The date means nothing to me anymore. I have too many disappointing thoughts swirling inside my head that I need to do a brain dump. The country I thought I lived in changed overnight, and I’m not a fan of where I will be waking up in the foreseeable future. The Supreme Court voted 6–3Continue reading “The Fourth of July is Dead to Me”
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Milwaukee Art Museum
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Milwaukee, November 2008. Above is a sculpture positioned near the Milwaukee Art Museum, with an almost frozen Lake Michigan behind it. The Calatrava-designed architecture of course went over budget to the tune of $100 million dollars when it was built in 2001! (Its estimated cost rose from $38 millionContinue reading “Milwaukee Art Museum”
Glacier National Park
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Montana, July 2007. Glacier National Park‘s mountains began forming 170 million years ago when ancient rocks were forced eastward up and over much younger rock strata. Known as the Lewis Overthrust, these sedimentary rocks are considered to have some of the finest examples of early life fossils on Earth.Continue reading “Glacier National Park”
Saint Elmo, Colorado
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007. Founded in 1880, Saint Elmo sits at an elevation of 9,961 feet (3,036 m). Nearly 2,000 people settled in this town when mining for gold and silver started. The mining industry started to decline in the early 1920s, and in 1922 the railroad discontinued service. ItContinue reading “Saint Elmo, Colorado”
Independence Pass
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Colorado, August 2007. At an elevation of 12,095 ft (3,687 m), Independence Pass, Colorado showcases some of America’s most breathtaking landscape featuring an alpine tundra environment. The pass was formed by glacial action and erosion eons ago. A small hiking trail beckons visitors to walk as far as they can. MyContinue reading “Independence Pass”
No Umbrellas Allowed
I admittedly did not watch the ball drop in New York last night, but I did watch some of the “festivities.” I put festivities in quotations because it didn’t look like people were having fun getting soaking wet standing in the rain without an umbrella. “Why is everyone allowing themselves to get wet?” I askedContinue reading “No Umbrellas Allowed”
