Post-Mission Projects

Jay's comment about Iowa City and Mormon Trek Road reminded me of a few
projects that I have been thinking about for when I return to the good
ol' US of A.

One was an aerial photographic survey of the Mormon Trail, along with
some ground shots, documenting what is left of the trail. It is fast
disappearing. I wonder what such a project would cost and how I would
go about it. I probably would need at least one other
photographer/pilot to go with me. It would be nice if I could fit an
aerial photography blimp into the budget. I would think that the
project would take a couple years at least, so that I could photograph
the area at different times of the year and also to fit into whatever
else I am doing. I can't think of any possible monetary benefit; it
would have to be entirely a labor of love. I could also do the Oregon
Trail and some other trails in conjunction with this project. But to
make it worthwhile, the whole thing would have to be at least National
Geographic quality or, even better, Arizona Highways, which means at
least some of the shooting would have to be done with field cameras.

Similar projects involve documenting ancient Native American sites,
both from the air and the ground.

The way I see it, this would be kind of a full-time nomadic thing, for
which I would probably need a Winnebago as well as an airplane.