My brother got married and my sister is having another baby so it was the perfect time for another cross-country road trip. Anyone who knows me know I love driving home...being home is another story. It's all about AZ and NM for me. I love the desert, it is so beautiful. This year I ended up getting sidetrack in Mojave, CA and having to take a huge detour through the high desert on the way out to AR. It was a major pain in the butt but it did take me to Littlerock...CA that is. After that I kinda made a bee-line for home because it was set back several hours. Most of these photos are from on the way back to CA. I took a couple of adventure side-trip down 2 lane highways in NM where my wonderful dog decided to eat cow poop. That made for an awesome smelling drive. I also stopped at a old Route 66 ghost town called Two Guns, AZ. It is built on top of an even older ghost town called Diablo Canyon, known for being one of the wildest and most dangerous towns in the old west. AND Diable Canyon is built on top of an Indian settlement...talk about some high demand real estate. After that adventure and almost getting blown into the canyon by crazy wind, I headed the Grand Canyon. As you may recall on my last road trip the Grand Canyon was completely invisible due to snow and I almost got stuck several times driving through the park. This time it was fantastic! Well see for yourself.
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Travel Photography: Still in CA barely outside of San Luis Obispo. Somehow
I always find crosses along the drive home. |
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| Travel Photography: Just a cow gate in CA |
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Travel Photography: This made my whole detour worth it. Litterock, CA is just
as crappy as Little Rock, AR. |
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Travel Photography: On the way back I stopped at a small gas station with the
best view of the continental divide. |
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Travel Photography: A small property in NM on the highway going
towards Window Rock. |
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Travel Photography: Trespassing on private property.
This is where Kashmir decided to chow on cow poop.
I was so irritated that we got back in the car and didn't
make it out to Window Rock. Next time... |
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Travel Photography: I spent a couple of hours at this
abandoned Route 66 stop and ghost town. |
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| Travel Photography: 2 Guns, NM |
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| Travel Photography: 2 Guns water tower |
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| Travel Photography: Kashmir enjoying some time out of the car |
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| Travel Photography: Graffiti building in 2 Guns |
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| Travel Photography: Self Portrait |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon mining settlement |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon bridge |
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| Travel Photography: Another Diablo Canyon building |
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| Travel Photography: The road and an abandoned building |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon, AZ |
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| Travel Photography: Collapsed bridge over mine in Diablo Canyon/2Guns, AZ |
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| Travel Photography: Yes that is the crapper |
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| Travel Photography: View of AZ sky with old building |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon, AZ |
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Travel Photography: I almost got blown into that canyon.
That's when I decided Kashmir should go back to the car. |
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| Travel Photography: Diablo Canyon building |
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| Travel Photography: Old 2 Guns gas pumps |
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| Travel Photography: 2 guns mountain lion zoo |
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| Travel Photography: 2 Guns Mountain Loins building. The AZ sky is always really amazing. |
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| Travel Photography: Blocks |
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| Travel Photography: On the road to the Grand Canyon |
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| Travel Photography: Tower in the Grand Canyon park |
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| Travel Photography: East view of the Grand Canyon |
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| Travel Photography: A plateau just outside the Grand Canyon |
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| Travel Photography: West View of the Grand Canyon at Sunset |
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| Travel Photography: The Grand Canyon Tower and building |
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| Travel Photography: Grand Canyon through a rock building window |
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| Travel Photography: Next stop, you can see the tower on the right side |
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| Travel Photography: Sunset at the Grand Canyon, my favorite from the day |
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| Travel Photography: Grand Canyon |
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| Travel Photography: Grand Canyon |
