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Happy Labor Day everyone! I spent the awesome labor day weekend in Mammoth Cave, KY and Nashville, TN. It was a wonderful trip and I like both places a lot! In terms of photos, it's so hard to take photos in the cave since it's too dark and tripod is not allowed. I had to sacrifice the ISO to make the shutter speed fast. Now all the photos are having a lot of noise :( Anyway, I will try my best to process them.
Mission Espada on the Mission Trail National Historic Park in San Antonio, Texas. Its original name was San Francisco de los Tejas.
It was relocated and renamed San Francisco de la Espada in 1731. This is one of five missions located on the Mission Trail National Park. They are UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The Mission Alamo is probably the best known one. #NPS #SanAntonio #MissionEspada #MissionTrailNationalHistoricPark #SanAntonioMissionTrail #UNESCO
Total distances on all trails including spurs is 7.9 miles (12.6 km). Trail to Landscape Arch – This easy segment of the Devils Garden trail (1.9 mi/3.1 km roundtrip) is relatively flat with hard packed surfaces to walk on. There is no significant elevation gain, only moderate hills, up and down. The trail meanders through tall fins to a spectacular view of Landscape Arch.
Trail continues to Double O Arch – This trail to Double O Arch is difficult as it steeply climbs up and on the sandstone fins. Footing is rocky; there are narrow ledges with steep drop-offs. Hikers must use their hands and feet to scramble and climb. Though strenuous, the out-and-back hike to Double O Arch (4.1 mi/6.6 km roundtrip) is popular and offers incredible views.
The Windows/Turret Section contains a large concentration of arches and is one of the most scenic locations in the Arches Park.
The Windows Section contains a large concentration of arches and is one of the most scenic locations in the Arches Park.
The Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is home of the lighthouse.The original lighthouse was constructed here in 1833 at a cost of approximately $55,000. In 1860, construction on a taller, more powerfully illuminated brick lighthouse began, but was delayed by the Civil War. After the war, work resumed and the lighthouse was completed in 1867. Assateague's lighthouse has twin rotating lights that flash one after the other from a height of 154 feet above sea level. The lights can be seen 19 miles out to sea. The Assateague Lighthouse stands 142 feet high, its base over 27 feet in diameter.
Thurmond is a ghost town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States, on the New River. The population was five at the 2020 census. During the heyday of coal mining in the New River Gorge, Thurmond was a prosperous town with a number of businesses and facilities for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
Most of Thurmond is now owned by the National Park Service for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. The park service restored the 1904 depot to its classic early 1900s look. In 1995, the building opened for use as a visitor center. Today, this place gives us a glimpse of Thurmond’s lively days. Active preservation work continues to maintain its historical appearance. Thurmond remains a flag stop for Amtrak passenger trains.
The entire town is a designated historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.
Thurmond is the least-populous municipality in West Virginia. During the city elections on June 14, 2005, six of the city's seven residents sought elected office.
The 99-acre Murphy Farm on the banks of the Shenandoah River has witnessed more than its share of American history. On its sloping fields in 1862, Confederate General A.P. Hill forced the surrender of 12,000 Union troops and concluded General “Stonewall” Jackson’s brilliant siege of nearby Harpers Ferry. Now part of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
After World War II, and following considerable controversy, the City of Philadelphia agreed that it would transfer custody of the bell and Independence Hall, while retaining ownership, to the federal government. The city would also transfer various colonial-era buildings it owned. Congress agreed to the transfer in 1948, and three years later Independence National Historical Park was founded, incorporating those properties and administered by the National Park Service (NPS or Park Service).[69] The Park Service would be responsible for maintaining and displaying the bell.[70] The NPS would also administer the three blocks just north of Independence Hall that had been condemned by the state, razed, and developed into a park, Independence Mall.
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Scenic Byway 12, also known as "Highway 12 — A Journey Through Time Scenic Byway", is a 122 mile-long state highway designated an All-American Road
Hiking along Pine Creek Gorge. Lookin at Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (center) at the east entrance of the tunnel. Also looking at the manmade walking bridge along the Canyon Overlook Trail (left center) to get you around the cliff.
Taken from the edge of the mesa in the Island in the Sky District, part of Canyonlands National Park.
Hawks Nest is known for its scenic overlook, which provides a bird’s eye view of the rugged New River Gorge National Park and Preserve below.
There are several rivers in West Virginia that are popular for whitewater rafting. The New River is one of the most popular rivers for whitewater rafting in West Virginia
The Wick Farm which was about 4 miles southwest of Morristown served as winter camp of the Continental Army both the winter of 1776-1777 and 1779-1780 along with the Kimbel Farm. Captain Henry Wick owned the farm which was 1400 acres of lumber basically was a perfect supply depot for the lumber needed to build the winter log cabins the soldiers would stay in. Parts of the Wick farm in Jockey Hollow are part the Morristown National Memorial Park commemorating the brave Revolutionary War heroes that spent two winters here while the British occupied New York City. This period wagon is near the actual Wick House of the farm part of the national park.
Re-edit: 03/29/22.
Early 1990s
Camera: Pentax 645
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Building
NRHP reference No.: 11000770
Also see: Revisiting Postmodernism: Michael Graves' Portland Building and Portlandia.
The National Park Service, in celebration of its 100th birthday, staged a massive version of its logo using colored umbrellas and 1,200 volunteers, photographing it from a helicopter above.
Cadillac Mountain located on Mount Desert Island in the Acadia National Park in Maine is the highest spot in the North Atlantic Seaboard. It’s one of 20 mountains on the Maine Island. Cadillac Mountain is named after the Frenchman, Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac.
My daughter snapped this wonderful capture on the summit while I was firing away with little Rocky by my side who spotted her shooting.
The lonely COSTER AVENUE MURAL at Kuhn’s Brickyard was designed by Civil War descendant Mark H. Dunkelman, who painted it together with noted muralist Johan Bjurman.
The mural was dedicated on the 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, and it’s an important monument to the clash between Colonel Charles Coster’s Union forces and the Confederate brigade led by General Harry Hays. It is consistently identified as one of the least visited memorials in Gettysburg.
Coster’s troops were positioned as a rearguard to protect fleeing Union forces that had not fared well in the preceding battle. They found themselves almost completely unprotected and were forced to make their stand behind a modest wooden fence.
The Confederates significantly outnumbered the Union soldiers and the battle degraded into brutal hand-to-hand combat. Confederate forces, led by Hays and Colonel Isaac Avery, surrounded and killed 563 of Coster’s men while losing nearly 200 of their own.