Near the Paria movie sets, Utah
I managed to delay my launch on Sunday (by dawdling) and then missed a turn in Cedar City, so by sunset, I was pretty sure I'd blocked off my options for any decent subject. I was watching the milemarkers, because one of my favorite spots on Hwy 89 east of Kanab was coming up, but I'd forgotten that the turn off to old Paria was just before it. Let's say the tires didn't squeal, but I kicked up a lot of dust.
My geography of the Colorado Plateau has much improved after all my research, and it was fun to think about being in the upper Paria and knowing that I would be at its confluence with the Colorado River in the morning. Which I was, after a 4:00 am launch. AZ doesn't switch to daylight savings time, so 4:00 was really 5:00, which wasn't so bad. I try to keep my sleep schedule synced to sunrise shooting anyway; makes it a lot easier when I am on the road.
Made it to Flagstaff yesterday. When I am on the road today, it will be the "mother road" of Route 66. I've been thinking that Hwy 89 could be called the "sister wife" to Rte. 66, but inside Utah, some people might not find it funny, and outside of Utah, they wouldn't get the joke. Either way, I am convinced (to the point of evangelizing) that Highway 89 a much better road trip. See you out there.
Comments (1)
I remember how easy it is to lose scale out there. How many MYs are those bands anyway?
Posted by Robert Marc | July 4, 2007 12:45 PM
Posted on July 4, 2007 12:45