Barry Thompson Photographer & Imagemaker

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Road trip photographs along Route 89 from Horseshoe Bend to Johnson Canyon.

Pictures taken from the moving vehicle.

The last picture in the gallery is a pano in Johnson Canyon, Gunsmoke shooting location.

The television series of Gunsmoke ran from 1955 to 1975 and is said to be one of the longest running prime-time shows on television. There were 635 episodes and many of the outdoor scenes for this show were shot in Johnson Canyon near Kanab, Utah. The setting of Gunsmoke is Dodge City, Kansas during the 1870's.