Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam was built in the 1930s to control floods, provide irrigation water and produce hydroelectric power to the nearby states and Mexico. Read More …
Category: Panorama
Courthouse Butte Panorama 2
This post is one of a series about our trip to Arizona and California spanning this past New Year’s holiday. For an overview of our trip and links to other posts, please see 2018/2019 Western Trip. After leaving the Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station, we continued north on Rt. 179 toward Sedona. Just Read More …
Courthouse Butte and Bell Rock Panorama 2
Our first opportunity to photograph Sedona’s red rock formations came at the Red Rock Visitor Center and Ranger Station south of the Village of Oak Creek.These rock formations are about 2.9 miles away. Read More …
New River Gorge from Grandview Main Overlook
This is a panorama of the Main Overlook at Grandview in the New River Gorge National River. Read More …
New River Gorge and Bridge (Overview)
The New River Gorge National River in West Virginia features gorgeous scenery and vistas overlooking the river more than 1000 feet below. Another highlight is the magnificent New River Bridge. Read More …
Middle Falls – Letchworth State Park
The Middle Falls of the Genesee River in Letchworth State Park is easily the largest and most spectacular of the three falls. (Please see Letchworth State Park for an overview of the park.) The Middle Falls is 107 feet high, about 285 feet wide, and faces the northeast. The water falls uninterrupted at the right side Read More …
Letchworth State Park
Early in May this year, we visited some of Beverly’s family in New York. While we were there, Beverly and I visited Letchworth State Park with her brother and his wife. This photo shows a typical view of the Genesee River gorge in the park. Letchworth State Park in western New York, known as the “Grand Read More …
Penns Creek from Penn’s View Overlook
By Laurie Some time ago, while sorting through a box of old photos, I found a photo of a mountain vista my father had taken. My mother had identified it on the back as “Penns Creek from Penns View – 8/5/39”. I have a list of vistas in Pennsylvania that I would like to see Read More …