{"id":5913,"date":"2024-10-01T21:08:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2024-10-01T21:32:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T21:32:41","slug":"end-of-an-era-rocky-mountain-photography-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/01\/end-of-an-era-rocky-mountain-photography-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"End of an Era &#8211; Rocky Mountain Photography Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This was my <strong>final year<\/strong> to host our <strong>Summer and Fall Rocky Mountain Photography Adventures<\/strong>.   I just returned from our final trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>To all of you who participated in one or more <\/strong><br><strong>of our adventures in Colorado, <em>THANK YOU<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I must admit, our drive back to Austin after our final trip was a bit emotional for me.  I reflected on so many fun <strong>adventures<\/strong>, so many great <strong>photographs<\/strong> captured, so many <strong>experiences<\/strong> with wonderful <strong>people<\/strong>&#8230; so many <em><strong>memories<\/strong><\/em>.  Including our scouting trips and all of our groups we led there, this involved 40 amazing trips to Colorado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rocky Mountain National Park is my &#8220;happy place&#8221; for so many reasons.  Originally it was because I just loved the spectacular beauty of the area. But now, I see that what I&#8217;ve loved the most are the wonderful memories and the incredible people I&#8217;ve had the honor of sharing these adventures with.  <em>What a blessing<\/em>.  To say that I am grateful for the opportunity I&#8217;ve had to do this is an understatement. This has sincerely been the <em>greatest<\/em> joy of my life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>I am not retiring from my career in photography.<\/strong>  I am just stopping the Rocky Mountain Workshops.  It just feels right, to close this beloved chapter in my life.  I still will be offering more classes in the Austin, TX area plus some smaller destination workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would love for you to join me for our <strong><a href=\"kgclasstexashillcountryspringphotographyretreat.php\">2025 Texas Hill Country Spring Photography Retreat<\/a><\/strong> near Hunt, Texas.   Relax, have fun, and perhaps learn some new photography techniques on this 3-day weekend photography retreat <strong>March 27-30, 2025<\/strong> in the beautiful Texas Hill Country!&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgphotoworkshops.com\/kgclasstexashillcountryspringphotographyretreat.php\">Click Here to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been a pro photographer for two decades.  This is a &#8220;second career&#8221; for me, after having spent a couple of decades as a software engineer. I am so glad I took that leap of faith and transitioned over to this career in photography.  This has been an amazing journey, and <strong>the journey continues.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kevin Gourley<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my final year to host our Summer and Fall Rocky Mountain Photography Adventures. I just returned from our final trip. To all of you who participated in one or more of our adventures in Colorado, THANK YOU. 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