Jim’s travelogue

Getting Close uploaded on 20 July 2008

You can get really quite close to the grizzlies. They are more interested in the salmon than you, so they come right up to the river on the other side. Our guard, eh, guide took this photo, but in order to do so, he had to put down his shotgun!

Electrical Generator, Bodie, CA uploaded on 20 July 2008

Bodie was one of the first cities in the west to have electricity. This ancient generator provided electricity to Bodie. It was run by a waterwheel on a mountain stream nearby.

Mortuary, Bodie, CA uploaded on 20 July 2008

The town has been left in a state of controlled decay since it was abandoned. Most buildings still have their original furnishings. Here, in a house used as a mortuary, one can see caskets still on display.

Cain House, Bodie, CA uploaded on 20 July 2008

The Cain house. James Stuart Cain eventually became the owner of most of Bodie as it died and hsi family gave it to CA to run as a state park.

I'd Ride A Mile On A Camel! uploaded on 5 March 2008

When you visit the Pyramids at Giza, Egypt, you have to ride a camel. And what do you learn? Camels stink!

Two Old Friends uploaded on 5 March 2008

National Gallery, Smithsonian , Washington, DC

uploaded on 5 March 2008

Tivoli Carousel uploaded on 5 March 2008

Nighttime at Tivoli is magical!

Half Dome uploaded on 5 January 2008

And a wonderful sky. March 1968

Yosemite 1972 uploaded on 5 January 2008

Reflections from the valley floor.