Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is in western Colorado and managed by the National Park Service. There are two primary entrances to the park: the south rim entrance is located 15 miles east of Montrose, while the north rim entrance is
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Spencer Ghost Town Spencer is a small unincorporated crossroads in eastern Lawrence County, Missouri, United States. It lies along former U.S. Route 66 (now a county road) approximately six miles west of Halltown. A post office called Spencer was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1907. The community
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One of the most powerful tools in Adobe Lightroom is the ability to make “Local Adjustments”. This is done by masking the area you are going to change in the photo and can be visualized by turning on the “Show Selected Mask Overlay” by clicking in the checkbox in the
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Natural Dam Natural Dam is just what the name implies, a natural rock dam, located at the town of Natural Dam Arkansas. The dam is nearly 200 feet wide and spans the width of Mountain Fork Creek where it runs into Lee Creek You can easily view the dam without
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Ute Ulay Mine and Henson Town Site The Ute and Ulay mines were some of the best known silver and lead producers in Colorado. Between 1874 and 1903, the mines were responsible for 12 million worth of minerals which today would amount to more than 280 million in value. Located
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Platte River Sandhill Cranes For eight weeks from late February to early April, the fascinating Sandhill Crane Spring Migration happens in the heart of Nebraska. More than 80 percent of the world’s Sandhill Crane population converge on Nebraska’s Platte River. The Sandhill Cranes fly from southern wintering grounds to northern
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Kidder Covered Bridge The Kidder Covered Bridge carries Kidder Hill Road across the South Branch Saxtons River, just south of the village center of Grafton, Vermont. The bridge was built about 1870, and is Grafton’s last surviving 19th-century covered bridge. It is the shortest historic covered bridge in Windham County,
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Motif No. 1 Rockport Harbor Motif Number 1, located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts, is a replica of a former fishing shack well known to students of art and art history as “the most often-painted building in America.” The original structure was built in
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield Fort Donelson National Battlefield preserves Fort Donelson and Fort Heiman, two sites of the American Civil War Forts Henry and Donelson Campaign, in which Union Army Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant and Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote captured three Confederate forts and opened two rivers, the
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