I live in Colorado and worked as a park ranger in Yellowstone, stationed at Old Faithful for two summers as a seasonal ranger. If coming from Arizona you have many options. You can hit the Grand Canyon then go East to Santa Fe. From there, north to Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak. Drive or cog rail to the top. Then, Garden of the Gods and Air Force Academy. Continue North to Estes Park and into Rocky Mountain National Park and Grand Lake - good restaurants . Work back north through Steamboat Springs, Rock Springs Wyoming and into Jackson Hole, the Tetons and into Yellowstone. Food not great in the Park except perhaps the Bear Pit in the Old Faithful Inn. There are so many options in Yellowstone it is hard to direct you. Out the East gate you have Cody. One of the best Western Museums in the Country. Full of Remington and Charles Russel paintings and historical artifacts. Out the Northeast gate you have the Chief Hosa highway and Bear Tooth. Both spectacular. Out the north gate you have Gardner. Nice little historical town but one you could by pass if out of the way. Out the west gate is East Yellowstone, MT. Nice town but again one you could miss in not on your path. When in the park take advantage of the nature walks and talks from the naturalist rangers. They are very knowledgeable about the park history and wildlife. If you have the time and dont mind a little back tracking try to do the full figure 8 loop in Yellowstone. Animals best seen in morning or evening. If lucky you may see a wolf, which are now quite plentiful in the park. If you can arrange your route after leaving Yellowstone and the Tetons, go south to Grand Junction Colorado then south to Durango and Mesa Verde National Park. This will take you over Red Mountain pass. I consider one of the most beautiful drives in Colorado through Swiss like towns for Ouray and Silverton. If you take the time you will love the trip. So many photo opportunities.

I took a trip to Quebec City and surrounding area a couple years ago. Some great photo opportunities in this beautiful city. The 24-70 will serve 90 percent of your photos, however, if you have room I would definitely take the 79-200. It just gives you greater versatility.

I traveled to Quebec City a couple years ago and got some great fall shots and street pics. For 90 percent of your shots the 24-70 will serve your purpose, however the extra focal lengths give you more versatility. If you have room I would definitely pack it.

I took a tour a few years ago with AMA Waterways. We spent a few days in Capetown with great photo opportunities at the Cape, Gardens, city views from the tram up Table Mountain etc. We then went to Manyeleti game reserve and a few days of nonstop wildlife photography. After the safari we traveled to the Chobe river aboard the Zambezi Queen - Again great river photos, sunsets and wild life along the river. Also some side trips into back country and Chobe National Park for more game photography. We then traveled to Victoria Falls with some fantastic photos of the falls along with a helicopter ride over the falls which you can't miss.

Great trip. I created a book of photos after the trip to preserve the memory.

Good price but do a little research on the photo download problem. Some seem to have problems transferring pictures from camera to computer.

Good price but do a little research on the photo download problem. Some seem to have problems transferring pictures from camera to computer.

I love the give and take I generated with a simple comment that I was impressed with the quality of my superzoom. I agree, good photography is 80% photographer. I have seen some rather poor quality photos that are award winners because of the expertise of the one taking the picture, and what he or she was able to capture. Some of the most spectacular photographs have been just with a telephone because you had it when the time was right.

to robertjeri
I had to laugh. I do the same thing. Couple pocket size cameras, a smaller Sony, and another Sony and Nikon. If I can't find the camera to give me a good shot when I need it, it is no ones fault but mine.

Thanks. Good advice. The lense I use for comparison is a Sony 4.5-5.6 75-300. I can't say the images are better with the Sony. In some cases, not as good ( but that may be user error).
Im happy and like the quality with my Nikon. May even move up to Nikon P900 if I can get similar results.

My experience also. In fact I'm considering the P900. I have the P600 now.

I'm sure, but given that I'm not in the multi-thousand dollar lense category, I'm getting good results for my eyes and great gifts and wall hangings.

I have had a superzoom now for over a year and am shocked at the quality of pictures. I know the purists like the fixed lenses but, unless your making poster, I find quality hard to distinguish. Am I missing something or am I just too much of a novice? I have both fixed lense cameras and superzoom.
The only thing lacking for superzoom is versitility and features that allow for providing more originality in some photos.
For wildlife an landscape, they're hard to beat.