Assorted inventions

 

The old 1875 trestle that used to span the Genesee River at what is now Letchworth State Park

Kuwohi is a sacred place for the Cherokee people and is the highest point within the traditional Cherokee homeland, formerly known as Clingman's Dome.

1964-65 New York Worlds Fair, as we were zipping by in the opposite direction

Denver and Rio Grande Western 315

Creole, Charles Nicholson's 1927 schooner. Largest wooden sailing yacht in the world at that time, at 214'

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Apollo 11 Lunar Module (LM), in lunar landing configuration, as photographed in lunar orbit from the Command and Service Modules

Nothing man-made is as intriguing as the continuing marvel of the natural world, where patterns are evident showing us how nature long ago figured out the best, most efficient, and most beautiful way things can be made.

Today's quote:

W

e all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called 

dreams. -Jeremy Irons, actor (b. 19 Sep 1948)