I have seen Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison, Colorado, at full capacity for years, until now. At 25%, Iola Basin was gone, only the Gunnison River in its place.
Jay Cochrane, The Prince of the Air, stepped into history 30 years ago on October 28, 1995, with The Great China Skywalk in Qutang Gorge over the Yangtze River, setting the record for combined distance and height.
I had no idea what The Great China Skywalk by Jay Cochrane would be like after traveling 7500 miles from New York City. The day before the October 28, 1995, performance in Qutang Gorge, China, was the first time I ever saw Jay Cochrane walk on a wire. This guy was walking something narrower than a balance beam, a 3/4 inch wire, for a half mile, over a river, in a canyon. I could not fathom the skill or athleticism that Jay’s profession required.
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, was the first stop for Mark D Phillips on his journey to the Great China Skywalk, with the 30th Anniversary on October 28, 1995.
Mark D Phillips’ chronicle of what was lost in Qutang Gorge with the Three Gorges Dam on the 30th anniversary of the GREAT CHINA SKYWALK by Jay Cochrane.
The Black Mountain Blues Festival brought together the best of blues on the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, which devastated the area. Tourism needs to return and this was a grand first step. The lineup was first class with great indoor and outdoor venues, the downtown showing no sign of the devastation that took place 365 days ago
Humans in space. Most can name the first astronaut or the first man on the moon. For me, eight other names were burned into my memory because of one of my photographs, Challengers’ destruction. Last week, I travelled to Washington, D.C., to visit the Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and to view the Space Shuttle Discovery in her new life as a museum exhibit. This is my tribute to Challenger and Discovery.
Alpine racing…… It’s a great sport that pits the athlete against a mountain and their own confidence in their own abilities. Toss in spring skiing conditions and you get an amazing opportunity to capture an individual testing their own limitations.
The events of November 8, 2024, caused me to change my view of Amsterdam. I am devastated at the attack on Jews during the 86th anniversary of Kristallnacht.
With 185 acres and the opportunity to visit with more than 800 species in its “nine worlds” housing more than 7,500 animals, Pairi Daiza was the culmination of a dream for Eric Domb, founder and chairman. He discovered the property in 1992, abandoning his career and devoting himself to the creation of paradise out of the former Cistercian Abbey of Cambron, founded in 1148 in Brugelette by twelve monks from Clairvaux.