Yosemite and More

Here are some photos I took of farm equipment parked by the  side of the road near the small town of  El Nido on Highway 59. I turned them to sepia tone since they're all old. Go, See, Enjoy, Stay Safe and Photograph. Dave

One of the things Death Valley is known for is the 20 Mule Teams that transported Borax out of the Valley. They actually only lasted a few years and were replaced by a railroad. The cost being very high. There are no current borax works in the Park but there are several active mining claims. They're not being mined for two reasons, the cost and the fact that they don't own the water rights. Except one, it's not being worked but they do have water rights and the park anticipated that some time in the future it may start up. These first photos are from the Old Harmony Borax Works. This is the stuff (borax) that the 20 mule team hauled. It was mostly mined by Chinese laborers that lived in tents nearby. Black and white to emphasize the contrast I didn't take a lot of photos of 'things' and this shows part of the borax wagons. I  didn't like the fence around the exhibit so I shot above it. I thought sepia tone was app...

I full-filled a Bucket List item about a week ago. I had the pleasure of being able to go into some of the interiors of the buildings at Bodie State Park. This was something I've wanted to  do since I started going to Bodie. It is a once in a lifetime experience for me.... okay maybe twice depending on $$ and opportunity. Jeff Sullivan of Jeff Sullivan Photography (go figure) was our guide and really a great guy. A friend warned me about posting too many photos, is 19 too many. I could even add more. And this doesn't include the exteriors, night with Milkyway  or Mono Lake.  I change a lot to black and white some using sepia tone, some split toned some I left color. I took a lot, I mean a lot of photos and am not completely sure where they  where all taken, I believe this one is from the Lottie Johl house. A lady of some repute, good and bad. This is from the Lottie Johl House as well. This is from the Barbe...

I grew up in the small town of McCloud California, which is located on the Southeast side of Mt. Shasta. It was a company owned lumber town and I have many happy memories of living there. One such memory is of the railroad. The McCloud River Railroad. We used to go to sleep to the sounds of the trains getting ready to haul a load 'over the hill' to Mt. Shasta City or east to the Northern Pacific tracks in Burney. If you've followed me at all you know I love trains. This railroad is why. After the closing of the lumber mill the railroad was sold and became the McCloud Railway, a tourist railroad. Unfortunately it didn't make it and the railway was sold to scrappers. A sad sight for this railfan and probably anyone else who lived during it's hayday. Here are a few photos I recently took while on a work 'vacation'. I was thinking of changing them to sepia tone but the rust kinda took care of that for me. This i...