doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Hi all, Took an overnight motorcycle ride to the Lake Erie Islands for Memorial Day (Sunday / Monday) with my 13 y/o son. Kelley's Island, to be exact, in western Lake Erie. Took the ferry out of Marblehead, 4-mile water crossing, then camped overnight on the island at the (Ohio) state park there. Took the 35mm Widelux because it's easier to fit into the tankbag of the motorcycle than the Kodak Panoram is... Since I'm sharing photos and not writing a book, I won't go into a lot of details here. But once on the island we visited the glacial grooves, which are theorized to be a former streambed before a mile-high glacier gouged it out deeper and wider, smoothing the gouges along the way. My son was particularly impressed with the island airport, where the runway ends at the public road, and stop signs on the road warn you to look both ways for aircraft. We visited the local historic museum, which had quite a few panoramic photos of their own, probably from one of the bigger brothers to my Kodak Panoram, based on the prints' size, and we photographed the interior of the museum and the two volunteer ladies working there. Photos aren't meant as art, more as a record to enlighten, as I've never seen glacial grooves like these, and I suspect few people have. First shot is the ferry ride over. In keeping with Kelley's Island's modern reputation as a party destination, the right-most Harley had one saddlebag full of ice and beer... My BMW is the right-most bike, at the head of the line. Enjoy! Doug Grosjean<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 Once on the island, we wandered a bit. It's not a big island, maybe 2-3 miles across in places, and irregularly shaped. Speed limit is 25 MPH, and golf carts and bicycles dominate. Our motorcycle, not particularly quick or fast in normal use, felt like a rocketship there.... This is the airport, mentioned above.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 Several photos of the glacial grooves. The site is owned /controlled by the Ohio Historical Society, fenced off to protect the grooves, and they have you walk a long elongated circle around the site.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 The glacial grooves are maybe 800' in length. I've seen others near Marblehead before, but they were inches deep and a few yards /meters wide. These are like the Grand Canyon in comparison...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 My favorite of the glacial groove shots, I think - a pano from near the bottom, with the bridge just out of sight, extreme left.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 The Kelley's Island Historical Museum is in a former church, built in 1868, but the abandoned and empty from 1917-1980. The Historical Society leased it, refurbished it, and ended up buying it eventually. These two women were enthralled with the panoramic / swing lens idea, as they had photos there in the museum taken with swing-lens cameras, but hadn't really thought about the particulars.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug grosjean Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 And finally, back on board the ferry to the mainland on Monday. My BMW GS is in the LH portion of the photo, the only motorcycle in the shot. This photo, taken from upper deck of the small ferry looking down, illustrates the extreme distortion possible with a swing-lens camera if not kept level. Here, you can see the bottom deck, but in each of the upper corners you can see the horizon. The upper LH corner, there's also a small shelter on the shore. That's Inscription Rock, a large rock full of Native Americar petroglyphs, believed to be about 400 years old. The glyphs are pretty dim, but they were much photographed 100 years ago, so there's a plaque showing what was what, way back when. After arriving back on the mainland, we stopped at a one-hour photo lab to get the negs processed, and then rode home.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_lockerbie Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Always enjoy looking at your panos, great virtual tour! Those grooves are really cool and lets hope you don't get another ice age! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sionnac Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Widelux is a great camera. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_ransom Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 great photos, first photo should read 3 motorcycles and a whachamacallit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank.schifano Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Interesting rock formations. Quite similar to what you can find in NYC's Central Park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis_oconnor4 Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Just a bit North of Kelley's Island, the ice sheet (2 miles high 50,000 years ago - melted due to global warming from the Neanderthals driving SUV's) left another groove in the bed rock - we call it Lake Huron... denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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