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2024 Great Rocky Mountain Adventure

an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon

This summer’s trip is a road trip through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah (okay only a part of Utah in the Four Corners region) and Arizona. Here’s a gallery of some of my better photos.

Day One – July 5

hilly country side off of a highway
hilly country side off of a highway with puffy clouds above
hilly country side off of a highway with mostly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with mostly cloudy skies above and a white SUV driving beneath on the road
A Morro Bay ball cap sitting on the dashboard of a car
large wind turbines spinning with mostly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with mostly cloudy skies above
A large mural on a building with the words "Howdy from Merkel Texas" and "The Windmill City Est. 1881" with a steam train, an outline of the State of Texas and bluebonnets
A large mural on a building with the words "Howdy from Merkel Texas" and "The Windmill City Est. 1881" with a steam train, an outline of the State of Texas and bluebonnets
hilly country side off of a highway with mostly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
A Union Pacific engine passing another train next to a highway
A decorated electrical box with the words "Rocking Out Odessa Texas" in a downtown area
A decorated electrical box with the words "Hop to the Beat - Happiness happens when you move your feet" and "Life is short. Make your own moo-sic" in a downtown area
An empty downtown street with a 10-story building in the distance
A decorated electrical box with the words "Rocking Out Odessa Texas" and "Hop to the Beat - Happiness happens when you move your feet" in a downtown area
A decorated electrical box with the words "Rocking Out Odessa Texas" and "Hop to the Beat - Happiness happens when you move your feet" in a downtown area
A decorated electrical box with the words "Let the Music make you Sway. It Will take your cares away" and "Slither to the beat of your own drum" in a downtown area
An airport in the distance
a downtown street with a white truck waiting at a stoplight
A food truck with a "Beer" sign with a building with a mural of a man's face in the background
A building with "pachuco's" painted on the side and a mural of people
A sunset with whispy clouds over an airport in the distance

Day Two – July 6

an airplane sitting on the tarmac at a small airport
an airplane sitting on the tarmac at a small airport
a two lane road spray painted in different colors with cars parked on either side
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
a person spray painting a spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
people looking at the underside of a spray painted car buried nose first in the ground
a spray paint can on the ground
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
spray painted dirt in a field
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
a man and a woman posing for a photo
a person taking a photo with a Polaroid camera
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
people walking around spray painted cars buried nose first in the ground
a field with a couple of crops spray painted
A spray painted sign warning people not to spray paint property
a two lane road spray painted in different colors with cars parked on either side
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
hilly country side off of a highway with partly cloudy skies above
an orange BNSF train traveling along an open field
small mountains in the distance
a mountain in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance

Day Three – July 7

a steam locomotive at a museum with mountains in the background
a diesel locomotive at a museum with mountains in the background
a steam locomotive at a museum with mountains in the background
mountains overlooking a railroad museum
a number of boxcars sitting at a railroad museum with mountains in the background
a train traveling around a railroad museum
a steam locomotive sitting on display at a railroad museum
an old Pike's Peak train car sitting at a museum
a garden scale model train traveling on a layout
a train traveling around a railroad museum
a garden scale model train layout outside of a museum
a boxcar sitting on display at a railroad museum
a train traveling around a railroad museum
a garden scale model train traveling on a layout
a garden scale model train traveling on a layout
two garden scale model trains passing each other on a layout
a garden scale model train layout at a museum with full scale trains in the background
old boxcars sitting on display at a museum
old boxcars and a streamline diesel locomotive sitting on display at a museum
a geared steam locomotive sitting on display at a train museum
a streamline diesel locomotive sitting on display at a train museum
a rotary snow plow sitting on display at a train museum
a steam locomotive sitting on display at a train museum
mountains overlooking a railroad museum
mountains overlooking a railroad museum
a "Galloping Goose" diesel-powered rail car sitting at a train museum
a roundhouse at a train museum
mountains overlooking a railroad museum
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a train traveling around a railroad museum
a diesel locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a diesel locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a diesel locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a diesel locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
The inside of a kitchen on a dining train car
The inside of a dining train car
a steam locomotive sitting at a train museum with mountains in the background
the inside of a coach train car
a semaphore signal at a train museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a plane crash scene on a model train layout at a railroad museum
a pilot parachuting down on a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a model train layout at a railroad museum
a sign saying "Welcome to Golden" over top a road in a downtown area
people tubing in a river
a fast moving river lined with trees
a statue of a bear lying down
a blue door painted on a notch in a tree with a sign saying "there is magic behind fairy doors"
people playing in a park with mountains in the background
people walking and sitting alongside a river
mountains overlooking a town
a fast-moving river with mountains in the background
people walking and sitting alongside a river with people tubing in the river
people walking and sitting alongside a river with people tubing in the river
people walking and sitting alongside a river with people tubing in the river
a painting of a horse on a building wall
a painting of a dinosaur with a cowboy hat on a curb
a small town downtown street
a lighted cathedral in a cave-looking room
a lighted cave
a lighted cathedral in a cave-looking room
an underground looking street
a room filled with musical instruments
a room with tree-like trunks and roots
a room with tree-like trunks and roots
a lighted cathedral in a cave-looking room

