Photo gallery | American road trip adventures | Peter Thody

Utah Rocks - National Parks of the Beehive State

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:33:13 +0000

A set of landscape photos from Utah's Big Five; the National Parks of Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion. Click on any photo to start an automatic slide show. Other sets from this same trip are Four Corners Plus and On The Road.

Arches, Dead Juniper Tree

Arches, Double Arch

Arches, Landscape Arch

Arches, Park Avenue

Arches, Red Rock Tower

Bryce Canyon, Amphitheatre from Bryce Point

Bryce Canyon, Hooded Hoodoos

Bryce Canyon, Natural Bridge

Bryce Canyon, Peregrine Falcon

Bryce Canyon, Rusty Hoodoos

Bryce Canyon, Sunset Point Light

Bryce Canyon, Sunset Point, Pinyon Pine

Bryce Canyon, White, Pink and Rust Hoodoos

Canyonlands, Needles Overlook Road, (County Road 133)

Canyonlands, Needles Overlook, Cliffs

Canyonlands, Needles Overlook, Dead Juniper

Canyonlands, Needles Overlook, Rock Formation

Canyonlands, Needles Overlook, Shrubs

Capitol Reef, Dried Up Creek

Capitol Reef, Goosenecks Overlook

Capitol Reef, Horse at Gifford Homestead

Capitol Reef, Fremont Petroglyphs

Capitol Reef, Lone Pinyon Pine

Capitol Reef, Flowering Sagebrush

Zion, Big Horn Sheep

Zion, Grotto Trail

Zion, Lower Emerald Pool

Zion, Moon From Bit and Spur

Zion, Rock Patterns, East Entrance

Zion, Trees in Rock Face

Zion, Waterfall, Emerald Pool Trail

Four Corners Plus - State Parks, Natural Wonders and other Highlights

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:31:33 +0000

A series of photos from the USA's Four Corners region (so called because four states - Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah - converge on a single point, the only place this happens anywhere in America). Clicking on any of the photos will enlarge that shot and trigger an auto-running slideshow. There are two other sets from this trip: Utah Rocks and On The Road.

Anasazi State Park, Pueblo and Sagebrush

Buffalo, U.S. Highway 89, UT

Clouds over Arizona State Route 389

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Dune Grasses

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Dune

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Sunset1

Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, Sunset2

Dead Horse Point State Park, Colorado River

Dead Horse Point State Park, Juniper

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Highline, Animas Canyon

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, Loco 480

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, National Historic Landmark

Goblin Valley State Park, Entrada Sandstone Hoodoos1

Goblin Valley State Park, Entrada Sandstone Hoodoos2

Gooseneck State Park, Mexican Hat

Horseshoe Bend Overlook1

Horseshoe Bend Overlook2

Mesa Verde, Cliff Palace

Mesa Verde, Spruce Tree House

Monitor and Merrimac Buttes, Utah

Monument Valley, Dying Juniper

Monument Valley, Juniper and West Mitten Butte

Monument Valley, Merrick Butte

Monument Valley, Mitchell Mesa

Monument Valley, Red Sand, Dead Tree

Monument Valley, The Mittens and Merrick Butte

Monument Valley, West Mitten thru Dead Tree

Mugwumps Antiques, Hatch, UT

Old Pariah Road, Geology and Sagebrush

Shiprock, New Mexico

Upper Antelope Canyon, Falling Sand

Upper Antelope Canyon, Light Beam in Tsé bighánílíní

Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Sandstone

Upper Antelope Canyon, Navajo Tribal Park

Upper Antelope Canyon, Sandstone Waves

Upper Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyon Colours

Upper Antelope Canyon, Twin Light Shafts

Upper Antelope Canyon, Waves of Sandstone

Valley of Fire State Park, Beehive Formation

Valley of Fire State Park, Rock Caves, West Entrance

Valley of the Gods, Balanced Rock x2

On The Road - Highways & Scenic Drives of the Southwest

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:29:03 +0000

On The Road is a set of photographs from some of the most scenic roads, highways, state routes, byways and high clearance-only dirt tracks of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah. Clicking on any of the photos will enlarge that shot and trigger an auto-running slideshow. There are two other sets from this trip: Utah Rocks (the Beehive State's Big Five) and Four Corners Plus.

