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Day 323

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The railroad trestle and abutment down by Rainbow Dam. (1/1000s f/6.3 ISO100 6mm -2/3 stop Canon SX100 IS) (1/320s f/6.3 ISO100 46.6mm -2/3 stop Canon SX100 IS) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 306

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Down in Somers, /\/\onTana! there used to be a lumber mill.  They had the most interesting steam engines to run logs and lumber around the yard. (1/160s f/6.3 ISO100 28.9mm (35mm eq:135mm) P7100) The steam was created by a stationary boiler.  The little engines would dock with boiler and take on steam to use…no fire […]

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Day 304

Thursday, November 1, 2012

A Montana Rail Link work train on the causeway across Lake Pend Oreille, near Sandpoint, Idaho. (Heavily edited: Click on it to enlarge; BACK to return!) (1/2000s f/5.0 ISO800 10.7mm (35mm eq:50mm) -2/3 stop P7100) Not quite to heavily edited. (1/2000s f/5.0 ISO100 10.7mm (35mm eq:50mm)-1 stop P7100) The birds nearby. (1/320s f/5.6 ISO100 42.6mm […]

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Day 275

Sunday, September 30, 2012

The smoke cleared out enough you could see the Highwood Mountains tonight.  So I ran on out to the railroad tunnel and got these from the hill above it.  The colors were hard to process for me.  I really need to take some more lessons on post-processing some of these more difficult photos. (1/20s f/8.0 […]

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Day 266

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Rainbow Dam and Falls, almost dried up. (1/1000s f/4.5 ISO100 13mm (35mm eq:61mm) -1/3 stop P7100) Crooked Falls.  The power company say they have lowered the river for maintenance, but there has been no measurable precipitation in 35 days…it doesn’t get much lower than this! (1/800s f/5.6 ISO100 6mm (35mm eq:28mm) -2/3 stop P7100) ~Curtis […]

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Day 248: Sunset at Fort Missoula

Monday, August 27, 2012

I am back in MIssoula.  It is very smokey, making it hard to breathe, but also making for colorful sunsets!  Here is the Tipi burner and the steam logging locomotive. (All photos: Nikon Coolpix P7100) *** *** *** ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 244: Back to Glacier!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

While on our trip to Glacier National Park we stopped in to see the Glacier Lodge, in, of course, (East) Glacier!  You can see the front of the Lodge to the right of Red Jammer 79. The Jammers are used to tour the Park, with the drivers, or Jammers, as tour guides.  The canvas top […]

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Day 243: A brief intermission from Glacier…

Sunday, August 19, 2012

A pretty if very red sunset tonight. (1/2000s f/8.0 ISO1250 112mm -1 stop) The Airport and windmills southwest of Great Falls. (1/500s f/8.0 ISO1250 75mm -1/2 stop) ~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>

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Day 188

Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Lugnut and the Dailylife Wife went to the Safety Fair a week or two ago.  This is the Electric City Derby Grrllzzz. Then it was off to the ambulance!  I don’t know who his girlfriend is… Maybe he will be an ambulance driver! Of course, the back is pretty neat, too. Since this is the […]

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Day 113: The Luau Pre Game Show!

Monday, April 23, 2012

After the train ride we stayed for the Lu’au Kalamaku.  It is a fantastic theater show/luau, with good food, and open bar, a local craft market… …and dancing girls! (Okay, you’ve seen this one already: Lots more to come!) Lots of dancing girls!  Of all shapes and sizes!  There maybe a few dancing boys in […]

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