Point Lobos Intermission -- Bird Rock

Here's another break from the old slides of the past to current photographs made with a digital camera. Once again, the subject is Point Lobos and involves a walk out to Bird Rock at the southern end of the Reserve. These pictures were taken in June of 2006 (time does fly). The Rock is an island and hugh nesting area for seagulls, cormorants, pelicans, and other sea birds. To see the rest of the walk and do some serious bird watching, please click HERE.

Final Visit to Tonto National Monument

Muir Wood - The Rest of the Slides

As mentioned in an earlier post, the DigMyPics slide and film scanning service is back in business. So, I was able to get the rest of my Muir Woods slides scanned. There were not many, but here they are including George C. Scott resting between scenes (see previous post). Photography in Muir Woods is extremely difficult because of the extremes in lighting. Even digital cameras have trouble with the high contrast, but by taking more than one photograph of the same scene at different exposures, software can correct the problem.

Harpers Ferry -- And Last, but not Least

Just about 100 years before I arrived at Harper's Ferry, my boyhood (and adult) hero rode through the streets of the town. The town changed hands several times during the Civil War and on this date, the place was under the control of Federal troops. General Custer in 1864 was 25 years old, and had become a brigadier general at 23. The following year, he was promoted to major general, and given a command of a cavalry division under General Phil Sheridan. He remains the youngest person to ever achieve the rank of general in the American army.

Harpers Ferry and the Railroads

Two railroads, the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Winchester & Potomac converge at Harper's Ferry, and pass over a couple of bridges to the Maryland side of the Potomac. The W & P line passed right behind our house on curved tracks, and made the most wild screech of iron wheels on iron track as it slowly moved by. And, of course, their freight trains usually came through in the middle of the night! However, there was an advantage having the trains right there -- you could take a passenger train directly to Washington, D.C. and back.

Harpers Ferry -- The Seasons

Ah yes, the four seasons at Harper's Ferry. Summer, winter, fall and spring. Click here for more seasonal photographs.