A lot of good information has been provided. So instead of repeating let me just add .... purchase the book "Walking the Blue Ridge" by Leonard M. Adkins. It has the mile marker description for the entire Parkway. I think I picked my copy up at the Linville Falls site many years ago but probably can be bought online. We live not too far off from the BRP and it has come in handy on the many visits we make every year.

I have traveled to Mexico many times with no issues as to what I carry. No one ever asked what I as carrying - my personal experience. Any limitation generally would be a factor if you are leaving things behind - not if you are exiting with the items you went in with (for duty). Should a problem arise you can always ask for the items to be listed in your passport to be verified upon exiting the country.

I travel a decent amount internationally (2 to 3 times a year normally) with a good load of my camera equipment and have never run into any issue anywhere.

There are not a whole lot of photo ops in Cancun itself for that much equipment unless you're planning to visit Chichenitza, Uxmal, Merida, Tulum, Campeche etc. near that area in the Yucatan Peninsula.

If you are patient you may be able to pick one up to satisfy your needs. B&H has a daily deal on their website and they often rotate various tripods with a significant discount. Just last week they had a $280 Benro TAD18CHD1 Series 1 Adventure Carbon Fiber Tripod for $130. What a deal! Keep looking .....

As others have indicated - yes, just make sure to format it in the camera you are using.

Also ..... From Montego Bay you can go to Negril along the coast to see the light house. If you go to Dunns River Falls, you'll be in Ocho Rios. The drive on A3 towards Kingston thru' mid island is nice and there are many photo ops. You can also go along the eastern coast towards Port Antonio. Along the way you can get to the Blue Mountain area. We had to turn back on that road to the mountain due to a mud slide. Continuing on, you can get to the Blue Lagoon area for a neat raft trip down the river. Not a whole lot to see in Kingston, possibly Bob Marley Museum if you're interested and Port Royal.

If you happen to drive, be very very careful esp. around towns. In case of a fender bender you may want to be judicious about if and where to stop. Our rental car was rear ended by some kids in Ocho Rios (just some very minor stuff) and we got out to get the driver info etc. and drove to the police station to file a report and was informed by the police that stopping was ill advised due to the high crime esp. after dark. Fortunately our CC covered the damages.

Have fun, it's a beautiful island.

Dunn's River Falls

Yep Kodachrome 25 was the best.

For me it's the 24-105 4.0L on both type bodies.

Last year we did a land tour and I took the 100-400 and a 24-70. Could have lugged more equipment but was happy with the selection.

I agree with SS. I have a 64gb CF card and a 64gb SD card in each of my cameras and am no where near filling them up on the tour. Ofcourse there's always the possibility of losing the camera and the images with it....

Has anybody on here ever heard of or been to LEH LADAKH WHICH IS PART OF NW INDIA?? ..........
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Hello; I was there this past September on a tour to this region ... here are the links to my albums in case you are interested in seeing them. A spectacularly scenic area of India fairly close to the Pakistani and Chinese border. The road signs are very catchy in this area.

Leh Palace and Shanti Stupa:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipM9OD2Pk1eRkLvyk4esNTQsX57fr-eFahF_NODE-wDNIEDHT_2aUU5Oh1QAkmItGA?key=ejdaTGdqNlZnaVdnMFk4dnN0QndCQkg3bldqTW13

Likir, Alchi and Bosgo:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMFWscCXi0cqsVX8LV7Q_fekdodhSQ7cPQQbeMZYvFr7NKAU-5lgpNWQKwv3RPwcg?key=YmhSU0hoamIyZTVMX1dLMkZ0TWkyU0Z5S2hKanhR

Khardungla and Nubra Valley:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipON43FtBTGu9-q_KowAT0Hjvl6jCBg1josFdGVztANUR8RTFHyb2FjdLvQNfRgBkQ?key=Yl9aU1M0U05oNkluMmdsejRZcU5laURucVhyY0Nn

Pangong lake and Thiksay:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPkmw8ZPJu3IRMEC3_eBc7Kes5U4SVwy6003AcdV9AigUe3UFw1VxU2oZQvuiGkHg?key=Z3ZKdW0wX00tWTg1S2l5MVJiWGdVLW1PRHNsUUpR

Signs, signs and more signs:
Sorry for the crappy quality of the pictures shot from a moving vehicle and through dirty window glass, nonetheless the area had abundant number of cute road signs that made the drive interesting just looking out for them in addition to the scenery.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMcVB7l9ECq8J0Jg1IgcXT8yiODS3tjRR56xfQdfinQJCWRphD6-2U19EjQU4mjSg?key=cm9MVXZMZEZCNElwTVFYVnBOR01QZmtwaXExdnRB

I moved from the 7D to the 7D2 and very happy with the transition. That with the 100-400 II is a great combination for action work - the fast focusssing is a tough combination to beat. I have no personal experience with the 6D but reports suggest that it is a great camera for low light work. Perhaps have you looked into getting a used 5D3? With the model 4 out, there are a lot of good buys on used bodies out there. Though for action work the 7D2 combo with the 100-400 works great, the 5D3 might be more generally useful for most circumstances and especially with wider lenses.

For me the most used lens in my arsenal is the 24-105 4.0L. It's the most versatile travel lens I have, which includes the 24-70 2.8LII, 70-200 2.8LII, 100-400 L II and the 85 1.2LII. and I like to shoot a lot of travel photography. The longer lenses tend to go the the 7d2 and the shorter ones on the 5D3, though this not always and more as to what the situation calls for. The only lens I had and didn't care much for, was the 16-35 2.8LII - perhaps it was the copy I had or operator incompetence ... it just wasn't right for me.