Arches National Park, Scenic Drive

Arizona Sky

Capitol Reef National Park, Scenic Drive

Colorado Wrecks

Hell's Backbone Road

Iron Skillet, Las Vegas Speedway

Road To Old Pariah Ghost Town

San Rafael Cliffs

Twin Rocks Trading Post

U.S. Route 163, Monument Valley

Utah Highway 12 Scenic Byway, Head of the Rocks Overlook

Utah Highway 12 Scenic Byway, Hogback

Utah Highway 12 Scenic Byway, Road Arch near Bryce

Utah Highway 12 Scenic Byway

Utah Highway 24 Scenic Byway

Valley of Fire State Park, Climbing S-Bend

Valley of Fire State Park, Gap in the Rocks

Valley of Fire State Park, Heading East

Valley of Fire State Park, Twists and Turns

Valley of Fire State Park, West Entrance

Valley of the Gods

Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, West Side

Black & white - with thanks to Freelancebloke

Sat, 21 May 2011 16:01:17 +0100

Much of the credit for this set goes to Photoshop wiz Kevin Green (Freelancebloke) who took my colour originals, tweaked the contrast here and there and turned them into what I think is a pretty impressive black and white set. Thanks Kev.

Texas, New Mexico & Arizona: Roads

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:48:16 +0100

Road trip photos - with the focus on the roads themselves - from a 2010 drive across Texas, New Mexico and Arizona ...

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus1, US Route 54, NM

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus2, US Route 54, NM

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus3, US Route 54, NM

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus4, US Route 54, NM

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus5, US Route 54, NM

Carrizozo Grizzlies School Bus6, US Route 54, NM

Freightliner, Interstate 17, Black Canyon Freeway, Arizona

Gas, Chuck's Folly, Cliff, NM

Guadalupe Mountains from US Route 62/180, TX

Heat Haze, Route 66, West from Seligman, AZ

Heat Haze, US Route 90, Texas

Mingus Mountain, towards Jerome, ALT 89, AZ

New Mexico State Hwy 15, Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, NM

New Mexico State Hwy 61, City of Rocks

Red Truck, Stockyards, Fort Worth, TX

Route 66 (Old Alignment), AZ

Sunrise, US Route 90, Marfa, TX

Texas State Hwy 54, north of Van Horn

Texas State Hwy 118, Davis Mountains, TX

Texas State Hwy 170, Terlingua

Texas Sunrise, Big Bend, TX

UPS Worldwide Services, US Route 180, NM

US Route 67, Texas, towards Marfa

US Route 90, Texas, towards Marathon

US Route 385, Big Bend National Park

Texas, New Mexico & Arizona: Buildings, signage etc.

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:47:25 +0100

Road trip photographs of buildings and signage - and, in some instances, signage on buildings - from a 2010 drive through Texas, New Mexico and Arizona

Arizona Science center, Phoenix, AZ

Auto Wrecking and Salvage, Danger High Voltage, Roswell, NM

Bell Tower, Tucson, AZ

California VQX 432, AZ

Crystal Palace Saloon, Tombstone, AZ

Deer Deer at Grand Canyon, AZ

Dryden Mercantile, Groceries, Picnic Items, Ice and Gas, TX

Figure 2 Ranch, Sierra Diablo, TX

Fort Leaton, TX

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, NM

Glass and Concrete Skyscrapers, Dallas, TX

Historic Route 66, Neon Sign, Seligman, AZ

Main Street, Silver City, NM

Mural, Alpine, TX

Northwest Airlines Inc., Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ

Private Land, New Mexico State Hwy 80, NM

Reflection, Cloud, Dallas, TX

Route 66 Mural, Seligman, AZ

Saloon, Copper Queen Hotel, Bisbee, AZ

Sands Motel RV Full Hook-up, NM

Sands Motel Steakhouse and Restaurant, NM

Seligman, Santa Monica, Route 66 Mural, AZ

The Jersey Lilly, Langtry, TX

Three River Petroglyph Site1, NM

Three River Petroglyph Site2, NM

White Sands Missile Range Museum, NM

Texas, New Mexico & Arizona: Light & Nature

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:46:36 +0100

USA road trip photos from a 2010 drive across parts of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona; this set focuses on the natural beauty of the American southwest

Big Bend National Park, TX

Cactus at Contrabando Film Set, Big Bend TX

Chicos, Big Bend National Park, TX

Clouds over FD Roosevelt Ranch, TX

Dogs, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

Electrical Storm, New Mexico Arizona Border

Grand Canyon Sunset, Maricopa Point viewed from near Yavapai Observation Station 1, AZ

