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Clockwise from top left: J (Jacqueline) & I at Machu Picchu, Peru in 2003; J & I atop Humpback Rocks in 2010; Connie, Dad, & I at Coors Field in 2009; J & I at Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton in 2002; J & I in Costa Rica in 2005; Dad & I at The Bluffs Country Club in Vermillion, SD in 2004 (double eagle!); me at Kauffman Stadium in 2011; and in the center, J & I in a hot air balloon near Woodstock, VA in 2008.
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Mountains, fog (Jan. 21)
Headwaters fog
Peru montage (Feb. 21, 23, 28, Mar. 1)
Tribute to Bishop Romero (San Salvador airport; Feb. 19)
Ventanilla at night from air (Feb. 19)
Ventanilla Humedales (wetlands) lagoon (Feb. 20)
Ventanilla seaside lagoon, gate beach
Ventanilla Elektra store
Ventanilla Plaza Vea store at night
Ciudad Deporte at night
The plaque reads:
"Before all citizens of the world, men and women, I leave as testimony this commemorative mural of the 30th anniversary of the martyrdom of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, spiritual guide of the nation.
Mauricio Funes, President of the Republic of El Salvador. March 10, 2010.
Note that the same isolated protrusion of lights is visible (from opposite directions) in both the aerial photo and the photo taken from Ciudad Deporte. It is the "Costa Azul" beach resort complex.
Views of Ventanilla from top of ridge: (Feb. 21)
Plaza Civica, road to beach
broad view toward beach & wetlands
zoom view toward downtown, etc.
toward north: soccer stadium, hill, etc.
neighborhood on south side, Roberto
Ventanilla Alta (toward south) mototaxis
Ventanilla Alta: hillside shacks water tank
That factory was the center of a big controversy in 2003-2004, when I was visiting Peru. It was closed down after a bribery scandal involving the Chilean-owned Luchetti Company. The original permission to build on ecologically-sensitive land should have been denied. On the left is a group of visitors and a sign identifying birds.
The gated, middle-class "Honor y Lealtad" (Honor and Loyalty) neighborhood was established in the late 1990s primarily for retired police officers.
In the Feb. 23 park photo, note the wall at the top of the ridge in back (left side), and compare it to the photo of the nearby shacks taken on Feb. 26.
Ventanilla Humedales birds, houses (Feb. 25)
Ventanilla Humedales bird ID signs
Ventanilla: "Welcome to the Blue Coast" (beach)
Callao: Rio Rimac
Miraflores park: artists' display playground
This part of the Rio Rimac is about five miles downstream from the city center, behind the Palacio del Gobierno, where the river was (at that time) a "raging torrent." It dwindles to a relative trickle by the time the water reaches the sea, almost four miles from here.
The long-delayed Lima Metro system, begun during the first administration of Pres. Alan Garcia (1985-1990), finally opened in 2011, near the end of Garcia's second term. Line One extends for 14 miles from Villa El Salvador in south Lima to San Juan de Lurigancho on the north side. It is the longest elevated transportation structure in the world, and is designed to withstand an 8.0-magnitude earthquake. The Avenida Aviacion station is located at a traffic circle on the west edge of the district of Surco. Note Gold's Gym on the left.
The "Casa del Pueblo" (House of the People) is the historic headquarters of APRA, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, west of downtown Lima. Note the red star party logo at the top. A banner on the right side shows former Pres. Alan Garcia, obscured by a light post.
A photo of a statue of the party founder Victor Raul Haya de la Torre can be seen in the Feb. 23 batch above.
I took a tour of the Legislative Palace, including the floor of the Peruvian Congress, which has been unicameral since the current constitution was adopted in 1994. The chambers formerly used for the now-extinct Senate now serve primarily for meetings and ceremonies. The four women shown here were the first female legislators in Peru, after women received the right to vote in 1956.
The Mario Vargas Llosa Biblioteca (Library) is located on the bottom floor of the historic Estacion Desamparados, the former passenger rail terminal in Lima. Vargas Llosa is a prolific and world-renowned author who ran unsuccessfully for president (as a convert to conservatism) in 1990. I have some of the books in this display.
Keiko Fujimori (pictured on the right), the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori (who served 1990-2001), has run for president on behalf of the party created by her father, but has run afoul of the law, being prosecuted for corruption, etc.
