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Rustic houses scattered along the Downie River in the California Mother Lode. Downieville was one of the main population centers during the California Gold Rush sporting a population of over 2000 people. Now days it's a sleepy out-of-the-way town of 280 inhabitants. It hasn't lost it's historical charm.
Downieville CA
In Bridgeport, CA @ South Yuba River State Park; was boarded up when we visited, supposedly to open again later on. This region is part of the famous California Gold Country.
There's a reason we call it the Golden State. All you have to do is see the desert at sunset.
This shot is a panoramic, technically. I took individual shots of the badlands around Zabriskie Point and stitched them together to get this detailed and nuanced look at the landscape.
Death Valley is on Western Shoshone land.
The Durgan Bridge in Downieville California is a 140 foot single lane rigid connected Pratt through truss span built in 1938 across the North Yuba River. It was built by Judson Pacific according to the steel plaque on the bridge which reads “Judson Pacific Co., San Francisco 1938. Downieville is the unincorporated county seat of Sierra County California with a population of about 290, is famous internationally to mountain bikers with an elevation of 4,137 feet and is generally acknowledged as one of the best preserved frontier towns in California Gold Country. My damsel brought me to Downieville on day we just went out for ride, something we very much enjoy doing and because of life obligations, work, we haven’t done much recently other than our planned vacations/outings. It’s always fun to see what’s around you, you never know what piece of history or mystery lie around the next corner even in your own backyard. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @visitcalifornia @visitsierracounty #omd #microfourthirds #olympus #micro43 #micro43photography #downieville #bridge
On the Road. ... Barstow Station MacDonnald's
Barstow - California - Usa.
Video "... On the Road": youtu.be/BIohfLij5mU
Video "CALIFORNIA Gold Rush MARIPOSA": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNU9_XjL50&t=27s
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We spent the weekend at Pine Mountain Lake, a gated community near Yosemite National Park, California. On Sunday we went for a hike at the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, which is part of the Yosemite National Park. To access the hiking trails one fist passes through a tunnel after crossing the dam. Walking through the tunnel I noticed a golden shine on the walls, which made me think of the California gold rush.
The dam of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir was completed in 1923. It was built to provide drinking water 167 miles (269 km) west to the San Francisco Bay Area. To reduce the chance of contamination, swimming and boating is not allowed in the reservoir.
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Bodie Ghost Town
California
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boom town. From 1877 to 1882, Bodie was a bustling town with more than 10,000 residents and produced more than $35 million in gold and silver.
Placerville, CA
In the days of 1849, when this city was called Hangtown, vigilantes executed many men for various crimes. This was the site of Hay Yard, on which stood the 'Hangman's Tree.' The stump of the tree is under the building on which the plaque is placed. Location: 305 Main St. Placerville
Placerville, in the California Gold Country, was once called Hangtown. An effigy of a man being hung is roped from the second floor of a building where the Hangman's Tree bar, an historic spot marks the spot of the town hangings. Gold was discovered in this region, and the wild west atmosphere created a dire need for laws to regulate criminals and those who took what they wanted, including lives. Hangtown was one of the first places where justice was delivered with a rope from a tree. It was initially called Dry Diggins but changed its name to Hangtown for the many hangings that meted swift justice to offenders during the mid 1800's.
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That Arizona sky burnin' in your eyes
You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul like California gold
You found the light in me that I couldn't find
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Lovers in the night
Poets tryin' to write
We don't know how to rhyme
But, damn, we try
But all I really know
You're where I wanna go
The part of me that's you will never die
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Oh, yeah
I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way, way, yeah
When you look at me
And the whole world fades
I'll always remember us this way
The Collins Company Axe Factory was a world-renowned manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. The company was the largest manufacturer of axes in the nineteenth century. It closed its doors in 1966. (Wikipedia)
national hotel (aka national exchange hotel)
nevada city, california
this landmark hotel was established in 1852. i added mirror fx and a bit of cloning for the sake of symmetry. see another view in comment box below.
