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10/04/17

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Originally posted by Endless ↑

Yep, scenery in USA is pretty amazing. Lots of it in the movies.

Zabriskie Point. Knew about that one. Big car chase movie. Never sure what it was about?

Monument Valley was in hundreds of cowboy and Indian shows. John Ford made ten big movies there including a few with John Wayne. They have a John Ford Point. *Tip: If you go there, you see most of the place b4 you get to the bit where the Indians make you pay to see. If there was traffic it would be a hassle. Prob best to drive there but don't go in. You've already seen it.

We also went on the Durango - Silverton steam train ride which is the one in Butch Cassidy & Sundance Kid. We had a nice relaxing day but prob not worth the cost for what you see.

Virginia City was in the Bonanza series. That was 60s I think?

Big cliffs on road into Moab reminded me of scenes from Rawhide. The show where Clint Eastwood got his start.

The little speck of a place called Boulder in Utah at start of the Burr Trail has one of the top restaurants in USA in the Boulder Mountain Lodge. We found good places to eat in other tiny little places too.

Driving on the Scenic Hwys, back roads and Trails is pretty easy except when wet. We hardly saw any other cars.

Santa Fe is a bit of a foodie mecca. Espc chilli stuff.

Anything called 'Old Historic Town' is usually a tourist trap. And tours on Indian lands a a bit cursory imo. Get a map and GPS and explore a bit. You don't have to go far to find the good stuff round the back.

Epic Pass from Perisher was great for skiing. We skiied free at Heavenly and Northstar which cost US$150 a day for walk in lift passes

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Those photos are really nice. If you can't see it you can't take the shot. Obviously you weren't using a mobile with those ones.
There all good but The Moki Dugway shot is amazing. Wow. The space.

Durango to Silverton Steamtrain..... Wow again. The dramatic way to get around. Definitely my favorite mode of transport if I could get it.Steam trains are a blast. Its a shame we don't still have them.

The movie Zabriskie Piont didn't impress me either but you can see from the photo why they used it as a set.

Thanks Endless
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