Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Desert
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When I was doing work on “Water and the West,” a colleague and I traveled down the Owens River Valley following the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Here the aqueduct runs above and alongside a housing development. (California, 2005)
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There was actually a second photo because I wanted to be on a local grocery store’s website. They had a map of all the places their red bag had been brought to (https://www.sendiks.com/about-us/where-in-the-world-2). I took a few while I was in Doha, but I used the one from this space. This is the tasteful photo…
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The sign actually guides hikers to protect the local ecosystem. It did strike me as odd given the wide open surroundings. It also seems like sometimes we need to step off the designated walkway in life. (Arizona, 1998)
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I recommend hiking along the rim of the Grand Canyon. It lacks some of the sizzle of the descent and climb back out–but very worth it. Ironically I fell sick from food poisoning after this hike and had to be transported by ambulance to Flagstaff. (Grand Canyon, Arizona 2002)
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I had the opportunity to travel to Qatar and present at a conference panel with my friend Maher (far right). To be honest I was sitting there pretty amazed by the country and the conference. I have no memory of saying anything coherent. (Doha, Qatar, 2016)
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I was actually on a vacation with friends and I was taking a call. My friend shot this and it reminded me that I was supposed to be relaxing. (Sedona, Arizona 2005)
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I got invited by a colleague on a trip to measure snowfall in the Arizona mountains. On the way home, we flew over Sedona near sunset. (Sedona, Arizona 2005)
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When I was doing work with “water, urban development, and the West,” I wanted to visit the San Francisquito Dam which failed catastrophically in 1928. My colleague and I had each picked up a stray piece of concrete as a souvenir. Before we left we felt like we should just leave it behind with the…
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Even though I know the monument is geographically “off” I couldn’t help but put Rob the Hound Dog in all 4 states. As always, he was a good sport. (4 Corners, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, 2005)
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