National Lighthouse Day

Posted on August 7, 2019 by vanbraman

Today was National Lighthouse Day.

I was looking for inspiration for a post tonight and happened to look at one of my calendars. I now have a post idea 🙂

I will share some pictures of lighthouses.

National Lighthouse Day, Point Reyes LighthouseI took this picture a little more than 20 years ago at Point Reyes, California.

This lighthouse is not very tall. However, it is in a very strategic place. Point Reyes sticks out into the Pacific Ocean and is the foggiest point on the Pacific Coast. Definitely the place for a lighthouse.

Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge, Castillo de San Joaquin, General JohnstonPerhaps this would not qualify as a lighthouse, but the Fort Point light is also in a strategic point under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Cape Pembroke Lighthouse - Falkland IslandsFor the next lighthouse we head out into the South Atlantic.

This is the Cape Pembroke Lighthouse in the Falkland Islands.

lighthouse at the end of the world, les elaireurs lighthouseHere is another interesting lighthouse in the Beagle Channel between Argentina and Chile.

The name of the lighthouse is the Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, but it is also known as Faro del fin del mundo (The Lighthouse at the End of the World).

Sea Lions Island - Isla de los lobos - Sea Lions - Beagle Channel - Cormorant - IslandHere is another view of the lighthouse along with a large number of birds. I really like this picture that I took during my cruise to Antarctica.

Now for some sleep.

Steven

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The Spread of In-N-Out II

Posted on August 6, 2019 by vanbraman

Three years ago I wrote a post about The Spread of In-N-Out.

This weekend I was thinking about the post as I will occasionally check the In-N-Out website to see where new locations are opening soon.

In-N-Out, Lathrop, California, BurgersTo my surprise I found that there was one opening soon in Lathrop, California. The In-N-Out under construction is only about 10 miles away from me.In-N-Out, Lathrop, Food, Fast Food, BurgersOn Sunday I needed to stop at the Target near the construction site, so decided to take a few pictures.

Hiring Soon, In-N-Out, Lathrop, ,California, MantecaYou can see that they are already accepting applications, so I am sure that it will be opening in just a few months.

In-N-Out, Lathrop, California, Distribution CenterThe new location is near the Lathrop Target and also less than a mile from the In-N-Out distribution center. You don’t have to worry about how fresh the food will be at this location.

Colorado Springs, In-N-Out, distribution Center, 2020 ColoradoThinking about the distribution center in Lathrop makes me think about the In-N-Out distribution center that is being built in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is expected that the first In-N-Out locations will open in Colorado by the end of 2020.

However, Colorado may not be the next state to get an In-N-Out. There is still a chance that Oklahoma will have locations by then that are served by the Dallas area distribution center.

Steven

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