Mar. 2 ~ 3 ~ 4 : Colombia || 6 ~ 7 ~ 8 : Florida || 25
Fernando Botero is a Colombian sculptor with a distinctive style who was born in Medellin in 1932. Botero's original bird sculpture was destroyed by a terrorist bomb that killed 23 people on June 10, 1995. Click on the camera icon with the red background to see the plaque shown above full size, and read the names and ages of the victims.
Besides the varied trees and flowers at the Medellin Botanical Gardens, there are historical displays (including an old passenger rail car), a wildlife display (showing a tree frog, monkey, iguana, tortoise, and sloth!), and an orchid garden (covered by a hexagonal wooden lattice roof), which was unfortunately closed when I was there.
Medellin's Metro rail system (elevated in downtown) consists of the main north-south line (14.4 miles) that parallels the Medellin River, and one east-west line (3.5 miles). Some stations (such as the San Antonio Station shown here) include transfers to the Tranvia (trolley) or the Metrocable (suspended gondola) lines.
San Jose church Tranvia (trolley) station (Mar. 4)
Torres Bomboná (high-rise apts.)
Cerro Nutibara entrance, steps looking down
Pueblito Paisa, at top of Cerro Nutibara
Indians statue, Cerro Nutibara
Views of Medellin from Cerro Nutibara:
Downtown West Olaya Herrera airport
Simon Bolivar statue, Metropolitan Cathedral
30th St., Bancolombia bldg. Orange-flower tree
Biblioteca Española (closed!)
In addition to light rail and the Metrocable mass transit systems, Medellin also features ultra-modern trolley lines ("Tranvia") with automated gates and sophisticated video monitors in each car to keep passengers informed.
Pueblito ("Village") Paisa is a cultural museum complex that focuses on the history of the "Paisa" people, as folks in Medellin and the surrounding province of Antioquia are known. It is situated at the top of a large hill that offers great views of the surrounding city.
This airport (the old one) is used strictly for regional flights. The new Medellin airport, with international connections, is located about 15 miles east of the city, via a steep mountain highway that passes through a tunnel.
The Biblioteca Española (Spanish Library) was a big cultural project but had to be closed last year after it was discovered that the buildings' foundations are too weak. Temporary "girdles" keep it stable, but whether it can be repaired is yet unknown.
Marlins Park, Miami; (web page) (March 5)
Everglades Nat. Park: Coe Visitor Center. (March 5-6)
Everglades: Royal Palm Visitor Center. (March 5)
Pines Saw Palmettos Bald Cypresses. (March 6)
{ } Pahayokee Overlook boardwalk.
Mahogany Hammock.
Paurotis Pond; thickets
{ } Everglades: Flamingo village
Pond apple tree, fruits Coconuts
Tree "tunnel" Royal Palm pond Bromeliad
Yours truly with 10+ alligators! (at Royal Palm)
Farmers market, Purple Martin house
Miami high-rises, etc.
Pink house (!) near Marlins Park, Miami.
Contrary to appearances, this "skeleton forest" is not dead. In semi-tropical regions such as Florida, Bald Cypress trees shed their needles during the dry months, and grow new needles when the rains resume.
The Pahayokee Overlook provides a good look at the "river of grass" which comprises most of the Everglades.
Mahogany Hammock is an example of the "tree islands" that are scattered around the Everglades. The ground is elevated slightly in those places, allowing tree roots to develop.
The village of Flamingo is at the southern tip of Florida, and includes boat docks, fishing facilities, a restaurant, lodging, and a campground.
Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary visitor center. (Mar. 8)
Corkscrew boardwalk, pine trees.
Across wet prairie to Pond Cypress forest.
Ponds, birds, photographers.
Alligator, water lettuce at Corkscrew.
Corkscrew boardwalk, strangler fig.
Green Anole at Corkscrew.
Orange trees near Immokalee
Reflections retirement community.
Lake Jackson Frostproof sign, Saw Palmettos.
The land on which Corkscrew Swamp sits was purchased by the Audubon Society in the 1950s, as part of an emergency effort to thwart logging operations that would have destroyed the last remaining Bald Cypress forest in the United States.
In elementary school, I remember learning about the town of Frostproof, Florida, so named because it was thought that temperatures never went below freezing there, making it safe for orange trees. Actually, it does get frosty in some years, such as 2010.
