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A few days ago I posted a photo that I took of an old abandoned boat and a barn on the eastern outskirts of the town of Tehachapi. Today I wanted to feature on the western side of that town. Unlike that first photo this location isn't on the outskirts of that town but further down the highway (58) as you emerge from the mountains and begin to descend towards Bakersfield.  Very quickly as you travel lower in elevation the landscape changes from pine forests to rolling hills and scarce vegetation. It's quite a stunning sight to see rather large trees dotting the landscape against those arid hills. Truly anything would stand out against this landscape, but those trees standing out there where there is literally no other visible plant life except some sparse prairie grass seems to defy understanding.  How do these trees survive in such a dry and arid landscape? To an outsider traveling through, it does seem to be some sort of enigma, but to those who know these mountains there is ...

 Anyone who has traveled up Highway 58 from Barstow to Bakersfield has undoubtedly seen this old abandoned boat and barn on the outskirts of Tehachapi. Anytime a boat is surrounded by sagebrush it kinda stands out. Surprisingly due to the ultra dry climate of the high California desert this once mighty sailing vessel is still in relatively decent shape. I always laughed at the fact that someone came along and spraypainted the words 'S.S. Minnow' on the side. Old timers like me recognize the fact that it's the name of the boat from the popular 60s sitcom Gilligan's Island. I must of passed by this scene over a hundred times before I decided to pull over and take a picture of it. My wife Terri is the one responsible for working on this one in Picasa to produce the image that you see today. I posted this photo on Facebook several years ago and several people commented that this location was somehow connected to the infamous Charles Manson and his followers but I just tried...

 Last Friday it was a very cold and wet day in Southeastern Louisiana so I decided to take a casual stroll in downtown Baton Rouge. The late winter weather allowed me to take a very lonely, solitary walk, which was exactly what I was craving.  I began my adventure at the east end of North Blvd. I parked next to a rather charming old house that actually had a Revolutionary War canon in the front yard. I had recently read that the downtown area was once littered with such canons and that the city used them to keep people from driving up onto the sidewalks.  Directly across the street was the picturesque First Presbyterian Church and in-between was a lovely tree-lined green belt walking path. I ventured onto the path and began my walk westward toward the Mississippi River. Almost immediately I can upon the beautiful white house and property that once served as the original Louisiana Governor's Mansion. Further down the way I discovered a fascinating statue of Hebe (The Greek...

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