Round Robin: Gates of the West

For this week's Round Robin Challenge: Gates, Carly asked to see any kind of Gates. I just did an entry about Gates Pass, the gateway between the city of Tucson and Avra Valley, where Old Tucson and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum are. But let's see what actual gates I've photographed. I haven't had time recently to go after this properly, but I'm sure I can come up with something!

This is the gate behind which Old Locomotive 1673 is usually locked up, down at the Historic Depot in downtown Tucson. Check out my Facebook page for a shot of me and my dad inside that same gate.

This sign is at the gate to the dog park between my house and my dad's place.

Here is the gate to the Rose Test Garden in Reid Park, taken March 9th, 2013. It was too early for the roses to look like anything much.

This one is Gate B8 at Tucson International Airport, 12/26/12. Exciting, huh?

I've used this shot before, but I like it too much not to include it here. It's a Tohono O'Odham maze design on a gate at Mission San Xavier del Bac.

Here's a late addition. Carly's entry reminded me of this very old shot, from 1986:

Cows at a cemetery gate, at a dead-end stretch of road where Route 66 used to be. And finally, there's this:

The St. Louis Arch - Gateway to the West! This is also from the 1986 trip.


Now let's see what gates the other Robins have photographed!

Linking List 12:06 AM MST March 23, 2013

Karen - Posted!
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Ellen
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Jama
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Karen

Round Robin: Gates Pass

For this week's Round Robin Challenge: Gates, Carly asked to see any kind of Gates. How about Gates Pass? This is the spectacularly steep road between Tucson and Avra Valley. I photographed it with my first decent digital camera back in 2005, and a number of times since then. Between my three jobs and my responsibilities with my Dad, I haven't been able to get out for a proper photo shoot, so let's dig into the archives, and see if we can find something I haven't posted before.

Got 'em! Here are three shots from almost exactly eight years ago: March 20, 2005. My Dad was in town for my graduation from University of Phoenix, and I took him to see sunset at the vernal equinox at Gates Pass.

On March 6, 2009 I was back at Gates Pass, this time with Cayenne and Pepper. It was the evening of what I still regard as the Best Sunset Ever. Here are two of the lesser photos from that jaunt:

Finally, in April 2012 I foolishly climbed up to the little stone building at Gates Pass in a high wind and bad shoes. All I had with me to photograph the occasion was my iPad:

Now let's see what gates the other Robins have photographed! And I think I'm going to do a second entry, with archived shots of actual physical gates....

Linking List 12:06 AM MST March 23, 2013

Karen - Posted!
Outpost Mâvarin
http://outmavarin.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/mavarin
@mavarin

Ellen

Ellen's Photo Journal  

http://ellensphotojournal.blogspot.com/

Jama
Sweet Memories  

http://mummyjam.blogspot.com

Tara
Shutterbug Shots
http://shutterbugshotsforyou.blogspot.com/

Carly - Posted!
Ellipsis
http://ellipsissuddenlycarly.blogspot.com

Karen