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Exploring the inside of a 1985 FEMA Trailer

Enjoying West Virginia's beauty from one of its highest lookout points

tree that holds many tales

I took pictures of this horse in celebration of a horse that survived an almost deadly infection. I allowed the woman to stay high-toned so that the focus would be the horse.

Lookout point in West Virginia

kentuckys licking river is bone dry!!!

Finding a Warm Place to Hide

I took this shot about 5 miles away from my hometown in Mid-eastern Kansas. It ended up being a cattle burial ground. As I got closer to this particular cow, I noticed

Demolishing a 1985 FEMA trailer in West Virginia

A camel caravan, hauling salt

A Tuareg nomoad unloads salt from a camel caravan.

Mural and monument to the Eagles song, "Standin on the corner in Winslow arizona."

A Lone Navajo rider on a mesa in Monument Valley, Arizona.

Sitting outside the Almost Heaven West Virginia Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Center

An angry Hippo bluffs a charge against my boat.

A Gray Whale appears to be laughing.

A Humpback Whale going for a deep dive.

An eagle hunting for rabbits, Kanas, China.

Eye of a Gray Whale

A mother Cheetah grooming her cub.

Manikins overlooking harbor in Santorini, Greece. I was struck by the image of the manikins in the open air with the harbor and ships in the background. Not your typical clothing store!

My daughter is enjoying the sunset on a beautfiful sunset evening in Michigan.

Fog rolling in off the Mississippi River onto the streets of the French Quarter in New Orleans, LA.

18th century style homes in Acadian region of South Louisiana. Homes are purposed for showing locals how the early settlers of Acadiana lived in that day. This particular house was built in 1860.

8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest

A Lone Navajo rider on a mesa in Monument Valley, Arizona.

A Lone Navajo rider on a mesa in Monument Valley, Arizona.

TAGS: Arizona, United States

Culver City, California, United States of America

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© James Dorsey.
All rights reserved.

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digital

Date Taken:

04.2009

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The American Experience

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Aug. 17, 2010, 12:49 p.m.

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