ALBUM 4)
DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA
Sunday, 27 December 2009 ~ Scotty's Castle ~
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ALBUM 4) DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA ALBUM 4) DEATH VALLEY, CALIFORNIA %20Sleeping%20In%2C%20Sunday%2027%20December%20(CornerRoom%20With%20Our%20Rental%20Car%20In%20Front)%20~%20Btw%2C%20Rows%20of%20Barracks%20Behind%20Us.JPG "a) Sleeping In, Sunday 27 December (CornerRoom With Our Rental Car In Front) ~ Btw, Rows of Barracks Behind Us.JPG")
%20Atomic%20(Phoenix)%20Inn%20on%201st%20Street%20-%20The%20Town%20Beatty%20is%20Named%20After%20Old%20Man%20Montillus%20(Montillion)%20Murray%20Beatty...JPG "b) Atomic (Phoenix) Inn on 1st Street - The Town Beatty is Named After Old Man Montillus (Montillion) Murray Beatty...JPG")
%20...%20A%20Civil%20War%20Veteran%2BMiner%20Who%20Bought%20a%20Ranch%20Along%20the%20Amargosa%20River%20Just%20North%20of%20the%20Future%20Town.jpg "c) ... A Civil War Veteran+Miner Who Bought a Ranch Along the Amargosa River Just North of the Future Town.jpg")
%20Mr.%20Beatty%20Became%20the%20Town's%20First%20Postmaster%20in%201905%20-%20(InternetPicture)%20Beatty%20Nowadays%20(Picture%20From%20Angle%20S.E.).JPG "d) Mr. Beatty Became the Town's First Postmaster in 1905 - (InternetPicture) Beatty Nowadays (Picture From Angle S.E.).JPG"){kind=small}
%20Our%20View%20(1st%20%2B%20McDonald%20Street)%20-%20Very%20LayBack%2C%20Pretty%20Much%20Deserted%20%3B-).JPG "e) Our View (1st + McDonald Street) - Very LayBack, Pretty Much Deserted ;-).JPG")
%20Completed%20in%201980%2C%20the%2054%20Room%20Atomic%20Inn%20(Originally%20the%20Lori%20Motel)%20Was%20Built%20to%20Accomodate%20....JPG "f) Completed in 1980, the 54 Room Atomic Inn (Originally the Lori Motel) Was Built to Accomodate ....JPG")
%20Defense%20Contractor%2BMilitary%20Personnel%20Working%20with%20Ford%20AerospaceCorporation%20who%20Worked%20At%20Military%20Installations.JPG "g) Defense Contractor+Military Personnel Working with Ford AerospaceCorporation who Worked At Military Installations.JPG")
%20at%20Nearby%20Nellis%20Air%20Force%20Base%20-%20Home%20to%20TopSecret%20Installations%20Like%20the%20World%20Famous%20Area%2051%20(Nuclear%20Test%20Site).JPG "h) at Nearby Nellis Air Force Base - Home to TopSecret Installations Like the World Famous Area 51 (Nuclear Test Site).JPG")
%20Map%20showing%20Nellis%20AFB%2C%20NAFR%20%2B%20Other%20Federal%20Properties%20in%20S-Nevada.jpg "i) Map showing Nellis AFB, NAFR + Other Federal Properties in S-Nevada.jpg")
%20In%20a%20Few%20Days%20We%20Would%20Visit%20the%20Atomic%20Testing%20Museum%20in%20Las%20Vegas%2C%20But%20For%20Now%20Still%20Enjoying%20the%20Death%20Valley%20Area.JPG "j) In a Few Days We Would Visit the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas, But For Now Still Enjoying the Death Valley Area.JPG")
%20and%20the%20Barrack-Motel%20in%20Small-Town%20Beatty%20...%20The%20Whole%20Porch%20To%20Ourselves!%20(Apart%20From%20the%20Fighting%20Cats%20....).JPG "k) and the Barrack-Motel in Small-Town Beatty ... The Whole Porch To Ourselves! (Apart From the Fighting Cats ....).JPG")
%20Look%20That%20Empty%20Parking-Space%20~%20We%20Are%20The%20Only%20One's%20In%20%40%20the%20Moment%20....%20How%20Do%20We%20Do%20It!%20%3B-).JPG "l) Look That Empty Parking-Space ~ We Are The Only One's In @ the Moment .... How Do We Do It! ;-).JPG")
%20Late%20Afternoon%20-%20From%20Beatty%2C%20Back%20Into%20Death%20Valley%20(10%20min%20Drive)%20Driving%20to%20Scotty's%20Castle%20(North%20of%20the%20Park).jpg "m) Late Afternoon - From Beatty, Back Into Death Valley (10 min Drive) Driving to Scotty's Castle (North of the Park).jpg")
%20Grapevine%20Mountains%20On%20Our%20Side.JPG "n) Grapevine Mountains On Our Side.JPG")
