Thursday, January 3, 2013

Jerome, Arizona

Prospector and Friends
Burros were the constant companions to the old prospectors of the west.  This trio entertain the visitors at Jerome, Arizona, America's largest Ghost City.

Ghost House - Jerome, Ariz.
When the mines closed the people left their homes and Jerome, So did Manuel Ariaga.

Jerome, Arizona
Rapidly becoming one of Arizona's ghost towns, Jerome, of copper and mining fame, is slowly sliding down the mountainside which is honeycombed with mines.  In the distance the red walls of Oak Creek Canyon and beyond to snowcapped San Francisco Peaks 50 miles away.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Bok Tower

Florida's Majestic Singing Tower
The Mountain Lake Singing Tower is located near Lake Wales, on the highest land in Florida, and it is surrounded by 48 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds - The Sanctuary.

The Sun Dial which is found on the South Side of Florida's Beautiful Singing Tower.  The Inscription reads "This Singing Tower with its adjacent sanctuary was dedicated and presented for visitation to the American people by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, February the First, Nineteen Hundred and Twenty-Nine.

Great North Door of Singing Tower
Mountain Lake Sanctuary
Lake Wales, Florida
Marble steps lead to the huge door of hand hammered brass.  This door is composed of twenty-six separate pictures, depicting in brass repousse the Genesis story of the Creation, up to the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Monday, December 31, 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Winter In The Adirondacks

During winter months deer congregate in herds to find food which is often supplied by the local residents.  Central Adirondack Mts., N.Y.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

North Carolina

Blue Ridge Parkway
Scenic tourist highway built by National Park Service in North Carolina and Virginia to join Shenandoah and Great Smoky Mountain National Parks.

Fall colors along U.S. 441 in North Carolina - Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Black Bear in the Smoky Mountains
Every pleasant day they can be seen along U.S. 441 highway between Chimneys Campground and Newfound Gap, on the upper North Carolina slope, and on the upper Dome road.  Park officials estimate that the bear population now exceeds 200, and is increasing year by year.