Mike Goad on February 29th, 2008

As regular visitors have probably noticed, I’ve been posting less text and more images — and that’s going to be more the norm here for the near term.
I’ve got a lot of pictures — and I want to share them, which I am doing here.
I currently have 552 images in a pool that I am [...]

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Mike Goad on February 28th, 2008

Karen on the Edge — Grandview Point Trail, Canyonlands National Park
The Grand View Point Trail begins as the end of Grand View Road on the southern tip of Island in the Sky Mesa. It starts at an approximate elevation of 6,100 feet and heads one mile southwest along a level path.
September 23, 2007 at [...]

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Mike Goad on February 26th, 2008

Shafer Trail Road near the Island in the Sky visitor center

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September 23, 2007 at 10.28am CMT
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.7
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 140

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Mike Goad on February 25th, 2008

Two Buttes on the Northeast Approach to Canyonlands National Park
Named after the Civil War ironclad ships that battled each other in Cheasapeake Bay
September 23, 2007 at 9.35am CMT
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/9.5
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 140

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Mike Goad on February 22nd, 2008

Mt. Rushmore seen through a one lane tunnel on Iron Mountain Road
It was a very smoky day because of forest fires in the western USA.
August 20, 2007 at 9.12am CMT
Camera: Pentax K10D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/6.7
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 100

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Mike Goad on February 21st, 2008

This year is a very different political year.
I’m still not going to talk about my own politics here — that’s personal.
The politics of our grandchildren — that’s interesting.
When Obama made his speech in Madison, Wisconsin, on the evening that he won the Potomac primaries, our grandchildren were in the audience.
Emily Mills, the lady who took [...]

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Mike Goad on February 21st, 2008

I like trains and pictures of old trains, particularly nice images of the steam locomotives. I can remember — barely — when some steam engines were still used on the Union Pacific.
I also like to find large old images where one can see a lot of detail when you look close. I’ve cropped this [...]

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