Photos are meant to be shared
In between the Ruby Mountains of Nevada, one of the wettest areas of the State, lies Lamoille Canyon. Its known for its spectacular views of a canyon carved by glaciers. The Byway is only 12 miles of paved roads, about 5000 feet high with mountain peaks of more than 11000 feet. The Canyon is sometimes mentioned as the Yosemite of Nevada.
I recently got a hybrid polaroid camera that has a digital feature that allows you to send images to your phone. This is one of the images I took of Shaver Lake using a double exposure effect. I’ve been having a lot of fun playing around the the camera and I’m excited to see what other images I can get with it. Enjoy!
Today, Eureka is situated along “The Loneliest Road in America” on Highway 50. Established in 1864, Eureka was the second richest mining producer in Nevada. Gold and Silver was mined, but the main mineral produced was lead. During the mining days, the town supposedly had 125 saloons, 25 gambling houses, and even a few churches and other businesses. Today, Eureka is a small town, with a couple of aging gambling places, a main road with mostly buildings that are in bad repair and many abandoned structures.
The tailings (by-product of mining operations, aka mining waste) form a substantial hillside leaving Eureka along Highway 50 towards the west.
Some friends and I recently took a trip to the eastern Sierras. While our ultimate goal wasn’t reached it turned out to be a very good day. One of the highlights for me was spotting this Marmot, an animal I’d never seen in person before. I’m pretty sure it was disappointed that we didn’t offer it some food.
Einige Freunde und ich haben kürzlich einen Ausflug in die östlichen Sierras unternommen. Obwohl unser Endziel nicht erreicht wurde, war es ein sehr guter Tag. Einer der Höhepunkte für mich war die Entdeckung dieses Murmeltiers, eines Tieres, das ich noch nie zuvor persönlich gesehen hatte. Ich bin mir ziemlich sicher, dass es eine Enttäuschung war, dass wir ihm kein Essen angeboten haben.
Allensworth is as far as I know the only community in California that was found, developed, financed and governed by African Americans. The Community was established by Colonel Allensworth and a few friends about halfway between Fresno and Bakersfield in 1908. The purpose was to give African Americans the chance to reach the American dream of a better life. Only African Americans lived here! In 1908 water was plentiful available in the central California valley so that the Community could be established.
Unfortunately, the water level sank in the following years and Cornel Allensworth died in a car accident in 1914. Due to lack of water and leadership the community declined rapidly. Today it is a California State Park.
I decided to use three of my photographs to create a post card. Enjoy!
…and about broken dreams (and of course about a lost place – our topic of the week).
“Hoa Vien” – first I thought, this name means “Heaven”. But the correct translation is “Flowers”.
The building was interesting…
…and the location fantastic.
…but not all business ideas work.
You can’t ride a dead horse – so bury your dream!
Vulture Mine, Arizona
Lower Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona
Was ist ein “Lost Place”? Für mich ein Platz, an dem Dinge darauf warten, vielleicht irgendwann wieder verwendet zu werden. Und während sie so warten, nagt der Zahn der Zeit an ihnen.
What is a “lost place”? For me, a place where things are waiting to be used again, perhaps at some point. And while they wait like that, the ravages of time gnaw away at them.
Der Heidesee bei Gifhorn war bis in die 2000er Jahre ein beliebtes Ausflugsziel. Man konnte Tret- und Paddelboot fahren, um den See spazieren gehen und im Lokal Kaffee und Kuchen genießen. Die trockenen Sommer der vergangenen Jahre haben den See austrocknen lassen. Das Café steht leer und verfällt allmählich.
Haupteingang
Terrasse
Café mit dem angeblich längsten Kuchenbuffet Europas.
Café with the allegedly longest cake buffet in Europe.
Heidesee near Gifhorn was a popular destination until the 2000s. You could pedal and canoe, walk around the lake and enjoy coffee and cake in the pub. The dry summers of recent years have dried up the lake. The pub stands empty and is gradually falling into disrepair.