Category Archives: Travel

Going on a Jolly Holiday

Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. — Walt Disney I know it seems funny to talk about the magic of a place like Walt Disney World. It is, after all, a theme park filled with rides, shows, restaurants and … Continue reading

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View 325: Riding the Skywheel

Niagara SkyWheel is a 175-foot (53.3 m) tall Ferris wheel in the middle of Clifton Hill’s world famous Street of Fun by the Falls in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The SkyWheel is a Ronald Bussink Professional Rides designed R60 Giant … Continue reading

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Early Spring at Niagara Falls

After a long, cold winter, Niagara Falls had built up a large ice pack around the falls and on the talus rocks at the bottom.  Last summer, I photographed the Bridal Veil Falls as people in yellow raincoats walked on the … Continue reading

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View 319: X-15 Spaceplane

The X-15 was a rocket-powered aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the early 1960’s. The X-15 set speed and altitude records reaching the edge of outer space and … Continue reading

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View 315: Lookout Studio

The Lookout Studio was established as a photography studio in 1914.  Fitting the studio was the first location I visited on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon last fall.  Today, it is a gift shop full of Grand Canyon … Continue reading

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