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"Built by the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in September 1917, this 2-8-2 locomotive was moved from Battle Ground WA to Williams for the Grand Canyon Railroad. It is currently non-operational and is on display outside the Grand Canyon Railroad Ticket office in Williams Arizona". (Alan Vernon)
www.flickr.com/photos/alanvernon/21983385138
July 2019 - Edited and uploaded 2021/03/21
Abandoned "Gardens".
On the right, not a business that sells goods or secular services, but one of the many thousands little churches of this or that that can be seen everywhere in the Country.
YOSEMITE.
“El Capitán”.
El Parque Nacional de Yosemite es una de las grandes maravillas que la Naturaleza nos regala.
Edward Hopper, Nighthawks, 1942 - Detail
Art Institute of Chicago
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nighthawks
Hopper said that he had been inspired for this painting by Ernest Hemingway's short story, "The Killers", 1926, if you follow the link you will find it in English with its translation in French
ia2b.ac-corse.fr/attachment/404428/
I wonder what the lady is holding and staring at. Any idea, someone?
July 2019 - Edited and Uploaded 2021/03/26
My attempt at stitching two shots taken from a moving vessel to make a panoramic shot of the American Falls (to the left) and Bridal Veil Falls (on the right) as we make our way towards Horseshoe Falls. For much of the time I couldn't see very well through my wet glasses, and my phone took a drenching, but we had a great day out.
YOSEMITE.
Tarde de tormenta.
Las nubes se adueñan del paisaje para mostrarnos otras imágenes distintas del maravilloso paisaje del Parque.
DEAD HORSE POINT.
Espectacular paisaje que nos proporciona una sensación de irrealidad, pero que se disfruta íntimamente y se recuerda con verdadera pasión.
Five Edwards Hairstreak butterflies enjoying a refreshing lift provided by an Orange Milkweed's florets.
Die Hite Crossing Bridge überbrückt den Colorado River in Utah im Südwesten der USA. Die Brücke befindet sich in der Nähe von Hite, einer kleinen Stadt in der Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Die Hite Crossing Bridge wurde 1966 errichtet und war zu dieser Zeit die längste Bogenbrücke in Utah. Sie ist 61 Meter hoch und 440 Meter lang. Sie ist Teil der landschaftlich reizvollen Strecke von Hanksville nach Hite und bietet einen atemberaubenden Blick auf den Colorado River und die umliegende Landschaft.
Allerdings ist die Hite Crossing Bridge auch bekannt für ihre Probleme mit der Stabilität. In den 1990er Jahren wurden umfangreiche Reparaturen durchgeführt, um die Brücke sicherer zu machen. Trotzdem wurde die Brücke im Jahr 2018 für den Schwerlastverkehr gesperrt und ist seitdem nur noch für den PKW-Verkehr zugänglich. Trotz ihrer Probleme mit der Stabilität ist die Hite Crossing Bridge ein wichtiger Bestandteil der Infrastruktur in der Region und wird weiterhin von Einheimischen und Touristen genutzt, um den Colorado River zu überqueren.
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The Hite Crossing Bridge spans the Colorado River in Utah in the southwestern United States. The bridge is located near Hite, a small town in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The Hite Crossing Bridge was built in 1966 and was the longest arch bridge in Utah at that time. It is 61 meters high and 440 meters long. It is part of the scenic route from Hanksville to Hite and offers a breathtaking view of the Colorado River and the surrounding landscape.
However, the Hite Crossing Bridge is also known for its stability problems. Extensive repairs were carried out in the 1990s to make the bridge safer. Nevertheless, the bridge was closed to heavy traffic in 2018 and has since only been accessible to cars. Despite its stability issues, the Hite Crossing Bridge remains an important part of the infrastructure in the region and continues to be used by locals and tourists to cross the Colorado River.
A small brownish-gray lizard with conspicuous dark blotches on its sides basks on a rock in the morning sun. Its small size allows it to warm up quickly, so it’s often the first lizard to be running around, searching for insects. Males have blue speckles on their backs, and will use push-up displays to defend their territory. Like the San Diego Alligator Lizard, the Side-Blotched can detach its tail to confuse predators.
What’s for Lunch: Beetles, grasshoppers, ants, spiders and ticks.
Where’s Home: Chaparral.
Buckeye, Arizona, USA. January 2012.