The Photographers' Corner - 2021 to ?

[Twilo123]

Philly, PA City Hall

 

[aja8888]

Guess where this is?

 

[Twilo123]

Guess where this is?

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looks like route 66 although i've never been there. tell me more about the car though...

 

[aja8888]

looks like route 66 although i've never been there. tell me more about the car though...

Yes it's on Route 66, and that's a mid 1950's Pontiac.

 

[Twilo123]

Yes it's on Route 66, and that's a mid 1950's Pontiac.

oh like a chieftain or a streamliner...

 

[aja8888]

oh like a chieftain or a streamliner...

Yes, probably a Chieftain, but I can't tell for sure. It's a two door sedan too! Pontiac never made a Streamliner to my knowledge.

 

[Out-to-Lunch]

Philly, PA City Hall

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Tallest building in the world! (At least for a bit.)

 

[audreyh1]

Yeah, we paid at least that. It’s definitely a location thing, although our room was nice. The overall property was very nice and the restaurant was superb. Much nicer than the Old Faithful Inn or even the Many Glacier Hotel (but that’s in the best location ever!). But it’s downright cheap compared to places like the Jenny Lake Lodge (Tetons) and Moraine Lake Lodge (Banff). Those run over $1k/night! But we justify staying in those places because we avoided the purchase of an RV. We’re still way ahead by that score!

Rationalization - the easiest path to a clear conscience.

El Tovar had the best breakfast by far. We made sure to get there first thing at opening, 6 or 6:30.

We stayed in an Angel Bright Lodge cabin. Tiny/cozy but fantastic location very close to the rim.

The dinner at El Tovar was so so. We preferred the Arizona Steakhouse - both meals were great. We got there at opening time for dinner and got in. Big breakfast and early dinner, we generally skip lunch while traveling, works well for us. We always have some snacks handy.

It doesn’t bother me a bit paying high $ to stay in an incredible location. Obviously the demand is there. And the crowds were gone after 5pm and don’t return until mid morning, so you get to enjoy a much more special time with the best light.

 

[Ronstar]

Guess where this is?

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Tucumcari, NM. Stayed there a few times.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Carl Linnaeus, Chicago Botanical Gardens (developer of standardization for naming plants).

 

[Ronstar]

An old GMC truck.

 

[Twilo123]

Boston, MA downtown area & Quincy Market

 

[Ronstar]

Wrigley Field

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Harness racing at the Guernsey Co. Fair -OH

 

[aja8888]

Local plumber who gets a lot of business:

 

[AudiDudi]

Mama Grizzly and her two cubs. I was about 300 yards away - she was aware of me but not concerned.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

'Crab' spider

 

[aja8888]

'Crab' spider
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That sure looks weird!

 

[YellowSubmarine]

That sure looks weird!

FL...what would you expect...lol. See the eyes at the bottom in the dark tissue. What's really weird is walking into one of these webs. These guys are small about the size of a pencil eraser end.

 

[YellowSubmarine]

'Crab' spider
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btw...that's a female...males have four spikes...just looked it up, also they eat mosquitos.

 

[Ronstar]

George Washington- side view at Mount Rushmore.

 

[Twilo123]

Madison, WI (Capital Building)

 

[YellowSubmarine]

Death Valley area (CA or NV)

 

[KevinZ]

Death Valley area (CA or NV)
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Olympic National Park WA

 

[Twilo123]

Harriman State Park, NY