Thursday, January 31, 2013

Jellystone Park Campground


YOGI BEAR'S JELLYSTONE PARK CAMPGROUND
YOGI, HIS FRIENDS, BOO-BOO and RANGER SMITH HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING TO MAKE CAMPING AT JELLYSTONE PARK JUST GR-R-REAT! HOT SHOWERS - HEATED POOL - RANGER STATION - PLAYGROUND - MINI GOLF - RECREATION and SPORTS AREA - TENT AND CAMPER RENTALS!


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Wintertime Wonderland Colorado Rockies


Looking Eastward to Mt. Aetna and Taylor Peak from beautiful Monarch Pass (Elev. 11,312) pm I/ S. Highway 50.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Colorado - Land of Mighty Mountains


Colorado is the state where the Rocky Mountains reach their highest elevations and their most spectacular beauty; including hundreds of peaks over 10,000 ft. in height. All these mountains afford thousands of miles of caƱons, streams and verdant valleys that furnish fishing, hunting, skiing and all varieties of mountain recreation.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

Agate Bridge


AGATE BRIDGE — in Petrified Forest National Monument, Arizona. This petrified log 111 ft. long and 4 ft. in diameter at its thickest point is a favorite subject for photographers, and is readily accessible, lying just east of the highway at a point near First Forest.

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Grizzly Bear Chain Saw Sculpture


The 5-ton 16-1/2-foot mother grizzly bear and cub carved  from a giant Redwood by Kenyon R. Kaiser, a sculptor with a chain saw, at the TREES OF MYSTERY — SHRINE OF THE REDWOOD HIGHWAY.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Cocopalm Climber


Hawaiians do not shinny up a tree--they actually walk aloft while their toes find the trunk ridges that form tiny steps.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

World's Largest Shell Factory


THE SHELL FACTORY, INC.
"The World's Largest"
Fort Myers, Florida
Florida's newest landmark, this 52 foot spectacular, directs thousands of visitors to The Shell Factory. Located on U. S. 41, this famous attraction features sea shells and corals from all corners of the world.

http://www.shellfactory.com/

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Geographical Center of North America


A masonry monument made of glacial boulders erected near the point of the geographical center of the North American Continent, Rugby, North Dakota.

Monday, January 21, 2013

Desert Country


Found only in Southern Arizona, the Saguaro or Giant Cactus is one of the Southwest's "trademarks." The blooms are the Arizona state flower.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Pocahontas Statue


Miss Pocahontas was built by the late Frank W. Shaw as a tribute to his father, the late Albert J. Shaw. She stands overlooking the City of Pocahontas, Iowa on highway No. 3.

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Wipe Out!


SURFING IN HAWAII . . . Riding the big surfing is becoming more and more popular at the beaches in Hawaii by both residents and visitors alike.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Royal Gorge Suspension Bridge


ROYAL GORGE SUSPENSION BRIDGE, world's highest bridge, over the Royal Gorge of the Arkansas River near Canon City, Colorado, offers a spectacular and thrilling scene to its thousands of visitors each year. Length of structure 1,260 ft. Length of main span-880 ft. Width-18 ft. Height of towers-150 ft. Height of bridge above river, 1,053 ft.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

San Francisco Chief Train


SAN FRANCISCO CHIEF EN ROUTE IN CALIFORNIA
Santa Fe's San Francisco Chief parallels a picturesque route through the San Joaquin Valley of California.

Monday, January 14, 2013

Sahara On the Ocean


Ben B. Gaines' Sahara On the Ocean, 18335 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. Where the World relaxes in luxurious surroundings. Open Year around — Completely Air-Conditioned.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Picking Dates


Hundreds of thousands of pounds of this delicious fruit are processed and shipped every year from these desert date gardens.

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Dinosaur Gift & Mineral Shoppe


DINOSAUR TRACK and MINERAL MUSEUM, Route 6, Between Danbury, Connecticut and Brewster, New York. Everything for the mineralogist and unusual gifts. See 1000 dinosaur tracks from the Connecticut Valley.

Friday, January 11, 2013

Pueblo Indian Pottery Maker at Work


Pottery making is an art the Pueblo Indians inherited directly from their ancestors, the Prehistoric Cliff Dwellers. A basket or piece of old pottery is used as a foundation form. The clay is worked into strips, which are coiled spirally upward to form the new pottery vessel. The clay is smoothed down by the fingers. After drying, it is ready for decorations and then firing.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Hollieanna Groves


Beautiful HOLLIEANNA GROVES on Route 17-92, six miles north of Orlando, in Maitland, Fla. Growers, packers, and shippers of delicious tree ripened fruit. There's none finer than fruit grown here in Orange County. Do visit our Sales Room and Groves when in Florida. Prices on request, H. N. Oakley, Sales Mgr. Open Dec. 10th to April 1st.

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Gathering Maple Sap


When winter finally releases its icy grip on the countryside, the first sign of spring is the gathering of maple sap. Ahown here are trees being tapped and the sap being loaded for transport to the sugar house.

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Friday, January 4, 2013

Cabbage Harvesting


In this scene cabbage is being crated or packaged according to the demands of the customer at the harvesting site. It is then loaded aboard the waiting trailer, which itself  will then be placed, "piggyback" style aboard a railroad flat car and shipped to points all over North America.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Blazing Guns


FREMONT STREET, LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
It's all in fun but here is proof that there are still "blazing guns" along "Glitter Gulch" —America's Last Frontier.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Sweethearts of the Desert


Sometimes known as "desert canaries" because of their musical braying, burros are seen most frequently throughout the southwest and along the Mexican border.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Tournament of Roses


PASADENA ROSE BOWL PARADE
Pasadena, California
The float of the queens of the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade, passing along Colorado Boulevard.

mailed Dec 31 1961:

Happy New Year
Surprise, I am spending part of my vacation here. Saw M & R today, attended church with them. 
To-morrow is the big day.
The weather is quite nice, around 72.
When we left it was 12 below and lots of snow.
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