Trans World Airlines - 1986

USA - 1986

I visited a symposium in Baton Rouge in 1986 and following I made a roundtrip (alone) over New Orleans, San Francisco, through several National Parks in the West to Phoenix by a rented car, then Chicago, Toronto and New York. All images are scannes slides, taken with a Minolta X700, using mostly Fujichrome100 films. Flying was quite cheap in the US. I had a TWA pass and paid 70 bucks for each dome…  (read more)
Golden Gate - 1986

Golden Gate - 1986

18 May 1986 49 22 405
View from the southern San Francisco-side. Fort Point National Historic Site in the foreground. scanned slide, Minolta X700
San Francisco sailing - 1986

San Francisco sailing - 1986

19 May 1986 46 21 449
Oakland Bay Bridge - 1986

Oakland Bay Bridge - 1986

19 May 1986 41 12 352
The western part of Oakland Bay Bridge, which is called "Willie L. Brown Jr. Bridge (African American major of SF 1996–2004", total length 8.32 km, 5 lanes, opened 1936. This part of the bridge is connecting San Francisco with Yerba Buena Island. The East Span collapsed during the Loma-Pietra-Earthquake in 1989. scanned slide, Minolta X700 The next series will be about Yosemite National Park.
Transamerica Pyramid - 1986

Transamerica Pyramid - 1986

18 May 1986 25 6 263
The tallest skyscraper in San Francisco from 1969 to 2017 - 260 m and 48 floors.
Transamerica Pyramid - 1986

Transamerica Pyramid - 1986

18 May 1986 21 3 240
seen from China town
San Francisco - cable car power house

San Francisco - cable car power house

17 May 1986 48
San Francisco - cable car power house

San Francisco - cable car power house

17 May 1986 51
streets of San Francisco - 1986

streets of San Francisco - 1986

17 May 1986 34 14 287
Hyde Street scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

20 May 1986 48 18 1060
El Capitan, also known as El Cap, is a vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. The granite monolith ahs an elevation of 2308 m and is about 914 m from base to summit along its tallest face. It's a popular objective for rock climbers. scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

20 May 1986 37 9 363
This almost 1000 m high wall is exciting from different angles..... scanned slide, Minolta X700
El Capitán - light and shadow - 1986

El Capitán - light and shadow - 1986

20 May 1986 49 15 498
another view from east-southeast scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - red-blue-climbing - 1986

Yosemite - red-blue-climbing - 1986

19 May 1986 20 17 284
You have to look carefully: Two climbers in the centre with their red and blue bivouacs at El Capitán.
Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

Yosemite - El Capitán - 1986

20 May 1986 29 11 287
El Capitan reflecting in the quiet Merced river scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - Half Dome - 1986

Yosemite - Half Dome - 1986

19 May 1986 63 31 437
scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - Half Dome - 1986

Yosemite - Half Dome - 1986

19 May 1986 24 16 322
Half Dome is a well known rock formation in Yosemite Park, rising over 1400 m above the valley floor.
Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

20 May 1986 24 6 268
scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

19 May 1986 30 5 296
scanned slide, Minolta X700
Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

Yosemite - Cathedral Rocks - 1986

19 May 1986 38 14 328
Middle Cathedral Rock and Lower Cathedral Rock, "Gunsight" between scanned slide, Minolta X700
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