:: Riverboat Discovery ::
In Fairbanks you can catch the riverboat "Discovery" and take a trip down the Chena River and Nenana River for a little history on Alaska.
:: Swimming With The Dolphins ::
:: Fort Langley BC ::
The Langley area was the first part of the lower mainland of British Columbia where European settlement was established. Fort Langley was built in 1827 under the direction of James McMillan, Chief Trader of the Hudson's Bay Company. It was situated about 50 kilometres (30 miles) from the mouth of the Fraser River. The prime objectives of the Fort were to establish a fur trading post and to initiate some agricultural activities, which would secure a steady supply of food for the occupants of the various fur trading posts west of the Rockies.
:: Hummingbird Album ::
Hummingbirds are aerial wonders. They are fun to photograph in their natural setting.
:: Odds and Ends Album ::
:: Black Album ::
Experimenting with subjects photographed with black background.
:: Valdez Alaska ::
Photos from around Valdez
:: Icefields Parkway ::
The Icefields Parkway between Jasper NP and Banff NP is one of the world's most spectacular mountain highways. Here are a few pictures we randomly took while driving south along the Icefields Parkway from Jasper Natinal Park to Banff National Park. The Canadian Rockies are pristine. Pictures do not do them justice.
:: Harmony Borax Works ::
After purchasing the borax mineral claim of Aaron and Rosie Winters for $20,000, William T. Coleman open the Harmony Borax Works in 1882. He employed Chinese laborers for a buck-fifty a day to scrape the white ore from the dry lake bed. They processed the ore on site and hauled it by mule train to Mojave the nearest train depot.
:: Denali National Park ::
:: Tour of California - Milton Road ::
Amgen Tour of California passed through the countryside west of Valley Springs, Ca during the 3rd Stage of the race from Auburn to Modesto. Milton Road amples through open fields of golden ranch lands. The racers were faced with a prevailing wind out of the southwest.
These are some of the looks of the riders as they passed by halfway to Modesto.
