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A desolate and eerie calm hangs over what was once a steady divisional point at Hawk Junction. The station seems all but abandoned. The unkept station platform has weeds and moss growing along the building where baggage carts once waited to aid in loading and unloading at train time, rocks and glass litter the rest. The only tenants now are the yellow jackets nesting underneath one of the green light fixtures. Isolated showers pass through the area. The mood is solemn. Barely even a chirp from main reservoir from the parked locomotive out front. These late summer days in 2021 see little action. No thru freights run anymore between Hearst and Sault Ste. Marie and the "Tour of the Line" passenger is six years removed from operating. Still being the home terminal for the few remaining former ACR employees, the crew will go on duty in the evening Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hawk, running light up to Oba to lift their traffic for Hearst and perhaps have cars destined for log loading, returning Wednesday and Fridays ex Hearst. They setoff their traffic in the yard at Oba before returning to Hawk Junction- again, usually light power. Although the sale of the line has been agreed upon, pending regulatory approval, these waning days of CN's ownership look bleak.
CN 8806
CN 571/572
Hawk Junction, CN Soo Sub
Hawk Junction, Ontario
August 29, 2021
The oh-so-ironic Lake Aloha in California's Desolation Wilderness. Despite the raw and unforgiving appearance of this area, I found a powerful kind of calming energy to it as I sat and watched the sunset turn into a starry night.
Desolation Peaks, erosional features in the Mummy Range. East Desolation Peak, on the right, is the true summit at 12,849 ft. Rocky Mountain National Park. Larimer Co., Colo.
Desolate Oasis
Willis Creek
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Utah
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Taken at Desolation Nowhere Halloween Sim: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deadlands/135/159/23
Taken by Drew Drakul-Blackheart, Co-Owner of Drakul-Blackheart Imagery Studios.
Sunset twilight over Mt Humphreys above Desolation Lake, John Muir Wilderness. Taken a few feet from my camp in the High Sierra.
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The Abandoned Brick Factory (click here to see all the shots from the abandoned Brick Factory)
Built in the early 1920s, this Hoffmann-type kiln produced bricks until the middle of the 60s. As of now (March 2013) the factory and the surrounding buildings are going to be demolished soon: a shopping centre and some warehouses will take its place.
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La Fabbrica di Mattoni Abbandonata (clicca qui per vedere tutte le foto della fabbrica dei mattoni)
Costruita nei primi anni ’20, questa fornace di tipo Hoffmann ha prodotto mattoni sino alla metà degli anni ’60. Ad oggi (marzo 2013) è destinata alla demolizione insieme al resto degli edifici circostanti: al loro posto sorgeranno un piccolo centro commerciale e alcuni capannoni.
(Oltrona di San Mamette, Como)
Olympus XA1
Kodak Gold 200 Film (expired, date unknown)
As if the beach was not full of desolation enough, darkness came creeping up from the edge of the earth to lay claim to sea and shore.
The fire lookout on Desolation Peak, where Jack Kerouac spent the summer of 1957, with Mt. Hozomeen in the background.
Desolation Sound Aug 2008
Desolation Sound Aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
This walk is getting tough now. Having departed the relative shelter of Homerton Hill we trudged along the West Oakment River into the heart of Dartmoor. Not a sole in sight - this was getting very remote. At least the sun was out now.
In this stretch, we had to negotiate rocky boulders, gnarly slippery tree roots and numerous streams. On reflection, these were a breeze because as we progressed up the valley, the terrain became increasing boggy. My walking poles were being employed as makeshift dip sticks but despite this, my boots plunged into hidden bogs on more than one occasion. Thank heavens for Gore-Tex!! Progress was very slow as we were walking sideways as much as forward looking to avoid the boggiest areas. Anybody analysing our zig-zaggy path as mapped by the GPS would have swore we were drunk.
Our route guide warned of another 3 miles of this, but enough was enough. As soon as we found a way to cross the river (not visible in this photo) we climbed the ridge and joined more distinctive paths. A good move.
The mysterious Valley of Desolation is the best place to experience the plains of the Camdeboo and get the real feel of what the Karoo is about. When the sky is clear you will be able to see as far as your eye can.