Category:Black and White
So one of the most novel rock formations in the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada is Elephant Rock – to the extent it’s featured in a line drawing on the front of the park brochure (pdf). Elephant Rock is plainly visible from Route 169, a couple of miles or so east of the Clark Memorialnear the eastern entrance to the park. As I recall, there’s no pull-off on the road and there’s a hill and blind curve so […]
This past weekend we put out clocks back to standard time here in the USA. The ritual that, for many, confirms autumn is here and winter is just around the corner. Around this time last year, I was traveling in Maine and I took this photograph of a waterfall in Acadia National Park. Hiking Much as I like hiking, it’s been a long time since I’ve hiked all day or more. These days I confine myself to a few hours […]
Steam Engines My recent trip back to England seems to have been dominated by steam engines. I saw the steam engines that used to raise and lower the bascules (the road sections that open to allow tall ships to pass through) and the steam engines Crofton that used to pump water to the highest point on the Kennet and Avon Canal. On returning from the visit to Crofton, passing through my former home village of Aldbourne, I noticed a traction […]