UP UP AND AWAY!!!!!

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

This past weekend I woke the family at the unpopular time of 2:30 am to make sure we arrived on time for the start of the annual Great Reno Balloon Race. Our arrival was timed perfect for the start of the "Glow Show". As you can see from the pic some of the balloons fired up to give a great Glowing show. These balloons took off into the dark night (early, very early morning) sky. A spectacular sight. When dawn broke the remaining balloons took off in mass Ascension and over 100 balloons filled the sky.

The old and the new

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

The Bridgeport Covered Bridge is reputed to be the longest single-span wooden covered bridge in the world. Built in 1862 by David Isaac John Wood with lumber from his mill in Sierra County, this bridge was part of the Virginia Turnpike Company toll road which served the northern mines and the busy Nevada Comstock Lode. Utilizing a combination truss and arch construction, it is one of the oldest housed spans in the west and the longest single-span wood-covered bridge in the United States.

As you can see behind the covered bridge there is a new modern day span crossing the Yuba River.