Mount Whitney and the Whitney Portal Road. Mount Whitney is the tallest mountain in the continental United States with an elevation of 14,497 feet. The Whitney Portal Road was made famous in the climactic chase scene at the end of the Humphrey Bogart movie High sierra .
The next time you visit Google Earth , try clicking on the Gigapan Photos Layer. It's in the Gallery section.
Labor Day Fireworks over Goleta, September 1, 2008
The annual Independence Day fireworks show over Goleta was held on Labor Day this year.
Check out my collection of videos of planes and trains like this one:
Boeing B-52G Stratofortresses, Castle AFB, 1992 - 1993: Vintage video of Boeing B-52G Stratofortresses of the 93rd Bomb Wing at Castle Air Force Base in 1992 and 1993.
I use the interval timer in my digital camera to speed up the action in time lapse movies like this one:
I shot this time lapse movie from 11:54 AM to 1:34 PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2007. The action is speeded up 125x.
See more of my Zaca Fire time lapse movies .
Independence Day Fireworks over Goleta, July 4, 2007
The annual Independence Day fireworks show over Goleta.
Santa Barbara Panoramas
I shot several panoramic photos of Santa Barbara Harbor and overviews of the city from the top of the Courthouse tower on Sunday, January 14.
Independence Day Fireworks over Goleta, July 4, 2006
The annual Independence Day fireworks show over Goleta.
Independence Day Fireworks over Goleta, July 4, 2005
In recent years, a fireworks show has appeared in the
sky over Goleta on Independence Day.
Amtrak Coast Starlight, June 30, 2005
On Thursday, June 30, the Amtrak Coast Starlight was pulling two vintage rail cars, the Southern Pacific Overland Trail and the Pennsylvania Colonial Crafts.
Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade, June 25, 2005
Way off topic. Goleta is right next to Santa Barbara, where they host the annual Summer Solstice parade.
Camino Cielo, the Road in the Sky, October 21, 2004
More natural history:
On Thursday, October 21, I shot a series of panoramas along the length of East Camino Cielo on the crest of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Goleta and Santa Barbara. Camino Cielo features many sweeping vistas of the Santa Barbara Channel and the San Rafael Wilderness.
Panamint Valley tour, October 5, 2004
Independence Day Fireworks over Goleta, July 4, 2004
Tour of Bryce Canyon National Park, September 2003
Photographic tour of Bryce Canyon
National Park in Utah in early September 2003.
Project FICON: Fighter Conveyer
Fighter Conveyer (FICON)
program investigated the potential of carrying various models of
the Republic F-84 in the bomb bay of a Peacemaker to perform
reconnaissance missions into areas that were too heavily defended
for the RB-36 to penetrate.
model of the FICON
composite aircraft system , which was composed of a Convair
GRB-36D flying aircraft carrier conversion with a Republic RF-84K
Thunderflash parasite reconaissance plane. Since my article about
Project FICON is being published in the Journal of the American
Aviation Historical Society, I chose to build and review the kit.
Antelope Valley Wildflowers
I traveled to the Antelope
Valley twice in April to photograph the wildflower bloom.
Novelty Airline Liveries
novelty
paint schemes on their airplanes to attract extra attention.
Driving the Swansea-Cerro Gordo Jeep Trail
On the longest day of 2002, I drove up the Swansea-Cerro
Gordo Road to the Burgess Mine at the crest of the Inyo
Mountains just before sunset. I continued across the crest of the
Inyo Mountains to Cerro Gordo, arriving as the full moon rose.
Steam Locomotives
Union Pacific Challenger No.
3985 from Pomona to Yermo, California.
Santa Fe steam
locomotive 3751 made an
unassisted run from Union Station to San Bernardino to be displayed at the
rededication of the depot.
steam
locomotives over the years.
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Steam Locomotives DVD
You can buy a DVD featuring my videos of steam locomotives.
These videos capture the sights and sounds of steam locomotives running in southern California. Chase the Santa Fe 3751 Northern class steam locomotive as it pulls the California Limited from North Edwards to Bakersfield on December 28, 1991 and from Oro Grande Canyon to Azusa on December 30, 1991. Then follow the Union Pacific 3985 Challenger on an excursion from Pomona to Yermo on August 20, 2000. Running time: 58 minutes.
Samples of the videos on the DVD.
Put a copy of the Steam Locomotives DVD in your Lulu.com shopping cart for $24.95.
Calendars
You can buy calendars with pictures from the Goleta Air & Space Museum. The calendars are printed on demand by Lulu.com .
Calendars are printed borderless in full color on 100# 8-1/2" x 11" stock. They are spiral bound.
You can see all of my calendars at my Lulu.com Lockett Books storefront .
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