ON THE ROAD WITH STEVE AND COOPER

posted by Michael Chihak

Travel light is an admonition that would serve anyone bound for another destination in this age of airline charges per bag, weight limits and X-ray machines in search of hidden nail files.

It served me well in years traveling for various journalistic enterprises -- take along enough but not too much clothing, including the right shoes, pens, notebooks, camera and film and a map, along with a sense of where to find hearty, inexpensive meals.

Now, I'm part of a TV crew, riding in a van packed full of video gear, tripods, microphones, lights, extra battery packs and an array of extension cords, reflectors, bounce boards and dimmers.

Oh, and two highly capable video crew members, videographer Steve Riggs and student grip Cooper Christensen.

We're off for points north and east. Watch for our reports in upcoming Arizona Week episodes.