Day Four – July 8

mountains overlooking a parking area
a colorado and a U.S. flag on flagpoles
A cog wheel train waiting at a station
a mountain in the distance
view from the mountains at the flat land below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
people on a train looking at scenery
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
a car coming up a winding mountain road
clouds covering a view from a mountain summit
a cog wheel train waiting at a station at the top of a mountain with people walking around
clouds covering a view from a mountain summit
clouds covering a view from a mountain summit
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
panoramic view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view of mountains in the distance from the top of another mountain
view of mountains in the distance from the top of another mountain
a couple taking a selfie at the summit of a mountain
a couple taking in the view from the summit of a mountain
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
a white car traveling down a mountain road into clouds
people taking in the view from the summit of a mountain
clouds covering a view from a mountain summit
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
view from the mountains at the flat land and smaller mountains below with clouds above
a cog wheel train moving up the mountain near the summit
a cog wheel train moving up the mountain near the summit
a small downtown area with mountains in the background
a small downtown area with mountains in the background
red rocks with mountains in the distance
red rocks with mountains in the distance
red rocks with mountains in the distance
red rocks with mountains in the distance
red rocks with mountains in the distance
red rocks with mountains in the distance
a giant red rock formation
a giant red rock formation
a giant red rock formation
a giant red rock formation
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light
a giant red rock formation in the sunset light

Day Five – July 9

green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
green mountains from a roadway
flag poles and small shelters in a desert area
people surrounding the four corners monument
mountains from a roadway
people surrounding the four corners monument
mountains in the sunset light
mountains in the sunset light
mountains in the sunset light
mountains in the sunset light
a purple, orange and blue sunset
stars in the sky with the Milky Way
stars in the sky with the Milky Way
stars in the sky with the Milky Way

Day Six – July 10

an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
an orange, blue and purple sunrise over the Grand Canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large canyon
a large crater
a large crater
a large crater
a large crater
mountains in the distance
a person walking along a crater
a life size space suit inside a crater
a large crater
a large crater
a railroad crossing flashing lights
a work train crossing a railroad crossing
a train approaching a station
a train approaching a station
a train approaching a station
a train approaching a station
a train running past a train station with the words "Flagstaff" on the side
a train running past a train station with the words "Flagstaff" on the side
a small town downtown lit up at night
a small town downtown lit up at night with a "Hotel Monte Vista" sign high overhead
a small town downtown lit up at night with a "Hotel Monte Vista" sign high overhead
a small town downtown lit up at night
a small town downtown lit up at night
a small town downtown lit up at night

Day Seven – July 11

a four story brick building with two "Hotel Monte Vista" signs
a small town downtown area
a small town downtown area
a "Motel DuBeau" sign with a train running below it
a small model train
a small town scene on a model train layout
a red brick building with a sign saying "Flagstaff"
train tracks at a station leading to a mountain
a "Motel Downtowner" sign over a building
a red brick building with a sign saying "Flagstaff"
a "Motel DuBeau" sign over a building
a train running past a station
a train running past a station
a train moving away in the distance
a train running past a station
a train running past a station
a train running past a station
a train running past a station
a train running past a station
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
mountains and canyons in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
red mountains in the distance
lightning in a thunderstorm
a downtown in a thunderstorm
inside of a hotel room with artwork
inside of a hotel room with artwork
a rainbow over a station
a double rainbow over a downtown
a sunset behind a mountain
a painting saying "Everything Bagels are indeed everything"
a sunset behind a mountain
the entrance to a hipster "Hotel McCoy" with an old car out front
the entrance to a hotel with "Tuscon is Magic" written above the car entrance
a sunset behind a mountain
a mural of a cowgirl riding a horse
a mural of a woman and a mouse-human hybrid playing a guitar
a mural of a pair of white, red and blue wings
a sunset behind a mountain

Day Eight – July 12

mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
rock mounds off the side of the road
rock mounds off the side of the road
rock mounds off the side of the road
mountains in the distance with a "W" on the side
a train running by a highway with mountains in the distance
a train running by a highway with mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
a train running by a highway with flat desert land behind it
a suburb neighborhood with an airfield behind it
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
a train running past a highway with flat land behind it
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
mountains in the distance
a train running past a highway with flat land behind it

Day Nine – July 13

downtown buildings in the distance
wind turbines in the distance
wind turbines in the distance
wind turbines in the distance
a large hill in the distance
a large hill in the distance
a large hill in the distance
a large hill in the distance
downtown buildings in the distance

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