Nice capture. Reminds me of buildings I've seen in Bodie, Ca, & The Grand Tetons Wyoming.
Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: PESO - Homestead > This is the side of a house my great grandfather built in 1858. He came > from > Scotland to California for the California Gold Rush. He did end up making > a > good bit of money -- with a cattle ranch. :-) > > When I went up to northern Northern California to visit Scott Valley > where > my father grew up, I went around and looked at historical sites, > especially > sites related to my family. Most all I had seen before, but when I was > much > younger so it was good to revisit them. > > The ranch is still there, owned by two doctor brothers as a tax > write-off. > They, very nicely, have preserved all the old buildings. > > It wasn't very big, about 10x10' or 10x15' with a low roof. A larger > house > was built much later. It snows up there in the winter, sometimes a lot. > They > would have lived crowded into this little cabin in heavy snow. > > > I wasn't using a tripod, and I think it's just semi-interesting, but the > B&W > conversion seems okay. > > http://members.aol.com/eactivist/PAWS/pages/homestead.htm > > Comments welcome. > > > Marnie aka Doe :-) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