Lola Montez, whose birth name was Mario Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert when she was born in Ireland in 1818 though she claimed to be born in Spain. A flamboyant woman of international intrigue that left her indelible mark upon the California Gold Rush town of Grass Valley, where she married newspaper man Patrick Hull and they purchased this home on Mill Street near downtown Grass Valley. It was the only home Lola ever owned and this replica stands where the original once stood as it had to be torn down because it had become horribly deteriorated. Ironically myself being from back east, Lola spent her last years of life in New York City where she passed away and is buried. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 12-40 f/2.8 lens #developportdev @gothamtomatosays @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @californiaisbeauty @nevadacountyca @visitcalifornia @visitgrassvalley #omd #olympusphotography #microfournerds #micro43photography #micro43 #lolamontez #grassvalley #grassvalleyca #grassvalleyculture
This beautiful lighthouse is part of the Golden Gate National Recreational Area. We went on this hike as part of a NPS organized hike where a ranger walks you through the history and other interesting information about this lighthouse. This was supposed to be a sunset hike but the fog was so dense, that was nowhere to be see. However, the fog reinforced many design considerations that went into the making of this lighthouse and the dangers it represented for ships entering this area
More than 300 boats ran aground near the Golden Gate during the California Gold Rush years, requiring a lighthouse. Up until 1940 the lighthouse could be reached by a trail, but erosion caused the trail to crumble into the sea. A wooden walkway was installed, but when that became treacherous a suspension bridge was built in 1954. This is the only lighthouse in the United States which can only be reached by a suspension bridge. More information here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Bonita_Lighthouse
One of my favorite places...
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown.
Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.
After running to the airport, I stopped by Hensen Dam looking for Lawrence's Goldfinches. There were quite a few of them mixed in with American & Lesser Goldfinches in the blooming mustard flower fields. ;-).
Lawrence's Goldfinches are mainly found in California and Baja California.
Hensen Dam, Los angeles County, CA
Located in downtown Grass Valley California is the Old Post Office building which was built by the United States Government in 1914 to manage mail, packages and gold shipments from the multiple mines that functioned in the Grass Valley area (Grass Valley being in the heart of the California Gold Rush). It served as Grass Valley’s Post Office until 1984, when a new Post Office was opened within walking distance of this beautiful edifice on Main Street. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus M. Zuiko PRO 12-40mm f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @visitcalifornia #grassvalley #olympus #olympusphotography #microfourthirds #micro43rds #omd #micro43photography #goldcountry @tenbabags @visitgrassvalley @nevadacountylandmarks @nevada.county
Just can't get enough from this gorgeous view.
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Portion of the factory and reflection in a holding pond. The Collins Company Axe Factory was a world-renowned manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. The company was the largest manufacturer of axes in the nineteenth century. It closed its doors in 1966. (Wikipedia)
Sacramento Historic City Cemetery (SHCC) and Victorian Garden
The SHCC came into existence during the height of the California Gold Rush Era in 1848 when Sacramento city came into its own as well. One of the hallmarks of this era is the wrought iron fencework on exhibit in abundance at the cemetery and throughout the older buildings in the city itself.
The sunset that evening was exceptional. The photo was taken from the San Leandro, CA marina. The long "wharf" is actually a maintenance walk-way and guidance lights for Oakland Airport. It starts square in the middle at the foot of an airstrip and extends like an arrow into the bay. There is another exceptionally long pier in Berkeley which extends into the bay where the public can walk and fish.
Was lucky to capture the last bloom of yellow lupin flowers.
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The 1849 California Gold Rush brought an influx of capitalists, merchants, professional practitioners, laborers, and agriculturists, among others seeking alternative wealth along the shores of San Francisco Bay. Some of those who vainly sought mineral gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills came further west, finding gold of another kind at Point Reyes. With their dairying skills honed in their previous homes, they could envision production of golden wheels of cheese and casks of butter to provision the growing population of nearby San Francisco. The treeless coastal plain beckoned with opportunity.
The early American settlers of the 1850s were impressed with the cool, moist climate of Point Reyes, providing near-ideal conditions for raising dairy cows. Abundant grass and forbs, a long growing season, and sufficient fresh water supplies promised productivity well in excess of domestic need. Unknown to the early ranchers, the expansive coastal prairie was most likely the byproduct of burning, weeding, pruning, and harvesting for at least two millennia by Coast Miwok and their antecedents.
