SEPTEMBER 2003 – A white Pontiac Grand Am sedan at the Artists Drive in the Death Valley National Park in California, USA. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
Despite me being rather tall (6’5″), we had booked a small four door sedan car for our USA trip in 2003. We thought that it wouldn’t be too bad and wanted to save some money in order to stay a bit longer and make this long trip truly unforgettable.
However, when we picked up the car at the Avis rental station in San Francisco, the service agent looked us, shook her head and said something like: “Oh, you’re soo tall. I’m afraid the car you’ve booked won’t work too well for you.” And then she provided us a free upgrade to the next category.
We got this white Pontiac Grand Am sedan car, and we were extemely happy with it. We returned it after four weeks and exactly 3,854 miles (6,202 kilometers) driven – a true road trip.
This photo shows the car parked next to the Artists Drive in the Death Valley National Park. The paved road leads through moon-like rocks providing yet another never-seen-before experience! By the way, it was very hot that day, and we did not see anyone else.
Very nice.
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The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 22-SEP-2003 |
| Location | Death Valley National Park, CA |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6560 x 4278 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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