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Fort Jefferson on Garden Key in the Dry Tortugas. Fort Jefferson is the largest, most powerful masonry fort in the entire United States and was designed to maintain control of the entry way (and some nearby deep water anchorages) to the Gulf of Mexico. Built from 1846 - 1975 out of more than 16 million bricks, it was never finished. Dr. Samuel Mudd was held here for nearly four years after setting the broken legg of John Wilkes Boothe following the assasination of President Lincoln. Nearly 70 miles west of Key West, the Dry Tortugas mark the end of the third largest barrier reef in the world. (Nathanael Miller, 26 July 2017)
The MV Tacoma, launched in 1997. The Tacoma, Wenatchee, and the Puyallup are Jumbo Mark II-class ferries, the largest in the Washington State Ferry fleet. Seattle, Washington. (13 Oct. 2019; Nathanael Miller)
The new Tennessee State Museum building opened in October 2018. Telling the story of the Tennessee from prehistoric times through the modern era, its vast collection is well worth a visit. Featured artifacts include one of Daniel Boone's rifles; a rare 13-star U.S. flag with the original 6-pointed stars first mandated by Congress before the flag was changed to 5-pointed stars; a coat made by future-president Andrew Johnson when he was still a tailor; chairs used during Civil Rights sit-ins; and outfits and instruments used by Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. Nashville, Tennessee. (Nathanael Miller. 21 Nov. 2018)
Fort McAllister along the Ogeechee River secured Savannah from Union assault until Gen. William T. Sherman captured it Dec. 13, 1864, thus securing Savannah and ending his March to the Sea. Richmond Hill, Georgia. (Nathanael Miller, 17 Feb. 2018)
The Branson Scenic Railway operates out of the historic 1905 depot in Branson, using engines and rolling stock built during the 1940s and 1950s. The line's southern route takes it to the Barren Fork Valley in Arkansas. Branson, Missouri. (Nathanael Miller, 4 April 2018)
Even on a rainy evening, Washington teems with life and tourists. Washington, D.C. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Jan. 2018)
21 image composite panorama showing a 360 degree view of all of Key West from atop the Key West Lighthouse, completed in 1848 to replace the one destroyed in the 1846 hurricane. (Nathanael Miller, 27 July 2017)
Self-portrait. The abandoned and crumbling power house ovder the Little Patuxent River at historic Savage Mill has been left to ruin even as the rest of the mill was reborn as a unique shopping center. Savage Mill started life in 1821 as a cotton mill in Savage, Maryland. (Nathanael Miller. 05 May 2018)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
The New York-class battleship USS Texas (BB 35) was in commission from 1914 - 1948. It is one of the few American ships (and only battleship left) that served in both World Wars I and II. The ship has been a museum since 1948. La Porte, Texas. (Nathanael Miller, 01 Nov. 2018)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
The Pink Elephant Antique Mall is a modern roadside attraction. It opened in the old Livingston High School building after the school closed in 2004 after consolidating with another school. Route 66 was established in 1926 as the core of the new U.S. highway system and ran from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California. It was decommssioned in 1985 after the completion of the interstate system. Vast lenghts of it are preserved today as "Historic Route 66" by the states it ran through. Livingston, Illinois. (Nathanael Miller, 2 April 2018)
The Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine is the oldest masonry fort in the continental U.S. It was begun in 1672, and today visitors can see areas with original paint and even carvings of ships and other historic graffiti. Even on a rainy, cloudy day St. Augustine is a vibrant city to walk around. Founded in 1565 by the Spanish, it is the oldest continually inhabited European-founded city in the U.S. St. Augustine, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 04 Nov. 2018)
Mammoth Cave is the longest known cave system in the world with over 400 miles of tunnels mapped. It was carved over over millions of years by the underground Styx and Echo rivers, which empty into the Green River. It was first discovered 6,000 years ago by Native Americans and has been integral to Kentucky history ever since. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Dec. 2017)
Puu Hawaiiloa seen past North Beach on the Mokapu Peninsula. Kaneohe Marine Base, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 15 April 2018)
The CSS Neuse' forefoot (where the prow joins the keel), looking aft. The CSS Neuse Civil War Interpretive Center houses the salvaged wreckage of the Confederate ironclad CSS Neuse. Built on and sunk in the Neuse River, the Neuse yielded the largest collection of artifacts of any Confederate ironclad. The Neuse is one of only four salvaged Civil War ironclads on display in the country. Kinston, North Carolina (Nathanael Miller, 6 Feb. 2018)
