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Travel writing about places near and far, mixing on-site photography with scholarly reflection
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View fullsize The Fountain of Neptune in Bologna in the grand plaza.. from the 16th century. The logo for Maserati cars comes from the tip of that trident! 🔱

What I’m reading,
Winter 2026:

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mines

Bessemer Remains

April 26, 2023
Tags: UP, google earth, city, mines

Bessemer in 1886

April 26, 2023
Tags: UP, city, mines, railway, map

Red for Iron

April 25, 2023
Tags: city, mines, building, material, story, UP

Bessemer Threads

April 25, 2023
Tags: city, mines, building, stone, industrialism, sign, UP

Mining Machine

April 24, 2023
Tags: mines, machines, Northwoods, park, story, UP
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Dizzied by the Mine

June 20, 2020
Tags: minnesota, mines, national parks, landscape, industrialism, home
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The Pit on the Edge of Town

June 20, 2020
Tags: minnesota, mines, american culture, industrialism, business, city, google earth
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Bo's Clock Tower

May 13, 2020
Tags: Sierra Leone, city, monunent, clock, street scene, mines
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The Landscape of Turquoise

December 17, 2017
Tags: gemstone, Egypt, mines, sacred space, landscape
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Cow Beautiful Hathor

December 17, 2017
Tags: ancient Egypt, gods, temple, art, sacred space, mines
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The Temple of Serabit al-Khadim

December 14, 2017
Tags: ancient Egypt, temple, mines, gods
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The Sinai Giraffe and Ostrich

December 14, 2017
Tags: ancient Egypt, animals, Life, africa, mines
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Ancient Egyptian Voyageurs

December 14, 2017
Tags: ancient Egypt, mines, graffiti, travel