The Magic Lamp Restaurant on Route 66; Upland, Calif., December 2010.
Read MoreFirst Light in Cajon Pass
BNSF 7486 East makes a dazzling sight framed by the San Gabriel Mountains (click headline). While most people spent the wee hours of November 26, 2010 — “Black Friday” — in stores and malls, I met a friend in Cajon Pass to seek out photos of the old tunnels area. We encountered this intermodal train near Highway 138 and...
Read MoreSaga Motel, Flagstaff
While visiting Flagstaff last September for the city’s annual “Route 66 Days” weekend, we stumbled upon this jewel of a sign along Route 66. As friend Ken Rattenne waited patiently, I snapped a series of time exposures, slowing the shutter speed until the motel tiles became visible in the cool neon glow. When finished, I turned around...
Read MoreStormy Weather Road Trip
A funnel cloud appears to touch down in the Mojave Desert above Adelanto, Cal., in the last light of day. The Outside is America blog was recently updated with a series of photos from a drive to Southern California via Highway 99, the Tehachapi mountains, and U.S. 395. Storms plagued the first half of the February 6 drive but then the clouds parted to...
Read MoreTrain of Blinding Lights
Every holiday season the Niles Canyon Railway operates a stunning “Train of Lights,” powered by vintage locomotives. Click here to read about this amazing time capsule in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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