Garnet Ghost Town

Garnet is Montana’s most intact ghost town, is an abandoned mining town that dates from the 1860s.  Garnet  was named for the garnet, a semi-precious stone, and the first item to be mined here, although gold quickly followed. In 1898, as many as 1,000 ventolin inhaler cost people lived here; it was

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National Bison Range

I spent some time in the National Bison Range, which is located in the Mission Valley of Northwest Montana today, and here are some of the images I was able to capture. All the information in this post was believed to be accurate at the time it was published.  Please be

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Photographing the sky; the good, bad, and the ugly (and the beautiful)

I have been asked to be the guest speaker at the August 5th, 2014 meeting of the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas (PSNWA).   The meeting will be at the Whole Hog Cafe in Bentonville AR at 7:00 pm., and is free and open to the public, guests are always welcome. PSNWA provides opportunities to anyone interested

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War Eagle Mill and Bridge

  War Eagle Mill War Eagle Mill is a working gristmill in Benton County, Arkansas. A mill has been located on the site as early as 1832, but was destroyed three times, and last rebuilt in 1973. The mill currently the only operating mill in Arkansas and operates as an

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Parker-Hickman Farmstead Buffalo National River

  Parker-Hickman Farmstead The Parker-Hickman farmstead is probably one of my favorite places to photograph along the Buffalo National River.  The area is owned by the National Park Service and is open to the public to wander around freely.  The structures have been preserved at the same condition in which

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