(last of the Utah series) There was no better way to wrap up these posts from our trip to Utah than at the Valley of the Gods. This aptly named valley is an area of fantastically weathered sandstone formations in the southeast corner of Utah, just across the Arizona border from the similar but more … Continue reading The Valley of the Gods
The state of Utah is blessed with some of the most astounding landscapes in the country. It has five national parks within its borders, a number bested only by Alaska and California. Earlier this year, I and a couple of friends spent a week in the Beehive State to experience some of this natural splendor … Continue reading Arches National Park
Pittsburgh lays at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers which, in turn, forms the Ohio. The heavily built-up downtown sits right at the tip of the spear of land formed by this confluence, and is surrounded by fairly hilly terrain, particularly to the south. All this means that certain vantage points around town … Continue reading Pittsburgh Skylines
About a year ago, I decided to bring my camera on a trip to visit friends in Cincinnati. It wasn’t a full-on photo excursion, I just figured I’d get some skyline shots if given the chance. I came away with a couple I thought I’d share. The first is a simple shot looking across the … Continue reading Cincinnati at Sunset
The World War One museum in Kansas City sits atop a low hill just south of downtown. It offers an unsurpassed vista of the city’s modest but stately skyline. I was in town last summer and, at the end of a long, hot day, got to enjoy the sunset and the cool breezes at this … Continue reading Kansas City Twilight
I’m fascinated by a scenario where future generations come across the Exclusion Zone, without knowing the nature of what it is or was. (This, of course, assumes some kind of cataclysm that destroys much of our historical record.) What would they make of the what was left behind? Of the vehicles and structures, perhaps still … Continue reading Goodnight, Pripyat
Continuing the theme of the previous post, these are more photos from the Exclusion Zone around Chernobyl featuring stunning overgrowth of the last three decades. This last rooftop shot really shows that “drowned’ quality of many of the buildings. Our guide had told us that winter can be a better time to visit, as … Continue reading Back Under
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