro on the road and at home. To process photos I use ON 1 Photo Raw 2024

All photos are backed up on two WD Passports and on an Apple WiFi device.