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Outside Is America: November 2011
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. November 18, 2011. UP No 844 in all her glory, climbing Donner Pass in April 2009. (click pics to enlarge). It was hard to resist a steam chase, especially when 844 is storming up Cajon on my birthday! So my family kindly let me loose for a road trip. To get in the mood, here are a few photos from the last time I followed 844, an April 2009 trip over Donner Pass. November 6, 2011. Changing of the Guard. Center for ...
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Outside Is America: Come Sail Away
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. December 31, 2011. Sails into Moss Landing Harbor in November 2011. (click photos to enlarge). 2011 is hours away from ending as I write this post, so here are a few photos to finish off the year. Moss Landing Harbor hosted a classy lady in November when the sailing ship Lady Washington. Movies and even the film Star Trek Generations. Tourists make for a fine photo as they watch birds and sea life in the harbor.
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Outside Is America: August 2011
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. August 1, 2011. While preparing for our June visit to the Salton Sea (see last post. I learned about a desert attraction that we just had. To visit: Salvation Mountain, a three-story tribute to God near the tiny railroad junction town of Niland. Salvation Mountain is the creation of 79-year old Leonard Knight, who came to this place in 1984 and has been expressing his intense love for God ever since. Trucks and oth...
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Outside Is America: May 2012
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. May 17, 2012. Santa Fe 3751, Miramar, Cal., 2008. I'm writing from the restored El Trovatore Motel. In Kingman, Arizona (watch for a post soon! En route to meeting Santa Fe no. 3751 in Williams and covering her westbound trip to Los Angeles. Click here. Appropriately enough, Amtrak No. 66 is one of the two helper diesels assigned to the train. You can bet I'm looking for a good Route 66 photo op!
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Outside Is America: August 2012
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. August 18, 2012. The El Trovatore: Beacon of Light and Hope. The magnificent 100-foot neon tower at sunrise. Route 66 travelers who chase the sunset into the city of Kingman, Arizona,. This spring the Frishers accomplished a feat that I never dreamed possible: restoring the battered El Trovatore Motel. The Marilyn Monroe room: simple and comfy. Sam and Monica Frisher in the motel office, May 2012. You Kids Get Off ...
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Outside Is America: Route 66 Beacons in the News
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. April 17, 2012. Route 66 Beacons in the News. The classic 66 Motel in Needles: will she beckon travelers again? Two landmark Route 66 motels are in the news: the El Trovatore. In Kingman, Arizona, which has not only reopened but restored its neon tower, and the 66 Motel in Needles, California, which is the subject of an intense fundraising effort to save its classic sign. Relighting the 66 Motel:. Subscribe Now: Fe...
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Outside Is America: The Empire Strikes AT&T Park
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. April 14, 2012. The Empire Strikes AT&T Park. Armed with Stormtrooper helmet and road jersey, a fan makes his way to AT&T Park. (click to bigify). Baseball is back, thank God! The San Francisco Giants. Flag is once again flying proudly over our garage. (Last week's disastrous sweep in Arizona is already forgotten). Watching yesterday's magical home opener. Game: we chose AT&T Park's "Star Wars Day.". Sadly, this ma...
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Outside Is America: Steaming Through Arizona
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. May 17, 2012. Santa Fe 3751, Miramar, Cal., 2008. I'm writing from the restored El Trovatore Motel. In Kingman, Arizona (watch for a post soon! En route to meeting Santa Fe no. 3751 in Williams and covering her westbound trip to Los Angeles. Click here. Appropriately enough, Amtrak No. 66 is one of the two helper diesels assigned to the train. You can bet I'm looking for a good Route 66 photo op!
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Outside Is America: The El Trovatore: Beacon of Light and Hope
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A journal about photography, road trips, and trains, with occasional detours into geekdom. August 18, 2012. The El Trovatore: Beacon of Light and Hope. The magnificent 100-foot neon tower at sunrise. Route 66 travelers who chase the sunset into the city of Kingman, Arizona,. This spring the Frishers accomplished a feat that I never dreamed possible: restoring the battered El Trovatore Motel. The Marilyn Monroe room: simple and comfy. Sam and Monica Frisher in the motel office, May 2012. The El Trovatore:...
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