A photo journey in Arizona

Day Two – Globe to Holbrook (by Chris)

Posted in Fun, Photos, Random Thoughts by Chris Mann

We left Globe at around 10am (after a necessary stop at Fry’s supermarket to get bottled water, munchies, and gas for the car) and travel north on US60 in the direction of Snowflake and (eventually) Holbrook.

Originally we had planned to end up in Flagstaff tonight, but we fell short of our target and finished up in Holbrook – read on to find out why….

US60 is an amazing road which snakes its way through the mountains and canyons…

That lump sticking up in the middle is “Becker’s Butte”…

When we arrived in Holbrook, our original plan had been to turn left and head to Flagstaff via Meteor Crater. However, looking at the guidebook we noticed that the Painted Desert was nearby and would make a great place to shoot in the hour before sunset.

So we altered our plan and headed west along I40 so as to visit Meteor Crater in early afternoon.

The crater was formed by the impact of an 150ft wide meteor about 50,000 years ago – and it’s an amazingly spectacular place – especially with the winter snow still on the ground.

(click the image to see the panorama full size)

This image was taken in the visitor centre grounds. I just liked the feeling it gave of an outdoor art gallery (click the image to enlarge):

Then we turned around and headed back east along I40 through Holbrook to the Petrified Forest National Park, and were rewarded with these views of the Painted Desert….

I know it looks warm and sunny but it was freaking cold, let me tell you!

And to finish – sunset on the road back to Holbrook…