Grand Canyon Sunset, Maricopa Point viewed from Yavapai Observation Station 2, AZ

Grandstand, Otero County Fair and Rodeo, Alamogordo, NM

Hummingbirds in the Rain, Breathe Inn Lodge, NM

Juniper Tree, Valley of Fires, NM

Life on the Edge, Prairie Dog, Grand Canyon, AZ

Localised Rain, Douglas, AZ

Mexican Wolf, Living Desert, Carlsbad, NM

Night Sky, Pinos Altos, NM

Prairie Dog and Prickly Pear, AZ

Rio Grande from South Rim, Grand Canyon, AZ

Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park, TX

Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ

Saguaro, US Route 60, towards Tucson, AZ

Sunset, Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin, TX

Texas Sunrise, Railtracks, Marfa, TX

Turkey Vulture, Seminole, TX

Verde Valley from Mingus Mountain, Alt 89, AZ

Watson Lake, Prescott, AZ

Texas, New Mexico & Arizona: Dead

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 12:45:08 +0100

Road trip photos from a 2010 drive through the American southwest; the theme here is 'dead' as in cemeteries, but also as in derelict, out of service, decaying ...

Abandoned Building, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

Aluminium Can, Grave Marker, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

AMARC, The Boneyard, Tucson, AZ

Cemetery, Terlingua Ghost Town

Deputy Sheriff's Office, Langtry, TX

Dice Beads on Grave Marker, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

Died, Grave Marker, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

Fort Stanton Merchant Marine & Military Cemetery, NM

Jesus R Vega, Cemetery, Terlingua Ghost Town, TX

Mission San Xavier del Bac AZ

Mission San Xavier del Bac, AZ

Nooses, Gallows, Tombstone, AZ

Plastic Beads, Grave Marker, Terlingua GhostTown, TX

Roadkill, New Mexico State Hwy 80, NM

Scrapyard, Roswell, NM

Shadows on Shutter, Derelict Building, TX

Turkey Vulture, Terlingua Ghost Town Cemetery, TX

Under Wraps, AMARC, The Boneyard, Tucson, AZ

Wagon Wheel, Bear Creek Cabins, NM

Wooden Cross, Terlingua GhostTown, TX

Yellow Bus, Auto Wrecking and Salvage, Roswell, NM

White Sands National Monument, New Mexico

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:15:24 +0100

Photos from White Sands National Monument, New Mexico. a breathtakingly beautiful place. Use the links to the right to view other photo galleries from this 2010 road trip.

After The Rain, White Sands National Monument

Alkali Flat Trail, White Sands National Monument

Altocumulus Clouds 1, White Sands National Monument

Altocumulus Clouds 2, White Sands National Monument

Curvaceous Dunes 1, White Sands National Monument

Curvaceous Dunes 2, White Sands National Monument

Focus on Stick, White Sands National Monument

Footprints, White Sands National Monument

Grasses 1, White Sands National Monument

Grasses 2, White Sands National Monument

Gypsum Dunes, White Sands National Monument

Interdune Flats, White Sands National Monument

Picnic Table, White Sands National Monument

Ripples in the Sand 2, White Sands National Monument

Ripples in the Sand, White Sands National Monument4

Ripples, White Sands National Monument

San Andres Mountains, White Sands National Monument

Shadow on Sand 1, White Sands National Monument

Shadow on Sand, White Sands National Monument

Soaptree Yucca 1, White Sands National Monument

Soaptree Yucca 2, White Sands National Monument

White Sands, White Sands National Monument

Yellow Flowers, White Sands National Monument

Yucca Seed Pods, White Sands National Monument

Chicago to San Diego - via North Dakota

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:24:04 +0000

Photos from a 2009 road trip from Chicago to San Diego via North Dakota, taking in Yellowstone, Tetons, Great Basin Death Valley, Joshua Tree and more

7-Up 100 degrees at 29 Palms

Abyss Pool, West Thumb, Yellowstone

Bear Frequenting Area, Grand Teton National Park

Beartooth Highway, Montana

Beetle on the March across Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Black Bear in Yellowstone

Bonneville Salt Flats, Great Salt Lake Desert, Utah

Buffalo in Roosevelt NP North Dakota

Carole Thody in Cathedral Gorge, Nevada

Clouds over Amargosa

Dead Trees at Mammoth Hot Springs

Death of a Joshua Tree

Nevada State Route 160

Eau Claire Express Baseball Pitcher

Grain Silos, Montana

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Hard Rock Cafe Guitar, Chicago

