A few from vacation...

[schrackman]

Hi folks!

It's been a while since I posted. Seems I'm still in limbo as to where I'll be permanently moving. Hopefully that will change soon.

These are just a few snaps from my vacation last week. The wife and I took a week retreat to an old mining town up in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where I kind of grew up as a kid. I wasn't really in much of a photogenic mood as I all just wanted to do was relax and do a little prospecting. But I did manage to find the time to snap the camera a few times out of habit.

#1 A sight that I've never seen before--a sun ring. I think this was caused by the exhaust of the many planes flying over the town of Grass Valley during an airshow.

#2 St. Louis bridge, built approximately around 1905. A more modern bridge was built right next to it. The creek it crosses over is Slate Creek, a real good gold producing creek. Too bad there were mining claims right here!

#3 A pretty yellow butterfly. Unsure of the species but it is quite common up here in the California Sierras.

#4 We walked about a mile and a half to get to this spot on the creek. I was looking for evidence of an old mine that had been established in the late 1800s. I found lots of tailings but no mine itself. Probably buried somewhere in the woods.

Ray

[barb_48]

Hi,
I really enjoyed your vacation pics, glad you took them.
What type of camera do you have?

[megan]

The sun ring is actually pretty neat. The swirly cloud at the bottom really gives it a slight touch of surrealism.

Hope you grow some roots soon!

mg

[schrackman]

Thanks Barb and Megan! I could have spent another week up in the mountains if it were up to me.

Barb, I use a Canon Digital Rebel. For these shots I used my Sigma AF 28-80 lens.

Megan, yeah I'm hoping my living situation will resolve soon. I'm tired of borrowing other people's dsl!! haha. But seriously, I have to wait upon the Lord as I'm seeking another church to pastor. Gotta let him put me in the right place at the right time.