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Monthly Archives: December 2011

Gallery: The Passing Year

Dec. 26, 2011 By Susan Barsy in The West Tags: agriculture, California Zephyr, land use, photography, resources, The West, trains 3 Comments

A few photographs to go with the essay.

photograph of a mountain town
peaceful valley
old recreational vehicles lined up in a valley (author photo)
decaying Grand Junction railway station, photographed in fading light (author photo)

a modern field with sprinklers (author photo)
layers of colorful rock (author photo)
morning fog in the sierras (author photo)

farm field bounded by a distant ridge (author photo)
a modern country road, with power lines & a refinery (author photo)
A field bounded by a subdivision & refineries (author photo)
an expanse of loveliness in the wetland (author photo)

lone tree in a wetland (author photo)
A vista filled with ships, cars, & trains near San Francisco (author photo)
Industrial area near San Francisco bay (author photo)
industrial hodge-podge outside San Francisco (author photo)

A Tangle (powerlines, railcars, smog, trees), author photo
Refining Yet Unrefined (a semi-rural refinery), author photo
A boat at home (author photo)

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