From Odds & Ends

UPDATE 1/17/11

There are several new pictures at the bottom that show where the bridge to nowhere actually ends.

I have been in the process of categorizing my pictures in a different way. There are 47 different folders and some go several different places. It's just at times as there are so many and don't know what to do sometimes but know they need to go somewhere and "Odds & Ends" is the go to place. Not much rhyme or reason but in this post most are from the same area.

This is a not very good picture of an underground coal fire in western Colorado. There are a number of these.

I like this picture taken at the McConkie Ranch just out side of Vernal,Utah. I wanted to get up to the building but that was not allowed. The fact they let you on their property to view the amazing Rock Art is more than enough. 

An abandoned coal mine and the ridge at the right is in Dinosaur National Monument. This picture and all the others are in Utah. Remember about being able to click on the pictures to make then huge.

A power plant using coal out in the middle of nowhere. On the other side of the snow capped mountains lies Salt Lake.

I tried to find where this rock came from on the cliff face but couldn't.

This horse fly was just hovering in front of me so of course you take a picture.

I like this bridge and it's  a real nice one where the road ends four miles away. It's true.

 

The old and the new.

I spent quite a bit of time around here. There was a small camp site with bathrooms the land donated and facilities maintained by a nearby rancher that gave access to the White River. That's real nice.

This is just above the bridge. Click on this as there's a lot going on. I count at least eight contrails and think the tin cans are real old and have nothing to do with the men that worked on this bridge to nowhere.

I just like this picture. Can't wait for flowers to be in bloom once again. It's probably going to snow 20" in the next day or so.

New pictures in response to a comment. There is a story here about this bridge and the dead end road. This bridge is maybe five miles south of Bonanza,Utah. No man's land.

A Few From Today

Went for a short ride as it took me a long time to get organized this morning. In any case ran across a couple things.

I like this one but the one at the top of the page tomorrow is the same guy but may be the best dragonfly picture I've ever taken. 95% of these end up deleted plus don't have many red one so that's good.

Then this fellow walked out onto the road. Pretty good size and didn't have a care in the world. Was still a ways away so this isn't very good. But cool to see for sure.



I put this in because this table sits in a small park on state land that was put together by county employees back 27 years ago. Still usable and the place has been mowed. I'd rather federal funds be made available to keep things like this up rather than keeping up our wars around the world. Know what mean there sapphire.

These guys are real working horses not pets most have around here. They just have the day off is all.

Critters Seen Today 4/19

Once again there's not much here except they are from today. Missed the fox and the coyote jumping in the video.

Have never taken pictures of the statues from this angle and I find this interesting and will be paying attention to different light conditions.

The marmots are just that - they don't change much.

The moose are from last Friday. I want some good pictures of a moose. I do not have any.

Shots From Last Weekend

Again nothing very special here. The flowers were in a greenhouse at a friends house. Mary knows who that might be. The light was not too good but after seeing white for months color of any kind is nice. I like the red and yellow flower but maybe the frogs having tea is the better. They were outside and the figurine was maybe seven inches wide. Sometimes closeups like this can be a lot of fun too.

There are a few more of  Hovenweep I want to put up even though there's been a bunch of them. These will show something different.

Oh my I almost forgot these two guys who live at the same place the froggys do.

The guy above reminds me of some people I know. The ones who don't know how to smile.

The First Post

Note: The second picture is Phil Traum's.