%20Now%20Tell%20Me%2C%20Those%20Look%20Like%20Some%20Sort%20of%20Ancient%20Mammal%20Feet%20or%20What%20....JPG "o) Now Tell Me, Those Look Like Some Sort of Ancient Mammal Feet or What ....JPG")
%20The%20Toes%20Are%20There%2C%20The%20Rest%20of%20the%20Body%20Got%20Eroded%20Over%20the%20Years%20You%20See%20%3B-).JPG "p) The Toes Are There, The Rest of the Body Got Eroded Over the Years You See ;-).JPG")
%20Like%20The%20Rest%20of%20the%20Mountains%2C%20Constantly%20Eroding%20-%20Their%20Remains%20Spilled%20Out%20Into%20the%20Valley%20(Alluvial%20Fans).JPG "q) Like The Rest of the Mountains, Constantly Eroding - Their Remains Spilled Out Into the Valley (Alluvial Fans).JPG")
%20The%20Drive%20Towards%20Scotty's%20Castle.JPG "r) The Drive Towards Scotty's Castle.JPG")
%20Snowy%20Cottonwood%20Mountains%20On%20Our%20Left%20(Panamint%20Range).JPG "s) Snowy Cottonwood Mountains On Our Left (Panamint Range).JPG")
%20Fee%20Collection%20Station%20(We've%20Got%20a%20Pass).JPG "t) Fee Collection Station (We've Got a Pass).JPG")
%20Nearly%20There%20....JPG "u) Nearly There ....JPG")
%20(MOVIE)Vegetation%20is%20More%20Green%20Here.jpg "v) (MOVIE)Vegetation is More Green Here.jpg")
%20Scotty's%20Castle%2C%20A%20Spanish-Style%20Home%20That%20Seems%20Out%20of%20Place%20In%20Such%20a%20Seemingly%20Desolate%20Landscape.JPG "w) Scotty's Castle, A Spanish-Style Home That Seems Out of Place In Such a Seemingly Desolate Landscape.JPG")
%20Construction%20of%20This%20Extravagant%20Mansions%20Began%20in%201924%20(Formally%20Named%20Death%20Valley%20Ranch).jpg "x) Construction of This Extravagant Mansions Began in 1924 (Formally Named Death Valley Ranch).jpg")
%20The%20Property%20was%20Intended%20as%20the%20Winter%20Vacation%20Residence%20of%20Albert%2BBessie%20Johnson%20(Chicage%20Insurance%20Millionaire).JPG "y) The Property was Intended as the Winter Vacation Residence of Albert+Bessie Johnson (Chicage Insurance Millionaire).JPG")
%20The%20Castle%20Got%20It's%20Populair%20Name%20From%20Walter%20Scott%20-%20A%20Cowboy%2C%20Prospector%2C%20Publicity%20Hound%2C%20Prevaricator%2C%20Storyteller%20...JPG "z) The Castle Got It's Populair Name From Walter Scott - A Cowboy, Prospector, Publicity Hound, Prevaricator, Storyteller ...JPG")
%20and%20...%20a%20Very%20Close%20Friend%20of%20the%20Johnson's.JPG "za) and ... a Very Close Friend of the Johnson's.JPG")
%20At%20the%20Time%20Scotty%20Told%20Everyone%20He%20Financed%20the%20Building%20Himself%20With%20Booty%20From%20a%20Secret%20Gold%20Mine%20in%20DeathValley.JPG "zb) At the Time Scotty Told Everyone He Financed the Building Himself With Booty From a Secret Gold Mine in DeathValley.JPG")
%20When%20Johnson%20Was%20Asked%20Why%20He%20Supported%20Scotty%20and%20Why%20He%20Allowed%20Scotty%20To%20Claim%20the%20Castle%20As%20His%20Own%20....JPG "zc) When Johnson Was Asked Why He Supported Scotty and Why He Allowed Scotty To Claim the Castle As His Own ....JPG")
%20...%20His%20Reply%20Was%20Always%20The%20Same%20~%20Scotty%20Repays%20Me%20In%20Laughs%20~%20The%20Castle%20is%20a%20Monument%20To%20Their%20Friendship.JPG "zd) ... His Reply Was Always The Same ~ Scotty Repays Me In Laughs ~ The Castle is a Monument To Their Friendship.JPG")
%20Albert%2BScotty%20Had%20a%20Unique%20Partnership%20Where%20Friendship%2BA%20Good%20Story%20Trumped%20the%20Importance%20of%20Money%2BTruth.JPG "ze) Albert+Scotty Had a Unique Partnership Where Friendship+A Good Story Trumped the Importance of Money+Truth.JPG")
%20Map%20of%20Death%20Valley%20(Scotty's%20Castle)%20Ranch.jpg "zf) Map of Death Valley (Scotty's Castle) Ranch.jpg")
%20The%20Powerhouse%20Had%20The%20Difficult%20Task%20of%20Supplying%20This%20Isolated%20Place%20With%20Electricity.JPG "zg) The Powerhouse Had The Difficult Task of Supplying This Isolated Place With Electricity.JPG")