Hoover Dam Bridge Over The Colorado River

Junior Cowboy at Glasgow Rodeo

Jupiter and #119 at Golden Spike National Historic Site

Lehman Caves, Great Basin National Park

Lennep Mailboxes

Lizard at Amboy Crater, California

Mail Boxes on Dusty Road

Montana Silos on U.S. Highway 87

Murray Hotel, Livingston

North Dakota Clouds

Northeast Montana Fair and Rodeo

Oh Say Can You See? Stars and Stripes and Montana

Old Red / Old Ten and St Joseph's Catholic Church

On The Fence, Rodeo, Glasgow

Pool and Loungers at 29 Palms Inn

Prison Area Hitchhiking Prohibited, U.S. Route 93, Nevada

Rope and MHSRA Missoula 2007 Champion Belt Buckle

Roy's Motel Amboy Route 66

Salem Sue, World's Largest Holstein Cow

Stirrup, Boot and Jeans

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lennep, Montana

He's here! Barack Obama at Old Faithful

Western Hospitality at Hotel Nevada, Ely NV

World's Largest Buffalo, Jamestown

Yellow School Buses, Hebron, North Dakota

America Unloved: Beauty in Decay

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:13:53 +0100

A collection of photographs from a 2009 road trip, looking at the beauty of abandoned and decaying buildings and cars across North Dakota, Montana, Idaho Nevada, California and more.

Airstream, Newberry Springs, Route 66, California

Amboy School Sign, Route 66, California

As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us, Ovid, Idaho

Barn and Blue Sky, North Dakota, near Grassy Butte

Buick Roadmaster, Hebron, North Dakota

Cadillac Coupe De Ville and Chevrolet Caprice, Dickinson, North Dakota

Chair and Jacket, Abandoned Homestead, North Dakota

Mormon Meeting House, Ovid, Idaho

Closed, New Auburn, Wisconsin

Dead Cars / Broken Windshield, Ely, Nevada

Derelict Whitewashed Building, Amargosa, California

Derelict Motel, Newberry Springs, Route 66

Gas Pump, Ely, Nevada

GEB 801, Motel, Dickinson

No Trespassing, Castle Ghost Town, Montana

House With Crow, Route 66

Lennep Mercantile, Martinsdale, Montana

Minnesota Chrysler

Old Schoolhouse, South of Loma on Highway 87, Montana

Motel with Free TV, Route 66, California

Motel, Montpelier, Idaho

No Trespassing, Mineworkings, California

Plains House and Tracks, North Dakota

Red Carpet Staircase, Abandoned Property, North Dakota

Stone Homestead Abandoned to Nature, North Dakota

Whiting Brothers Gas Station, Newberry Springs, Route 66

Truck and Bowl, Ely, Nevada

Water Tower near Amboy, Route 66

Wind Blown Barns, North Dakota

Death Valley National Park, California

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:10:58 +0100

This set of road trip photos is dedicated to a real highlight of our 2009 road trip, Death Valley National Park with its extraordinarily diverse scenery

Aguereberry Point View Over Death Valley

Badwater Basin Heat Haze

Badwater Road - California Highway 178

Beetle Tracks, Death Valley

Bush and Sand Dune, Death Valley

Death Valley Desert

Death Valley National Park

Desert road - Hwy 178, Death Valley

Devil's Golf Course

Drive To Aguereberry Point

Dust in the Desert

Eureka Gold Mine

Panamint Valley Road

Panamint Valley, Highway 190 - from Towne Pass

Rippled Sand Dune

Sandstorm arriving at Stovepipe Wells

Sandstorm at Stovepipe Wells

Shadow Waving

Shadows On Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Shrub at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Silver Car In Death Valley

Sunrise over the Sands, Death Valley

Twenty Mule Team Canyon

Wind On Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes

Zabriskie Point 1

Zabriskie Point 2

Southern and Eastern USA: A Quickfire Tour

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:28:18 +0100

A gallery of photos from our 2008 road trip, a circular, clockwise tour following the great routes of Natchez Trace, National Road and Blue Ridge Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia, at Night

Chevrolet and Tractor, Historic National Road, West Virginia

Chevrolet Delivery Truck, Coca-Cola Museum

Frost Diner, Warrenton

Geese in Flight, The National Mall, United States Capitol

Great Smoky Mountains

Great Spangled Fritillary and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies, Shenandoah

