Exit78 Photo of the Day #72

Mille Lacs Lake (Wikipedia) (also called Lake Mille Lacs or Mille Lacs) is a large but shallow lake in Minnesota. It is located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin, and Crow Wing, roughly 100 miles north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It is the state’s second largest inland lake at 132,516 acres (536 km2), after Red Lake. The maximum depth is 42 feet. Depth ranges of 20 to 38 foot cover much of the main lake.

Pier on Mille Lacs Lake, Father Hennepin State Park, Minnesota, September 9, 2013 (Pentax K-r)

The largest lake in the Brainerd Lakes Area, it came to be called “Mille Lacs Lake” as the area was also called “Region of Thousand Lakes” (pays des mille lacs in French). Mille Lacs means “thousand lakes” in French.

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Art on Sunday #30

High Heeled Feet by Clee Richeson, Art on the Corner, Grand Junction, Colorado, October 1, 2015 (Pentax K3-II)

This small, ladies size 5, cast bronze sculpture was purchased by Bruce Benge and donated to Grand Junction’s Art on the Corner year-round outdoor sculpture exhibit.  It is on permanent display just outside  Benge’s Shoe Store on Main Street  near the street.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #71

On Friday, October 28, 1983, Idaho’s Borah Peak was lifted about a foot by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake. The Lost River Valley floor dropped up to 7.5 feet in places with a 20-mile scarp, seen in the picture below along the base of the Lost River Range. Two elementary school students were killed in Challis.

Mt. Borah with part of October 28, 1983 earthquake scarp in foreground, Lost River Range, (photo – July 25, 2010, Pentax K10D)

From 1977 to 1980, we lived in Arco, Idaho, about 50 miles southeast of the spot where the photo was taken.

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #70

Fort Caspar – located in modern day Casper, Wyoming – is a reconstruction built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) based on the diagram of the post, then known as Platte Bridge Station, made by Lieutenant Caspar Collins. After Lieutenant Collins and four troopers were killed after being ambushed less than a mile from the fort, the post was renamed Fort Caspar by special order of Major John Pope. The lieutenant’s last name wasn’t used as there was already a Fort Collins, named for Caspar’s father. (We visited Fort Caspar in 2010)

Officer’s quarters, Fort Caspar restoration, Fort Caspar Museum,  Museum, Casper, Wyoming, July 11, 2010 (Pentax K10D)

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #69

Landscape Arch is considered to be the fifth longest natural arch in the world, by the Natural Arch and Bridge Society (NABS), having measured the span in 2004 at 290.1 feet (88.4 m) ±0.8 feet (0.24 m). Because of rockfalls from this structure in the 1990s, a trail that passed under the arch was closed. The viewing point is reached via an easy 0.8 mi (1.3 km) graded gravel trail, though the walk may be considerably longer from where one is parked as this is one of the most popular sites in the park.

Landscape Arch, Arches National Park, Utah, September 22, 2011 (Pentax K-r)

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #68

Periodically at the gym, there is an exercise class that incorporates large exercise balls for some kind of drumming routine using exercise balls as the drums.  I’ve never participated and have only seen it a couple of times.  The balls are stored on the lower floor in racks under the elevated walking track.  Prior to the class, they are tossed, one at a time to the second floor where they are passed into the room where the class is held. I thought the arrangement of the balls from above made for an interesting photo.

Exercise balls on the basketball court at the gym, being moved to upper level for cardio drumming class, April 18, 2018 (Apple iPhone 6s)

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #67

On our last day in Arizona in 2011, we visited Petrified Forest National Park, part of the arid Colorado Plateau desert.

Spiky vegetation (narrow leaf yucca) in the desert of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, October 9, 2011 (Pentax K-r)

Yucca angustissima (The American Southwest), narrow leaf yucca, grows on the Colorado Plateau, principally north Arizona and south Utah, and as its common name suggests is characterized by long (30 inches or more), narrow (half an inch across) leaves, straight-edged, slightly wider in the middle but tapering to a sharp point, topped by a needle-like spine. Long, curling, white filaments grow from the edges, contrasting with the rich green color of the leaves. Plants may develop a short stem, and often form large clusters, but others remain stemless and single.

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.

Post-processing¹ #18 |

Compact CruiseAmerica Class C motorhome at Mossy Cave trailhead, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, October 8, 2015, October 8, 2015 (Pentax K-3 II) 37°39’56.5″N 112°06’37.4″W

The CruiseAmerica Compact RV is 19 feet in length.  A self-contained, including generator, motor home, this recreational vehicle has a maximum capacity of 3, with a cabover bed and a dinette that folds out to another bed.

1. Post-processing – Image editing to enhance the photo closer to what the eye “saw.” Images in this series are selected within a day or so of being edited and are either posted at the time or scheduled for posting at a later date.

Exit78 Photo of the Day #66

Seven years ago, on the 4th of July holiday weekend, we took a short duration trip down to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, with most of our time spent in Mississippi, though we did get to a part of Alabama and even a little bit of Florida.

Fort Gaines (Wikipedia) is an historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines. Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.

Then: Interior of Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, Alabama, July 3, 2011 (Pentax K-r)

Series notes:

• The photos in this series are (usually) randomly selected from a batch of photos specifically “curated” for Exit78 Photo of the Day.
• Each photo in this series is an “original work” – a copyright term – of Michael Goad.