KGM Travel Design

11/30/2024

It's Small Business Saturday! I hope you are all finding fantastic products from the shops and boutiques that create an incredible community of makers wherever you are.

While it's not a brick-and-mortar or Etsy store, my travel agency business is a small business too, and your support means the world to me.

I love nothing more than helping people with the overwhelming choices they have to make when planning their vacations.

On this Small Business Saturday, I'd love it if you could help spread the word about KGM Travel Design and Winkaffe Global Travel.

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Remember, your support goes beyond just a transaction - it helps me continue creating unforgettable travel experiences for my clients! Cheers! 🥂

11/27/2024

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07/15/2024

Looking for wildlife is one of my favorite things to do when I travel. We originally set out to look for wild horses, but when they remained elusive, we sat and watched the other wildlife for a bit. This bird and some of her friends were playing in the Salt River running through Granite Reef Recreation Area. We also spotted a roadrunner and a beautiful vermillion flycatcher.

📍 U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest, Mesa, Arizona
📷 OM System OM-1 & 40-150 f/2.8

07/09/2024

It's too hot to do much outside right now, so let's revisit the wildest hour I’ve ever experienced in the Tetons.

I was staying at the Climbers Ranch when rumbles from an early morning thunderstorm woke me up. I bolted out of bed and to the car, carefully making a beeline for Oxbow Bend. I got set up by 5:47 a.m. (according to my camera’s timestamps) and caught the most incredible sunrise over Mount Moran. It was so dynamic and colorful that I thought I had enough photos within ten minutes. (Photos 1-3)

By 5:56 a.m. I was back in the car, aiming for Schwabacher Landing, hoping to see some moose. On the way. I pulled over at Elk Ranch Flats to capture a rainbow forming over the fenceline. You can just barely see it, because by the time I pulled over and set up my gear, dark clouds were rolling in again. This frame’s 6:10 a.m. time stamp showed me that the rainbow itself lasted less than five minutes. (Photo 4)

Since it faded, I continued to Schwabacher, ignoring the far-off lightning and super dark clouds. I was worried the landing would be empty, but I ran into two photographers and we all just laughed at the ridiculous morning we each had just experienced while halfheartedly trying to protect our cameras from the rain.

The scene at Schwabacher continued the trend and the sky was half black storm clouds, half gorgeous sunrise. I must've missed the day we were taught how to light meter that…

The first scene is time stamped 5:51 a.m, last scene 6:49 a.m., meaning this whole incredible adventure lasted less than an hour.

🗓️ July 1, 2022
📍 Grand Teton National Park
📷 Olympus E-M1 Mk2 & 12-40 f/2.8 pro