Hey COG-sters,
I'm applying for a long-overdue sabbatical this Spring, and have found a way to work in about 3 or 4 weeks of riding! Which I will be getting paid (something) for! More importantly, beloved Wife has given "permission" for the safari. I'll be paying (something) for that privilege, to be sure! :victory:
What I am attempting to do is photograph as many giant power generating plants as possible while riding to the Pacific and back (starting here in CT). Without getting into all the details, the idea is to get "beauty shots" of these giant, sometimes intimidating structures, as a way of chronicling America's need for Power and the ways in which it gets generated. Phase 2 of this project happens 10 or 20 years later, when I (or someone else) returns to the same sites -- some may still be in business, some may have been shuttered, some maybe converted into integrated bio-refineries. . . it is this opportunity for showing the (possible, future?) transformation of the American power industry that I'm after. I'll be blogging, Twittering, and writing along the way. Later, a book. I'll be approaching some magazines too. In addition to being a professor, designer and illustrator, I am a semi-pro photographer, so I have high hopes and expectations for the outcome. Being on the bike for this safari is an integral part of my proposal.
I am anticipating doing this in late April or May. . . maybe a bit later if you all think the weather would be better?
I am looking to the forum for advice and recommendations on: 1] best routes to consider for the trip; 2] good places to stay - safety, decent food and no bedbugs are the priority; 3] does anyone here live near, or know of, any humongous coal, gas or nuke power plants in their "neighborhoods" they can recommend I visit? I don't need a tour, I just want to take some great shots of the facilities; 4] any other practical tips you might have for me... the longest trip I have taken on moto was about 6 days, with a group of friends (on an unfaired Valkyrie). I'll be solo for this one.
I'm presently on a 2011 Atomic Silver C14 with Givi E55 trunk, PR3's, pretty much all farkled-up with Zumo 665 with Sirius/XM and WeatherAlert, Escort Solo, Heli bar risers with the Powerlet connector jack, fender extender, Cox radiator protector, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Will be doing the Guhl ECU flash over the winter for sure! I think I'll wear a Aerostich 1-piece suit (hi-viz) for this trip. Thinking of the Combat Light boots too.
That's pretty much it! Ambitious for me, but I am psyched to do this! Along the way, I look forward to meeting some fellow COGers. Can't bring the guitar, but I'll definitely be packing some fine cigars!
:beerchug:
Thanks in advance for any help and advice. . . I'll probably be bumping this post from time-to-time just to make sure everyone in COG has had a chance to see it! Hope I'll see you "out there". :great:
I'm applying for a long-overdue sabbatical this Spring, and have found a way to work in about 3 or 4 weeks of riding! Which I will be getting paid (something) for! More importantly, beloved Wife has given "permission" for the safari. I'll be paying (something) for that privilege, to be sure! :victory:
What I am attempting to do is photograph as many giant power generating plants as possible while riding to the Pacific and back (starting here in CT). Without getting into all the details, the idea is to get "beauty shots" of these giant, sometimes intimidating structures, as a way of chronicling America's need for Power and the ways in which it gets generated. Phase 2 of this project happens 10 or 20 years later, when I (or someone else) returns to the same sites -- some may still be in business, some may have been shuttered, some maybe converted into integrated bio-refineries. . . it is this opportunity for showing the (possible, future?) transformation of the American power industry that I'm after. I'll be blogging, Twittering, and writing along the way. Later, a book. I'll be approaching some magazines too. In addition to being a professor, designer and illustrator, I am a semi-pro photographer, so I have high hopes and expectations for the outcome. Being on the bike for this safari is an integral part of my proposal.
I am anticipating doing this in late April or May. . . maybe a bit later if you all think the weather would be better?
I am looking to the forum for advice and recommendations on: 1] best routes to consider for the trip; 2] good places to stay - safety, decent food and no bedbugs are the priority; 3] does anyone here live near, or know of, any humongous coal, gas or nuke power plants in their "neighborhoods" they can recommend I visit? I don't need a tour, I just want to take some great shots of the facilities; 4] any other practical tips you might have for me... the longest trip I have taken on moto was about 6 days, with a group of friends (on an unfaired Valkyrie). I'll be solo for this one.
I'm presently on a 2011 Atomic Silver C14 with Givi E55 trunk, PR3's, pretty much all farkled-up with Zumo 665 with Sirius/XM and WeatherAlert, Escort Solo, Heli bar risers with the Powerlet connector jack, fender extender, Cox radiator protector, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Will be doing the Guhl ECU flash over the winter for sure! I think I'll wear a Aerostich 1-piece suit (hi-viz) for this trip. Thinking of the Combat Light boots too.
That's pretty much it! Ambitious for me, but I am psyched to do this! Along the way, I look forward to meeting some fellow COGers. Can't bring the guitar, but I'll definitely be packing some fine cigars!
:beerchug:Thanks in advance for any help and advice. . . I'll probably be bumping this post from time-to-time just to make sure everyone in COG has had a chance to see it! Hope I'll see you "out there". :great:
