Nice shot. I remember when those high rises weren't there.....take the bridge over to Santa Rosa island. The beach on the way to the fort is awesome!!!

Nice shots! I too have lived in Washington state and have never heard the term "scablands". Looks like the area close to the Tri City's.....Columbia/Snake river interchange???

Hi, having lived in the area for several years and now vacation there every year, you will have a great trip. The motorcycle rally in Sturgus will be over, crowds will be smaller as schools will be in session. Temps will be cooler and the aspens might start turning color towards the middle of the month. Spearfish Canyon is a great drive anytime but really shines in the early fall.....

Oh,,, don't pass up the drive on Iron MT road. It has the pigtail turns......

Hi, While you are there checkout Custer State Park, take the "Wildlife Loop Road" for your Buffalo shots(may be as close as bumping your vehicle). And see MT Rushmore FIRST if you plan on seeing Crazy Horse Memorial. All of Rushmore will fit on the head of Crazy Horse. I did it in reverse the 1st time I took my new bride and she always remembers Rushmore as only "ok" in comparison. Heads up...Custer State Park had a massive fire in Dec 2017 which burned a lot of the park. More info is available online. It's in recovery now but with new spring growth recovery will be quick. But having lived in the area, you are in for a treat!

Thanks for the update. I was there last May and noticed all the pine bark beetle tree damage. Looked like there had been a fire as well. But your news is new to me......

Hi, KEN here. If this is your 1st time to the area, I suggest driving the "wildlife loop" road in Custer State Park. Plenty of wildlife and please take a 5lb bag of carrots for the burro's. They're pretty tame.... Lots of buffalo and newborns as well.

Welcome to the forum from a fellow AF retiree. Ellsworth was my 1st duty assignment in 1976 and now I return every year for vacation. A wonderful area. Custer State Park and Crazyhorse are two of my favorite places to visit and photograph. Keep those shots coming!

Hi, I have an older Canon flash as well (430ex). I found the Phottix Laso transmitter and receiver set for Canon flashes works great! Operates on radio frequency instead of ir. Makes all the older Canon flashes rf capable. Most inexpensive system I've found. Just attach transmitter to camera hot shoe as master, attach receiver to flash hot shoe,set receiver as slave (ensure transmitter and receiver set to same channel). Both work on AA batteries. Cheers