About the Photo: Route 66 Sitgreaves Pass
Near the top of the pass I found this viewpoint that captured the curves going down the road towards Oatman. I love how the road snakes through the scene around the dominant mountain on the left. Even though this was taken later in the morning when the light was harsher, I really like how this photo turned out. A major part of that is the fact that the clouds in the upper right mirror the shape of the mountains on the left to help balance the scene. Also the complimentary colors of the blue sky working alongside the orange of the Arizonan desert. This is a 7 shot stitched pano to take in the full grandeur of the scene in front of me.
The great American roadtrip, the dream of many people. I idea of hopping into your car and traveling all over the country to take in the different sites and cultures that make America so diverse. I’ve been lucky enough to take two cross country trips in my life and I can never get enough of it. In August of 2021 I took my mom on a trip that she had always dreamed of making. Over the course of 16 days, my mom and I traveled 6,253 total miles as we drove from Maryland to Chicago then traveled Historic Route 66 all the way to Santa Monica. We then drove back to Maryland from California hitting a few national parks along the way. The journey was amazing even if it feels like forever to drive across Kansas.
Canon R5 with Canon RF 24-70mm Lens f/8.0 1/320 ISO 100 7-Shot Pano at 29mm
While there were many amazing sites along route 66, between the historic buildings, cars and touristy roadside attractions, our favorite state that we traveled through was Arizona. Visiting Petrified Forest and Grand Canyon National Parks along with smaller NPS sites like Sunset Crater, Walnut Canyon and Wupatki were definitely highlights of the state. The main highlight though was Route 66 itself. Small towns like Holbrook, Seligman and Oatman with their charm, old hotels and tourist attractions. My favorite section of all of Route 66 was the Oatman Highway which crosses Sitgreaves Pass. This 8 mile section of Route 66 is also dubbed The Sidewinder due to having 191 curves and switchbacks. The road is very narrow with a speed limit is 15 MPH in some sections. This is very doable in a car but not recommended if you are in a RV.
Near the top of the pass I found this viewpoint that captured the curves going down the road towards Oatman. I love how the road snakes through the scene around the dominant mountain on the left. Even though this was taken later in the morning when the light was harsher, I really like how this photo turned out. A major part of that is the fact that the clouds in the upper right mirror the shape of the mountains on the left to help balance the scene. Also the complimentary colors of the blue sky working alongside the orange of the Arizonan desert. This is a 7 shot stitched pano to take in the full grandeur of the scene in front of me.
Let me know down below what you think about this photo or if you have any questions. Have you traveled Route 66 and if so, which section was your favorite?