Indiana School Bus Passing Derelict Barn

Juke Box in 1950s Diner

Licence Plate in Alabama: You've Got a Friend in Jesus

Maker's Mark Distillery, Bardstown, Kentucky

Missing Windows in Derelict Garage, Kentucky

Ocean Voyager exhibit, Georgia Aquarium

Pro-life Roadside Sign: Mommie! Thank You For Not Aborting Me

Reading The Menu at Frost Diner, Warrenton

Rules of Segregation for Blind Persons of Color, Martin Luther King Jr Center

Stars and Stripes at Washington Monument, National Mall

Union Soldiers Firing, Gettysburg

Southern and Eastern USA: Black & White

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:34:10 +0100

Black and white photos from a tour loosely following the great routes of Natchez Trace, National Road and Blue Ridge Parkway. All photos in this gallery of road trip images were shot on film (mainly Kodak T-Max 3200).

No Trespassing, Abandoned Motel, Delaware

US Navy, Chesapeake Bay

Line-up of Five Union Soldiers, Gettysburg

Rusting School Bus, Historic National Road, West Virginia

Railway Barge Terminal, Cape Charles, VA

Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina

Great Smoky Mountains

Eastern Shore Railroad, Cape Charles, VA

Motel, Warrenton VA

Knob Creek Farm, KY - Abraham Lincoln's Boyhood Home

Hatfield's Ferry Power Station

Union Soldiers in Civil War Reconstruction, Gettysburg

Night Time View Over Atlanta, Georgia

Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, Laurel Highlands, PA

191 Peachtree Tower, Atlanta

Union Soldier Loading Musket, Civil War Reconstruction

36 Miles to Cumberland, National Road Mile Post, Maryland

Cumbria, Eden Valley and The Lakes

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:54:48 +0100

OK, Cumbria / Great Strickland / Eden Valley / the Lake District isn't the USA but it's somewhere we spend a great deal of time so it'd be a shame to leave it out.

Castlerigg Stone Circle

Above Aira Force

Drystone Wall and Stile

Ullswater, near Pooley Bridge

Sunset through Great Strickland Grass

Hackthorpe Trees

Winter tree, Cliburn field

Haweswater Bus Stop

East View, Great Strickland

Hazy Cumbrian Sunset

M6 Fog, South of Shap

Sunset from the A6, just north of Shap

Cumbria sunshine viewed from the A66, east of appleby

View to the Pennines from East View, Great Strickland

Strickland Barn

Great Strickland Field

Light through the Trees, A6 near Great Strickland

Shap Abbey

Travels in France - various

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:54:23 +0100

Astute visitors will quickly spot that France is not part of America. But it's my web site so I can include what I want.

Priere De Ne Pas Stationner

Menton Shutter

A Soldier of the Great War

Pigeon Shadow

N113 Towards Arles

Mountain Road

Millau Poppies

Menton Wedding

Menton Angel

Poppy

Mediterranean

Market Salami

Fountain

Fountain, Gordes

Fountain, Aix en Provence

Tree on a Rock

Seine at Night

Roussillon Bell Tower

Rooftops Grignan

River Vaucluse

Restaurant, St Remy

Provençal Vineyards

Prix du Pain

Calais Dawn

Balcony

Forum Des Cardeurs

Flowers on a Wall

Door Knocker

Door in Chateau

Bacchus and Lemon

Somme Poppies

Known Unto God

Regnauville, Pas-de-Calais

Millau Viaduct

Travels in the Cevennes

Cafés Richard

Menu a 12,90€

State-by-State: Illinois to Washington

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:48:50 +0100

Four weeks, 4,542 miles, 10 states. The gallery is a photographic record of our 2005 road trip from Chicago to Seattle via South Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and California. Read about the South Dakota leg here.

Chicago Fire Escapes

Chicago Sunlight

Chicago Transit

Mississippi Steamboat

Badlands, South Dakota

Highway 14, SD

Mount Rushmore

Yellowstone Lake

Abyss Lake, Yellowstone

Yellowstone Waterfall

Montana Horse

Big Sky Country, Montana

Whitefish Sunset

St Mary Lake, Glacier NP

Highway 97

River Bend, Oregon

100 Degrees Fahrenheit

Sunlight

Redwoods

Bandon Beach

Birds on a Tree

Sunset, Depoe Bay

Mount St Helens

Seattle Space Needle

Pike Place Neon

Chicago Central Camera

Pacific Northwest in Winter

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:46:52 +0100

Photos from a six day road trip around the Pacific Northwest in 2007, primarily in Oregon (including Crater Lake, Mount Hood and Cannon Beach) but also including a quick detour north to Washington for Mount St Helens in the snow.

