Are we there yet?

Ahhh.. we're starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel! Day 5 of our trip, and we are now in Salt Lake City, Utah. Kris and I are fortunate enough to be able to take our time on this trip to stop and take in some of the sights across the country. I can't imagine doing this trip in 3-4 days,which I know some of you have! We've actually added another stop on our trip and will head to Lake Tahoe tomorrow. We'll probably show you guys all of the pictures we collectively take on this trip when we make it to LA, but right now I'm going to take you guys behind the scenes, and show you how some of the pictures are taken. 

So...some of our jumping pics wouldn't be possible without:

Kris, his tripod, and the remote for the camera. We found that this is a much better way to take our jumping pictures. This works well, so we don't have to ask random strangers to take the jumping picture for us. When we were in the Philippines, we entrusted our tour guide to take a jumping picture for us, and it kept coming out like this:

So after this experience (and this was the 3rd attempt!), we learned that if you want a good jumping pic,  you should do it yourself!

Another weapon that Kris has is:

In this case, yes, size DOES matter! We've probably generated more raised eyebrows when people see this lens, than when people see us taking our jumping pictures!

We've had to pull the car over to the side of the road in order for Kris to get in a shot or two of mountains, windmills, and passing cargo freights. Even though I roll my eyes when he's taking too long, the end product has definitely been worth it! He takes good pictures when he's not doing this:

Hope you guys enjoyed the exclusive behind the scenes look!

-melodee :)