UT261 Switchbacks by Windworker
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When you look at the Utah road map for highway 261 and see it sort of go squiggly, this is it! But it's a great view of the Valley of the Gods from up here.
Sorry 'bout the lens reflection spots here. I've got a lens shade to help with that next time.
Comments (19)
amlondono
Beautiful Shot ! Awesome view , Bravo !!! Ana
frankie96
I was in Utah on a motorcyle last month..how did we miss this road..:)some beautiful country..and a very scenic image here..
alhak
fabulous shot, what a road trip this would be to travel!
afugatt
Gorgeous landscape. I've been down that road and took this very same picture, but yours looks much better. I hope you didn't drive your truck down that road! ;o)
auntietk
Yikes!! Excellent capture. Once I got over the road, the valley is just spectacular!
Dianthus
Great view and image:)
jccj56
Awesome Shot!! I've been down that road too. I love the beautiful landscapes of utah. Thanks for the view.
beachzz
Whew, not for the weak of heart, but truly worth the drive. What an amazing place!!
CavalierLady
Awesome vista! Hope the car has good brakes! Spectacular view!
iloco
Great shot. Have been down that road on my goldwing motorcycle. Lot loose rock so got to ride very careful in the turns.:)
ontar1
Cool capture, fabulous scenery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mickuk50
i bet thats awesome to drive down lol :o)..what a view ,breathtaking mick
kansas
A spectacular view! Must be a bit nerve-racking driving this in your semi. Thanks for sharing.
rainbows
A wonderful landscape and shot the colours are stunning. Diane.
Mousson
UAUUUU! Absolutely incredible! The deep and the colors is exceptionels!
Windworker
Dear Kansas, it would be a lot more than nerve-wracking. I'd probably lose my job for picking this route in the big truck. There may be drivers that can do it, but I cannot imagine the circumstance that would necessitate my dragging a 70-foot-long articulated vehicle through those gravel switch-backs. See http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1530641 (Where's the Water?), http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1520306 (Below), or http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1545695 (Enlightenment), which were earlier scenes in this series from our vacation trip to Lake Powell.
RobyHermida
EXCELLENT SHOT !!!!!!!!!!! Roby ;O)
Richardphotos
lens shades does not always work.I usually hold my hand out to block the sun spots.I love Utah and I wish I had went here. not a highway to drive a rig down!!I was bringing equipment to the U of Ark. and came in the back way to Fayetteville and the roads were very bad on hairpin curves.that time I was in a bobtail but a very long one. up above I seen a semi flashing its lights and I realized he was giving me way.well I went to the far left side of the road and the curve was so sharp that my rear wheels ran off the pavement into a ditch.pray tell how he made the curve with a 45' trailer in tow
Windworker
Richardphotos, you've got my respect. That very highway was my very first trip on my very first driving job 14 years ago, at night, in the rain wth a load of frozen turkeys. Oh, sorry, I almost forgot, one's supposed to begin a trucker tale with, "This ain't no s**t." Now they've built that wonderful tunnel through the mountain and a four-lane bypass. BTW, my Nikon E8800 has a menu setting that is supposed to fix sun spots, if I could only figure out how to use the menu. I think I like your suggestion better. Thanks.