Charlottesville, Mar. 25: Redbud tree blossoms
Rivanna River, sycamore tree
Robert E. Lee equest. statue
April: Charlottesville, etc.
Power lines, Jarman Gap, Shen. Nat. Park (Apr. 1)
Bloodroot flower, Jarman Gap, SNP (Apr. 1)
Grace Episcopal Church, Stanardsville (Apr. 7)
Stanardsville downtown (Apr. 7)
Wolftown (Greene County) Mercantile Store (Apr. 7)
Massanutten Presbyterian Church, McGaheysville ( " )
Dogwood flowers, Bell's Lane (Apr. 14)
Frontier Culture Museum placque, construction (Apr. 19)
Ramsey's Draft (Apr. 28)
May: Blue Ridge mountains, etc.
Humpback Rocks from visitor center (May 8)
Motels on Afton Mountain (May 8)
Falls Hollow Trail, Elliott's Knob (May 14)
Wheat field & silo, Mt. Crawford (May 15)
Black Rat Snakes, Harrisonburg (May 15)
Coles Run Reservoir Variegated Fritillary (May 16)
Betsy Bell Hill, DeJarnette Center, Staunton (May 16)
Rattlesnake (dead), Madison Run trail (May 17)
Dry Branch Gap trail head (May 18)
Bother Knob road (May 20)
Pond & farm, I-81 east of Fort Defiance (May 26)
Ramsey's Draft (May 27)
Knightly Mill Rd. bridge, Middle River flood (May 28)
June: Highland County, Shen. Nat. Park, etc.
Union Station (July 27) (July 28) (July 29)
Missouri River, downtown, etc. (July 28)
Westport neighborhood (July 28)
World War I Museum (July 29)
Kansas City downtown Federal Reserve ( " )
Monarch Plaza Lincoln College ( " )
Trenton, MO; Grundy Co. Courthouse (July 29)
Mid America Music Festival ( " )
Ozark Mountain Daredevils ! ( " )
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils (L to R): Ruell Chappell, Nick Sibley, Kelly Brown, John Dillon, Michael Granda, Ron Gremp, Dave Painter, Bill Jones.
Two of the three remaining original members:
John Dillon (guitar, on left) and Michael "Supe" Granda (bass, on right).
The third original member, Steve Cash (harmonica), was absent due to illness.
Original members John Dillon (guitar, on left) and Michael "Supe" Granda (bass, on right), along with Ron Gremp (drums, in the middle).
John Dillon, one of the three remaining original members of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. He plays guitar, fiddle, and mouthbow, and wrote or co-wrote many of their songs.
Michael Granda, another of the three remaining original members of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. He plays bass guitar and acoustic guitar, and wrote or co-wrote a few of their songs.
Shawnee Indian Mission Tunnel (July 30)
Kemper Arena West Bottoms
Monuments, cathedrals ( " )
K.C. neighborhoods (July 30) (July 31)
Demolition of the Metcalf Mall in Overland Park, once a leading retail hub. (July 31)
Shawnee Indian Mission monument; the main building is in back. Located in Kansas, close to the Missouri state line, the mission "was established as a manual training school attended by boys and girls from Shawnee, Delaware, and other Indian nations from 1839 to 1862." (www.kshs.org)
The West Building of the Shawnee Indian Mission, across the street from the monument. Large gardens and walking trails are maintained on the adjacent plot of land.
Turkey Creek Diversion Tunnel, built in 1919 to prevent flooding in the West Bottoms. It cuts through a large hill and empties into the Kansas River. I-35 was later built over the east entrance, shown here.
Kemper Arena, home of the former Kansas City Kings (NBA), 1972-1985. (They moved to Sacramento.) A newer sports arena (the Sprint Center) was built downtown in 2007, but Kansas City still lacks either an NBA or NHL team.
James Pendergast was the big "Boss" of Democratic Party politics in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. His political machine later gave rise to Harry S Truman, who became U.S. President in 1945.
The Chouteau Society seeks to preserve the French heritage of Kansas City with historical markers, etc. Behind the sign is a local homeless man.
Corps of Discovery statue, in Terrace Park northwest of downtown.
It pays tribute to the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1804-1806, which passed through what is now Kansas City along the Missouri River to the northwest.
