Posts for: jmdenver
Feb 24, 2020 21:25:02 #
These photos are from 1945/46. The were taken by my father upon his return to San Francisco after his time in the navy was up. I am interested in the two insignias. One appears on the shoulder of the man on the far left looking roughly at the camera. Another insignia appears in the second photo on the cap of the man looking at the camera.(also on the left side of the photo.) Any help identifying these would be greatly appreciated. For those of you who know San Francisco, the skyline has changed a bit since these were taken; however, you can still identify some landmarks. If you look carefully, you can see the spires of Grace Cathedral on Nob Hill in the background and Coit Tower, both are visible in the second photo.
Jul 20, 2019 16:40:21 #
I appreciate the many responses these pictures generated, and I apologize for my delay in responding. I left town after posting them and am just now getting back online. Thank you all. I appreciate you stopping by and looking.
Jul 20, 2019 16:36:55 #
Jul 8, 2019 13:31:35 #
Jul 8, 2019 13:29:52 #
Spent a few days backpacking on and around the dunes. A magical place if you can tolerate incessant wind and sand in EVERY possible place.
Oct 27, 2018 08:12:26 #
Aug 25, 2018 09:23:10 #
Aug 20, 2018 07:38:12 #
Aug 20, 2018 07:37:46 #
Laura72568 wrote:
Nice! I had to cancel an outing at our ranch to photograph the shower this past weekend due to clouds. Great to see what you got!
Thankfully, the clouds cleared for us. It was "iffy" early in the evening, but they moved out and left us with perfect viewing conditions. I'm sorry you weren't so lucky.
Aug 19, 2018 16:50:28 #
This photo is the combination of two photos. Download for best viewing.
Aug 19, 2018 09:44:15 #
A hummingbird moth stopping by for a sampling of nectar.
Aug 19, 2018 09:36:32 #
Sunset over the Rockies. The vibrant colors and haze are due to smoke from fires in the western US. The sunset was a serendipitous prelude to the Perseid meteor showers last Sunday evening. (8/12/18)
Aug 14, 2018 08:05:31 #
Wanderer2 wrote:
Really enjoyed the photo. I've just moved to Colorado and soon won't be living very far from the Collegiate Peaks. How strenuous is the hike to the top of this one? Thanks for posting it.
Funny you should ask. This mountain is not for the faint of heart. The trail begins relatively easily but becomes a bear toward the end. See the excerpt below.
Mount Columbia might just be the most hated of Colorado’s 54 fourteeners (“14ers”), mountains that rise to an elevation of 14,000 feet or greater. Located in Colorado’s beautiful Sawatch Range, ten miles east of Buena Vista and a two-hour drive southwest of Denver, Columbia is one of the Collegiate Peaks that overlook the Arkansas River Valley.
From the 14,073-foot summit, you can see its 14,000-foot Ivy-League brethren: Mounts Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, among others. Yet, regardless of its stunning vistas, Columbia has a notoriously bad reputation for its slog to the top best described by author Mark Obmascik in his book, Halfway to Heaven. A grant support letter describes the conditions of the trail:
"There is no path in the Colorado high country that is worse than the "trail" up Columbia. It is a mess. It is scree atop powdery dirt that is all rutted into a crumbling 30-degree slope ... That, at least, is a technical description. In non-technical terms, this trail sucks. It is 1,600 vertical feet of misery. Climb three steps forward and slip two steps back. It feels like walking on greased marbles, except that these marbles have sharp edges and wedge inside your sock and prick your sole. More swear words have been uttered by hikers climbing Mount Columbia than any other Colorado 14er. This mountain twists ankles, skins knees, and shreds bottoms of pants."
Aug 11, 2018 16:57:42 #
Shellback wrote:
Nice shot - my son-in-law in Aurora has those in his garden but they hide when I grab my camera...
Not exactly. Shot over the fence with a long lense!
Aug 11, 2018 16:56:57 #