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LAKE POWELL & RAINBOW BRIDGE

Posted on February 8, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

A Day Trip on Lake Powell to Rainbow Bridge Lake Powell is a manmade lake, created by the Glen Canyon Dam at the Arizona side and mostly snaking deep into Southern Utah, filling the canyons carved out … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Arizona, boatride, Bridge, Colorado River, Glen Canyon, Lake Powell, National Monument, photography, Rainbow, Utah | Leave a comment

HORSESHOE BEND

Posted on January 24, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

Horseshoe Bend is the dramatic loop the Colorado River cuts through the land just south of Lake Powell by Page, Arizona. Lake Powell was formed by the building of the Glen Canyon Dam 1955 – 1966, which in turn … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Arizona, coal, Colorado River, dam, Glen Canyon, Hoover Dam, Horseshoe Bend, Lake Powell, Navajo, Overlook, Page, photography, route 89, Salt River Project, solar | Leave a comment

Pierre Cardin at the Brooklyn Museum

Posted on January 5, 2020 by dannyashkenasi

The Pierre Cardin: Future Fashion exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum is coming to a close today. I went last Thursday, and found my shutterbug instincts whipped up until my cellphone needed recharging. Here are some of the images that … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On | Tagged Beauty and the Beast, Belle et la Bete, brooklyn, Diana Rigg, Emma Peeel, fashion, future, Jean Marais, museum, photography, Pierre Cardin, silhouette, The Avengers, TV Theme | 1 Comment

COLUMBUS CIRCLE HOLIDAY MARKET & Yuletide Music Quiz

Posted on December 24, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

A Photo Stroll around New York City’s biggest Holiday Market, plus a little Yuletide Music Quiz*. *answers tucked in the tags at the bottom of this post Yuletide Song Quiz 1: What is the name of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', LGBTQ Alphabet Soup, Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Christmas Tree, Christmastime in the Trailerpark, Columbus Circle, Holiday, Holiday Market, I'll be Homo for Christmas, lesbian, Linus and Lucy, Madonna, Market, Montgomery Ward, ornaments, photography, Queer, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Solstice tree, Venus Envy, Vince Guaraldi Trio, vocal group, Y'All | Leave a comment

IMPEACHMENT EVE, NYC

Posted on December 17, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

A Photo/Video Diary. On the Eve of the Impeachment Vote in the House of Representatives, hundreds of thousands across the country are rallying to demand the Criminal in Chief be impeached and removed. I joined the thousands that rallied in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Notes in the News | Tagged #ImpeachandRemove, #ImpeachmentEve, Article 2, Broadway, Congress, Constitution, democracy, George M. Cohan, Impeachment, New York, Pence, photography, Putin, Section 4, Times Square, Trump | Leave a comment

Panaroma View of Grand-Staircase Escalante

Posted on November 18, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

I haven’t completed posting my tour of the Great Parks of the American Southwest. Just took a little pause. Coming up next, the Grand Canyon! But first, to re-whet the appetite, a quick panorama faraway view of the Grand … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Arizona, Canaan Peak, Grand Canyon, Grand Staicase-Escalante, Lake Powell, Le Fevre, Mollie's Nipple, National Monument, National Park, North Rim, Overlook, panorama, photography, Utah | Leave a comment

BRYCE CANYON – PEEKABOO & QUEEN’S GARDEN TRAILS

Posted on October 9, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Hiking the Peekaboo Loop Trail and then the Queen’s Garden Trail in Bryce Canyon After hiking and driving along the Bryce Canyon rim and taking the Navajo Loop Trail, we returned the next day to hike from … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Bryce Canyon, gremlin, Henry Moore, hiking, hoodoo, jigsaw, Peekaboo Loop, photography, Queen Victoria, Queen's Garden, trail, window | Leave a comment

BRYCE CANYON – NAVAJO LOOP TRAIL

Posted on October 3, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Entering the Canyon Walls of Bryce Canyon After enjoying the awesome views of Bryce Canyon from all along the rim, it was time to go inside. Here the view from the top at the Navajo Loop Trail. … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Bryce Canyon, hoodoo, National Park, Navajo Loop, Paiute, photography, Sunrise Point, Sunset Point, Thor's Hammer, trail, Two Bridges, Wall Street, window | Leave a comment

BRYCE CANYON AMPHITHEATER

Posted on September 26, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

A Place of Fantastical Beauty In the series of marvels that we saw in the our tour of the Great American Southwest, Bryce Canyon may easily be the most marvelous. (Although how to compare Wonders of Nature each so … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Amphitheater, Aqua Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Bryce Point, Farview Point, forest fire, hoodoo, Inspiration Point, National Park, photography, Ponderosa Point, Rainbow Point, raven, Red Canyon, Sunset Point, Utah | 2 Comments

ZION!

