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The following day we drove past Mecca, down long straight roads lined with groves of immaculately arrayed lemon trees. Here and there we saw columns of pickup trucks with groups of gum-chewing brown skinned men leaning against the dusty fenders, who seemed resigned to wait for some higher power to call on them to start the harvest. The asphalt gave way to silt and stones eventually, and we found ourselves driving through the desert toward a sunscorched mountain range where lay our manifest, our canyon destination.
This bridge crosses Big Raccoon Creek in Mecca, Indiana. It has since been closed to vehicle traffic and is only open to pedestrians.
Built: 1873
Built by: J. J. Daniels
Total Length: 176 ft
Mecca, Indiana (Parke County)
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Every once in awhile you come upon a soul so bright it nearly blinds you...
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A rare Imperial Valley rainstorm has covered the ground in thick, sludgy mud here at Mecca, 187 feet below sea level. On slightly higher and much drier ground, UP ZMQLC 17 blasts through the west end of Mecca siding.
The rear DPU on ZLAJX 16 passes under the SP cantilever signal at the west end of Mecca siding. These signals were some of the last searchlight holdouts on the Yuma Subdivision, but were removed a short time later. This train is headed to CSX interchange and will eventually go all the way to Jacksonville, FL, returning this engine to home rails.
While cleaning up my hard-disk for space today, found this picture which I took long back. some how missed to upload. Its clich'ed, I know .. but just thought of posting this silhouette along with my other silhouette picture of the day.
Suggested view: Large On Black
This is one of the doors to the El Mecca Club. The double doors confuses me as this was never any kind of garage. The facade doesn't even hint at that. I found this place the darnedest thing I'd seen in a while. Now I wish I had taken a full frontal, but the light was going fast and I had much to do. The Brown Bottle, posted earlier, is next door. Commercial Street, Waterloo, Iowa
OMG Mecca....u're so tiny....
PS: really dunno how this is done!!cause my pc video is fucked up, and i see all brightned!!!!
Super Busy these days, so these pictures are unedited. They are from Hio's Meet the Artist at Avatrait, which was really fun!
With Easter upon us, I always enjoy watching the film the Ten Commandments, as Moses leads the people out of Egypt after 400 years of bondage. They had their long quest, and I have mine: for years now, I've been on the quest to try to find a Union Pacific train with a clean locomotive! As you can imagine, like Moses, it has been a long and difficult journey. UP, like the Pharaoh, has done everything in its power to stop me. But I have persevered, and on April 18, I reached the end of my journey. Union Pacific finally gave in, opened the gates at West Colton, Calif., and released an eastbound train with a semi-clean leader! I was in Palm Springs, but rushed to the Salton Sea area, where the waters parted and the train cruised through a series of S-curves at North Shore! With tongue firmly in cheek, let us praise the Railfan Gods who made it happen!
سلآلآم ،،
يالله هذي ملـونه لعيـون عبدالرحمن ومنـوره لعيـون فهيـدآآن ض1
Taken & Edit by: me
Camera: Canon EOS 500D
Exposure: (8)
Aperture: ƒ/22
Exposure Program: Manual
Focal Length:18 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Flash:Off, Did not fire
Lens: Canon EF 18-55
The old Locarno Ballroom building in Sale, another fabulous old 1930s building now a Mecca bingo.
Rather than manipulate the leaning building I've kept it as the lens see's it, thought its adds something to the shot ????
Well this one is one of my favorite one because be her in SL i found alote of stuff that i like but i found a great freand that i relay but relay care too much...
The SP cantilever signal at the west end of Mecca siding. This was one of the last ones to be replaced on the Yuma Sub, hanging on until at least 2017. The juxtaposition of palm trees and snow-capped mountains makes for an unusual backdrop.
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The rear DPU on ILXG4 15 passes the SP cantilever signal at Mecca. I always really liked this spot, as the combination of mountains, palm trees, and signal cantilever formed a wonderful backdrop. Today this part of the Sunset Route is double tracked, but the spot has a bit less character without the signals.