Sunday, October 27, 2013

October 13, 2013:
Black Diamond Mine East Bay Regional Park with Kevin


Clicking for larger images is definitely recommended                                   for these detail-rich shots!



Landscape Upon Arrival



Yours Truly in the Landscape



Manzanita Trees





Windmills in the Distance









Inside the Mine

--the boss' office





Coal Car



Something was attached here...



 Kevin looking funny in a hard hat. (My turn is down the page...)



Coal Shoot



These circles are fossil evidence of sea worms that once burrowed tunnels in the sand.



These marks are from old time equipment, not a prehistoric saber tooth tiger.





The marks in the ceiling are from ocean waves.  We were standing UNDER the sea floor, or what was the sea floor in geologic days gone by...



My turn to look funny in a hard hat!




Most of the mine workers were Welsh.  So if you click for enlarged images, you will see Welsh names and place names on the tomb stones.





Slag can create such lovely forms!



Bidding farewell to the park at a time of perfect shadows...




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