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Apalachicola - March 2024

In mid-March, a group of 8 CPC members converged upon the “Forgotten Coast” of Florida, centering in Apalachicola. High points of the trip included visits to Cape San Blas, Port St. Joe, and St. George Island. Sunrises found us under the Market Street Bridge to catch some stunning color. We also visited local marinas, state parks on Cape San Blas and St. George, and some of the best seafood “dives” in the country. The highlight of the trip was a sunset airboat ride with Captains Cook and Carter. They took us out into the protected estuary to see alligators and birds, particularly Osprey and Eagles. It was a fabulous trip and we learned about the history of the area and how the estuary came to be protected from development and indiscriminate hunting. Another great CPC trip with plenty of adventure, sun and great friends!

The Savoy Auto Museum - February 2024

On February 15th, several members of the club visited the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville. There were several new exhibits of amazingly beautiful antique cars and some boats as well. Then we enjoyed a nice lunch there at the cafe in the museum. Afterwards, several of us wandered around downtown Cartersville to see some interesting street scenes and cool architecture. For more pictures see photo album below:

Savoy

Banff National Park - September 2023

The September-October CPC trip to Banff was a memorable and wonderfully scenic trip. 13 of us flew to Calgary and stayed overnight. The next morning we rented cars and drove to Canmore, Alberta, which a small town about 30 minutes from Banff, and stayed in 2 rented condos for a week. We would start driving each morning to a different destination, see incredible mountains, lakes and valleys, do a lot of shooting and wandering, then have lunch. We’d head back towards our condos after lunch, driving leisurely with many stops for photos along the way. We did several nice hikes as well during these excursions.

Our points of interest included Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, Castle Junction, with a beautiful hike to Johnson Falls, a cool wildlife shuttle where we were driven around to see grizzly bear and elk, and an exciting Gondola ride up to Sulphur Mountain outside of Banff where we saw the sunrise over newly snowy mountains!

We also went to Kootenay National Park, Lake Louise, Moraine Lake, fabulous Bow Lake, Peyto Lake, and Vermillion Lake just outside of Banff, where the full moon rose over the lake in all its glory. There were really good restaurants and a fun flight museum back in Calgary on the way home.

It was a great trip in all, lots of fun, great views and good friends to share it with.

2023 Banff Photos Album

Banff 'Potluck' Slideshow

Cloudland Canyon - October 2022

We chose the perfect day for our trip up to Cloudland Canyon in NW Georgia. The leaves were at peak color and the sky mainly blue with a few wispy clouds. Led by Martin Longstaff, the trip was well attended and even included some members we haven't see in a while.

Starting at the Main Overlook viewpoint near the car park, the views down the canyon to the North are incredible. We spent some time there, including an impromptu search for a missing lens cover! Then a short wander down the Overlook Trail to the viewpoint that looks up a side canyon to the SE.

The group then made their way down the many steps to the Cherokee Falls. Lots of fall color on the trees as we descended. Unfortunately not much flow in the falls, but masses of fallen leaves were swirling slowly around the pond at the base of the falls.

A great place to visit with and hour and a half of Cherokee County, and the perfect time of the year to go!

South Georgia & Tybee Island - October 2022

In late October of 2022, 11 adventurous CPC members made the trek to South Georgia for 6 todays of intense shooting and lots of fun. We stopped at George L. Smith State Park near Statesboro and took amazing images of the cypress trees in their fall colors. Then we proceed to Tybee island for 4 days with visits to Savannah, Oatland Island, and an evening sunset cruise in the harbor to watch for dolphins. We then made our way to the Okenfenokee for an incredible sunset boat tour with a fellow photographer.

A wonderful trip with lots of great images and time with friends.