Abandoned Truck in the Snow

Airstream Trailer 7703

Boat and Jetty in the Mist, Columbia River

Coldwater Lake Reflections, Mount St Helens National Monument

Dead Tree (detail) in the Snow, Mount Hood

Distant Figures - Afternoon on the Beach at Seaside, Oregon

Early Morning Mist, Outback Scenic Byway

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, McMinnville

Gulls in Flight at Depoe Bay

Haystack Rock in the Mist, Cannon Beach

High Desert Shack

Horses in the Mist, Outback Scenic Byway, Oregon

Isolation - Remote Property (black and white)

Mount St Helens in the Snow

Multnomah Falls / Simon Benson Bridge - Historic Columbia River Highway

Oregon Railroad at Daybreak

Precarious View Point, Vertigo-inducing Cliffs over the Pacific Ocean

Road to Crater Lake

Short Sand Creek, Oswald West State Park, off Highway 101

Surfer, Smuggler Cove, Oswald West State Park

Snow on the Road (black and white)

Tailplane on Mini-Guppy N422AU, Tillamook Air Museum

Tree Overlooking a Wintry Crater Lake

Trees at Coldwater Lake, Mount St Helens National Monument

Walking The Dog in the Afternoon Mist, Seaside, Oregon

Wizard Island, Crater Lake National Park

Woods between Redmond and Sisters, Oregon

Idaho in the Snow

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:45:40 +0100

A small selection of photos from a three day round trip around southern Idaho in 2006. A good number of these black and white photos are from the same trip. Read about my experience of the wonders of southern Idaho here.

Idaho Fence with Sawtooth Mountains (black and white)

'No Loafing This Area' - Idaho State Penitentiary

Snow melt - black and white

US 20, Picabo, Idaho

Gate to Tree Top Ranches (black and white)

Utah SR75, Shoshone

Rail cars on snow-covered Idaho prairie

Craters of the Moon National Monument

Union Pacific loco

I.B. Perrine Bridge over Snake River, Twin Falls

Bullet holes on 'Steep Grade' road sign, Hagerman Fossil Beds

Shoshone Falls in full flow with rainbow

Warning - US Air Force Bombing Range

Barred window at Idaho State Penitentiary

Bruneau Canyon Overlook - spectacular desert gorge

Blue Lakes Blvd, Twin Falls, Idaho

Solitude - remote property on Idaho plains

Junk - typical backyard round these parts of Idaho

Americana: Chicago to San Francisco

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:42:33 +0100

Photos from a 2007 road trip focusing on signage and other Americana; photographs from Bodie Ghost Town, Ely, Navajo nation, classic motel signs, 141 roadside diner and more

Big Job Ford, Hotel Nevada, Ely

Budweiser Welcomes Hunters - Round Robin Bar, Nebraska

Cedar Lodge Motel

Diner 141, Gateway, Colorado (now closed)

Enamel Shell Gasoline Sign, Bodie Ghost Town

Ferris Wheel, Navy Pier Park, Chicago

Harley Davidson at Majestic View Lodge, Springdale, UT

Hotel Nevada Gambling Hall, Ely, Nevada

Light Trails, Laramie, Wyoming

No Vandalism Sign, Arizona Desert

Light Trails, Apache Motel, Moab, Utah

Miller Lite Sign with Hancock Building in the background, Chicago

Roadside Stall, Navajo Nation, Northeast Arizona

Soda, Paint and Picture Framing - Advertising in Ely Nevada

Travel Inn and Traffic Lights, Laramie

Union Pacific Badge, Cody Park Railroad Museum, North Platte

Union Pacific 1350, Cody Park Railroad Museum, North Platte

Western Motel, North Platte, Nebraska

Natural beauty: Chicago to San Francisco

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:41:06 +0100

Photos from a 2007 road trip starting in Chicago, passing through Iowa and Nebraska then taking in the Rocky Mountains, Arches, Canyonlands, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, Nevada desert, Yosemite, Sequoia and San Francisco