
SEPTEMBER 2003 – The setting sun illuminates the mountain range between Kingman, Arizona, and the Nevada border. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We entered Arizona when we crossed the Colorado River near Topock and headed north on the Oatman-Topock Highway, towards Kingman, our final destination for the day.
As much as we liked the smooth driving on highway 40, we were looking for a more authentic experience and thought that the ‘real’ highway 66 would be perfect. There was significantly less traffic, which was nice, too. But – the sun had set now, and we were in the middle of the mountain range west of Kingman with countless turns. This used to be gold-diggers country, and it is probably very much like it was 200 years ago – a rural, quiet place.
Kingman was still 45 minutes away but this did not stop me from taking a photo of the mountain range catching the last sunlight of the day.
Needless to say, we were quite happy when we finally reached Kingman.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 10-SEP-2003 |
| Location | Arizona, USA |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image File Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6533 x 4250 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |