LDJ on the Mother Road |
Roy's Motel on original Rt 66 preserved. |
Contemporary postcard showing Roy's in its heyday. |
On original Rt 66 towards Oatman AZ |
On old Rt 66, heading towards Oatman, Az. |
Vintage roadside: at one time, Burma Shave signs were very common sights along the roadside. |
Sitgreaves Pass at dusk. |
Contemporary postcard showing extreme turns along the Sitgreaves Pass section of Rt 66. |
Oatman AZ, bypassed by the realignment of 66 in 1953 |
Kingman AZ: our stop for the night. |
Hackberry AZ: vintage roadside |
Casualty of the Mojave Desert |
Radar trap in Hackberry AZ. |
Entrance to Monument Valley Tribal Park |
First light |
Sunrise hits Yei Bi Chei formations |
Monument Valley at daybreak |
Monument Valley back country at daybreak. |
Rain God Mesa |
Monument Valley |
LDJ and our guide Larson in front of Rain God Mesa |
The back road through the Valley |
Daybreak |
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Totem Pole |
A couple of tourists in front of Eagle's Eye |
Ancient petroglyphs |
Goulding's Lodge: In the distance, Stagecoach Mesa, Castle Rock, Big Chief Butte, Sentinal Mesa. |
Goulding's Lodge |
Sentinal Mesa with Big Indian Butte to the right. |
The Searchers screen capture with Sentinal Mesa in background |
Current view of Sentinal Mesa from approximate location of previous picture. |
The two Mittens and Merrick's Butte (right). |
The Searchers iconic opening scene. Mitchell Mesa and Grey Whiskers Butte in distance |
Mitchell Mesa and Grey Whiskers Butte from approximate location of previous picture. |
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Ear of the Wind |
Lunar landscape |
Yucca and sagebrush with the Mittens and Merrick's Butte in the background. |
West (L) and East Mittens |
The Mittens as John Ford might have photographed them. |
Mitchell Mesa |
West and East Mittens at sunset |
The Valley at dusk. |
West Mitten at dusk |
East Mitten and Merricks Butte at dusk. |
Sunset in the Valley: Mitchell Mesa far right. |
Sometimes you just have to stop the car and take that picture. |