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception (Catholic),
on the west side of downtown.
Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral (Episcopal),
in the Arts District south of downtown.
Monarch Plaza features a historical marker displaying famous Kansas City baseball and football players of the years when Municipal Stadium stood on this site.
Lincoln College is a prep school serving urban youth, located on the west side of Monarch Plaza. It was formerly a high school, and can be seen in old photos of Municipal Stadium.
The Gem Theater, in the historic (African American) 18th and Vine part of Kansas City. Other attractions nearby include Arthur Bryant's barbecue restaurant and the Negro Baseball Hall of Fame.
This graffitti-adorned "castle" once housed a major water works facility south of the 18th and Vine district.
Knuckleheads bar, a funky, rambling outdoor venue for blues, rock, and country music. It's located about two miles northeast of downtown Kansas City. The overpass in back is I-29 / I-35.
Mural honoring blues, rock, and country music legends of the past, across the street from Knuckleheads bar. (Click the "!" link to see a larger image.)
The "Little Italy" neighborhood near downtown Kansas City,
on the northeast side.
Two-story houses with balconies supported by brick columns are an architectural hallmark of working-class Kansas City.
Waubay NWR ~ Downtown (Aug. 1)
Webster: St. John's Lutheran Ch., etc. (Aug. 1)
Wheat field, lake SW of Webster (Aug. 1)
Water towers (Aug. 1-2)
Grace Episcopal Church, Madison (Aug. 2)
Dakota State University, Madison (Aug. 2)
Madison downtown: Loopy's (Aug. 2)
38 Road House, west of Sioux Falls (Aug. 2)
Big Sioux River the Sioux Falls (Aug. 3)
Calvary Cathedral (Episcopal), Sioux Falls (Aug. 3)
Lowry Hall, located on the southwest corner of the Dakota State University campus. It is named for Vayne Arnold Lowry, who served as college president, 1933 - 1962.
Beadle Hall, in the middle of the Dakota State University campus. It is named for Gen. William Beadle, who served as college president, 1889 - 1905. "Built in 1886, it is the oldest public building in all of South Dakota that has continually been used for the same purpose." (dsu.edu)
Karl E. Mundt Library, on the west side of the Dakota State University campus. It is named for the man who served as U.S. Senator in the 1950s and 1960s.
Crop duster airplane over I-90, Minnesota (Aug. 4)
Freeborn Co. Fairgrounds, Albert Lea, MN
Mississippi River bridge I-90
Wisconsin welcome center I-90, Mississippi R.
Tomah, Wisconsin downtown
Necedah NWR visitor center, crane display
Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison, at night
Chicago: Elston Avenue, Irving Park
Chicago: "No Parking" sign near Wrigley Field
Chicago from Wrigley Field
Chicago: Lake Michigan from Wrigley Field
Chicago skyline from NW
Indiana State Capital, Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts
Victory Field, home of the Indians
Indianapolis Hyatt Regency Hotel
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
The Judy Chops, downtown Staunton (Sep. 2)
Natural Chimneys (Sept. 3)
Johnson Street parking lot trees (Oct. )
Staunton Republican HQ (date?)
December: Bath Co., Staunton
Panoramas
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Peru: Ventanilla lagoon (& birds). (Feb. 20)
Ventanilla, from top of ridge. (Feb. 21)
Chorrillos coastal cliffside garden. (Feb. 23)
Pantanos de Villa sea lagoon (& birds). (Feb. 27)
Lima: Palacio del Gobierno (Feb. 28)
Lima: Plaza de Armas (Feb. 28)
Peru: Lima / Callao from air closeup (Mar. 1)
Colombia: Antioquia countryside from air (Mar. 1)
Medellin from Cerro Nutibara (Mar. 4)
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Bancolombia, Medellin River, Industriales Metro (Mar. 4)
Everglades Nat. Park: Flamingo (Mar. 6)
() Miami River, city skyline (Mar. 6)
Loft Mountain Overlook, Shen. Nat. Park (June 11)
Chicago Union Station (July 26)
Cincinnati: Ohio River, Great Amer. Ballpark (Aug. 5)
American Hotel, Staunton AMTRAK station (July 26)
Neyland Stadium, U. of Tenn., Knoxville (Aug. 21)
Beverley Street Staunton Jams (Sept.)
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