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Rogue River Gorge (middle of October)
Continuing from yesterday’s post, after Crater Lake we headed home to Ashland but not without a stop at the Gorge, a beautiful place anytime of year. Some colors were changing, but I think it will be even better in a week or two for the fall foliage.
If you are ever heading west from Crater Lake, don’t miss this stop right along the road.
Northeast section of the Crater Lake rim
@CraterLakeNPS
I spent yesterday with a group of new SOU business students visiting Crater Lake (most for the first time). The weather wasn’t great. A few inches of snow had fallen a couple days before, but much of the snow had melted. The skies were cloudy the entire time we were there without a hint of sun or blue. Rain began to fall before noon, and the rain grew in intensity by the time we left at about 1 p.m. Our hike was cancelled so today’s photo was taken from inside the second floor of the gift shop in Rim Village.
Takoyaki (たこ焼き) at a summer matsuri
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Nishikubo Hachiman Jinja Summer Festival (西久保八幡神社例大祭[夏祭り2013])
Continuing our October/Halloween related posts, today’s photo (beyond the title) really has nothing to do with October or Halloween as the Japanese do their dancing (盆踊り) to honor their dead ancestors in the middle of summer.
Guanajuato, Mexico
On a third or fourth visit to a city, you need to do something different to experience the place with fresh eyes. Such was the case on the morning I went for a random walk away from Guanajuato’s town center and took today’s photo. I ended up in a residential neighborhood up in the hills. This is not the typical view of El Pipila, usually photographed from the statue’s base or from the part of town near Teatro Juarez. I’ll show you the more common photo of El Pipila in a future entry.
Sannin Maiko (三人舞妓) statue (Fukuoka, Japan)
This statue of three Maiko is near the Fukuhaku Deai Bridge that connects Hakata and Fukuoka. This is close to were I took this other photo later in the day. The statue is based on the Hakata dolls (博多人形) made by Yoichi Kojima (小島与一), a Hakata dolls craftsman. His work won the silver award at the Paris International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in 1925.
If you can read Japanese, here is some more information on this statue.
Sannin Maiko (三人舞妓) sign