06-16-10 – Monumental

Are “natural” monuments acceptable? You know, like “Such and Such National Monument”?

I have a great idea, but I can save it for another contest if no.

sorry but the arch fell last year

bah there is a pushkin statue in the middle of nowhere here ive been wanting to shoot, but i dont know if i’ll have the time/light before wednesday. I’ll have to scour my archives. Good thing gravestones count 😛

so i go to Biloxi today to maybe get some new shots from a favorite cemetery. that doesn’t work out for this contest but that was ok and i come back on the cost road. a quick stop for lunch and then as as i travel west … WTH the road is blocked and the Gulfport police are making everybody detour. i can see down the road some flashing lights but nothing distinctly. and all the side roads leading back to the coast are blocked to cars but some people seem to be waking in that direction.

i pride myself on keeping up with the news but had to ask one of the cops what was going on.

oh yeah, the president was in Gulfport today.

I would think a totem pole would/should count. I don’t think natural monuments/parks were what Kestrana was going for, but she can clarify. Maybe we need to put “man-made” in there if that’s the case…

I wasn’t thinking “parks” but rather specific geologic locations and historic sites that have a “National Monument” status. It’s a pretty short list.

But, I’m cool with keeping natural formations out. I can save my idea for the ‘mountains, etc’ contest whenever it gets scheduled.

This was going to be my question as well. I have some neat shots of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah, but I don’t want to waste them if they don’t fit the theme.