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©2016, by Denis D'Arbela
A bit of a different take on this scene as a PRS crew works ore loads above and an extra crew pulls limestone out of Lakehead.
ASC's American Spirit departed its winter layup berth at the Lakehead Pipeline dock and departed Duluth for Silver Bay. Ice assist by the Missouri. The Spirit has great guest quarters - National Steel made sure of that for its first, and only, 1,000-footer (George A Stinson). After departing Duluth the Spirit became beset in ice and was eventually freed today by the cutter Alder. 3/23/19
The American Spirit freighter passes under the Aerial Lift Bridge and into Lake Superior at Duluth, Minnesota.
Some of the 66,000+ tons of Minntac pellets that the American Spirit will take to U.S. Steel's Great Lakes Works at Zug Island (Detroit).
We huddled behind Safeway at the beginning of the wiggle posing as
San Francisco Bicycle Collation.
Canon A1 50mm f/1.4 Fuji 400h
These slips were empty a few days ago as ships entered service but the Indiana Harbor and American Spirit showed up for repairs. Duluth is the farthest west on what is known as the Inland Seas - aka Great Lakes. The way those sticks are growing in the foreground I'm not sure how much longer this shot will be in play, unless one has a drone (or a pole).
Our chariot to Zug Island (Detroit - USS Great Lakes Works) backs into the slip next to Dock 6 in Duluth where the footer will load over 66,000 tons of Minntac acid pellets. Despite being near the longest day of the year, long shadows partially disrupt the passage of BNSF's Duluth remote job.
Each year, I had this stenciled emblem painted on the curb in front of my house. It's under the mailbox. It needs a good cleaning and retouching.
The itinerant artist who created this each year has not returned this year...
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M/V American Spirit waits to load Minntac acid pellets for Detroit (USS - Great Lakes Works) at CN Dock 6 in West Duluth.
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American Spirit loads Minorca pellets for Indiana Harbor at Two Harbors on a beautiful September morning.
A satiric take on the role Native Americans played in the tobacco culture (hint: they used tobacco for cultural purposes rather than as a drug).
American Spirit,/b> 20004-5 by David P. Bradley.
Mixed media (plywood,paper,acrylic paint,aluminum foil, PVC).
Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado
Detroit, Michigan, USA
flag: Federal Oshima: Marshall Islands [MH]
American Spirit: United States [US]
Kongo Star: Malta [MT]
Seen in passing at the local Canadian National Railway yards. This was a former Great Northern Dome car that has been refurbished and beautifully restored by Canadian National. All aboard...what a ride it would be!
The American Spirit with a load of ore for Indiana Harbor was pushed by strong currents off its path out of the Duluth harbor and ended up nearly hitting a building. Fortunately they dropped their anchors and stopped just short of impact with the help of shallow water near the wall. The thousand footer was freed later in the evening with the help of two tugs. Fleetmate American Integrity sits at anchor in the distance.
An extra CP switch rolls past two boats in winter layup. The stored BNSF ore cars will hopefully go back to work in a few weeks when Keewatin Taconite reopens.
This image was one of my first of John Muir Woods. Hard to believe it is only just a few short miles from downtown San Francisco.
Had it not been that this little grove of Coastal Redwoods was in a steep valley it would have surely been cut down for lumber by early settlers. Fortunately it was purchased a by Congressman William Kent who wanted to wanted to protect it rather than exploit it. Much of California's old growth redwoods were gone. These trees are 2000+ years old so efforts by logging companies to replant would not be realized for generations to come. This is why what is left of our Old Growth forests must be preserved. You might think the monument would be named after Congressman Kent but he insisted it be named after famous naturalist John Muir who was instrumental in saving much of our state's natural wonders for future generations to enjoy. I wish there was some way to thank these people for their generosity and foresight. I hope that though my photography I convey that thanks to some small degree.
You can visit Muir Woods year round. Now you might think from this image that the park is relatively uncrowned. That is NOT the case. Even on stormy wintery days, the park is full of people and getting a shot like this is near impossible due to the crowds. You must have a lot of patience or a few photographic tricks up your sleeve.
When the first rains come and the creek overflows the sand bar at Muir Beach, the Salmon make their yearly run up the stream to lay eggs. You can see the fry (baby salmon) in the creek most of the year.
One nice thing about this park is that it is fully accessible to the handicap and I was able to bring my aging grandmother here for a visit and take her over the 1.2 mile trail though the redwoods. It was a special day for all of us as she had never seen the redwoods.
If you wish to shoot Muir Woods the best advice I can give is that you bring a tripod. Especially if you plan to stay till twilight.
Enjoy!
Darv
© Darvin Atkeson
The color in the sky kept changing as blue hour gave way to golden hour at Detroit. Paul R. Tregurtha fueling at Mistersky and Fednav vessel Federal Nakagawa unloading at Nicholson.
Making the turn at the Belle Isle Coast Guard station, the American Spirit is downbound for Zug Island.
On Explore.
Celebrating the Glory of Our Nation and the Freedom We Share!
Here's to Our Country, to Freedom, to Liberty, and most of all to Family, to Friends and to YOU! Happy 4th of July to All!
Dock 5 on the left hasn't been used since the mid-1980s while the largest ore dock on the Great Lakes, Dock 6 on the right, continues to serve CN today.
First daylight passage of 2019 on the St. Clair River at Marine City, MI - ASC's 1,004' American Spirit headed south