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Home » Photography » Western Road Trip » Western Road Trip – Part 1

Western Road Trip – Part 1

Summer 2005: This road trip was one of my early favorites, and its photos were some of the first I actually liked.  In part one of this two part series, I capture stunning images of the Rocky Mountains, Columbia River, Salt Lake City, and Portland, Oregon.  I’ve also included what I consider to be one of America’s hidden treasures, Dinosaur National Monument, on the northern boundary of Utah and Colorado.  Designated as a National Monument in 1915 by Woodrow Wilson after the discovery of exceptional dinosaur fossil beds, Dinosaur also boasts stunning vistas courtesy its unique geological (and cultural) history.  Also included are two of Portland’s wonderful gardens, one Japanese, and the other, Rose.  Also, the trip wouldn’t have been complete without stopping by Staff Sergeant Graham Duke’s filthy Layton, Utah apartment.

Cagg, Mike, and Karen at the Trip\'s Beginning
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Wyoming - Dirty Landscape en Route to Cheyenne
Wyoming - Buffalo en Route to Cheyenne

Wyoming - Downtown Cheyenne
Wyoming Home
Rockies - Mike Holds Up Estes Park Sign
Rockies - Chimpunk Climbs in Beautiful Country

Rockies - Chimpmunk Up Close
Rockies - Moutains Near Entrance to Estes Park
Rockies - Mountain Behind Evergreen
Rockies - Estes Entrance with Big Sky

Rockies - Descending Amidst Hils
Rockies - One Lone Tree
Rockies - Bird on a Rock
Rockies - Chimney Cloud and Mountain Vista

Rockies - Cloudy Mountain
Rockies - Bird on a Spire
Rockies - View from atop Cliff atop Rockies
Rockies - Cagg Poses Atop Mountain

Rockies - Karen Poses Atop Mountain
Rockies - Mike Expresses Majestic Size
Rockies - Cagg Atop Wall of Rocks
Rocky Mountain Panorama

Rockies - Stanley Mansion in Estes Park
rockies-stanley-hotel
rockies-panorama-with-roads-and-river
Rockies - Rocks, Hills, and Clouds

Rockies - Mountains Among the Reeds
Rockies - Misty Rockscape
Rockies - Rocks in Grass with Mountains
Rockies - Rocky Edge of the World

Rockies - Karen at the YMCA of the Rockies
Colorado Ski Town
Overlooking a Colorado Lake and Village
Mike Enjoys His Pictures with Cagg

Kum & Go - 69 Cent Fountain Drinks - Are You Serious
Colorado - Hill in the Middle of Nowhere
Point of Interest with Bones
Geocache Discovery in the Middle of Nowhere

Geocache Letter
Colorado Sunset - Perfect
Dinosaur - Karen and Cagg are Going Back in Time
Dinosaur - World\'s Most Complete Allosaurus Skeleton

Dinosaur - Fossils in the Wall
Dinosaur - Echo Park Entrance
Dinosaur - Echo Park Composite
Dinosaur - Echo Park Campsite

Dinosaur - Car and Campsite in Front of Cliff
Dinosaur - Echo Park Cliff
Dinosaur - Cagg Against the Cliff
Dinosaur - Tree Against Cliff Wall

Dinosaur - Toward the River
Dinosaur - Cacti in the Brush
Dinosaur - River Turn at Echo Park with Sky
Dinosaur - Indian Carvings

Dinosaur - Harper\'s Corner Right Composite
Dinosaur - Harper\'s Corner Right
Dinosaur - Cagg Atop Harper\'s Corner
Dinosaur - Fossils Atop Harper\'s Corner

Dinosaur - Harper\'s Corner Left High
Dinosaur - Karen Atop Harper\'s Corner
Dinosaur - Mike Atop Harper\'s Corner
Dinosaur - Road Out of Echo Park

Frankenberries Feed the Hungry Roadtripper
Graham and Cagg Laughing in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City - Brigham Young Statue
Salt Lake City - Temple Behind John Smith Statue

Salt Lake City - Temple Through Trees
Salt Lake City - Temple Behind Flowers
Salt Lake City - Mike, Karen, and Cagg in Mormon Square
Salt Lake City - Karen in Front of the Church

Salt Lake City - Adam and Eve
Salt Lake City - Family Poses with Jesus
Salt Lake City - Jesus Room
Salt Lake City - Mormon Murals

Salt Lake City - Morman Proselytizers
Graham and Mike Mimic A Mormon Mural
Cagg Laughs on Graham\'s Futon
Graham\'s Other Bedroom

Salt Lake City - Cagg and Graham Look at Something
Staff Sgt Duke Is NOT To Be Messed With
Graham and Mike in Layton, Utah
Salt Lake City - Young Girl Stares at Shooting Water

Durkee - Road Signs and Sky
Cagg and Karen at a Gas Station in Durkee
Eastern Oregon Oasis
Twelve Dollar Bag of Elk Jerky

Train, Hay, and Mountains on a Perfect Summer Day
River and Hills on the Road
Columbia River - Lonely Riverboat Trolls the Waters
Columbia River Train

Columbia River Approaching Portland
Portland - Obscured View from Japanese Garden
Portland - Downtown at Dusk
Portland - Downtown from the Bridge Composite

Portland - Downtown
Portland - View North from the Broadway Bridge
Portland - View on Bridge
Hill Along the Road

Japanese Garden - Pond with Steel Sculptures
Japanese Garden - Rock Garden
Japanese Garden - Steps of Stone
Japanese Garden - Karen and Cagg Look on Mournfully

Japanese Garden - Path Along Water
Japanese Garden - Stream
Japanese Garden - Waterfall
Japanese Garden - Mike Trains Outside the Dojo

Portland - Powell\'s Book Store
Portland - Powell\'s Book Store 2
Portland Rose Garden - View of Portland from Garden
Portland Rose Garden - Sidewalk

Portland Rose Garden - All Roses
Portland Rose Garden - Bee in Red Rose
Portland Rose Garden - Bee Outside Red Rose
Portland Rose Garden - Cagg in the Rose Garden

Portland Rose Garden - Gorgeous Orange Rose
Portland Rose Garden - Neon Pink Roses
Portland Rose Garden - Wall of Roses Against Trees
Portland Rose Garden - Yellow into Pink into Red Roses

Portland Rose Garden - Yellow, Orange, and Red Roses
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