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Road trip southwest USA 2014
Day 6 : I stayed quite late photographing Monument Valley by night. What was planned was sleeping in my SUV near Muley Point. But I found a cheap motel in Mexican Hat (38$ the night), so I slept in a warm bed and took a good shower the following day. That was worth it! I was in perfect shape to start a new day, especially I had 2 parks in the agenda : Arches and Canyonlands!
Shot with Canon EOS 5D Mk. I + Tamron SP AF Aspherical Di LD IF 17-35 f/2.8-4 @35mm (geolocated in Flick'R map)
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Back in the day, if you were traveling by train from the west to Manhattan, this is the point where you would now be traveling by water.
As viewed from the North Window Overlook. The dirt parking lot at Artist Point is just barely visible.
JimFlix gave me the idea to paddle the entire length of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Leg two of my mission started at the Empire Beach, and ended at the Point Betsie Light. The hot August sun, and the cold Lake Michigan water created hazy conditions that made the horizon nearly disappear.
The West Point Scoutmasters' Council hosts the 54th Annual West Point Camporee from April 29 to May 1. This year over 6,500 Scouts and parents participated in the event at Lake Frederick.
Perched at the rocky edge of Point Reyes, the Point Reyes Light was for many years the sole protection for ships heading towards some of the most treacherous areas on the Pacific coast. The high winds and thick fog, not to mention its proximity to the important San Francisco Bay, resulted in numerous shipwrecks, including the San Augustin (1595), the Oxford (1855), the Sea Nymph (1861), the Norvick (1864) and the Warrior Queen (1875). After much dispute with local landowners, the light was built in 1870, including a 11m tall lantern 90m above sea level (and 45m below where the road ended). To reach it, the lighthouse keepers had to descend 308 steps down to the lighthouse every day.
Point Reyes National Seashore, Inverness, California
Winner of Second Place Ribbon - Marine - Black & White
Sonoma County Fair 2011
Featured in an interview with Sara Jane Todd, Product Marketing Manager at Peachpit Publishers.
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With its commanding view of Haro Strait and the Canadian Gulf Islands, Turn Point offers wonderful opportunities for photographers and visitors who appreciate nature and history. The nearby Canadian and Olympic Mountains provide wonderful scenic backdrops to this special area. The Turn Point Light Station, built in 1893, stands on the western most end of Stuart Island, providing light and reference to mariners of the Salish Sea. Turn Point is one of the best places on BLM-managed lands to see orca whales. Recreational activities include hiking, camping, boating, sea kayaking, watching wildlife, and viewing wildflowers.
Know Before You Go:
-The Turn Point site is open YEAR ROUND and a small interpretive museum operated by the Turn Point -Lighthouse Preservation Society is open daily from July to September.
-Turn Point is only accessible by water craft. Most visitors arrive via sea kayak or by private boats.
-No Fees
-On October 7, 2014, San Juan County became the first County in the U.S. designated as a voluntary “Leave No Trace” Area. Please help and practice LNT.
Directions:
Turn Point is on the western most end of Stuart Island and is only accessible by water. The Roche Harbor Resort boat ramp, located on San Juan Island is the nearest launch site. Local launch fees apply. Other private marinas are located throughout the San Juan Islands.
Point of Interest: An excellent spot for wildlife watching, Turn Point offers unobstructed views of Orca pods, sea lions and various birds.
Contact:
San Juan Islands National Monument
37 Washburn Place
Lopez Island, WA 98261
360-468-3754
Yellow blazed trail takes a sharp right turn amongst the boulders, but looks like it keeps going straight on up the hill. Easy turn to miss, but only evident that it is a decision point on the ground.
Sprague Conservation Land, Harvard, MA.
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On May 17, 1642, on a point of land at the confluence of the St. Lawrence and another, smaller river, Father Vimont held a mass celebrating the founding of Montréal, attended by Sieur de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance and their companions. On May 17, 1992, on the very same site, Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History, opened its doors.
Until the Museum opened, only historians knew about the "Pointe à Callière," so named because it was here that Chevalier Louis Hector de Callière, third governor of Montréal, had a home built in 1688. Today, the point has actually become part of the shoreline of the Island of Montréal, but its name lives on and is better known than ever, thanks to the Museum.
The Museum was founded as part of celebrations to mark Montréal’s 350th birthday, and owes its existence largely to the significant archaeological discoveries made on the site during the 1980s. In fact, the Museum and its site are inextricably linked. Rising above evidence of more than 1,000 years of human activity, it houses remarkable architectural remains, displayed in situ with absolute respect for their integrity. Pointe-à-Callière is the only sizeable archaeology museum in Canada. The hundreds of artifacts it houses are grouped into six main sections: the Éperon, a modern building that has won many architectural awards; the archaeological crypt on the lower level; the renovated Ancienne-Douane building (Montréal’s first Custom House), the Youville Pumping Station, the Archaeological Field School and the Mariners House. The museum of a site, a history and a city, Pointe-à-Callière delves into the past to foster a debate on urban issues both local and global, and to encourage visitors to reflect on the future.
at Point Pelee National Park in Ontario
May 2003
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Point Malcolm lighthouse is on the channel between Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert, and is the only inland lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere
Pigeon Point Lighthouse on the Northern California Coast. I remember it when a person could go inside. It can still be saved with enough money.
after driving two hours north of san francisco, almost 60 miles of long, narrow, winding road, over cliffs and valleys, the driveway to this lighthouse was already closed when i got there. i walked a quarter mile to get to the front of the steps only to find that the steps leading to the lighthouse itself is closed too. worst of all i didnt bring my 70-300 lens, never expecting that theres a gate that is that far to the lighthouse.
point reyes lighthouse as described in several travel books, is the foggiest and coldest part of the california coast, that getting a clear view such as this is rare. i guess that was the one big consolation for me.
A rather common photo of a rather dramatic lighthouse location, on the most Westerly point of Skye...
Dana Point, CA. You are welcome to share, please give credit: www.lancerogersphotos.com www.instagram.com/lancerogersphotos #lancerogersphotos.com,
After hurricane Nicole, it was still windy but the sky started to clear beyond the lighthouse at Point Riche on the Great Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland.
R36 WF (GE) 9586 lead (1st car), St. Louis Car, 11/1963
R36 WF (GE) 9587 (2nd car), St. Louis Car, 11/1963
R36 ML (WE) 9543 (3rd car), St. Louis Car, 2/1965
WF cars built for 1964-1965 World's Fair, R36 ML (IRT Main Line) cars assembled from leftover R33 shells at end of R36 contract held over by the decision to have the last 40 R33s built as World's Fair single units for 7 service with large picture windows and turquoise "Blue Arrow" livery.