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"A Photo A Day" is a not-quite-daily presentation of a photo and commentary by Scott Shephard

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25.06.15 Almost 5
25.06.15 Almost 5
about 4 days ago

Maggie turns 5 in July

25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
25.06.14 Campground Scooter Gang?
about 5 days ago

The grandchildren are getting pretty good at striking a pose for me.

25.03.26 Happy Travelers
25.03.26 Happy Travelers
about 2 months ago

Four travelers sticking a pose in the Waipio Valley on the Big Island of Hawaii.

25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
25.03.24 Stairway To . . . ?
about 2 months ago

Allerton Garden - Kauai, Hawaii

25.03.23 Morning Surprise
25.03.23 Morning Surprise
about 2 months ago

Who would have thought that we might end up swimming with dolphins?

25.03.22 The End of the Road
25.03.22 The End of the Road
about 2 months ago

Today’s post details the 2018 Puna eruption on Hawaii (the Big Island)

25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
25.03.21 Kilauea Volcano Episode 14
about 3 months ago

It was a good morning to be on the Big Island. . .

25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
25.03.07 Toadstool Hoodoos - Utah
about 3 months ago

Today I present a very brief geology lesson.


08-31-15 He Sees the Light

August 31, 2015

By Scott Shephard

"He" is my good friend Scott Peterson. The light he is seeing is coming down an open shaft at the Ingersoll Mine near Keystone, South Dakota. It is a fascinating place and on the day we were there no one else was around, though there was evidence that someone had been there recently.

The evidence trail started with two black plastic wheels about half way up the trail to the mine. I said to Scott that they looked just like the wheels on my rolling cooler. Of course, it seemed improbable that someone would really try to roll a cooler up the rough and some times steep trail.

Later, where the trail was wet, we saw signs of something being dragged. A body? A cooler without wheels? The answer to that question came when we got into the largest chamber in the mine, close to where Scott is standing in this photo. It was a rolling cooler. With a broken handle. And no wheels. I looked inside and all but one can of Coors Lite was gone. But there was still ice.

BrokenCooler.jpg


The crazy things people will do to have cold beer! But from now on when these people come to the mine to commune, they only have to bring beer and ice - the cooler will likely remain for quite a while.

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