Monthly Archive: August 2022
Ultimateplaces Photography
August 30, 2022
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Pictured is the ammunition bunker of Battery Russel, which was built at Fort Stevens along the Oregon coast, in 1904. It was operational up through 1944, only months before the end of World War II. Battery Russell was named for Major General David Russell, who fought in and died during the Civil War. Battery Russell and Fort Stevens were the only stateside military installations attacked by enemy forces since the Battle of 1812. A Japanese submarine fired more than a dozen shells at the Fort, but caused no damage. Battery Russell was unable to return fire, because its guns were unable to match the range of the Japanese submarine. This ultimately led to the battery’s decommissioning and replacement by Battery 245, which had longer range guns.
Ultimateplaces Photography
August 28, 2022
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Fall color along the hiking trail to Strahl Lake. Located in Brown County State Park outside of Nashville, Indiana. The park, which is heavily wooded, is the state’s largest protected natural area, comprising more than 15,000 acres. It was founded in 1929, and was comprised largely of former farm holdings that had been abandoned by settlers because of the area’s relatively poor soils.
Ultimateplaces Photography
August 27, 2022
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This is a view of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and Alabama Hills at Sunrise. This spot offers a sharp contrast between the sandstone rock of the Alabama Hills, with the gray granite of the Sierras and Mount Whitney. At 14,505 feet, Mt. Whitney holds the distinction as the highest peak in the lower-48 states. The Alabama Hills, located west of Lone Pine, in California’s Owens Valley is famous for its frequent use as a Hollywood filming location, particularly of old classic Westerns.
This area can be accessed via California’s beautiful Route 395.
