Random Photos from Road Trips

[AZBuck]

I must say that your experience in Peru tops mine in terms of sheer danger! The picture of your truck straddling the Equator also reminded me of two places I have always wanted to get to but never will. Both are in oceans: the intersection of the Prime Meridian and the Equator (Atlantic) and the intersection of the Equator and the International Dateline (Pacific) where one can be in all four hemispheres at the same time.

AZBuck

[Mark Sedenquist]

I had never thought of this kind of "four corners" experience. Yeah, I doubt I will ever have the means or the reason to tarry at the intersection of those four "lines."

And with respect to Rick's experiences -- from the stories I have heard -- the Peru trip, described above, wouldn't even be in the top 10 of his most dangerous scrapes with certain folks. In some ways, Rick was a real life "Indiana Jones" in his misspent youth.

Mark

[DonnaR57]

My husband has crossed the Equator at least 2 or 3 times (courtesy of the US Navy), as well as the International Dateline (also USN). It's possible to be in two hemispheres and two days at the same time, but it isn't a common occurrence with the USN. Navy guys have a special thing when they cross the Equator for the first time.


Donna

[Mark Sedenquist]

So, I started this thread, looking for photos of Zzyzx, still haven't found the ones I thought I still had, but here is one from October 8, 2024:


(Reflecting Pond)



Glenwood Springs Hot Springs -- that is I-70 in the foreground and the Colorado River.

(April 29, 2024)



And including this one, dating from March 2024 -- This is Red Rock Canyon near on the edge of Las Vegas and I put it here, because you might think this is a rainstorm.
But it is a Duststorm.




This is from the Navy Yard at San Francisco. Does anyone recognize what the line of sailors/families/??? is doing on the dock?




This is a photo I shot of Zzyzx Springs on February 11, 2006. I chartered a plane to get some aerial shots. I still don't know what happened to the photos I did in 1994, but you can spot the reflecting pool in this long-distance shot. It also shows some of the dry lake bed.

[Southwest Dave]

Some great photo's and memories being shared here!

This is from the Navy Yard at San Francisco. Does anyone recognize what the line of sailors/families/??? is doing on the dock?

Could they be lining up to represent the number 7, the number on the side of the ship?

(Doh! It's the wrong way round! )

[Mark Sedenquist]

Could they be lining up to represent the number 7, the number on the side of the ship?

I guess that could be answer, but who could see that? (I don't know the answer, I just find it very curious)

Are you back from your road trip?

Mark

[Southwest Dave]

I guess that could be answer, but who could see that?

I was thinking some type of aerial shot, but it's a real wild stab in the dark!

Are you back from your road trip?

Yes, home now. Had a great couple of weeks exploring the Lake district here in the UK.

Dave

[Mark Sedenquist]

Had a great couple of weeks exploring the Lake district here in the UK.

I would love to go exploring that region sometime.

Mark

[Rick Quinn]

To be more precise, it's a llama, standing in Lake Titicaca, taken in Peru in 1971!

[Mark Sedenquist]

Gotta to wonder why the Llama was standing in the lake!

Mark