Friday, July 22, 2011

Desert Views

In my last post, I showed a couple of desert photos in Utah just before sunset. If you simply turned around from where I took the second one, here's what you saw. Bear in mind that the road you see is one of America's major highways, Interstate 70, which runs for thousands of miles. These photos were taken literally yards off the highway.
In literally two minutes, the light was gone. This remains one of my favorite parts of the 12-hour drive from my town to Las Vegas. And that's my Scenic Sunday entry for the week. And I'm also entering it into the fun PicStory meme, under the theme "Interstate Travel".
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14 comments:

  1. WandaJuly 22, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    Excellent shots... We've driven to Vegas several times... there is a beauty in the desert that is unique and captivating.

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  2. Sylvia KJuly 22, 2011 at 8:35 AM

    Awesome captures, Al, as always! These almost look "other worldly"! Really superb! What a beautiful country we have -- in spite of the weather these days! Hope you have a great weekend! Give Socks a hug from Sam and me!

    Sylvia

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  3. Scrappy GramsJuly 22, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    these truly are awesome! hard not to be considering your landscape view, right?

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  4. Tina´s PicStoryJuly 22, 2011 at 12:38 PM

    Great pictures. It must be amazing to see in natural! Thanks for sharing with PicStory! Have a great weekend! LG Tina

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  5. KaoriJuly 23, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    What a wonderful drive with gorgeous scenery like this! Amazing :D

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  6. NatureFootstepJuly 23, 2011 at 3:49 PM

    this is such a beautiful country. Thanks for sharing. .)

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  7. giorno26 ¸¸.•*¨*•.July 23, 2011 at 11:57 PM

    Hi Al
    le tue foto sono sempre grandiose !!!
    Magnifiche immagini.,
    Mi piacerebbe molto poter visitare questi tuoi luoghi di persona.
    Ultimamente sono stata un pò lontana dal blog, a causa del mio lavoro... spero di ritornare presto :)
    Baci Myriam

    Ps: Come ti trovi con la nuova interfaccia di Blogger ?

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  8. Sallie (FullTime-Life)July 24, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    Those are so beautiful! I knew I wouldn't be disappointed with the view when you turned around (we've driven that highway) -- but your pictures are just incredibly lovely -- you were there at the exact right moment of light. Thanks!

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  9. KTJuly 24, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Gorgeous! We have seen a few sunsets on the road in Utah...the colors are just amazing - you captured it well.

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  10. DimpleJuly 24, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    So beautiful!

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  11. JoyfulJuly 24, 2011 at 9:47 PM

    Oh my! The view and the cliffs are simply stunning.

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  12. fjällripanJuly 25, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    Amazing! I would love to see that place in real, just wonderful!

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  13. OlaJuly 26, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    a lunar landscape!

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  14. BeatrizJuly 29, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    That place so different and beautiful, it seems that you can feel you breathe.

    Greatings from Barcelona.

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