StokeCreative Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Hi all, My wife and I are doing a road trip in July-August and interested if anybody has some must photograph/must see ideas en route. We have been to all the locations before other than Bryce Canyon and surroundings. (some a while ago, and little on Alamy) We particularly like quirky things (factory or brewery tours, Missile silos, architecture esp modernist/art deco, transport museums, large structures and high buildings etc - yes we are not beach babes!) LA (5 days) > Bryce Canyon (1 night each at Overton NV, Hurricane, Cedar City (2) and Tropic UT. > Flagstaff (2), Sedona (3) > Route 66 via Kingman (2) > Palm Springs (4) Any thoughts however random, are welcome, Cheers HUGH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooth Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 atlasobscura.com is very good guide of local culture. A lesser known website which I haven't used in a long time it is roadsideamerica.com is nowhere near as comprehensive as atlas obscura 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It's all here... Well if you ever plan to motor westTravel my way, take the highway that's the bestGet your kicks on Route 66 Well it winds from Chicago to L.A.More than two thousand miles all the wayGet your kicks on Route 66 Well it goes to St. Louis, down to MissouriOklahoma City looks so, so prettyYou'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New MexicoFlagstaff, Arizona, don't forget WynonnaKingman, Barstow, San Bernardino You get hip to this kind of tipAnd go take that California tripGet your kicks on Route 66 Well it goes to St. Louis, down to MissouriOklahoma City looks so, so prettyYou'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New MexicoFlagstaff, Arizona, don't forget WynonnaKingman, Barstow, San Bernardino If you get hip to this kind of tipAnd go take that California tripGet your kicks on Route 66 Get your kicks on Route 66Get your kicks on Route 66Get your kicks on Route 66Get your kicks on Route 66Get your kicks on Route 66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Sedona Slide Rock Park Fort Verde Montezuma Castle 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogphotos Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 53 minutes ago, sooth said: atlasobscura.com is very good guide of local culture. A lesser known website which I haven't used in a long time it is roadsideamerica.com is nowhere near as comprehensive as atlas obscura They licensed this pic of mine from Alamy https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/history-of-libations-on-graves But most seem to come from Public Domain/Creative Commons Isn't this the sort of market that Alamy should be developing?? Edited April 21, 2023 by geogphotos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiskerke Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 +1 for the Atlas Obscura. (They have used some of mine in the past via Alamy.) Google googie architecture. Covering that would keep you busy for weeks. Googie in LA. Not architecture, but make sure you go to Overton through the Valley of Fire State Park. The current situation around Lake Mead could keep you occupied for days as well. In Sedona the Chapel of the Holy Cross obviously. Large structures: the dams: Hoover; Glen Canyon with their bridges. The interstates are the same everywhere, so I'm guessing you will try to take the back roads as much as possible. wim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StokeCreative Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 1 hour ago, sooth said: atlasobscura.com is very good guide of local culture. A lesser known website which I haven't used in a long time it is roadsideamerica.com is nowhere near as comprehensive as atlas obscura great thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StokeCreative Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, wiskerke said: +1 for the Atlas Obscura. (They have used some of mine in the past via Alamy.) Google googie architecture. Covering that would keep you busy for weeks. Googie in LA. Not architecture, but make sure you go to Overton through the Valley of Fire State Park. The current situation around Lake Mead could keep you occupied for days as well. In Sedona the Chapel of the Holy Cross obviously. Large structures: the dams: Hoover; Glen Canyon with their bridges. The interstates are the same everywhere, so I'm guessing you will try to take the back roads as much as possible. wim Thanks Wim. Have done the Hoover dam and Chapel (but pre Alamy). Googie stuff is a good call, seen Randy's Donuts but again just snapped it back in the day. Will check the link out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 If you have time while you are visiting Kingman, consider going up to Oatman. I chose Oatman as I had only time to do one or the other, though I wish I could have done both. It's a near ghost town that prospered during the gold rush. While you are in California, check out Joshua Tree NP if you have time, the view from Keys View at the top over the Coachella Valley is quite something. Again if you have time a trip into the Mojave National Preserve at the Kelso Dunes is well worth it. I only managed to get around 1/3 of the way up the largest living dune, but the view is still something I'll never forget, and I was lucky enough to catch it just as the sun was setting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StokeCreative Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 34 minutes ago, Cal said: If you have time while you are visiting Kingman, consider going up to Oatman. I chose Oatman as I had only time to do one or the other, though I wish I could have done both. It's a near ghost town that prospered during the gold rush. While you are in California, check out Joshua Tree NP if you have time, the view from Keys View at the top over the Coachella Valley is quite something. Again if you have time a trip into the Mojave National Preserve at the Kelso Dunes is well worth it. I only managed to get around 1/3 of the way up the largest living dune, but the view is still something I'll never forget, and I was lucky enough to catch it just as the sun was setting. Great thanks (Oatman has the burros doesnt it? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betty LaRue Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 (edited) If you've not seen the Grand Canyon, make at least one stop to view it from one lookout. I'm sure there are thousands of images, so just make a quick stop to treat your eyes. The Painted Desert, Meteor Crater & Petrified Forest is nearby…read up & see if it floats your boat, or is worth stopping for. Calico Ghost town, Yerba, California, an old silver mining town. Lots of wineries in California. Also Northern California has the majestic Sequoia trees that are otherworldly. I loved that forest. Don’t know if the giant tree we drove our car through still stands, it’s been years since we were there. Bombing Memorial, Oklahoma City. Route 66 takes you close. Famous Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, rumored to be haunted…NBA basketball team said they encountered ghosts & refuse to stay there again, nice architecture. I took pictures inside & it’s beautiful in there. I wasn’t obvious, though. Nobody knew I was doing it with my RX100-3. Round barn in nearby Arcadia, Oklahoma On route 66. POPs on rte 66, Arcadia, Oklahoma. 66 foot tall soda bottle out front & hundreds of soda varieties inside. Arcadia is just east of Oklahoma City, a bit north. Inside the front door of The Skirvin: Edited April 22, 2023 by Betty LaRue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacecadet Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Kodachrome Basin. For the name, obvs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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