More at: www.nps.gov/pore/learn/historyculture/stories_ranching.htm
The Victorian Goldfields were part of the settlement of Australia. The gold rush brought in floods of people from all over the world including miners from China. Many of the policies implemented to control the rush led to miners trekking overland for huge distances to escape taxes. The Eureka Stockade highlighted many problems. The flood of Chinese miners in Victoria and later in Queensland led directly to the White Australia Policy, something which was not rolled back for a long time and instituted widespread racism and other social consequences.
This montage is based on the landscape at Heathcote plus a miners photo from Trove.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_gold_rush
"In the 1850s gold discoveries in Victoria, in Beechworth, Castlemaine, Daylesford, Ballarat and Bendigo sparked gold rushes similar to the California Gold Rush.[6] At its peak, some two tonnes of gold per week flowed into the Treasury Building in Melbourne.
The gold exported to Britain in the 1850s paid off all of Britain's foreign debts and helped lay the foundation of her enormous commercial expansion in the latter half of the century."
Mount Shasta (Karuk: Úytaahkoo or "White Mountain") is a potentially active volcano at the southern end of the Cascade Range in Siskiyou County, California. At an elevation of 14,179 feet (4321.8 m), it is the second-highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth-highest in the state. Mount Shasta has an estimated volume of 85 cubic miles (350 km3), which makes it the most voluminous stratovolcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc. The mountain and surrounding area are part of the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.
Mount Shasta is connected to its satellite cone of Shastina, and together they dominate the landscape. Shasta rises abruptly to tower nearly 10,000 feet (3,000 m) above its surroundings. On a clear winter day, the mountain can be seen from the floor of the Central Valley 140 miles (230 km) to the south. The mountain has attracted the attention of poets, authors, and presidents.
The mountain consists of four overlapping dormant volcanic cones that have built a complex shape, including the main summit and the prominent satellite cone of 12,330 ft (3,760 m) Shastina, which has a visibly conical form. If Shastina were a separate mountain, it would rank as the fourth-highest peak of the Cascade Range (after Mount Rainier, Rainier's Liberty Cap, and Mount Shasta itself).
Mount Shasta's surface is relatively free of deep glacial erosion except, paradoxically, for its south side where Sargents Ridge runs parallel to the U-shaped Avalanche Gulch. This is the largest glacial valley on the volcano, although it does not now have a glacier in it. There are seven named glaciers on Mount Shasta, with the four largest (Whitney, Bolam, Hotlum, and Wintun) radiating down from high on the main summit cone to below 10,000 ft (3,000 m) primarily on the north and east sides. The Whitney Glacier is the longest, and the Hotlum is the most voluminous glacier in the state of California. Three of the smaller named glaciers occupy cirques near and above 11,000 ft (3,400 m) on the south and southeast sides, including the Watkins, Konwakiton, and Mud Creek glaciers.
The oldest-known human settlement in the area dates to about 7,000 years ago.
At the time of Euro-American contact in the 1820s, the Native American tribes who lived within view of Mount Shasta included the Shasta, Okwanuchu, Modoc, Achomawi, Atsugewi, Karuk, Klamath, Wintu, and Yana tribes.
The historic eruption of Mount Shasta in 1786 may have been observed by Lapérouse, but this is disputed. Although perhaps first seen by Spanish explorers, the first reliably reported land sighting of Mount Shasta by a European or American was by Peter Skene Ogden (a leader of a Hudson's Bay Company trapping brigade) in 1826. In 1827, the name "Sasty" or "Sastise" was given to nearby Mount McLoughlin by Ogden. An 1839 map by David Burr lists the mountain as Rogers Peak. This name was apparently dropped, and the name Shasta was transferred to present-day Mount Shasta in 1841, partly as a result of work by the United States Exploring Expedition.
Beginning in the 1820s, Mount Shasta was a prominent landmark along what became known as the Siskiyou Trail, which runs at Mount Shasta's base. The Siskiyou Trail was on the track of an ancient trade and travel route of Native American footpaths between California's Central Valley and the Pacific Northwest.
