Running Away From Home
Sep 9, 2019 10:13:47 #
Sep 9, 2019 10:14:57 #
Wags wrote:
That's actually on my mind for the return. If I still have some energy, I'm going south through AZ and hope to drive some of RT 66. Thanks.
Sorry for your lost. It sound like you're trip will be good therapy.
RT 66 is especially good from Oatman Az to Holbrook, with some SHORT side trips. Oatman and seligman are really good, a little (lot) touristy, but good. Some areas of 66 are GONE, and have been given back to the people.
Your Utah party sounds great.... Don't forget, you could down a month there and still miss a lot......I have, and did.
Have a great, and safe, trip. And please report back, during and after.
Sep 9, 2019 10:31:39 #
Following old Rte. 66 from Albuquerque, NM through AZ is a photographers dream. Iconic long closed tumbledown gas stations, hotels, stores, etc. mostly intact. The Posada Hotel in Winslow, AZ if you like taking train pix. Also down the street from the Jackson Browne statue commemorating his and The Eagles hit 'Take It Easy.' Acoma Pueblo / Sky City is spectacular (although you have to pay to take pix). Further south the Very Large Array. Just love the Southwest. The light there is different and makes pix gorgeous just about any time of day.
Sep 9, 2019 10:48:21 #
Wags wrote:
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So sorry about your recent loss. I hope the trip will ease some of the pain. You will be exploring magnificent areas and photographic treasures.
Enjoy and be safe.
Mark
Sep 9, 2019 11:02:15 #
Hopefully You have a Motorcycle, (Bagger), HD. Anyway. This whole trip is perfect for a Ride and getting your Face in the Wind and Millions of Pictures.. and take your time.
Sep 9, 2019 11:14:59 #
wdross
Loc: Castle Rock, Colorado
Wags wrote:
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Add Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness area and Vermillion Cliffs National Monument. Both have been downgraded such that oil and gas companies are being allow buy oil and gas leases. The realtors will not be far behind. See it while it still exist as a wilderness and monument.
Sep 9, 2019 11:42:48 #
Wags wrote:
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Pawnee Buttes Colorado on Pawnee Grasslands - Lots of BLM land free to camp on.
Sep 9, 2019 12:08:11 #
Larry Powell
Loc: Columbus OH
The Minuteman ICBM site near Wall SD is operated by the NPS. You can visit an actual silo and the LCF where the officer could monitor and launch the missiles. This is an incredible piece of the SAC history that most Americans never knew existed and still exists with Minuteman III.
Be on watch for chain link fences about 10 feet tall enclosing about an acre. These sites will have large blue signs with a letter and number. These are active sites. You can stop and walk around them, just do not touch the fence as the USAF Air Police will respond. This is perfectly legal and what I am writing is not in any way classified.
I was in Minuteman Electronic Maint and I can assure you this is a stop as worthy as the landscapes.
Be on watch for chain link fences about 10 feet tall enclosing about an acre. These sites will have large blue signs with a letter and number. These are active sites. You can stop and walk around them, just do not touch the fence as the USAF Air Police will respond. This is perfectly legal and what I am writing is not in any way classified.
I was in Minuteman Electronic Maint and I can assure you this is a stop as worthy as the landscapes.
Sep 9, 2019 13:21:01 #
Sep 9, 2019 13:41:37 #
At Monument Valley hire a local native guide and ride on roads only open to them to access wonderful photo vistas. The trip is usually for a half day.
Same advice for visiting Canyon de Chelley, in AZ and not that far from Monument Valley. I would add it to your trip.
At Arches remember that if you want to get a full moon picture at Delicate Arch, you need to do it one or two days before full moon if you want end of day light visible at moonrise. Canyonlands is right near Arches and you should visit it too.
Use The Photographer Ephemeris or similar tool or app to plan sunrise and sunset and moon related photo ops. The program will even show you shadow angles at places like Zion and Bryce.
For some sunrise locations best picture taking starts 30-60 minutes before sunrise time. Be inm place earlier than sunrise time.
Joe
Same advice for visiting Canyon de Chelley, in AZ and not that far from Monument Valley. I would add it to your trip.
At Arches remember that if you want to get a full moon picture at Delicate Arch, you need to do it one or two days before full moon if you want end of day light visible at moonrise. Canyonlands is right near Arches and you should visit it too.
Use The Photographer Ephemeris or similar tool or app to plan sunrise and sunset and moon related photo ops. The program will even show you shadow angles at places like Zion and Bryce.
For some sunrise locations best picture taking starts 30-60 minutes before sunrise time. Be inm place earlier than sunrise time.
Joe
Sep 9, 2019 15:04:57 #
Sep 9, 2019 15:44:20 #
Echo the condolences about your wife. If I lost mine I would need a really long trip also.
As long as you are taking the route you are, I recommend Colorado National Monument (Just on the south edge of Grand Junction, CO). Similar to some of your other planned stops but enough different to make it worth the while.
As long as you are taking the route you are, I recommend Colorado National Monument (Just on the south edge of Grand Junction, CO). Similar to some of your other planned stops but enough different to make it worth the while.
Sep 9, 2019 16:43:30 #
Been there, Lost my wife in '98 and hit the road to forget. One mistake I made, looking back, There's some places where I wish I'd spent more time. This will not help you to forget but will help in making the adjustments. We take life as it comes as best we can, no choice.
Sep 9, 2019 16:57:22 #
I did a similar trip last Oct, for similar reasons. I had lost my husband and wanted to get away clear my head and start to figure out what I wanted to do going forward. I loved Utah and Paige, AZ is worth the stop. Driving to Zion, I stumbled on to Dixie National Forest. The aspen's were turning and it was beautiful. Depending on your route back, you may want to consider northern New Mexico. Santa Fe, Taos, and Bandelier National Park are offer some great photo opportunities. Enjoy.
Sep 9, 2019 17:17:05 #
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