%20To%20Make%20Use%20of%20the%20Abundant%20Water%20Supply%20from%20the%20Nearby%20Springs%2C%20a%20Hydroelectric%20Generating%20System%20Was%20Installed.JPG "zh) To Make Use of the Abundant Water Supply from the Nearby Springs, a Hydroelectric Generating System Was Installed.JPG")
%20Using%20a%207.5-Kilowatt%20General%20Electric%20Dynamo%20Powered%20By%20An%2018-inch%20Pelton%20Waterwheel%2C%20Driven%20By%20Gravity-Fed%20Water.JPG "zi) Using a 7.5-Kilowatt General Electric Dynamo Powered By An 18-inch Pelton Waterwheel, Driven By Gravity-Fed Water.JPG")
%20The%20System%20Was%20Upgraded%2C%20But%20the%20Pelton%20Waterwheel%20Is%20Still%20Used%20Today%20To%20Supply%20Electricity%20for%20Evening%20Lighting.JPG "zj) The System Was Upgraded, But the Pelton Waterwheel Is Still Used Today To Supply Electricity for Evening Lighting.JPG")
%20Checking%20It%20Out%2C%20Going%20A%20Level%20Up%20-%20Adjacent%20Chimes%20Tower.JPG "zk) Checking It Out, Going A Level Up - Adjacent Chimes Tower.JPG")
%20(MOVIE)%20On%20Top%20Of%20PowerHouse%20~%20It's%20Very%20Cold%20Here%20%3B-).jpg "zl) (MOVIE) On Top Of PowerHouse ~ It's Very Cold Here ;-).jpg")
%20Btw%2C%20The%20House%2BOutbuildings%20Cost%20At%20least%20%242.5%20Million%20At%20The%20Time.JPG "zm) Btw, The House+Outbuildings Cost At least $2.5 Million At The Time.JPG")
%20..%20But%20Work%20Was%20Never%20Fully%20Completed.JPG "zn) .. But Work Was Never Fully Completed.JPG")
%20Like%20The%20SwimmingPool%20~%20As%20So%20Many%20Other%20Dreams%2C%20the%201929%20Stock%20Market%20Crash%20Kept%20It%20From%20Becoming%20A%20Reality.JPG "zo) Like The SwimmingPool ~ As So Many Other Dreams, the 1929 Stock Market Crash Kept It From Becoming A Reality.JPG")
%20Warming%20Up%20In%20The%20Visitor%20Center%20(Gas%20House%20Museum)%2C%20Waiting%20For%20Our%20Living%20History%20Tour%20To%20Start.JPG "zp) Warming Up In The Visitor Center (Gas House Museum), Waiting For Our Living History Tour To Start.JPG")
%20The%20Story%20Of%20Scotty's%20Castle%20is%20Really%20Adorable%20and%20Uplifting%20(Due%20To%20It's%20Human%20Touch)%20-%20Kept%20Very%20Well%20Maintained.JPG "zq) The Story Of Scotty's Castle is Really Adorable and Uplifting (Due To It's Human Touch) - Kept Very Well Maintained.JPG")
%20Scotty's%20Castle%20-%20A%20Monument%20To%20Friendship.jpg "zr) Scotty's Castle - A Monument To Friendship.jpg")
%20Scotty's%20Castle%20-%20A%20Monument%20To%20Friendship.jpg "zs) Scotty's Castle - A Monument To Friendship.jpg")
%20Scotty's%20Castle%20-%20A%20Monument%20To%20Friendship.jpg "zt) Scotty's Castle - A Monument To Friendship.jpg")
%2050%20Min%20Tour%20(Interior%20of%20the%20Main%20House%2BAnnex)%20~%20LivingRoom%2C%20Where%20Albert%2C%20Bessie%20%2B%20Scotty%20Sat%20Frequently.JPG "zu) 50 Min Tour (Interior of the Main House+Annex) ~ LivingRoom, Where Albert, Bessie + Scotty Sat Frequently.JPG")
%20Our%20Host%20~%20We're%20The%20Last%20Group%20For%20Tonight%20(She%20Was%20Good%20Though%20%3B-)%20Straight%20After%20The%20Tour%20The%20Castle%20Closed.JPG "zv) Our Host ~ We're The Last Group For Tonight (She Was Good Though ;-) Straight After The Tour The Castle Closed.JPG")
%20Driving%20Into%20PitchBlack%20Dark%20Form%20Scotty's%20Castle%20to%20Beatty%20Via%20Scottys%20Junction%2C%20the%20NV267%2BUS95.jpg "zw) Driving Into PitchBlack Dark Form Scotty's Castle to Beatty Via Scottys Junction, the NV267+US95.jpg")
%20After%20Interesting%20MealEvent%20at%20Rita'sCafe-StageCouchCasino%2C%20ChillingOut%20(i.e.%20Watching%20News-Failed%20Christmas%20Attack).JPG "zx) After Interesting MealEvent at Rita'sCafe-StageCouchCasino, ChillingOut (i.e. Watching News-Failed Christmas Attack).JPG")