Not really stormy - this is the west end of Morro Rock, taken from Morro Dunes Beach in Morro Bay, California. The weather is sort of foggy and the waves are turbulent as they crash around the rocks. The date Verna took this photo was July 23, 2009. Click on the image to view the big version.
Tuzigoot is the Apache word meaning “crooked river.” This was the name arbitrarily given to the Sinagua Native American ruins above a big bend in the Verde River near Cottonwood, AZ. This was an interesting stop that we made during our brief but fun vacation in July of 2006. They have a nice museum depicting Sinagua lifestyles and artifacts. You can hike up to the ruins for a self-guided tour.
Click on the image for the full-sized 3D version.
From the National Parks page on Tuzigoot National Monument:
Crowning a desert hilltop is an ancient pueblo. From a roof top a child scans the desert landscape for the arrival of traders, who are due any day now. What riches will they bring? What stories will they tell? Will all of them return? From the top of the Tuzigoot Pueblo it is easy to imagine such an important moment. Tuzigoot is an ancient village or pueblo built by a culture known as the Sinagua. The pueblo consisted of 110 rooms including second and third story structures. The first buildings were built around A.D. 1000. The Sinagua were agriculturalists with trade connections that spanned hundreds of miles. The people left the area around 1400. The site is currently comprised of 42 acres.
If you don’t yet have your 3D glasses, you can view the 2D version here.
Can somebody tell me how this wireless tower, thinly disguised as a palm tree, looks any less ugly than a plain wireless tower?
Oh, and don’t get me started on electric conifers.
Yesterday, on our way back home from Arizona, we got out to stretch and walk the dog at the General George S. Patton Museum, located along Interstate 10 in the California Desert.
While we were walking around in front of the museum, I snapped an image pair of this bronze statue of the General to merge into the 3D anaglyph image seen here.
According to Wikipedia:
The General George S. Patton Memorial Museum of Chiriaco Summit, California is a museum erected in tribute to General George S. Patton on the site of the entrance of Camp Young, part of the Desert Training Center of World War II.
Exhibits include a large collection of tanks used in World War II and the Korean War, as well as memorabilia from Patton’s life and career, especially in regards to his service at the Desert Training Center and that of ordinary soldiers who trained there. Development of the Colorado River Aqueduct and natural science exhibits are displayed as well. In addition, a 26-minute video is shown, detailing Patton’s military service and the creation of the Desert Training Center.
Though Patton only spent less than four months at the Desert Training Center, his establishment of the training grounds directly impacted more than one million troops.
The museum is at the Chiriaco Summit exit off Interstate 10, 30 miles/48km east of Indio.
Click on the image above to view the full-sized anaglyph. If you don’t have your free pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here.
We stopped in Bermuda Dunes today to get gas and a sandwich on our way back home. This colorful cluster adorned a bush outside the sandwich shop. Click to enlarge.
