Western US Photo OPs
Jun 5, 2017 10:39:59 #
Miamisburg Jim
Loc: Miamisburg, Ohio, USA
Good suggestions so far. Here are a few more. Custer State Park in s/w South Dakota should be a National Park it is so fabulous. South of Page AZ on your way to Santa Fe you can to Canyon De Chelly (pronounced as D-Shay) National Monument with its 700' sheer cliffs and ancient dwellings.
In Santa Fe, be sure to visit Loretta Chapel, the stair case is legendary. Of course as a photographer, while in Page an afternoon in Antelope Canyon is fun and your pictures will be amazing. Between Kanab and Page is a visitors center at Big Water that tells a fossil story about all of the dinosaurs that once lived in the area. It is a great rest stop on that drive.
In Santa Fe, be sure to visit Loretta Chapel, the stair case is legendary. Of course as a photographer, while in Page an afternoon in Antelope Canyon is fun and your pictures will be amazing. Between Kanab and Page is a visitors center at Big Water that tells a fossil story about all of the dinosaurs that once lived in the area. It is a great rest stop on that drive.
Jun 5, 2017 10:47:53 #
Don't miss the Canyon de Chelly (pronounced de Shay) at Chinle, AZ. This National Mounument is at the center of the Navajo Indian Reservation near the Four Corners. The area is managed by the National Park Service and the Navajo Nation.
The place is spectacular. There are nine viewing area complexes on the north and south sides of the canyon tops with multiple viewing points and ample parking.
You can enjoy touring the floor of the canyon complex and learning its history in the company of an Indian guide. Guides are required for exploring all but one of the numerous trails and travel on the floor of the canyon complex. Access and travel is by walking, horseback and all wheel drive vehicles.
I was there four weeks ago. The photo ops are splendid. The Navajos are some of the friendliest and most enjoyable people I have met. You will be amazed at the scope of their enterprise.
BTW, if you enjoy libations during your social time, bring your beverages with you. Chinle and the surrounding area are a dry.
The place is spectacular. There are nine viewing area complexes on the north and south sides of the canyon tops with multiple viewing points and ample parking.
You can enjoy touring the floor of the canyon complex and learning its history in the company of an Indian guide. Guides are required for exploring all but one of the numerous trails and travel on the floor of the canyon complex. Access and travel is by walking, horseback and all wheel drive vehicles.
I was there four weeks ago. The photo ops are splendid. The Navajos are some of the friendliest and most enjoyable people I have met. You will be amazed at the scope of their enterprise.
BTW, if you enjoy libations during your social time, bring your beverages with you. Chinle and the surrounding area are a dry.
Jun 5, 2017 10:56:23 #
This coming October I will be doing a three week driving tour of the Western US.
Passing through Missouri, check out Merrimack Caverns, interesting if you are into caverns. Palo Duro Canyon in Texas is another beautiful place to visit. Enjoy your trip.
Passing through Missouri, check out Merrimack Caverns, interesting if you are into caverns. Palo Duro Canyon in Texas is another beautiful place to visit. Enjoy your trip.
Jun 5, 2017 12:35:34 #
Bill1967 wrote:
Cheyenne to Jackason Hole is a long boring drive w... (show quote)
Check all the likely entrances to Yellowstone. Two times, I have been past Cody, toward the park gate, only to find work being done on that entrance, and one time at another entrance. Backtracking and going up to the North Entrance of Yellowstone, from the Cody side cost me nearly a day travel time.
For a trip that long, it pays to work up a google or Mapquest map, particularly for road repairs.
Jun 5, 2017 12:59:04 #
Come out 90. Hit Badlands Nat'l Park, the Black Hills, Mt. Rushmore, and Devils Tower. If you want there are two great caves near the Black Hills.
Then enter Yellowstone over Beartooth Pass. That will be the highlight of your trip. Thence down through Yellowstone to Jackson.
There are too many opportunites in Utah to list. We've been going at least a couple of weeks a year and aren't done.
Then enter Yellowstone over Beartooth Pass. That will be the highlight of your trip. Thence down through Yellowstone to Jackson.
There are too many opportunites in Utah to list. We've been going at least a couple of weeks a year and aren't done.
Jun 5, 2017 13:26:18 #
In Northern Utah the best photo ops I've had are on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake. Amazing landscapes and wildlife. The visitors center there can point you in the right direction for wildlife. Safe Journey.
Jun 5, 2017 14:01:20 #
When in Utah, don't miss Zion and Bryce National Parks. Kodachrome Basis is worth a visit especially if the was rain recently.
Jun 5, 2017 14:23:38 #
photoman022
Loc: Manchester CT USA
My piece of advice is to stay off of the interstates as much as possible. I took a road trip from Connecticut to California (and back); I stayed off of the interstates as much as possible and found photographic subjects all over the place! Most of the highways have wide shoulders so you can safely pull over and photograph to your heart's content. Among my photographs were abandoned homesteads, ghost towns, old style (yet modern) frontier towns, old school houses. On top of that, was the beautiful scenery along the way.
Jun 5, 2017 15:14:11 #
You could make good use of three months. I know because I've made several trips west from northern Indiana.
Do not believe those who tell you that some areas are boring. For example, there is a significant Oregon Trail oasis in Kansas, and Scott's Bluff is in Nebraska.
One of my favorites is Chaco Canyon in New Mexico; it is alleged that they keep the 25 mile road to there in primitive shape to minimize visitors to this World Heritage site {it was center of cliff dwelling culture at one time}
Do not believe those who tell you that some areas are boring. For example, there is a significant Oregon Trail oasis in Kansas, and Scott's Bluff is in Nebraska.
One of my favorites is Chaco Canyon in New Mexico; it is alleged that they keep the 25 mile road to there in primitive shape to minimize visitors to this World Heritage site {it was center of cliff dwelling culture at one time}
Jun 5, 2017 15:21:42 #
Jun 5, 2017 20:12:31 #
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Focus on National Parks and Monuments. Badlands, Devils Tower, Yellowstone, Grand Escalante, Arches, Canyonlands, Page Canyons, Horseshoe Canyon, there are so many I can't list them.
Also near Page AZ is Antelope Canyon. You have to book a Navajo guide but its well worth it.
Jun 5, 2017 22:10:59 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
While you are on your road trip, you might also consider spending some time in Glacier. S/B only 5 hours from Bozeman at the North end of YNP.
We are heading out to GNP couple weeks, might be a bit early in the year, but we have reservations.
Duane
We are heading out to GNP couple weeks, might be a bit early in the year, but we have reservations.
Duane
Jun 5, 2017 22:29:54 #
The Flint Hills in eastern Kansas, they go down in Oklahoma. This includes the Tallgrass prairie reserve.
Jun 5, 2017 23:25:28 #
Jun 5, 2017 23:57:49 #
Victor, Colorado. Al Weber ran his Victor School photo workshops there in the early 1980s.
Rachel, Nevada and Area 51 to catch the UFOs landing.
Rachel, Nevada and Area 51 to catch the UFOs landing.
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