Posted on September 20, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Announcing my new biblical musical extravaganza!?! um, no – just an extravagant photo tour through Zion National Park in Southern Utah. Right at the entrance into the park, one is greeted by this majestic vista. Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged Altar of Sacrifice, Angel's Landing, Bighorn sheep, Checkerboard Mesa, Court of the Patriarchs, Crawford Arch, Emerald Pools, Mountain climber, National Park, photography, Sinawava, stone arch, sun dial, Temple, Utah, Weeping Rock, White Throne, Zion | Leave a comment

HOOVER DAM, MEMORIAL BRIDGE and a CACTUS GARDEN

Posted on September 14, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Featuring Another Theme-tastic Music Quiz Approaching the Hoover Dam on a day trip from Las Vegas, you first get these views of Lake Mead, the body of water the Hoover Dam created. This is the first view … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged 59th Street bridge, 59th Street Bridge Song, Adele, Alan Parson Project, Arizona, Barry Bostwick, Blondie, Bridge of Khazad-Dum, Bridge Over Troubled Water, cactus, cactus garden, cactus pear, Carl Anderson, chocolate factory, Dammit Janet, Damn Girl, Damned for all Time, Damned if I do, Debbie Harry, Diamond Bridge, Ethel M, golden barrel, heights, Henderson, Hoover Dam, Howard Shore, Jesus Christ Superstar, Judas, Justin Timberlake, Lake Mead, Lord of the Rings, Manhattan to Queens, Memorial Bridge, Nevada, photography, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Simon and Garfunkel, solar array, Susan Sarandon, Water Under the Bridge | 1 Comment

The Staten Island September 11th Memorial

Posted on September 11, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

This year at this date, I would like to share photos I took earlier this summer at the Staten Island September 11th Memorial, just across the water from Manhattan’s financial district, and the new World Trade Center. The memorial … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Musicabilia, Notes in the News | Tagged 9/11, concert, memorial, photography, September 11, Staten Island, The Song of Job 9:11 | Leave a comment

LAS VEGAS STRIP TEASE

Posted on September 9, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Ah, Las Vegas… They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. And that may be true, or it may just be a somewhat devilish advertising slogan. But these photos of Vegas, or more specifically, the famed Vegas Strip … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged aria, Bellagio, Berlin Wall, Bliss Dance, Caesar's Palace, casinos, Chihuly, circle of hell, Circus Circus, Cirque du Soleil, Coca cola, Conservatory Garden, Cosmopolitan, Donny & Marie, Excalibur, Fountain, Fremont, gambling, Golden Nugget, Hooters, Ka, Las Vegas, Luxor, Main Street Station, Marco Cochrane, MGM Grand, New York New York, o, Paris, photography, Shrine Of Four-Faced Brahma, Strip, The Mirage, Venetian, Volcano, wedding chapel, Zumanity | Leave a comment

Sunset in the Trailer Park

Posted on August 28, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Just a little amuse bouche of photo and music quiz in between larger courses of Two-fisted Touristing Ed and I stayed a few days in an airbnb 20 miles south of the Grand Canyon (major photo blog post to … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged A Single Man, Arizona, beTwixt beTween & beTWAIN, Christmastime in the Trailer Park, Don Henley, Ed Elder, Fiddler on the Roof, Kate Bush, Mississippi, musical, photography, Sunrise Sunset, sunset, Sunset Grill, Sunset on the River, Tom Ford, Trailer Park, Y'All | Leave a comment

VALLEY OF FIRE

Posted on August 19, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

East of Las Vegas. West of Lake Mead. North of the Hoover Dam. A Day in Valley of Fire State Park. We start our tour of the Valley of Fire in and amongst the Beehives, wonderfully fabulous red rock formations, … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On, Two-fisted Touristing | Tagged ABBA, Beehives, Big Horn Sheep, chuckwalla, erosion, Fire Canyon, Geography, Kisses of Fire, lizard, Mouse's Tank, Nevada, petrified log, petroglyphs, photography, Red Rock, Star Trek:TNG, State Park, Valley of Fire, White Domes | Leave a comment

SKY MUSIC PUZZLE

Posted on July 30, 2019 by dannyashkenasi

Some views out the window on our flight home from Wisconsin will accompany this music quiz (as ever the answers are tucked within the tags below). Sky Music Query #1: Who sings this song called “Big Sky”? … Continue reading →

Posted in Arts-a-Poppin', Melodies Linger On | Tagged A Piece of Sky, Across the Universe, Adele, Annie Lennox, Barbra Streisand, Beecake, Big Sky, Billy Boyd, Blue Sky Paradise, Bono, Brian D'Arcy James, Cirque de Soleil, Cirque du Soleil, Cloud Atlas, Cloudbusting, Clouds, Donald Sutherland, ELO, Elton John, Eye in the Sky, Giants in the Sky, Helen Mirren, Into the Woods, Jake Shears, Julie Taymor, Kate Bush, Love, Lucy in the Sky with Diamons, Madonna, Merry, Meteorological Mix, Mr. Blue Sky, Once, photography, Pink Floyd, Ray of Light, Scissor Sisters, sky, Sky Fits Heaven, Skyfall, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beatles, The Dark Side of the Moon, Yentl, Zach Sobiech | Leave a comment

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