The California Gold Rush brought the first Euro-American settlements into the area in the early 1850s, including at Yreka, California and Upper Soda Springs. The first recorded ascent of Mount Shasta occurred in 1854 (by Elias Pearce), after several earlier failed attempts. In 1856, the first women (Harriette Eddy, Mary Campbell McCloud, and their party) reached the summit.
By the 1860s and 1870s, Mount Shasta was the subject of scientific and literary interest. In 1854 John Rollin Ridge titled a poem "Mount Shasta." A book by California pioneer and entrepreneur James Hutchings, titled Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California, contained an account of an early summit trip in 1855. The summit was achieved (or nearly so) by John Muir, Josiah Whitney, Clarence King, and John Wesley Powell. In 1877, Muir wrote a dramatic popular article about his surviving an overnight blizzard on Mount Shasta by lying in the hot sulfur springs near the summit. This experience was inspiration to Kim Stanley Robinson's short story "Muir on Shasta".
The 1887 completion of the Central Pacific Railroad, built along the line of the Siskiyou Trail between California and Oregon, brought a substantial increase in tourism, lumbering, and population into the area around Mount Shasta. Early resorts and hotels, such as Shasta Springs and Upper Soda Springs, grew up along the Siskiyou Trail around Mount Shasta, catering to these early adventuresome tourists and mountaineers.
In the early 20th century, the Pacific Highway followed the track of the Siskiyou Trail to the base of Mount Shasta, leading to still more access to the mountain. Today's version of the Siskiyou Trail, Interstate 5, brings thousands of people each year to Mount Shasta.
From February 13–19, 1959, the Mount Shasta Ski Bowl obtained the record for the most snowfall during one storm in the U.S., with a total of 15.75 feet (480 cm).
Mount Shasta was declared a National Natural Landmark in December 1976.
About 593,000 years ago, andesitic lavas erupted in what is now Mount Shasta's western flank near McBride Spring. Over time, an ancestral Mount Shasta stratovolcano was built to a large but unknown height; sometime between 300,000 and 360,000 years ago the entire north side of the volcano collapsed, creating an enormous landslide or debris avalanche, 6.5 cu mi (27 km3) in volume. The slide flowed northwestward into Shasta Valley, where the Shasta River now cuts through the 28-mile-long (45 km) flow.
What remains of the oldest of Mount Shasta's four cones is exposed at Sargents Ridge on the south side of the mountain. Lavas from the Sargents Ridge vent cover the Everitt Hill shield at Mount Shasta's southern foot. The last lavas to erupt from the vent were hornblende-pyroxene andesites with a hornblende dacite dome at its summit. Glacial erosion has since modified its shape.
The next cone to form is exposed south of Mount Shasta's current summit and is called Misery Hill. It was formed 15,000 to 20,000 years ago from pyroxene andesite flows and has since been intruded by a hornblende dacite dome.
There are many buried glacial scars on the mountain which were created in recent glacial periods ("ice ages") of the present Wisconsinian glaciation. Most have since been filled in with andesite lava, pyroclastic flows, and talus from lava domes. Shastina, by comparison, has a fully intact summit crater indicating Shastina developed after the last ice age. Shastina has been built by mostly pyroxene andesite lava flows. Some 9,500 years ago, these flows reached about 6.8 mi (10.9 km) south and 3 mi (4.8 km) north of the area now occupied by nearby Black Butte. The last eruptions formed Shastina's present summit about a hundred years later. But before that, Shastina, along with the then forming Black Butte dacite plug dome complex to the west, created numerous pyroclastic flows that covered 43 sq mi (110 km2), including large parts of what is now Mount Shasta, California and Weed, California. Diller Canyon (400 ft (120 m) deep and 0.25 mi (400 m) wide) is an avalanche chute that was probably carved into Shastina's western face by these flows.
The last to form, and the highest cone, the Hotlum Cone, formed about 8,000 years ago. It is named after the Hotlum glacier on its northern face; its longest lava flow, the 500-foot-thick (150-metre) Military Pass flow, extends 5.5 mi (8.9 km) down its northeast face. Since the creation of the Hotlum Cone, a dacite dome intruded the cone and now forms the summit. The rock at the 600-foot-wide (180-metre) summit crater has been extensively hydrothermally altered by sulfurous hot springs and fumaroles there (only a few examples still remain).