USS Arizona (BB 39). Arizona was hit by an armor-piercing bomb that detonated her forward magazines during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The ship exploded, killing 1,177 of the 1,512 sailors on board at the time (about half of the lives lost during the attack). Of these dead, 1,102 are still aboard. Arizona was commissioned in 1916 and decommssioned in 1942. The memorial was built in 1962 and is visited by about 2 million people annually. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 20 April 2018)
The new Tennessee State Museum building opened in October 2018. Telling the story of the Tennessee from prehistoric times through the modern era, its vast collection is well worth a visit. Featured artifacts include one of Daniel Boone's rifles; a rare 13-star U.S. flag with the original 6-pointed stars first mandated by Congress before the flag was changed to 5-pointed stars; a coat made by future-president Andrew Johnson when he was still a tailor; chairs used during Civil Rights sit-ins; and outfits and instruments used by Dolly Parton, Tina Turner, Elvis Presley, and Johnny Cash. Nashville, Tennessee. (Nathanael Miller. 21 Nov. 2018)
Pikes Peak reaches a height of 14,115 feat, though its summit can be blocked by early winter storms due ot its extreme height. It is the highest peak in the Front Range of the Rockies, and one of the 53 mountains in Colorado that exceeds 14,000 feet. Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Nathanael Miller, 25 Oct. 2018)
USS Ponce (LPD 15)'s Quarterdeck flags and well deck fragments at the President Lincoln Cottage at the old Soldiers Home (today the Armed Forces Retirement Home). This house is three miles from the White House, and the Lincolns lived here during the springs and summers from 1862 - 1865. Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation here. Washington, D.C. (Nathanael Miller, 12 Jan. 2018)
Myself at Patriot's Point Naval and Maritime Museum. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. (Nathanael Miller, 14 Feb. 2018)
The Three Sisters, ancient volcanos in the Three Sisters Wilderness. Part of the Cascades Range. Lane County, Oregon. (Nathanael Miller, 29 August 2018)
Mount Rainier National Park. Mount Rainier the highest peak of the Cascade volcanoes, rising 14,411 feet above sea level. It is also considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes in North America. Mount Rainier National Park Washington. (5 Aug. 2020; Nathanael Miller)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
Albus the Crab playing in the snow in my neighborhood as Washington State gets hammered by multiple blizzards. Silverdale, Washington. (Nathanael Miller. 10 Feb. 2019)
Kawamoto Orchid Nursery is located in Palolo Valley. They've been cultivating orchids for over 70 years. Honolulu, Hawaii. (Nathanael Miller. 19 April 2018)
Georgia Hall, built 1933 as Frankllin Roosevelt developed the Roosevelt Institute. FDR would stop here to greet children recovering from polio every time he came to Warm Springs. FDR came to Warm Springs in 1924 seeking therapy in the natural warm springs as he worked to recover from polio. His "Little White House" was built in 1932 and he used it as a retreat while president, and died in the house in April 1945. Warm Springs, Georgia. (Nathanael Miller, 17 March 2018)
Key West Lighthouse, completed in 1848 to replace the one destroyed in the 1846 hurricane. (Nathanael Miller, 27 July 2017)
Looking southwest into the crater from the northeast, the laval dome in the center of the crater is a prominent feature. Rising to 8,363 feet, Mount St. Helens lost about 1,300 feet from its height during the eruption of May, 1980. The entire north face of the mountain broke away in the largest landslide in recorded history, resulting in a lateral eruption that killed 57 people and temporarily blasted nearby Spirit Lake clear out of its bed. Today a massive lava dome occupies the center of the crater. Mount St. Helens remains the currently most active of the Cascade volcanoes. Washington State. (15 June 2019; Nathanael Miller)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
I lived in Tallahassee from 1992 - 1997. I interned at the Museum of Florida History in 1994, and then got my first post-FSU job there from 1994 - 1995 when budget cuts slashed a number of state jobs. The museum was opened in 1977 and is housed in the R. A. Gray Building behind the state capitol. One of my early jobs was cataloguing and recording the condition of several Civil War flags before sending them for conservation, the most rare being the 5th Florida regimental flag. Other exhibits I regularly cleaned, such as the case for the builder's model of the battleship USS Florida and citrus packing house. I had a minor part assisting in the construction of the diorama of Florida's first people. Tallahassee, Florida. (Nathanael Miller, 05 Nov. 2018)
Built in 1871 to mark the dangerous Colchester Reef in Lake Champlain, the lighthouse was deactivated in 1933 and moved to the museum in 1952. A museum of art, design, and Americana, the Shelburne Museum maintains a large campus that displays many historic buildings along with the vast art collection. Shelburne, Vermont. (Nathanael Miller, 01 Aug. 2018)