Still on the first road trip of 2019 and following on from my long day crossing the deserts of California, I opted for an easier day on Friday. I stayed at the hotel for a good breakfast and did a little shopping in the local outlet place within walking distance of the hotel.
As the day wore on I set out to South Mountain Park hoping to have a short hike and make some images before catching sunset. I did both and even hung around for a night shot of the city before heading to the airport to collect Sarah. We met exactly as planned and on time at Phoenix International airport then drove back to our hotel for the evening. On Saturday morning we drove north to Meteor Crater before turning west through Holbrook to the Petrified Forest. After wandering the park we continued on to the Painted Desert before returning to Holbrook for our much anticipated stay in the Wigwam Motel (a route 66 classic) The rooms are concrete wigwams and each one has an old classic car sitting outside. On Sunday morning we had breakfast in Holbrook before turning south toward Tucson through the Apache National Forest onto the Tonto National Forest where we stopped at a nice overlook for a huge canyon we had driven through. On arrival in Tucson we went to an outlet shopping mall beside the hotel and spent a couple of hours shopping and eating before checking in. Once refreshed we set out again to see the huge 'cowboy cacti' the Saguaro National Park and to catch sunset in Tucson Mountain Park. As the low level sunset was ending we got to talking with a local guy called Nathan and enjoyed meeting and exchanging stories with him before finally parting ways and heading back to the hotel in the dark. It has been a great 'full' weekend and we still have one more day before Sarah flies home, we will be heading back to Phoenix tomorrow and have yet to decide what we will do for the day as we are now officially ahead of schedule. With the high speed internet of the Hampton Inn there's a good sized gallery below with captions to cover locations, the main image is from South Mountain Park in Phoenix, a classic western sunset which I made before collecting Sarah from the airport.
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Neil
16/4/2019 02:22:47 am
Wow love the wigwam motel, and those views are stunning. Yet another memorable road trip
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Chris
16/4/2019 08:33:49 pm
The wigwam is a classic mate, not everyone would think so but we loved it :)
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Bob
17/4/2019 08:46:21 am
Loved the wigwam Hotel, are those old cars runners? do you have any photos of the interior?
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Chris
17/4/2019 04:43:19 pm
Those old motors look like they haven't run in a long time, they still have the mechanics though so maybe.
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Mum
17/4/2019 05:53:29 pm
I also loved the wigwams and the cars, wonderful idea. Chizit went shopping eh, one of her favourite occupations.
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Chris
17/4/2019 09:09:52 pm
I think the shot from Tuscon Mountain Park is my favourite of the trip.
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Mum
17/4/2019 05:56:48 pm
I forgot to ask - Is Tuscon near Oklahoma where you used to be?
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Chris
17/4/2019 09:12:49 pm
No, Tucson is about 20 hours west of Bartlesville, I did pass through a couple of times but never stopped before and Sarah really wanted to see the 'cowboy cactus'.
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Nathan
20/4/2019 10:42:12 am
It was such a pleasure to meet you both. Your photography is stunning and your journey is inspiring! Can’t wait to see where the road leads you next.
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Chris
20/4/2019 11:18:19 am
Thanks Nathan, the feeling is mutual....we'll come visit when you get to Great Falls (you know you want to do it)
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22/4/2019 11:01:46 am
I found your photo of the Alamo village and was wondering if I could have permission to do a watercolor based off of it. Hopefully you’ll say yes🙏🏻👌🏻😍
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Chris
22/4/2019 01:47:24 pm
Hey Tina,
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