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On the Road: NV-AZ-UT

On the first full day of our Vegas vacation, we planned on a day trip to Zion National Park. We found out that from the Strip, the national park is only about 2.5 hours drive - easily doable. Afterall, we've done day trips farther than this.

This road trip stretched to three states: Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Two and a half hours in the car, a coffee mug filled to the brim, camera with battery fully charged and an incredible landscape, all these conspired to produce the following drive by shots.

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Leaving Las Vegas.

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A bit dreary.

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No traffic - on schedule.

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Blue skies here.

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Wide open roads, lots of wide open spaces.

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Love these kind of road trips.

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Entering Arizona Republic.

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Inside Arizona.

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To say this is a scenic route is an understatement.

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Scenic route.

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Rock formation.

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More pretty landscape.

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We're getting closer to our destination.

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Entering Utah.

More to come from this day trip.

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  1. Ginnie HartJuly 23, 2014 12:12 AM

    When you think about it, Maria, we all should be gobsmacked by what our country has to offer. No wonder so many of Astrid's Dutch friends at work choose to go on vacation there...and when they go, they drive around these places for hundreds of miles! The views really ARE spectacular.

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  2. AndreaJuly 23, 2014 11:30 PM

    OMG, your drive-by shots are so beautiful, as if done on a tripod! The views are really spectacular. Do you just shoot with the car rolling by? And thanks for the tour, as ive not been there.

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  3. RajeshJuly 24, 2014 1:07 PM

    This sure is a great road trip.

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  4. CarverJuly 24, 2014 2:21 PM

    Wonderful skies and landscapes. I would have enjoyed that drive. Such great view.

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  5. JimJuly 24, 2014 3:27 PM

    Beautiful scenery there.
    Sydney – City and Suburbs

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  6. Karen @ Pieces of ContentmentJuly 24, 2014 4:50 PM

    Amazing scenery to enjoy along your road trip.

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  7. carol l mckennaJuly 24, 2014 6:07 PM

    Great shots and skies of Utah area ~ remember doing that road trip ~ thanks,


    artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. AlexanderJuly 24, 2014 6:26 PM

    Some excellent views captures on your road trip to Utah from Nevada.

    Have a good weekend!

    Alexander
    Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

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  9. Spare Parts and PicsJuly 24, 2014 9:12 PM

    These are my favorite kind of road trips, with wide open spaces! Looking forward to more.

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  10. Lina GustinaJuly 25, 2014 12:40 AM

    Awesome views along the road trip.
    Very different here -traffic jam anywhere :(
    Thanks for stopping by.

    www.womenandperspectives.com/2014/07/teletubbies-hill.html

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  11. IndraniJuly 25, 2014 12:53 AM

    Amazing drive by captures. All taken so well.

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  12. orchid0324July 25, 2014 4:24 AM

    Your description "To say this is a scenic route is an understatement." sure fits this fantastic scenery♬♬♬ How wonderful it must be to enjoy the driving there.

    Sending you Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

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  13. From The HeartJuly 25, 2014 4:37 AM

    Beautiful,beautiful pictures.Makes me want to go!

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  14. KalpanaJuly 25, 2014 5:12 AM

    Transports me back to our road trip through Utah - fifteen years ago. Same vast skies - loved it. Great photos.

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  15. Yogi♪♪♪July 25, 2014 6:54 AM

    I grew up in Arizona, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Your pics made me homesick for the great views.

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  16. DeniseinVAJuly 25, 2014 7:58 AM

    Incredible scenery, marvelous photos and I can't wait to see more of them. I can't wait to get back to this part of the USA. That blue sky seems to go on forever, as do the roads.

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  17. donJuly 25, 2014 8:00 AM

    The road and roadside shots make an interesting series. I like the wide open spaces these states have to offer. A very nice post.

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  18. sonia a. mascaroJuly 25, 2014 5:30 PM

    What a fantastic road trip! I would love to visit Nevada, Arizona and Utah.
    Just amazing wide roads spaces, stunning landscape and fabulous rock formation.
    You took breathtaking pictures! Thanks for sharing!

    Thank you so much for your compliments to my old photos.
    Have a nice weekend. :)

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  19. AlJuly 26, 2014 12:07 PM

    Beautiful photos - I've driven that stretch of highway several times. But I've never been in the passenger seat able to take photos.

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  20. maryaustriaJuly 27, 2014 4:24 AM

    A gorgeous series of photos! The landscape and skies are amazing. All these wide open space...

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  21. LauraJuly 27, 2014 2:52 PM

    thanks for taking us on the road with you… such beautiful views!

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  22. Marisol@TravelingSolematesJuly 29, 2014 8:40 AM

    Hi Maria, what a spectacular road trip. Really scenic and so peaceful. I'm so jealous. I've been wanting to do this trip but always got set aside. I'm sure I'll be even more jealous when I see your Zion post.

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  23. madretzJuly 31, 2014 2:58 PM

    The desert is pretty when you don't have to live in it.

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