Roan Highlands Backpacking Workshop
Roan Highlands Backpacking Workshop
August 8-11, 2024
Minimum Deposit $350. Full Tuition $850
A three-day Workshop exploring the grassy balds of the Roan Highlands. A truly amazing 3 day trip so you can cover all the vastness of the Highlands including the incredible dark skies of Roan!
Take your photography to new heights as we will explore the ins and outs of composition and using angle of view to compliment your composition. This Workshop is slightly different than our usual tour because we’ll be camping right on top of the world. You'll roll right out of the tent for magnificent sunrises and right after dinner, you will be right there on location for as much of the night sky as you can handle. During Sunrise and Sunrise, there are amazing wildflowers growing in the fields of golden grass. A perfect foreground for amazing colorful skies and 360 degrees of layers upon layers!
We will also share how to “see the light” and bring new life to a scene that might look rather ordinary during the harsh light hours. This workshop is rather unique as we don’t do an official classroom segment, but there are many great campfire talks with phone and iPad visuals on how to capture for Black & White and compositional pieces that are so important in this vast environment. Our past participants have called this, “incredibly invaluable!”
Arrive at your leisure. Explore as much or as little as you like on the way in... Enjoy beautiful sunny days on one of the highest mountains around, and gaze the night away under star-lit nights. You do not need to be an expert backpacker for this trip. A basic prior knowledge of camping is helpful.
Get ready for Smores by an open pit fire!! We hope to see you there!
Come explore the incredible diversity of the Roan Mountain Highlands!
We will start the trip with a 2.5 hike to our camp location, and for the next three days and nights you will explore the Appalachian Trail, wander around on golden grassy balds, enjoy sunrises and sunsets from 6000’ and gaze in amazement at some of the darkest skies in the area. As almost everyone knows, the core of the Milky Way begins to descend towards the horizon in September, eventually falling below the horizon in October. What better way to catch the Milky Way before it’s gone for the year!!
Every day we will wake to a gorgeous sunrise, followed by breakfast and lounging under the amazing conditions that Roan is famous for. Many of our guest enjoy photography throughout the day, with amazing skies, fog and many other fascinating conditions. You truly never know what will happen up there next. At sunset, we’ll travel to some of our favorite locations to photograph huge views! Talk about a Panorama!! Our guests are usually in awe of all the layers sprinkled with golden light.
At night, we’ll begin our Astrophotography journey right there at camp!! Using tents as part of our composition. As the night progresses, we will head out to more of our favorite locations. I have been photographing the Milky Way for over 15 years and I can say with confidence that these are the best skies around!
Join us for this amazing adventure up at 6000’ for an experience that you will never forget!!
*We are fully Permitted in the Park and promote “Leave No Trace”
Important: Your safety is always our highest priority. Please make sure you are able to hike at least one mountain mile. The terrain here is uneven and can be steep to our shoot locations. An equipment list will be provided prior to the Workshop. *If you have a pre-existing medical condition, we will need to know about this in advance to assess your ability for this trip.
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel your booking, the Deposit of $225. is non refundable on all Workshops. You are eligible to make one transfer to another Workshop within the current Calendar year. Full payment on the new Workshop is due upon transfer.
