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Category: historic sites

  • Road Tripping through Arizona

    Road Tripping through Arizona

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    In trying to get back in sequence with the Arizona/Utah trip last fall:   I offer this road trip that took place between the Virgin River Campground and the Grand Canyon North Rim campground. The nifty thing about most of these photos, is that they were caught as I was following a pretty fast truck…

  • San Diego Interlude

    San Diego Interlude

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    Happy New Year. Here are some recent happenings in my San Diego Interlude. It’s been so long since I’ve written, I’m feeling quite rusty. An editorial note, since I published last something has gone awry with my blog’s format. I hope you don’t have any trouble with viewing this while I figure it out. Also,…

  • Pioneertown

    Pioneertown

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    During a trip to Joshua Tree National Park, a side trip planned by photographer friends from Inland Empire Photo Club in Temecula, California took us to Pioneertown, California. Not being a fan of kitschy, touristy stuff, I was pleasantly surprised to find the history behind this little town. During my early childhood, Roy Rogers built this town…

  • Lunch Notes

    Lunch Notes

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    As a response to the weekly writing challenge – Lunch Posts, in The Daily Post, I’ve reflected on my lunches within a four-day period during recent days and the differences between them. This is the first time I’ve responded to one of The Daily Post’s writing challenges, good practice – right? Saturday was 75 degree…

  • Owens Valley Earthquake, 1872

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    A recent drive through Lone Pine, California allowed for enough time for a few photos of the Eastern Sierras and a graveyard created for victims of an earthquake that happened on March 6, 1872. As you may know, areas of California are prone to earthquakes due to the many fault lines lying crisscrossed just under…

  • Grand Canyon

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    I visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona last spring at the tail-end of my multi-state photography jaunt. It is now on the list of ‘must revisit’ places as my limited time made me only want more. Also, the day was blustery and cool, with scudding clouds and rain showers, making photos a challenge. The mighty…

  • Petroglyphs

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    It took a while to find the petroglyphs on the Volcanic Tablełands. In an earlier post last fall: Volcanic Tablełands, Take Two, I talked about the petroglyphs that are on the tablelands and posted photos. You can drive miles and miles over washboard dirt roads and see only sagebrush, rabbit brush, rocks, lizards, mountains, an…

  • Hoover Dam

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    Perhaps there are a lot of you who don’t know about my fascination with bridges, buildings, structures – I think I should have been an engineer! I find it totally amazing when majestic marvels all come together in beauty and functionality, be they freeways, homes, or dams. The Hoover Dam began construction in 1931 and…

  • Deep Springs and Santa Rosa Plateau

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    I recently left the warm (ha, ha-far from it) Southern California, to travel north to Big Pine and Deep Springs. It really was only a ‘little’ colder there. This has been the coldest winter for SoCal residents in recent memory. It really hasn’t been a whole lot warmer than Maryland! My northern grandchildren are outdoor…