Reflective Moment

 As previously mentioned, some slide images are lovely.

Today's is from the recently scanned box, and marked as 1955, Mirror Lake.

Nice.

Bonus - 

So, That's the end of November.

 

December tomorrow. Ow Shit.  Another year almost over.

This slide was marked "Zion Natl Park - Utah - Russ Nov 1950".

Yup. Looks Awesome.

Bonus - 

It was a Simpler Time

 

This is from a set / box marked as "Camp - Koosharem, Utah", and with slides dated 1949 and Oct/Nov 1950. So, gulp, 75 years ago. Nice.

Most of the slides show men enjoying a deer hunting camp, and a proper camp in tents, rather than some swanky luxury cabin. Mmmm, Venison.

Bonus - Of all things in the US Presidential campaign that made me cringe, this was the most painful.

Singer Loomis flubs national anthem performance at third-party presidential debate: 'I f---ed it up, can I go back?'

Mine's A Big One

 

Puns aside, this an awesome sight. When you notice the electricity pylons following the roadway and railway ... wow. That's quite a size.   Bingham copper mine, SLC UT

Bonus - Porn could have a bigger economic influence on the US than Netflix

Bonus 2 - Data assembled in response to Marjorie Taylor Greene's assertion to a U.K. reporter that while the U.S. has mass shootings, “You have mass stabbings, lady.”

An (Un)Natural Arch

 

Although the slide was unlabelled, I believe that this may be the road through Red Canyon, in the Dixie National Forest, un Utah.

Some stock picture libraries label this as a Natural Arch, but ...I think not. Anyone know for sure?

Bonus - 

The Red -Hatted Butchers

There's a great box of slide in the collection, marked "Koosharem, Utah", and seems to depict a Fall 1950 hunting expedition.  Proper tents, and lots and LOTS of freshly butchered venison.

Why the Red Hats ?   Fashion statement, or may an attempt to avoid being shot by so many red-necked hunters.

Bonus - Gulp.  Volkswagen T3 Crash Test

Bonus 2 - Not always what you think.

Awesome Location

Happened across this slide, and my immediate thought was "Whoa !   Awesome location for a movie".

My second thought was "Where the heck is it?"

Some guess work and Google-Fu lead me to conclude that it's
ZION NATIONAL PARK

Bonus -
Experts Unearth 2,400-Year-Old Solid Gold Bongs In Southern Russia

Endless Fields of ... Yellow.

Another in the Tedious Tuesday series, and ...My, Oh My!  What a dull picture.

Bonus - Interesting Backstory.
Bonus 2 - Jeff Ross and Larry The Toll Booth Guy

Cold Early Morning

From the Camp Koosharem, Utah, October 1950 Set.

Nowadays, it's a common site seeing 4x4 tackling the tricky terrain of the school, run, so it's a little disconcerting to see a normal sedan tackling a track so far from tarmacked suburbia.  Classy little trailer, by the way.

Bonus - Bear with a sore head

Bonus 2 - Labrador graduates with honours from Spanish university

Booted and Suited

Finally, a slide with some context. "Charly Dean - Broad View Oct 1950" and a box marked as "Camp - Koosharem, Utah".

From the rest of the slide, it appears that a bunch of middle aged guys spend an autumn weekend hunting and butchering deer.

Bonus - Smile for the Theodolite. (CFB)

Dasher and Prancer, Comet and Cupid, Vixen

But Rudolph escaped, thanks to a deal with the hunters.

Payback for their bullying regarding his shiny nose.

Slide marked "Charly, Elmer, John Marsh, Fred, Wiles jr - Oct 1950"

Bonus - 9 Legendary Monsters of Christmas

Green Badger Point

It's been called that since the early days of Fort Peacock, but no-one in Utah can remember why.

Old Frank McGraw, the 97-year old Bell-Hop thought it had something to do with the arrival of electricity, but his memory is notoriously flawed.

Bonus - Pimp My Snack !  Giant Kit-Kat for me please.