In the last 8,000 years, the Hotlum Cone has erupted at least eight or nine times. About 200 years ago the last significant Mount Shasta eruption came from this cone and created a pyroclastic flow, a hot lahar (mudflow), and three cold lahars, which streamed 7.5 mi (12.1 km) down Mount Shasta's east flank via Ash Creek. A separate hot lahar went 12 mi (19 km) down Mud Creek. This eruption was thought to have been observed by the explorer La Pérouse, from his ship off the California coast, in 1786, but this has been disputed.
During the last 10,000 years, Mount Shasta has erupted an average of every 800 years, but in the past 4,500 years the volcano has erupted an average of every 600 years. The last significant eruption on Mount Shasta may have occurred about two centuries ago.
USGS seismometers and GPS receivers operated by UNAVCO form the monitoring network for Mount Shasta. The volcano has been relatively quiet for at least the past 15 years, with only a handful of small magnitude earthquakes and no demonstrable ground deformation. Although geophysically quiet, periodic geochemical surveys indicate that volcanic gas emanates from a fumarole at the summit of Mount Shasta from a deep-seated reservoir of partly molten rock.
Mount Shasta can release volcanic ash, pyroclastic flows or dacite and andesite lava. Its deposits can be detected under nearby small towns. Mount Shasta has an explosive, eruptive history. There are fumaroles on the mountain, which show Mount Shasta is still alive.
The worst-case scenario for an eruption is a large pyroclastic flow, similar to that which occurred in the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Since there is ice, such as Whitney Glacier and Mud Creek Glacier, lahars would also result. Ash would probably blow inland, perhaps as far as eastern Nevada. There is a small chance an eruption could result in a collapse of the mountain, as happened when Mount Mazama in Oregon collapsed to form what is now called Crater Lake, but this is of much lower probability.
The United States Geological Survey monitors Mount Shasta and rates it as a very high-threat volcano.
The summer climbing season runs from late April until October, although many attempts are made in the winter. In winter, Sargents Ridge and Casaval Ridge, to the east and west of Avalanche Gulch, respectively, become the most traveled routes, to avoid avalanche danger. Mount Shasta is also a popular destination for backcountry skiing. Many of the climbing routes can be descended by experienced skiers, and there are numerous lower-angled areas around the base of the mountain.
The most popular route on Mount Shasta is Avalanche Gulch route, which begins at the Bunny Flat Trailhead and gains about 7,300 feet (2,200 m) of elevation in approximately 11.5 miles (18.5 km) round trip. The crux of this route is considered to be to climb from Lake Helen, at approximately 10,443 feet (3,183 m), to the top of Red Banks. The Red Banks are the most technical portion of the climb, as they are usually full of snow/ice, are very steep, and top out at around 13,000 feet (4,000 m) before the route heads to Misery Hill. The Casaval Ridge route is a steeper, more technical route on the mountain's southwest ridge best climbed when there's a lot of snow pack. This route tops out to the left (north) of the Red Banks, directly west of Misery Hill. So the final sections involve a trudge up Misery Hill to the summit plateau, similar to the Avalanche Gulch route.
No quota system currently exists for climbing Mount Shasta, and reservations are not required. However, climbers must obtain a summit pass and a wilderness permit to climb the mountain. Permits and passes are available at the ranger station in Mount Shasta and the ranger station in McCloud, or climbers can obtain self-issue permits and passes at any of the trailheads 24 hours a day.
(Wikipedia)
Der Mount Shasta ist ein zu der Kaskadenkette gehörender Vulkan im Norden des US-Bundesstaats Kalifornien.
Er ist mit einer Höhe von 4322 m nach dem Mount Rainier der zweithöchste Berg dieser Gebirgskette und einer der höchsten Berge Kaliforniens. Daneben ist er der zweithöchste Vulkan der USA.
Der Mount Shasta ist vulkanisch aktiv; der letzte Ausbruch fand im Jahre 1786 statt. Die Gipfelregion ist von fünf Gletschern bedeckt, darunter auch der größte Kaliforniens, der Whitney Glacier.
