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The enormous Lockhart General Store sits gutted and abandoned in the virtual ghost town of Lockhart, California. Two stories high and with the roof missing, it looks more like a gymnasium or inner-city playground inside than a retail store.
Lockhart is not a place you wind up by accident; it's well off the beaten path, but accessible by either Harper Lake Rd from CA-58, or from Hinkley, CA via the OLD CA-58 route, now referred to as "Santa Fe Avenue", which is a bit of an odd name, since it's nothing more than 9 miles of wide dirt road running through and around absolutely nothing. To be fair though, the road WAS in nice shape; even in my little midsize rental car, I could crank it up past 70 mph and the road was as smooth as an interstate.
There's nothing quite like the serenity of nights by yourself, out in the middle of the desert, far away from anywhere and anyone. Try it...you'll see.
Night, 2/3 moon, CTO-gelled flashlight & blue-gelled strobe.
Never processed, unlit angle on the canopy over Lockhart, California, March 2007. Full moon for 3:42
The late morning sunshine reflecting its way down on to Lockhart Road as I stroll through Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.
We wish you a Wonderful Christmas.
Somehow, not only for Christmas,
But all the long year through,
The joy that you give to others
Is the joy that comes back to you;
And the more you spend in blessing
The poor and lonely and sad,
The more of your heart’s possessing
Returns to make you glad.
– John Greenleaf Whittier
This pier was rebuilt recently. The Gulf Stream current comes right to Lake Worth Beach, bringing species you don’t typically find close to shore right into the surf.
It's the first place an angler caught a sailfish from land. When the northwest winds blow in winter, a few diehard anglers launch live baits clipped to kites and fly the baits out to deeper water.
This pier is also a legendary snook fishing spot. Plenty of pompano, cobia and snappers are caught as well. You can rent tackle and buy bait right there as well.
The hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005, were especially damaging for Lake Worth. The fishing pier was smashed by 3 storms: Hurricanes Frances, Jeanne and Wilma. The pier reopened in 2009 and self funds with modest entry fees for sightseers ($1.00) and fisherman ($3.00). The rebuilt pier has been raised 5 feet. The surfing in Lake Worth is consistently good, as a result of the sandbars created by the pier.
Situated on this pier is a restaurant called Benny's on the Beach, established in 1986, Benny's on the Beach has been a staple of Lake Worth Beach and continues its great reputation as of today.
Benny's features the best breakfast in Palm Beach County. Conveniently located right on the pier of Lake Worth, Benny's on The Beach offers not only amazing food but the one of the nicest views in all of South Florida. Known for the delicious french toast, pancakes, and eggs benedict, Some of their best sellers include Nutty Almond french toast, Stuffed Red Raspberry french toast, Lobster benedict, as well as our humongous three egg omelets.
Benny's also serves up an amazing lunch with some of the freshest seafood around. Appetizers include our world famous Calamari, Garlic Steamed Clams, and our delicious Mussels served in a creamy garlic sauce that is sure to keep you coming for more. Benny's also serves the best gyro pita, burgers, salads, and fresh seafood.
Established in 1986, Benny's on the Beach has been a staple of Lake Worth and continues its great reputation for 27 years and counting
Credit for the data above is given to the following websites:
www.visitflorida.com/en-us/things-to-do/florida-fishing/p...
beachspot.org/surf-the-pier-at-lake-worth-beach-places-to...
www.yelp.com/biz/bennys-on-the-beach-lake-worth
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It's another trawl through the 2013 archives, and there's a few I didn't upload from my studio session with Ioan Williams back in August.
It's another trawl through the 2013 archives, and there's a few I didn't upload from my studio session with Ioan Williams back in August.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Teton Pass had the best snow of anywhere I skied this season. The scenery was so amazing that I had to bring my camera on a few runs.
I went all the way to Eastbourne for the Partial Solar Eclipse on 20 March with two months meticulous planning, location hunting, framing, test runs, ambition, setting up backups with a refractor remote controlled at my home window, a laptop simultaneous controlling 3 cameras, one for HA, one for widefield 24mm shot and one remotely in London in case of cloud cover in Eastbourne...
...and all I got was this T shirt...I mean photo, taken by a passerby street photographer lapping up the opportunity to capture my disillusionment as both Eastbourne and London were clouded out with a thick white blanket.
Many thanks to Sue Lockhart Images ( www.flickr.com/photos/suelockhartimages/ ) who sneakily snapped this image that pretty much tells the whole story. In fact, its a great shot. No words needed.
A lone male lion on the South African side of Kgalagadi on his pre sunrise walk to Craig Lockhart Windmill for a drink
It's another trawl through the 2013 archives, and there's a few I didn't upload from my studio session with Ioan Williams back in August.
It's another trawl through the 2013 archives, and there's a few I didn't upload from my studio session with Ioan Williams back in August.
A few minutes north of present-day CA-58 along Harper Lake Rd, out in the middle of nowhere now, sat the small community of Lockhart, California. When I visited the Mojave in June of 2011, this abandoned general store was easily the most significant building for miles around.
To call Lockhart a ghost town now would be generous indeed, as there is now almost nothing left out there to prove it ever existed. Even this old structure, titanic by rural "general store" standards, has been demolished since I was there 10 short months ago, to make way for a new solar power station.
Check it out large on black.
Night, 2/3 moon, CTO-gelled X2000 flashlight.