Best of the West

In October, 1999, Bruce took a tour with the Friends of Arizona Highways. This group toured the Best of Northern Arizona locations with famed photographer J. Peter Mortimer.  Most of these images are those taken with the digital camera and slightly cropped (in some cases), but not edited or color adjusted.  No filters were used. The lens image is roughly equivalent to a 35 mm lens on a 35 mm camera.

We covered about 1000 miles in five days.  Some times we were not at a place at the optimum time for photography, but we did the best we could when we were there.

Here are the best photos from this trip
laid out as if on a light box!

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Canyon de Chelly -
horse pasture near Newspaper Rock

Canyon de Chelly -
afternoon sun on the canyon walls

Canyon de Chelly -
trees & canyon walls

Canyon de Chelly -
afternoon shadows move up Spider Rock

Grand Canyon -
from El Tovar
on the south rim

Grand Canyon -
from Hopi House
on the south rim

Hubbell Trading Post -
Hogan and cottonwood tree

Sedona -
Cathedral Rocks from Red Rock Crossing

Lake Powell -
House boat motors past the rock outcropping

Lake Powell -
striking contrasts reflected in the lake

Lake Powell -
serenity and blue skies

Lake Powell -
Rainbow Bridge

Monument Valley -
Photographer, dunes and monoliths

Monument Valley -
sunrise

Monument Valley -
sunrise casts a shadow of a monument

Monument Valley -
Teardrop arch frames monuments