Photographs from the Spring Road Trip Now Online
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by James Cowlin
Sunset at Hopi Point-Grand Canyon National Park  | We've been home for a month after 32 days on US Route 89. All in all, it was a great road trip. We drove nearly 6,000 miles and spent 18 out of 31 nights snuggled up in our teardrop trailer, the Pod. We managed to make 24 blog posts from the road including four video interviews. Most exciting for me was having the time to do some in-depth photography. For the most part, we either camped in one spot for a few days or only moved a short distance. That gave us plenty of time to stop when we saw something interesting or photogenic. As a result, I shot over 2,000 photographs which took up nearly 70 GB on my hard drive.
Editing the photographs has been a challenge. As I went through the files, general themes began to emerge. Of course, landscape photographs are the most numerous. My initial edit was aimed at finding the landscape images that reveal the landscape as I experienced it, those that convey my emotional response at the time I clicked the shutter. I narrowed this selection down to 30. You can see the 2010 Spring Road Trip Portfolio on the US Route 89 blog. There is also information on the blog on how to order prints from this collection.
The other themes that I plan for future galleries are flowers, water, Indian ruins, clouds, tourists and, of course, the road itself. Here is a preview:
Desert Paintbrush  | Falls on the Firehole River-Yellowstone National Park  | Indian Ruin near Sedona  | Afternoon Clouds in Utah  | Yellowstone Tourist Snaps a Photo of His Sons  | US Route 89 in the Great Plains of Montana  | |
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 You love driving the two-lane highways that keep you close to the edge of the road so you can see the land at a leisurely pace. You think nothing of stopping along the way to admire the view and smell the fresh air. You seek out unique places to eat where the special of the day depends on what's in season at the nearby farm. You already appreciate the opportunities offered by a journey on US Route 89.
You are not alone in your passion for a trip on a "slow road." There are many others like you. Together we can spread the word of the joys of leisurely travel. Join the US Route 89 Appreciation Society and you'll receive an official membership certificate and button to attest to your belief in the "slow road" movement.
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