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BRINGING UP THE REAR, OR CABOOSE RAT
Sometime around 1972, and near Caliente, a caboose brings up the rear of a Southern Pacific freight train. I spent lots of time working the rear end of freight trains. I always prefered working the mountain (Bakersfield to Palmdale) vs … Continue reading
Posted in central valley, railroad, southern pacific, sp, Uncategorized
Tagged caboose, California, locomotive, rural california
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ABOVE THE FOG ON FICKLE HILL
ABOVE THE FOG
SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRAIN NUMBER 52 AT PALMDALE ON ITS LAST RUN
I took this photograph in Palmdale California sometime in 1973. This was the last SP San Joaquin Daylight to run east. On this day I had worked a freight from Bakersfield to Palmdale and waited for the very late running … Continue reading
REDWOODS AND THE MILKY WAY
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, milky way, night sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata community forest, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, milky way, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods
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AN EMPTY CABIN AT BODIE
Posted in bodie, California, ghost town
Tagged bodie, buildings, California, clouds, desert, fine art photography, ghost town, historic, mining, Mono Lake, rural california, sierra nevada, unique building
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SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT – FOR THE FUN OF IT
Posted in astrophotography, California, milky way, night sky, night time sky, wilderness
Tagged astrophotography, California, desert, equivalents, fine art photography, formations, historic, light painting, milky way, mono, Mono Lake, national park, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, rocks, rural california, sierra nevada
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DOME LAND WILDERNESS AREA IN THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA
Posted in black and white, California, dome, domeland, sierra nevada, wilderness
Tagged California, rocks, sierra nevada
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INSIDE A HEALTHY SECOND-GROWTH REDWOOD FOREST
If one were to compare this image with those of the past couple of days, one could be led to an unfair comparison of the two forests. The site of this image is within the Arcata Community Forest, and those … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, California, community forest, eureka, humboldt county history, logging, redwood forest, Uncategorized
Tagged arcata, arcata community forest, arcata history, California, fine art photography, humboldt county, nature, old growth, redwood, redwood forest, redwood tree, sitka spruce, trail
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MORE THOUGHTS ON THE CLEAR CUT
Coast redwoods (sequoia sempervirens) are unique to the coastal areas of northern California. I live in a second-growth forest about two miles from downtown Arcata at an elevation of about 900′. The trees on our property are about seventy-five years … Continue reading
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, community forest, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata, arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, nature, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, redwood forest, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, sunset
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A STARRY NIGHT AT A CLEAR CUT
Posted in arcata, astrophotography, California, humboldt county history, milky way, night sky, night time sky, redwood, redwood forest
Tagged arcata history, astrophotography, California, forest, humboldt county, light painting, milky way, night, night photograph, night sky, nighttime photography, prairie, redwood, redwood tree, redwoods, rural california, summer sky
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