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FREKI Oct 3, 2016 8:54 AM

Freki presents The Wild Wild West
 
Howdy buckaroos! :)


Back in August my girlfriend and I went on a roadtrip in the western USA ( California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona ) with the goal of seeing some of the great nature experiences the region offers.. ( something I hadn't really done on earlier trips to the region )

As always I took a buttload of photos and as always I'm going to make a thread sharing some of them..

I got something planned for more extensive coverage of the various areas, but that will have to wait a bit, until then here's a mix of the various places we visited..

And yes, while this is mostly nature there are city pics too, so if red rocks doesn't do it for you I hope you enjoy the shots from Las Vegas, San Francisco and Los Angeles :)


Enough jibber jabber partner, let's head out west shall we.. yeehaw!

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We start out in Las Vegas - Nevada
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Valley of Fire State Park - Nevada
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Kanab - Utah
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Dixie National Forest - Utah
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What hides beyond the forest?
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Welcome to Bryce Canyon National Park - Utah
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"Thors Hammer"
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Kanab - Utah
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Back in Nevada
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Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area
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Griffith Observatory - Los Angeles
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Hollywood
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Beverly Hills
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Santa Monica
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San Francisco
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Crossing the Central Valley en route to the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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Welcome to Yosemite National Park
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And here we have Sequoia National Park ( and me driving our rental car through a tree :) )
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General Sherman - world's largest tree ( ~2000tons )
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Was hoping to see a bear, but sadly no luck :(
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And finally we have Death Valley National Park
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And here from Dante's View we can see the lowest point in the US: Badwater Basin ( -86m )
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And here we have the Badwater Basin salt lake up close
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And finally here I am enjoying the 47C ( in the shade )
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That's all partners - but by all means let me know what you liked ( or disliked ) as I have something on the drawing board that will cover the various areas on the planet I visit in more detain and I as always greatly appreciate feedback!

:cheers:

AviationGuy Oct 4, 2016 1:24 AM

Beautiful set of photos. Just incredible.

To me, there's no place more beautiful than southern Utah, all the way from the western border to eastern border. I noticed the photo taken in Kanab. Looks very familiar. Was it by any chance taken at the Quail Park Lodge? I stayed at that retro motel in 2009 and loved it. I was volunteering that week at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, which at 33,000 acres, is the largest in the country and possibly the world.

FREKI Oct 4, 2016 6:06 AM

^thanks mate! :cheers:

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Originally Posted by AviationGuy (Post 7582531)
I noticed the photo taken in Kanab. Looks very familiar. Was it by any chance taken at the Quail Park Lodge? I stayed at that retro motel in 2009 and loved it.

It's taken at this point: https://www.google.dk/maps/place/99+...4d-112.5347871

( a small parking lot overlooking Kanab Creek about 200m south of the Lodge you mention :) )

We stayed at the newly opened Hampton Inn Kanab - a quite nice place with a very contemporary interior design )

Coldrsx Oct 4, 2016 2:10 PM

Fcking Vegas, blah.

Loved the rest though and a remind of how much a dislike those who live in California;(

Maybe not the best food, but what a fun place to sit on a patio at night as a cafe/bar.
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Centropolis Oct 4, 2016 2:39 PM

nice.

damn, los angeles needs rain.

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did you make it to the getty?

xzmattzx Oct 4, 2016 4:01 PM

I responded elsewhere, but will give this a bump. Let's see some more Utah and Nevada!

tdawg Oct 4, 2016 4:18 PM

Beautiful tour! Just got back from Santa Monica myself. Love the American West!

UrbanImpact Oct 4, 2016 5:05 PM

Wow! You're Yosemite pictures are spectacular!

barney82 Oct 4, 2016 6:49 PM

Wonderful photos! Nice variety of nature and city photos, deserts and forests! You really went to a lot of places!

OhioGuy Oct 5, 2016 1:44 AM

Looks like a great trip. The western US certainly has an abundance of stunning scenery and I always love seeing photos of San Francisco!

LAsam Oct 6, 2016 6:00 PM

Great job capturing the diversity and splendor of the Southwest. Hopefully you enjoyed our small slice down in Los Angeles! Thanks for sharing you photos... really enjoyed them.

SLO Oct 6, 2016 6:19 PM

Nice job and looks like a fun trip! Did you make it up the California coast via Highway 1?

streetscaper Oct 6, 2016 10:24 PM

Nice pics.. The diversity of scenery out west is absolutely incredible!

How long was your trip in total?

dc_denizen Oct 7, 2016 1:13 AM

beautiful! and nice weather too.

PHL10 Oct 7, 2016 12:59 PM

Wow, excellent! One of my favorite photo threads ever!

Lipani Oct 9, 2016 10:19 PM

It must've been fun dealing with all of those different climates. Nice set, Freki! I always enjoy your photo threads.

Buckeye Native 001 Oct 17, 2016 6:27 PM

That's a hell of a lot of ground to cover, but very impressive photos :tup:

PBuchman Oct 18, 2016 4:54 AM

Absolutely spectacular! Wonderful scenery; equally wonderful photos.

nomarandlee Nov 13, 2016 7:26 AM

Great photos dude!

EastSideHBG Nov 13, 2016 5:02 PM

Wonderful pics! The West and its diversity is incredible, still some of my favorite parts of the U.S.


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