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Cathedral Gorge Moonlight Erosion – Panaca, Nevada

April 19, 2023 0 Comments

Cathedral Gorge Moonlight Erosion - Panaca, Nevada

Cathedral Gorge Moonlight Erosion – Nevada

Tucked away in the south east corner of Nevada, this gem of a state park offers geologic wonders that any landscape photographer would love. The park offers an interesting geologic mix, from ash and pumice deposits, to the sediment of an ancient lake that are slowly eroding away in the dry desert climate that now exists.

If you have ever seen photographs of the place, the size of what you see can be very deceiving in photographs. Everything looks much larger than it really is. But don’t let this deter you from visiting. You’ll have numerous opportunities to explore the different erosion features, from cave like passageways carved out of the ash deposits, to ruggedly sculptured rock faces, and stone pillars.

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Aerial View – Salt Lake Mormon LDS Temple – Utah

April 19, 2023 0 Comments

The Salt Lake City Mormon LDS Temple and Temple Square as seen from the 26th floor observation deck on the Church Office Building. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Salt Lake Temple was dedicated in 1893, and took nearly 40 years to construct. The Church’s walls are made of quartz monzonite, quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon to the south in the Wasatch Mountain Range that runs along the east side of the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. The temple was the 6th temple constructed following the exodus of the Mormon’s from Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1846.

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Broughs Tunnel – Clifty Falls State Park – Madison, Indiana

April 18, 2023 0 Comments

Broughs Tunnel - Clifty Falls State Park - Madison, Indiana

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Brough’s Tunnel, located in Clifty Falls State Park, was an early attempt by the Madison, Indianapolis & Lafayette Railroad to build an alternate route between Madison and North Madison, Indiana. Their first route known as the Madison Railroad Incline Cut, was carved out of solid rock to bring the railroad down to the Ohio River in southern Indiana. However this route produced one of the steepest graded rail routes in the country, which proved problematic to maintain and operate. So in the 1850’s a plan was developed to bypass the Incline Cut.  One of the artifacts of this attempted bypass was the incomplete 600 ft Brough’s Tunnel, also known as Brough’s Folly. 

Today the tunnel is a playground for park visitors and in the winter hibernating bats.

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