2017 for me and then we went to the RedWoods

A number of years ago I visited there (Jurassic Park was shot here )

It's been a long time since I was in Marquette. I was stationed there in the AirForce back in the late 70's. Isn't the last photo California ?

Definitely a once in a lifetime visit. I lived in Ohio, Michigan, Alaska, and Oregon and only ever saw one once and unfortunately it was nighttime. Lovely cats.

In BoyScouts we learned: always hike with a buddy. Photos are wonderful.

very nice shots

cool

The new format is harder to look for things or skip things. The new format just looks like everything is displayed as soon as it was submitted without any organization.... New is not always better... which is better a brand new violen made by child labor in China from Alaskan Spruce or a Stradivarius ?

Your view also depends on the camera you use. Is it full Fram or crop or 4/3.? You should look at Zero-D lenses. They claim no (minimal) distortion. No matter what you use, you still have to be careful with verticals and horizontals. Another option is tilt lenses... I had used a 10-20mm Sigma on a crop sensor APS-C with minimal problems. Also, Most real estate photos are dropped way down in resolution to VGA or they're about so they can be sent on the internet in batches. Therefor you don't need the sharpest thing out there. When printed they are usually done on a 3 color office printer to nothing larger than 8x11 on plain paper. If you are shooting for Home and Garden Magazine, that's a different ball park. It's easier to take the time to shoot correctly than to spend hours trying to correct in the computer. Do your homework and maybe rent a lens first.

nice shot

Dust will be your #1 problem. Choosing the right lens will be the #2. As in the photo of all those photographers with long lenses. The moment presents itself you have to be ready. I have had several students that have taken my photography classes and their #1 question is always " do I need a new lens". Unless you are there for Nat Geo. don't even think of hauling around a ton of equipment. All my student took long lens bridge cameras. It didn't matter if they got the Sony RX10iv, Nikon P950 or P1000, or the Panasonic equivalent. They all came back with praises for the bridge cameras. They never missed a shot due to having the wrong lens on the camera. They did not have any dust problems. Bridge cameras are sealed compared to interchangeable lens cameras. No 40 pounds of equipment. Yes they all said that in some cases the fancy equipment people got a slightly better shot. But they, with the bridge camera never missed a shot like the other people did. I say get a bridge camera buy or rent and practice, practice, practice, in a park or somewhere. Having the cameras in your lap and bringing it up to shoot. At all kinds of moving subjects and distances. If you can do that in a split second. You are ready. Remember... your first priority is to enjoy the trip. Memories are always in focus. you don't want to say back at camp..."I missed that because I was fumbling with my camera gear.

it is like a wedding portrait . A historical visual document of a moment in time.

Nice job, Mother Nature was good as usual

I understand. I find it much quicker to use exposure compensation rather than an external light meter. Your Z is mirrorless so leave the exposure meter behind and use the built in Exposure compensation, what you see is what you get. It's a little harder to use on your other camera because you have to go into live view. I'm surprised you don't trust the built in meter. When I lived in Alaska. I rarely found glaciers to be pure white except after a recent snowfall. There is plenty of moraine (dirt and rocks) on the glaciers as well as deep crevasses, which lean towards blue. As always, take a shot, evaluate it, then compensate as needed. Enjoy your trip.., Don't let photography get in the way of enjoying the trip. Memories are always properly exposed.

Yes, Yes, 90% of the time for long travel trips I just take my RX10iv and RX100v as backup. I leave the A1 or A9 and 40 lbs of equipment behind. Now if Nation GEO was paying then that is different....