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T Wagner Studios Portrait, landscape and documentary photographer located in South Central Pennsylvania.

What I most wanted for my 50th birthday this year was to be in California. Preferably somewhere near Big Sur. I wasn’t s...
10/31/2026

What I most wanted for my 50th birthday this year was to be in California. Preferably somewhere near Big Sur. I wasn’t sure it would happen and it remained uncertain right up to practically the last minute, but thanks to the hard work of all the people fighting the Timber and Plaskett fires, the entirety of Highway 1 opened and I was able to spend the last day of my 40’s traversing one of my favorite parts of the west coast. Big Sur is magical. Remote. Peaceful. Like most of my favorite places, landscapes that stretch on forever.

I’ll be editing the photos from this trip all winter, I’m sure (and I’m working on Day Two for the substack as well). As usual, reminiscing and sharing will keep me content until I hit the road again. Or until I finally make good on that piece of desert land….

And If you see any dust spots in any of these photos, no you don’t 🙃

Point Reyes National Seashore ❤️ September 2026
10/27/2026

Point Reyes National Seashore ❤️
September 2026

Valley of the Gods, part of Bear’s Ears National Monument.Me, literally walking and driving on it.Some of the coolest, m...
07/14/2026

Valley of the Gods, part of Bear’s Ears National Monument.
Me, literally walking and driving on it.

Some of the coolest, most breathtaking scenery I’ve been through. So remote.
So very worth protecting.

That moment when you accidentally hit “delete column” instead of “row” and wipe out your entire 8 page road trip documen...
06/07/2026

That moment when you accidentally hit “delete column” instead of “row” and wipe out your entire 8 page road trip document. The one you’ve been working on for at least six months, adding and tweaking, it holds every piece of info from campsites, boondocking & rentals to mileage and hours and stops and random sights.

Ever so grateful for that “UNDO” button.

Yes, I occasionally print and save different versions but it’s been a minute since I’ve printed it. Which is what I just did.

I’m also not close to being done with all the details, so this isn’t the final version. But I THINK I’ve got the general route and most of the lodging figured out. Adding more time does not mean easier planning. It just means having to choose even more things to leave out and save for a future trip.

Also, I’ve been cross-referencing the document I have from my grandparents three week trip in 1986 (the one that inspired this one!) and some of the little motels and cabins they stayed in are no longer in existence, but some of them still are and I fully intend to do then and now comparisons.

Photo from last camping trip in WV, hike at Seneca Rocks 💕 An entire month ago already.

When they tell you not to blink, they aren’t joking.

First road trip of the year.  Eight hour drive days don't seem like much when you've done 16+ enough times.  South Carol...
04/18/2026

First road trip of the year. Eight hour drive days don't seem like much when you've done 16+ enough times. South Carolina is pretty this time of year. Seems we missed the azalea blooming, but Congaree didn't disappoint. Put 13 miles in on the first day, a handful the second, and about five/day over the couple we spent in Charleston. As always, the week goes by way too fast and I'm already ready for the next camping trip.
Highlight: Congaree has a really cool boardwalk trail and it's open 24 hours. So you can creep yourself out and go walk around there at night and sit in perfect stillness as the owls hoot from every direction.
Photos from Congaree National Park. More on the substack.

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