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Photoed in Eilat in Oct 2004, near the "amazing world experience", in the Queen of Sheeba Hotel mall
Photographing this historic, one-lane suspension bridge in Ophir, New Zealand was truly one of those "Magic Moments". The setting was gorgeous, the weather perfect, absolute silence, no people, no traffic, just me, my camera and the bridge.
Ophir Bridge - Also known as the Daniel O'Connell Bridge, built 1880, Manuherikia River.
Marmot sitting on the rock. We were told they are a nuisance and eat the wiring and such in vehicles.
This humble timber cottage is unusual in that its lean-to is built of stone. Adding to the mix of materials is a mud-brick addition at the side, all carefully restored. Behind is a stone and pose de terre bunkroom. The original two-room cottage dates back to early mining days.
Elm Cottage is a Heritage NZ registered building (no.3230).
A view down the Howard Fork Valley to Ophir from high up Ophir Pass Road that runs between Highway 550 and Telluride, Colorado.
The Old Drapery Shop. One of the many old buildings in Ophir a boom and bust town during the gold mining era. Central Otago, New Zealand. See Me On Black
Ophir, Utah
Some officers of Camp Douglas found out that Native Americans used homemade silver and lead bullets and ornaments. Troops of General Connor checked the region and find some primitive mining sites on the western slopes of the Oquirrh Mountains in 1865.
There must have been some literate prospectors there, because one of the mines was named after the land of King Solomon's mining land, Ophir. The new prosperous city had more than 6000 inhabitants. Lead, silver, zinc and some gold was extracted from the mines. The city had its own railroad line, post office, saloons, newspaper, hotels, a town hall combined with a fire station.
Some of the mines are still operating today, but the number of the population decreased radically. According to the census of 1970 the town had 76 inhabitants. Today it has 23. One of them is the sheriff.
Several of the old houses were transformed into souvenir shops and other old buildings were recently remodeled. The town is full of "NO TRESPASSING" signs (including the city park): many contemporary "prospectors" tried to transform the standing old buildings into souvenirs. The abandoned mining structures, coaches, remains of old bridges, the "no trespassing" signs make the narrow canyon a place from a Stephen King novel.
Peter and I went off-roading last week while in Colorado and happened upon the somewhat treacherous Ophir Pass while driving through Ophir. This is the view from the West side of the pass, just below the summit at 11,790ft. The road is the tiny shelf along the mountain and serves as a shortcut to the town of Silverton. If you view it large you can see some jeeps along the shelf.
It was taken in a US combat camp (that was used during the Vietnam war 1965-1975, with the help of the USA)
This one is located 10 miles down a very winding county road. There is no sign of a community nearby, just the PO sitting on the side of the road. It's only open 9:30-11:30AM.
The postmaster retired December 1, 2010 and this office ceased to exist.
This is the valley where Ophir, CO is. It's really a beautiful area. This was taken right off of the beginning of Ophir Pass, which is a beautiful mountain pass with a fairly intimidating ascent. There were storms all week.
A 4 shot vertical panorama captured on the Ophir Road on the border of Cabonne and Bathurst council areas.
Ophir , 109,78 x 11,46 x 3,61 , 3108 ton , Bouwjaar 1999 , Werf Santierul Naval Orsova SA in Orsova ( Roemeniƫ ) en Fulton in Hemiksem ( Belgie ) , 2000 pk ABC en 608 pk Scania Veth-Jet , ex Thalys , eigenaar Vof. Westpier Scheepvaartbedrijf (E.R. Visscher / P.J.D. Boon) in Rotterdam , ENI 02328856
Progress laid waste to the fine old Ophir Depot in 1957. I passed through a couple of months later for the first time and it was gone in the name of highway constructon. Old Ophir, to the east of the depot's location a couple of miles is now a thriving sub-section of Telluride, but the tiny post office that Mrs. Belisle moved to in 1957 still serves the community and is one of the smallest free standing post offices in the US.