A Glimpse of One Year in Black and White

Scott Walker August 21, 2021

What would one year around the world look like in picture? Perhaps, it would look a little something like this... Tennessee, Alaska, Seattle, Las Vegas, Arizona, Cuba, Israel, Canada, just to name a few places.

Canada

Alaska

Arizona

Alaska

Canada

Cuba

Las Vegas

Cuba

Tennessee

Washington State

Cuba

The world is an interesting place, where everyone lives differently on their own time and in their own way, which makes it all the more intriguing. The photos in this blog post were taken by Scott Walker in year 2018 and posted on August 22, 2021.

Israel

“If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

Tennessee

“In order to write about life first you must live it.”– Ernest Hemingway

Israel

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates

A mosaic quilt of people at different points in their life and in different parts of the country, but all in the same year.

Gold mining in Alaska

Scott Walker August 25, 2018

Mining for gold in Alaska was once what made Alaska a place to explore. It put the once nearly deserted state that has the land mass of most countries on the map.

You can find remnants of Alaska's past in areas like Juneau still sitting deep in the woods. This mining car is one of several historical reminders that Juneau was part of the writing of Alaskan history when it comes to gold.

For Alaska, the gold boom started in 1870 or so with the first big loot being discovered in Juneau.

The old White Pass train

Scott Walker August 18, 2018

The old White Pass train travels the scenic Yukon Route multiple times daily in Skagway, Alaska. The locomotive and passenger cars are on what is called a narrow-gauge rail that originally linked Skagway to Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon.

Nugget Falls

Scott Walker July 30, 2018

Nugget Falls sits to the right of Mendenhall Glacier and actually flows from another nearby glacier known as Nugget Glacier in Alaska.

The House of Skis

Scott Walker July 27, 2018

On the way to Eaglecrest, 12 miles from Juneau, Alaska, motorist pass this house of skis on Douglas Island. Eaglecrest is a 1,540 foot vertical mountain that is a popular area for skiers far and wide.

The Mounains

Scott Walker July 27, 2018

Alaska... “Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity” ― John Muir, Our National Parks

Thank you Russia for selling America Alaska for $7.2 Million

Scott Walker July 27, 2018

This is Gold Mine Creek… In 1880, Joe Juneau and Richard Harris found large pieces of quartz mixed with gold in this very same waterway. Juneau later created the Treadwell Mine which became the largest gold mine in the world.

The Amazing Mountains

Scott Walker July 26, 2018

The mountains in Alaska jut from the earth sharply and are kissed by the crisp cold air as the warmer air below makes its way up. Snow from the top then mixes with the warmer air on its trickle down and creates even more fog, preventing you from seeing the peeks.

Naturalist and father of our National Parks once stated, John Muir stated, “The mountains are calling and I must go.” No truer words were spoken as he was considered a “Wilderness Prophet,” which was his nickname. Muir was one of the true explorers of Alaska in search of beauty, which he became engulfed in.

Amazing Alaska

Scott Walker July 26, 2018

Some mornings you wake up barely breathing. The next morning you wake up to see what takes your breath away.

"The most beautiful gift of nature is that it gives one pleasure to look around and try to comprehend what we see." - Albert Einstein

Photo: I took this in Alaska - Twin mountain tops high above the frigid ocean #alaska, #sonyalpha

Ketchikan, Alaska and the Bridge to Nowhere

Scott Walker July 22, 2018

Inside the small island community of Ketchikan, Alaska you will feel at home.

The population rings in at 8,208. During fishing season, that number grows to about 12,000 seasonal residents. The island is locked in by water.

One local resident told me, “Remember hearing about that bridge to nowhere project? This is the town that wanted that bridge built because it was not a bridge to nowhere.” As the man talked more about the proposed bridge he pointed across the waterway and said, “See, that is our airport (pointing towards an airport about 200 feet across a narrow waterway), we needed that bridge because you currently have to take a ferry to get to our small airport which helps our local economy.”

So now you know, the bridge to nowhere was actually a bridge to the Ketchikan airport and to homes on the neighboring island.

A bachelors degree in Women's Studies, but homeless

Scott Walker November 19, 2016

He has his bachelors degree in Women's Studies. Which sounds odd until you dive into the reason why.

He got his degree in Women's Studies after watching his mother suffer from drug addiction his entire life. His mother was sexually abused, which is likely what led to her addiction. He wanted to focus his life on helping battered, addicted or sexually abused women.

He is currently homeless, but has traveled to 49 of the 50 states. He is in his early twenties, but has yet to fully decide where he wants to start his "Real" life.

A Glimpse of One Year in Black and White

Gold mining in Alaska

The old White Pass train

Nugget Falls

The House of Skis

The Mounains

Thank you Russia for selling America Alaska for $7.2 Million

The Amazing Mountains

Amazing Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska and the Bridge to Nowhere

A bachelors degree in Women's Studies, but homeless

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