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Southern California’s first water project: The Los Angeles Aqueduct
The Los Angeles Aqueduct Cascades facility in Sylmar is the dramatic entrance of Owens Valley water into the Los Angeles area and anyone traveling up the I-5 through Newhall pass can’t miss it. This...
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More from Owens Lake
I’m up in the Eastern Sierra today, finishing up photography for my upcoming presentation on the Owens Lake dust control project. Yesterday was about checking out the birds at the lake; I had the...
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The Los Angeles Aqueduct Intake
Sorry I haven’t posted for awhile. It’s not for lack of photos – I’m actually several trips behind and I embark on another journey on Tuesday to Monterey, sure to be another treasure trove of photos....
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Traveling the Petroleum Highway through the oil fields of Kern County
I have been doing a lot of traveling lately, and I’m way behind on posting my photographs, but yesterday I drove through the oil fields of Kern County on Highway 33, also known as the Petroleum...
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The San Francisco Oakland-Bay Bridge: The new and the old – but mostly the old …
Back last December, while traveling up north, I had the chance to spend the weekend with my sister who lives in Berkeley. At the time, the north state was getting hit pretty hard by one of those...
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Owens Lake infrastructure: One last look
Infrastructure can be cool. Especially when it is sitting out in the middle of nowhere. And that’s what is interesting about Owens Lake bed. It is one of those rare opportunities to shoot pictures of...
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The drinking water infrastructure under our feet
Last year, I had the opportunity to take a tour with Las Virgenes Municipal Water District (Calabasas, California) of their drinking water infrastructure. They periodically give tours of their...
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Morris Dam: Flood control and stormwater capture for Los Angeles County
This is the Morris Dam, located up Highway 39 above Azusa in the San Gabriel Canyon in Southern California. The dam was built in the 1930s by the City of Pasadena for water supply purposes. It was...
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The LA Aqueduct Cascades: A rare opportunity to step inside the facility
With the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Aqueduct being celebrated this week, the LA DWP gave a rare opportunity to step behind the gates and see the Cascades Facility, located close to the...
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Photographing California water infrastructure: The State Water Project
I have been traveling and photographing California water infrastructure since about 2007, when I started my first water blog. My children literally grew up being dragged across the desert in search of...
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