Our Lady of Loreto, Goliad, TX

Our Lady of Loreto, Goliad, TX
The statue of Our Lady of Loreto, sculpted by Lincoln Borglum, watches over the western entrance to the Chapel at the Presidio La Bahia, Goliad, TX.

The statue of Our Lady of Loreto watches over visitors to the chapel, dedicated in Her name, in Goliad, Texas. The chapel dates back to the late 1760s and has…

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Beatty Road Sunrise, Death Valley

Beatty Road Sunrise, Death Valley
Death Valley photographed near sunrise from Beatty Road. 1995.

This image, taken from Beatty Road, is from my very first visit to Death Valley. Visiting in the fall of 1995, I recall going to a Houston Aeros ice hockey…

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White Sands National Park

White Sands National Park
View across White Sands National Park to the San Andres Mountains

When I visited the White Sands National Park it was still the White Sands National Monument. What's the difference? I had to look this up and found the answer from…

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Agathla Peak / El Capitan

Agathla Peak / El Capitan
Agathla Peak, sometimes called El Capitan, rises 1500 feet (457m) above the surrounding terrain, 7 miles (11km) north of Kayenta, Arizona.

When you look at Google Maps, Agathla Peak first appears as El Capitan. El Capitan is the Spanish name, Agathla Peak the anglicized version of the Navajo name. According to…

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No Roman Road

No Roman Road
A view to the east taken along Northshore Road in the Lake Mead Recreational Area.

I was wondering what to title this image. It's a view east along Northshore Road in the Lake Mead Recreational Area. As I was looking at the road that winds…

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Pine Mountain, Wyoming

Pine Mountain, Wyoming
Pine Mountain and Casper Wyoming as viewed from United Airlines 1607 on November 1, 2019.

Here's another photo I took with the iPhone 11 Pro Max on my flight back from Calgary the other week. The landscape feature at the bottom of the image is…

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