Die Erstbesteigung fand 1854 statt. Im Jahr 1998 gelang es Robert Webb, den Gipfel innerhalb von 24 Stunden sechsmal zu erklimmen. Er stieg insgesamt 11.500 Meter hoch, was einen Weltrekord darstellte.
Der gleichnamige Ort Mount Shasta mit etwa 3000 Einwohnern liegt am Fuß des Berges auf 1100 Metern Seehöhe. Er ist Ausgangspunkt für Wassersport-Trips zum vier Kilometer entfernten Siskiyou-See.
(Wikipedia)
Looking towards the Coastal Mountains in the background
Farmlands of the Sacramento Valley in Yolo County
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Today we went hiking at the Almaden Quicksilver County Park in San Jose, California. It's an extensive park with many trails, and not many people. There is also a ghost town, called English Town, built to house miners. Quicksilver, aka mercury was mined from 1847 to 1976. The mines were highly important during the California Gold Rush, since mercury was used to extract gold from ore. This is one of the few ruins that remain.
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Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay".
In anticipate of tomorrow's storm and because the Geminid Meteor Shower is covered by overcast in my part of the world, I decided to edit some rain photography. Had go all the way back to 2010! This is focus stack of two photographs - one for the rain on the window and the other on the trees.
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This is a 1900 ranch house located between the California Gold Rush towns of Columbia and Angels' Camp.
Abstract Autumn California Gold reflections in the Creek. Although we do not get the huge panorama colors of the Amazing fall colors in the North East, We do have brief pockets of Fall Magic.
The Collins Company Axe Factory was a world-renowned manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. The company was the largest manufacturer of axes in the nineteenth century. It closed its doors in 1966. (Wikipedia)
This one is a 2 row 8 shot Panorama with the Nikon D7100 and AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G
It’s always nice to go back to a much lighter camera to take if I’m going on a longer hike. These next few shots on this day were taken very close to home with the Nikon D7100.
When I’m not able to take longer trips to places that offer better scenery, i try to stay busy close to home. This gives me more sessions to develop my shooting skills for the times they’ll come in handy.
A tour on 02.04.15 of some of the rooms of the De Lamar Mansion which currently houses the Polish Embassy.
The Joseph Raphael De Lamar House is a mansion located at 233 Madison Avenue at the corner of 37th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1902-05 and was designed by C. P. H. Gilbert in the Beaux-Arts style. The De Lamar Mansion marked a stark departure from Gilbert's traditional style of French Gothic architecture and was instead robustly Beaux-Arts, heavy with rusticated stonework, balconies and a colossal mansard roof.
Joseph Raphael De Lamar was a Dutch-born merchant seaman who made a fortune in mining and metallurgy during the California Gold Rush. He had this residence built as his entré into New York society. It was to be a family residence, but soon after it was built De Lamar and his wife divorced. The 1910 census taker found De Lamar in residence with his daughter Alice, by then 15, and nine servants, a typical ratio for the time. De Lamar died eight years later in 1918 at the age of 75. His obituary in The Boston Daily Globe described him as a "man of mystery" and an accomplished organist. He left an estate worth $29 million to his daughter, who continued living in the house for a short time before moving to an apartment at 740 Park Avenue.
The mansion was sold to the American Bible Society, and in 1923 the National Democratic Club purchased it for its headquarters. In 1973, the Republic of Poland bought the mansion for $900,000 to house its Consulate General in New York.
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The other day we went hiking at the Almaden Quicksilver County Park in San Jose, California. It's an extensive park with many trails, and not many people. There is also a ghost town, called English Town, built to house miners. Quicksilver, aka mercury was mined from 1847 to 1976. The mines were highly important during the California Gold Rush, since mercury was used to extract gold from ore. There is a lonely mine cart and some mining equipment left at the entrance of the park.
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Fall beckons along the banks of the Lagunitas Creek in Marin County, California. Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California. It contains approximately 2,700 acres of redwood forest and grassland. The park contains about 600 acres of old-growth forest. The park is named for Samuel Penfield Taylor, who found gold during the California Gold Rush and used some of his money to buy a parcel of land along Lagunitas Creek