Category: Geology

The Beautiful Davis Dam

John3 Comments

Davis Dam is located well south of Las Vegas near Bullhead City, Arizona, and Laughlin, Nevada on the Colorado River. I have included links for these locations, but seeing the dam in person is always better of course, as is visiting Hoover Dam. Hoover Dam is open on a limited basis for visitors, but I can wait. I haven’t been down to Laughlin in a good while now though, some fresh photos of Davis Dam with the new Nikon and Nikkor lenses would be wonderful. Stay safe, people, we all can wait a bit.

No Color Las Vegas

John7 Comments

Taken in 2017, here are some old photos that were taken along Sahara Avenue heading east. The older fella holding the advertising sign is wearing a mask, that seems very prophetic today, doesn’t it?

Sahara Avenue, eastbound
Sahara Avenue, westbound
Spin that sign, fella!
Heading toward the Vegas Strip
Arret!

Melting and Lifting

John15 Comments

The white stuff that fell overnight has all melted from my place now, here’s a photo looking west down my street. Pretty! Those clouds are very slowly lifting up, yet another low-pressure system will move into the valley this week. Winters…

The Gray Foothills

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The distant foothills west of my home are almost completely enveloped in gray clouds as this current low-pressure system works its way through the area. Another low-pressure center will follow on its heels, according to the National Weather Service.

Taking a very short walk this morning, the cold, damp air smelled reminiscent of my Michigan heritage.

It reminds me of standing alone in the wood both as a child and an adult listening to and watching the tall trees sway in unison high above me as though performing a beautiful ballet of nature. I will never escape who I am, nor my northern roots.