Today’s adventure included a trip to the Clark Creek Grist Mill in Clark County, southwestern Washington state….not too far from Mount St. Helens. This is the only functioning grist mill that exists in the northwest United States. It was built in 1876 and restored in 1980. You can now visit the mill and even purchase some fresh milled flour. And then there’s this amazing view.
The area was touched by fog today. And oh how I love fog!
I had the most amazing 4th of July weekend. I went from having no plans to having the most amazing plans. I’ll start by sharing about Saturday…
Most of Saturday was spent revisiting the abandoned hospital in LA that I previously posted photos of here. Again, I was there with permission, but I got to explore all six floors as opposed to just two. I met a whole bunch of photographers from LA. This made me happy because I am trying to meet some more people here. Everyone was nice and we capped off the day with yummy eats at Umami Burger, a favorite of mine!
When I drove across the country a few months ago, I visited my aunt and uncle who took me on a drive through ward 9 in New Orleans. Five years later and the area is still looking pretty bad. But there are crews building new houses in place of where others once stood. The experience of driving through there was jawdropping. I had never seen anything like it. The X’s were still on most of the houses, signifying the time when search crews came through looking for survivors. Some occupied houses with renovations and those just trying to get by still exhibited the X’s, which I can only imagine to be a memorial of what happened at that time.And like all forms of media, these photos don’t even come close to actually showing or describing this area.
I haven’t posted anything for quite a while. I am currently in Los Angeles. I could go on and on about all of the things that I have been doing, but I really don’t feel like it today. So I will just post photos, which probably says a whole lot more anyway.I visited an huge antique warehouse here in LA a couple of weeks ago. It was very eclectic with many large items that you wouldn’t see at any normal antique store. Large bird cages that seem to come from an old zoo (that actually held live birds), large furniture, mannequins, decorations of various types, etc etc.
I needed to get out of Philadelphia for a while so I drove to Maine yesterday (left at 5am). I’m going to be spending a while on Mt. Desert Island doing lots of photography, hiking, biking, exploring, and relaxing. I really needed it. I’m renting a house just outside of Acadia National Park in Otter Creek. There’s a huge window that overlooks a field and the backyard. I’ll write more about that later. And photos of Maine to follow soon.
For now, here’s a shot of the George Washington Bridge in NYC at sunrise yesterday morning.
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