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This blog entry is a little late but, you know, better late than never right?  These photos were taken during our drive back from Las Vegas in February.

-DeAnna Dimmitt

Dry Heat Photography

scenic Lake Mead

suspension bridge over Hoover Dam

Looking down from Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam chipmunks.  I had no idea that hundreds of chipmunks inhabit Hoover Dam.  They hang out in this driveway where the staff parks and people feed them.  I wished I had brought my real camera out of the car because the mini-cam focuses so slow that it is practically impossible to get any sharp photos of a high octane chipmunk.  While most of my shots were of the sidewalk after the chipmunk was long gone, I did get a couple of lucky shots.

2 Guns, Arizona

Yep, there it is

Rick at the bunny rodeo

The smart parked side by side with a Prius for length comparison

“Root” 66

February 15, 2009

We did a lot of stopping to shoot on Day 2.  There are lots of good places to shoot Route 66 between Flagstaff and Kingman. I should note that the photos in this post are just the fun shots off the mini cam. The “real” shots will come later as we will put quite a bit more effort in to the post production of those images. For any perspective brides who may be reading this, you haven’t been misinformed; we really do specialize in wedding photography, this is just a brief hiatus. To view more wedding photos just click WEDDINGS off the list of categories to right.

Williams, AZ

Ashfork, AZ

Ashfork, AZ

Ashfork, AZ

Seligman, AZ

We had to drive through a muddy field to get to this motel.  The Electronic Stability Control kicked on but we didn’t get stuck!

Seligman, AZ

Watching this guy take pictures of the smart with his phone.

Big Horn Sheep near Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam

For $1.oo Pappy will tell your fortune.

Apparently they sell used license plates at Hoover Dam

Lake Mead is a man-made lake; the direct result of Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam is 700 feet tall.

Construction is underway on the new and terrifying suspension bridge. Once the bride is complete travelers will no longer be able to drive over the actual dam like they do now.

These photos really fail to convey the true scope of how large everything is.

This photo is looking down the front of the dam. It may not look that high but it’s 700 feet!

Spoil sports

My favorite pic from Day 1

DAY 1

February 14, 2009

These are the photos from Day 1 of our road trip to Las Vegas in the smart.  Incase anyone is wondering, despite the fact that smart is indeed a proper name, it is trademarked with a lower case “s” hence “smart” and not “Smart”.  Anyway, Day 1 was spent driving to Flagstaff, AZ. The plan was to photograph all the cool Route 66 stuff between Flagstaff and Kingman. We had already shot Albuquerque to Flagstaff a couple years ago on a different trip. Once we start shooting “for reals” it takes us forever to get anywhere so we wanted a whole day to get from Flagstaff to Vegas. These photos are all off the mini cam and several are shot from the moving car. Some would say that it is not safe to drive and take pictures at the same time but to them I say I just point the camera around and shoot, I’m not even looking at it!

Check out all the stuff that fits in the back!

Gallup, NM

Self portrait in gas station bathroom

That ain’t no joke!

Plaza Cafe anyone?

Hats, belts, blankets, film!!!

Gas up in Winslow, AZ

Approaching Flagstff

major snow in Flagstaff

Dinner at NiMarcos Pizza

mmmm