Rather than lug around a large photo album, I discovered that a great way to share my travel tales is to create an online album at the EasyShare Gallery. I write the captions as if I were telling the story, and then send the link to my family, friends, even coworkers. I don't have to reiterate the same stories ad nauseam and I can write really long captions to tell my story. I’m not cut off at 120 or 248 characters like I’ve found on some websites.

One summer, my family of five drove cross-country from Rochester, New York to the Grand Canyon in two weeks. Since we will probably never take another trip like that again, I wanted to preserve every moment. I didn't just photograph the grand vistas and the family lined up in front of famous landmarks; I also took pictures of the little things that made up the trip -- the kids playing in the car, our breakdown, the campsites, even signs along the way. I documented the little moments of the trip -- our countless picnic lunches, rest stops, even pumping gasoline. Come to think of it, I should have photographed the price of gasoline back then. That price is just a happy memory now. So are all the precious moments of that trip.

I was happy to be able to tell the story, the WHOLE story, in my album. You can check out our Trip West here.

Later on, I will share some of my extreme international travels through the pictures I take.

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