Album USA holiday 1981 from Anne Elliott

American sky

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 07:33:20 +0000

Wish I could remember exactly where this photo was taken, maybe 25 years ago. It was down in the United States - maybe somewhere around Monument Valley? Not very good quality, as it is a scan of one of my old prints.

Frank Slide, Crowsnest Pass

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:06 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

This is a lone tree in the Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. In the distance, you can see the Frank Slide. Scanned from an old photo I took in August 1981.

"On April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m., 82 million tonnes (30 million cubic metres) of limestone crashed from the summit of Turtle Mountain and buried a portion of the sleeping town of Frank. The dimensions of the rock mass that fell are 150 metres (500 feet) deep, 425 metres (1,400 feet) high and one kilometre (3,280 feet) wide.

The bustling town of Frank was home to approximately 600 people in 1903. Of these, roughly 100 individuals lived in the path of the slide. An estimated 70 people were killed.

The primary cause of the Frank Slide was the mountain's unstable structure. Underground coal mining, water action in summit cracks and severe weather conditions may have contributed to the disaster.

The mechanism of movement that enabled the rockslide-avalanche to spread over 3 square kilometres (1.2 square miles) of the valley in less than 100 seconds, has been the subject of considerable discussion and speculation. The debris may have remained in contact with the surface through most of its course, flowing down the side of the mountain and across the valley. Or, lubrication at the base of the slide, compressed air or steam, would permit sliding of a flexible sheet of debris.

The buried section of railway was rebuilt 3 weeks after the slide. A road was completed through the slide in 1906 and improved during the 1920s. Before it was completed, people had to travel over a rough road built beyond the rockslide debris. This temporary route passed through what is now the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre parking lot and the Frank Slide Trail follows the old road bed for some distance. Highway #3, as it is seen today, was constructed in the 1930s and improved in 1979." This information was taken from the Frank Slide Visitor Centre's website.

"The tree is 11 km east of the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre. One of the few areas in Canada where this type of tree may be found. The tree fell in 1998, but has been re-erected to help preserve the identity of the Crowsnest Pass. A most-famous and most-photographed tree, this limber pine is on the northwest corner of Burmis." This information was taken from the crowsnestpass.com website.

Bryce Canyon

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:06 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Bryce Canyon is such an amazing place with all its weathered rock pillars. Such beautiful colours, too. Scanned from an old photo that I took in August 1981.

Tunnel at Zion

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:07 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

I just loved this beautiful, old, twisted tree near the entrance of this tunnel in Zion, Utah. Scanned from an old print taken on 5th August 198. However, I definitely was not looking forward to having to travel through this tunnel, because I am claustrophobic!!

Grand Canyon 2

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:07 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Another scanned photo from August 1981, showing a view looking across the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:07 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

A very typical view looking down into the Grand Canyon, USA, scanned from a photo I took in August 1981.

Monument Valley

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:48:08 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Another scanned reminder of those old cowboy movies! This is one of my favourite places, Monument Valley, seen on 1st August 1981. You can see someone's vehicle down on the narrow road, which gives a better sense of the size of these gigantic buttes. These twin buttes are called The Mittens.

Double Arch, Arches National Park

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:56:28 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

This is known as the Double Arch, in Arches National Park, US. Scanned from a photo I took in July 1981.

"Double Arch is famous for the close-set pair of arches-- one of the more impressive features of Arches National Park in Utah, USA. There are no guardrails or fences to prevent visitors from exploring directly beneath and through the arches.

The area was used as a backdrop for the opening scene of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in which the arches are briefly visible. However, the cave shown in the movie does not exist.

Double Arch was formed differently than most of the arches in Arches National Park. It is known as a Pothole Arch - it formed by water erosion from above rather than more typical erosion from the side." From Wikipedia.

Courthouse Towers, Arches National Park USA

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:36:09 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Scan from an old photo taken on 31 July 1981on a family holiday to Arches National Park, USA. This shows Courthouse Towers, which includes the Three Gossips, Sheep Rock, Tower of Babel and The Organ. This view makes me think of one of my favourite places, Monument Valley.

Red Canyon, Flaming Gorge, USA

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:16:04 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Scanned from an old photo taken on 29th July 1981 on a family holiday. This spectacular view is of the Red Canyon (Flaming Gorge) on the way to Arches National Park. That is a beautiful Ponderosa Pine framing the view. There is so much breath-taking scenery down in the US!

The Three Gossips & Sheep Rock

nobody@ipernity.com (Anne Elliott) — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:13:33 +0000

Anne Elliott has posted:

Took this photo of Courthouse Towers on 31st July 1981 on a family holiday to Arches National Park, USA. It shows the Three Gossips and Sheep Rock. This bitterly cold, snowy weather we are having at the moment is making me reminisce about long ago holidays. Think I've only had maybe two holidays since then (anywhere), so I feel lucky to have memories to look back on.