I'd always had a call to wander, and that trip to Paris and my friendship
with Milan led to many travels around the world. I went back to France with
the Grateful Dead in 1971; was brought on their European Tour as French interpreter
in 1972; 
spent a month
in Nepal in 1974; spent two months visiting Thailand, Malaysia,
Singapore, and Bali in 1978; made several trips to Canada and Mexico in the
'80's and '90's; went back to Paris as often as I could save up the frequent flyer miles;
and visited Hawaii and Oregon in the early '90's. I loved to travel, and I loved
to photograph the new places I visited. And as I got more confident,
it became easier for me to photograph the people as well.
In 1974, I moved to Taos, New Mexico, to live with the man who would become
my husband and the father of our son.
We returned to California a few years later, and I went back to working in the music business, first for The Doobie Brothers, and then for a second time
as a travel agent for the Grateful Dead and other Bay Area touring bands.
Our son was born in 1980; at the time we lived in a converted school bus in
a Sausalito boatyard, and I was managing a small business importing gold jewelry
from Thailand.That was followed by a year living in the bus
at 4,000 ft. in the mountains of Northern California, a situation perfect
for bonding with my infant son, but just too difficult in many other ways. Eventually, I moved on to other environments
and other relationships.
From 1991 to early 2003, I lived just south of Portland, Oregon, and the gorgeous
Pacific Northwest lured me into studying the art of scenic photography,
and the photography of flowers. I also shot some informal black and white portraits.
In the Spring of 2003, I was offered a wonderful opportunity to work and live near the Grand Canyon in Arizona, and so I've gone from the magnificent, lush Pacific Northwest, to the magnificent, oh-so-dry pine forests at 7,000 ft., near one of the world's greatest sights.
Wherever I go, I'll continue to document the people and events of my life, and while I'm currently
taking a break from long-range world travels, I'll always be a gypsy at heart.
- Rosie McGee
© 2002/2003
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