xinbox2
Page, AZ
with the impending closure of the Navajo generating Station in Page, the BMLP days are numbered. Seen here during super hazy high sun a true BMLP adorned E60 leads the "morning" empty roaring upgrade out of the Lake Powell area. A rather large houseboat roaming the lake can be seen to the left of the frame. Looks rather tiny from up here.
Part of the summer roadtrip, Dad, DG, and I set out to try and capture the BMLP after departing Pueblo (Colorado). This would be my fourth visit to this isolated operation.
After what took two lifetimes to cross from Chama to Page we were greeted by a gorgeous morning. arriving at the power plant the train was spied, lucky- or so we thought.
Set up for this rather mundane angle it wasnt long before some employees of the plant arrived to inform us that 'photography of the plant isnt permitted", and someone else would be along to formerly ask us to leave. Albeit, we were trespassing, as we were standing on the shoulder of a state roadway! Common sense would indicate better photos of the power plant could be taken from the road half mile further west, not to mention from a moving car. Silliness. That wasnt the worst of it, also was informed the train wouldnt depart for another 3 hours. Three hours from 0630 MST meant dreaded high sun. after some raised tempers, it was decided we would go for a ride and visit the Glenn Canyon dam, and have some breakfast. A quick McD's, and a a 15 minute wait for the damn visitor center to open (that damn dam) everyone was nearly over the disappointment. Arriving back at the first photo location, the train was still hanging around the plant- an hour later the sumbitch finally started eastward. As it could have ended up much worse, no train at all, Ill take what I can get for a "Q&D" stopover in Navajo country.
Page, AZ
with the impending closure of the Navajo generating Station in Page, the BMLP days are numbered. Seen here during super hazy high sun a true BMLP adorned E60 leads the "morning" empty roaring upgrade out of the Lake Powell area. A rather large houseboat roaming the lake can be seen to the left of the frame. Looks rather tiny from up here.
Part of the summer roadtrip, Dad, DG, and I set out to try and capture the BMLP after departing Pueblo (Colorado). This would be my fourth visit to this isolated operation.
After what took two lifetimes to cross from Chama to Page we were greeted by a gorgeous morning. arriving at the power plant the train was spied, lucky- or so we thought.
Set up for this rather mundane angle it wasnt long before some employees of the plant arrived to inform us that 'photography of the plant isnt permitted", and someone else would be along to formerly ask us to leave. Albeit, we were trespassing, as we were standing on the shoulder of a state roadway! Common sense would indicate better photos of the power plant could be taken from the road half mile further west, not to mention from a moving car. Silliness. That wasnt the worst of it, also was informed the train wouldnt depart for another 3 hours. Three hours from 0630 MST meant dreaded high sun. after some raised tempers, it was decided we would go for a ride and visit the Glenn Canyon dam, and have some breakfast. A quick McD's, and a a 15 minute wait for the damn visitor center to open (that damn dam) everyone was nearly over the disappointment. Arriving back at the first photo location, the train was still hanging around the plant- an hour later the sumbitch finally started eastward. As it could have ended up much worse, no train at all, Ill take what I can get for a "Q&D" stopover in Navajo country.