Baby elephants remind me of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The younger they are, the older they look. This little one was playing in the water with his mom on the Kilimanjaro Safari and seemed to be having the time of his life.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Happy Friday! The days are getting warmer (unless you live in Colorado) and the weekend is almost here — I hope you'll be spending it somewhere sunny and full of adventure. Like on a boat at the Harborside Suites at Little Harbor, just south of Tampa.
We've spent a lot of time at Little Harbor over the years on land and water and I wish I was typing this from one of those patios right now!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Mavic Pro drone.
The fire-breathing dragon that guards Gringott's Bank in Diagon Alley actually breathes fire! I'm sure it took a lot of convincing to get sign-off on giant balls of fire being sprayed out above the crowd but the end result is spectacular.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
These are the turquoise waters of the St. Pete Beach area in Florida. The islands in the distance are Shell Key Preserve & Tierra Verde. We took a little stop halfway across I-275, just before the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and were treated to this beautiful view.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Walt Disney's Imagineers must really love lanterns. All of the Disney theme parks are filled with appropriately-themed, functional lanterns. Not only do they light the way at night but they go a long way in helping guests make that mental transition from one area of the park to another.
This lantern was along the path to enter Ariel's Journey of the Little Mermaid ride.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Hyde Park Village is a collection of shops and restaurants in the streets running through Tampa's historic Hyde Park. This "HP" logo was painted on a delivery roll-up door.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
Here's another flashback from Overland Expo East last fall. The Camel Trophy guys built this improvised field bridge to cross this gulch and create a dramatic entrance to the Camel Trophy Expedition Skills Area.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.
The team at Anything Scout build incredible machines... Like this Scout with a 600+ horsepower engine from a Cadillac CTS-V.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300 at Overland Expo East in Asheville, North Carolina last fall. I hope everyone is having a great time right now out at Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona!
Linn Cove Viaduct is an engineering marvel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, high up in the North Carolina mountains. Learn about it in 60 seconds.
Gear used in this video:
Drone: http://amzn.to/1NI01nQ
GoPro: http://amzn.to/2pCz9uA
Music by Evan Schaeffer, https://soundcloud.com/evanschaeffer.
I love hanging out in Harambe. Sitting under the shade in the open-air Tusker House, enjoying a Tusker Lager, and listening to the street bands of Harambe is a relaxing respite from all of the Disney craziness. Don't get me wrong, I love Disney... but I also love to drink a beer and pretend for a minute that I'm exploring some far off corner of the globe that seldom sees Mickey Ears.
This photograph was captured with a Sony a6300.