Harvesting Photons: A Photographic Voyage Through the American West

The Story After thirty years as a patient-oriented Surgical Oncologist, a profit-minded healthcare corporation ejects Dr. William J Wood Jr, MD. So begins his journey of escape and healing. With wife, cat and camera on board, he travels the road home to his beloved Sonoran Desert, in a new Class A, the Photon Bus. The ague of winter in Oregon yields to light and laughter. Pursued relentlessly by storms, they link together the beautiful places with old and new friends. A photographer, Bill searches out the timeless panoramas, the harvested photons, of the American West. The Book. New paperback with additional photos! Adventures on the road trigger humorous, rabbit-hole explorations of navigation algorithms, Earthships, Ansel Adams, atomic bombs, the Anasazi, renewable energy, Georgia Okeeffe, photons, the colonization of California, camera sensors, the RV Industry and more. A vanishing cat appears. A UFO hovers over the ghost town of Rhyolite. Streets named after Andy Devine, Merle Haggard and Buck Owens are given their due. Poseidon shows up for a night of fun. This book has everything from secret lairs in Antarctica to Harris Hawk haircuts. It's a ride! Bonus essays on the RV Industry: Can RVs Ever Be Green? RV Construction for Idiots. How Not To Buy an RV. The RV industry Is Booming. The Author Bill Wood is a published author (Mothertime, a medical thriller) and photographer (past president, Portland Photographic Society). Specializing in Melanoma, Dr. Wood was Director of Melanoma Surgery, Oregon State Chairman of the ACOS Cancer Liaison Committee and member of the Executive Committee, Columbia River Oncology Group. He is retired from a rewarding career in cancer surgery. Reviews "That was an entertaining read! I've never been in an RV." Daniel Mathews, author Cascade Olympics Natural History Great read!" Sharon Blecksmith, artist "I ain't no strikt grammmerion, but Antartica? Anything I can do, Brother Bill. You've got it." Joe Cantrell, photographer and Northwest artist "Great stuff, eggs!" Robert Hoff MD, Cardiologist "Fascinating!" Roger L. Bertholf PhD, author Chromatographic Methods in Clinical Chemistry and Toxicology "Congratulations on your retirement." Jana Grimes, cousin "Wonderful stuff. Thanks for the interesting bits of prose." Richard Vigran MD. Radiologist "Great stuff, Bill. Still slaving away in Seattle." Jim Vincent MD, Pulmonolgist