Dave, I like the resident "geezer" sitting in front. Very authentic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Southwest Dave
Mark
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Dave, I like the resident "geezer" sitting in front. Very authentic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Southwest Dave
Mark
And since we seem to be on the novelty kick for now...
I am pretty sure Rick has a couple photos of this place too. This was captured by Peter Thody in August 2010:
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And this artful collection was found in Hatch, Utah
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At the Mugwumps Antiques store on September 5, 2011 by Peter Thody.
And one more from Peter's stunning portfolio.
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Zion National Park, Utah. September 2011 by Peter Thody
And here's a cute little critter..
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Hanging out next to my road trip ride in Las Vegas.
This is an oldie but goodie.
Bruce Jones captured this in April 2011 -- at the famous Tehachapi Loop. Isn't this a cool photo?
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When one is lucky enough to see a 100-car train -- this can be a common experience!
Kern River near McNally's Restaurant
If you look at the link above, you will see the river at considerably less flow than when I took this photo:
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July 20, 2020
Early Summer along 9 Mile Canyon Road near Sherman Pass Road in California
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I posted a couple that Peter shot of Coral Pink Sand Dunes. Here are two that I captured in September 2011:
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I think Peter and I must have stood in nearly the same place?
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Another view in the park
I wonder how many thousands of photos have been taken of this former bank building in Rhyolite, California?
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And one more (for a while) -- This is Trona Pinnacles about 30 minutes from sunset.
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Photo by Megan Edwards, November 20, 2012
I'll see your Black Widow Spider, and raise you one nasty Momma bark scorpion, with her brood on her back!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
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This one isn't my photo--credit goes to Joel Sartore, the brilliant National Geographic photographer responsible for the Photo Ark project, an attempt to document as many of the earth's creatures as possible, before they disappear.
I used to hunt Black Widows at night, at my house in Phoenix, with a flashlight in one hand, and a fly swatter in the other. They build crappy little webs, low to the ground, around house foundations and the like, and they'll eat just about anything that gets caught in it. The ladies produce a big egg sack, and if you don't destroy them before they hatch, you'll have a hundred baby black widows crawling all over the place.
We have scorpions here as well. When I was a kid, my friends and I used to catch them and put them in jars. There was a professor at ASU, a Dr. Stahnke, who needed scorpions for his research into their venom, and he'd pay us two bits apiece for as many as we could bring him. (In case you weren't a kid back in the '50's, at that time, two bits--25 cents--was a lot! Enough to buy you two comic books and a candy bar!) I have to wonder what the Professor would have paid for this lovely specimen? How could you even count those things?
Rick
Rick,
That is an awesome photo of the scorpion. We have a black light flashlight for the purpose of hunting scorpions. They really show up well.
Mark
Here is a cute one.
Marvin the Road Dog in Antelope Valley in 1994.
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Quite a bit cuter than the scorpion!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Sedenquist
Another animal, not quite as cute as Marvin the Road Dog!
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Riverside County Fair
This is I-15 at the Northbound Kenwood On-Ramp. They have closed northbound traffic and taking them off the road.
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December 27, 2019
I don't remember why the road was closed. Maybe an accident further up the hill?
Route 66 heading east. This is about 1/3 mile beyond Roy's Cafe at Amboy.
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June 2019
This is one of the photos that David Gomm captured in 2019.
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Route 66 near Cool Springs in Arizona
AZBuck, where was that captured? And I guess the headline is another subtle query?
The scale of the flowers would suggest that the statue is only about 2 inches tall?
Thanks,
mark
Mark, As I remember the carving was one of a pair on either side of a gate somewhere in the Cotswolds of England. I believe they were roughly the size of the proverbial 'breadbox'.
AZBuck
This is the Oregon Trail, used by countless number of wagons and horses as Americans made their way west. This is located on a family ranch near Fort Laramie, Wyoming.
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Photo by Megan Edwards, captured on May 8, 2005.
Man, I love these animals.
Another magical holiday destination for many.
The Chinese Gardens at the Huntington Gardens in Pasadena, California.
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March, 2014
Merry Christmas to all!
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Somewhere in our home town
Here in Tucson, people are out walking in shorts and tees today, but there is a neighborhood where each homeowner tries to outdo their neighbors in the lavishness of their displays. The neighborhood gets blocked off each evening and people simply stroll through a winter wonderland. This is actually one of the less ostentatious homes!
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AZBuck
Lot of holiday cheer and creativity in that scene!
Mark
Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side -- March 26, 2023
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(Mark Sedenquist)
Valentine's Day in the Desert
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Valentine's Day at the Ethel M botanical garden in Henderson, Nevada
Some of the water gardens at the Inn at Death Valley (formerly known as Furnace Creek Inn) on Boxing Day 2024.
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December 26, 2024
Spring is on the way -- Doesn't quite seem possible in many parts of the USA about now.
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These were taken two springs ago, at Picacho Peak State Park, north of Tucson. When there's enough rainfall, at the right time, the mountain comes alive with a blanket of golden poppies (and more). The winter of 2023 was relatively wet, so there was quite the bumper crop that year!
Rick
Pretty awesome color!
Mark
Back on the Road
This is a summer day in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
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July 9, 2015
Not quite as good a view, but this is Lake Mead in April 2019
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Brittlebush -- one of our favorite plants in the Mojave!
and from the same day at Lake Mead in April 2019
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Desert Gold, Prickly Pear and other Desert Treats
(sorry the bloom wasn't in focus -- it was windy and hard to gauge when the breeze would enable me to shoot --not able to set the shutter speed high enough to offset--since this was cell phone camera)
One of the last road trips (day trips) Megan and I were able to take with my mom, Margaret Sedenquist in April 2019 to see the wildflowers in Antelope Valley.
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Antelope Valley, California
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Glorious California Poppies -- April 19, 2019 in Antelope Valley
One more, closer to the Poppy Reserve
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Live view today from the Preserve
And one more of Margaret & me.
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(Photo by Megan Edwards, April 19, 2019)
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August 2015
Photo taken along the Icefields Parkway in Canada's Jasper National Park--one of the most insanely scenic drives on the entire planet!
Rick
Back in 2019 I traveled the length of the Natchez Trace Parkway. I thought I had posted a report about it but I guess I haven't done that yet.
One of the highlights of the trip was catching the sunset over the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge.
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