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Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Somerset, UK
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Miles today 280 Total 1121
Last nights stay in Austinburg just happens to be the home (Ashtabula County) of covered bridges, similar to "The bridges of Madison County" fame. While there I had to have a look at a couple of them and take pics.
From there the ride was across Ohio on a very cold day (4c when I got up) on very flat, straight open roads. I90, Highway 2, I475,Highway 20. The latter is the straightest road I have ever seen (Look at it on Google Earth) and just carried on into the horizon most of the day. Some sections of road appear to be named after soldiers recently killed in conflict. Not a bad way to remember them. One section was called "Jacky (can remember surname) Miss America highway !!!! It was a very flat road apart from a couple of hills !
Nearly went into a store called the Happy Hooker, but it was only selling fishing equipment.
During the late afternoon on th 20, started to see a couple of horse drawn carriages that looked like Aimish ones seen on TV and the movies. Obviously they were...took a couple of pics and even managed to get one group to wave at me. Two carriages were parked in McDonalds car park (see pic) but didn't see them eating a Big Mac.
Finally got to Elkhart, Indiana where I am falling asleep as I write. The temperature is due to be 26c tomorrow ie. hot, so I will not be whingeing about the cold for a while.
Pics available on Blog listed below.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Somerset, UK
Oddometer: 133
Miles today 231.7 Total 1352.7
Comfortable night in a cheap Red Roof Inn then off to the nearest motorcycle shop the get chain lube & engine oil. Got talking to a couple of guys and, well that took a while. Bike talk is very important.
The weather was supposed to be warmer today and from a cool start it soon became quite sweltering. For most of the day it was good while I was moving but even that became uncomfortable. Jacket was ok as I bought it for the vents but the trousers were getting sticky. Sound good, does it not ? I guessed I would have to get mest trousers for the hotter states & countries so I will visit a Honda shop a few miles away in the morning.
Not many pics today as I needed to get some miles on the clock and the roads were long, straigt n flat again. It is not boring as it is all new to me and you have to watch the 18 wheelers as I can see them coming in my mirrors before they overtake me at approx 75 mph. Don't get that at home.
I gained an hour (now 6 hours behind the UK) so I guess this is Central time. Passed the place where Ronald Regan was born but otherwise not so interesting 'til I pulled off after seeing a "Camping" sign. Didn't know what to expect but this place place is beautiful, clean $22 for the night, middle of nowhere & I am sitting at a table outside my tent on the internet !! How cool is that ? (the kids would say).
The owners, who thought I was CANADIAN ??????? are really friendly, the bloke wants to come with me and told me the best place to see the river M_I_SS_I-SS-I-PPI which is just up the road. Also the place to get the best American breakfast ! Hope I can report that tomorrow or the next day.
I hope everyone is enjoying work !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Again, having a problem placing pics on ADV but they are on the Blog below.
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Love the inspiration guys!!
Keep the photos coming!
I was thinking of road tripping the USA in a van... but now a split trip of some van and some bike travel seems even better!
Gnarly Adventurer
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Location: Somerset, UK
Oddometer: 133
Miles today 306 Total 1658.7
Quite a good nights sleep in the tent but it was very warm for the first few hours and didn't nedd the sleeping bag at all. It has been many, many years since that happened.
Up and packed by 08-00 so that it was all done in the shade. A few mile to the I 80 again then over the Missiissippi. Followed the river to a bike shop but they didn't have any mesh trousers. Took the opportunity to ride down to the big river, I mean this is one of THE rivers of the world ! I watched it, took a couple of pics and just had to dip my feet in it. Who from Taunton can say that ?? Maybe nobody would want to but, it's been done.
Once over the river I was now in Iowa !
On to the I 80 again to " IOWA 80 ", the Worls biggest truckstop. It IS big. Parking for 900 trucks and inside there are vintage small trucks and at least two full 18 wheelers ie. tractors & trailers....American size !! Needless to say the buffet was great and that was my one meal of the day....possibly week !
The rest of the day was racking up the miles again; very warm and long straight roads. Passed Des Moins & the town, Winterset, Iowa, where John Wayne was borne and perhaps should have popped in. Shame I am not here on the 25th as Maureen O'Hara is there and for $125 I could meet her. She must be the lat of the greats.
The rest of the day was on the I80 and although there were plenty of camping signs earlier in the day there were none in the afternoon so found a cheap motel in Harlan.
Tomorrow should take me to Nebraska & South Dakota on my way to Devil's Tower and Little Big Horn. Warning, violent thunderstorms due. Gulp !!
Dave DRRambler, I believe I did what you explained but still does not work. Will try again later. Thanks
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Miles today 270 Total 1928
After very basic brekkies at motel (I think I was the only guest). As I filled up with gas (into the language already) I had a chat with a younger guy on a Harley who was 4 days into his trip from California to Milwaukee. Apart from helmet and gloves he was not wearing any protective clothing at all. Almost every bike I have seen so far has been a Harley and they just wear T Shirts and sometimes shorts.
I had a good start re-joining the I 80 then onto the I 29 North. I realised that mu route did not actually take me into Nebraska but a little detour could correct that. I killed two birds with that as I chose a road that took me on a toll bridge over the Missouri River. For the old gits like me who were brought up on westerns the Mississippi and the Missouri were mentioned in most of them. This one just happens to be the longest in the USA at 2,341 miles.
The bridge had a terrible metal grid road that did not agree with the tread on my tyres. It was weaving all over and after paddling in the river I paid a second dollar and road over it again....very slowly !
Back onto the I 29 to the I 90 passing Little Sioux, Sioux City, through Minnehaha County then a bit to eat at a real diner. The 3 courses were delicious and cost $10.50...my only real meal of the day. This was when the weather turned nasty so from 14-30 onwards the sky was black and the heavens opened. Rode about 90 miles in that with the wind blowing me about and then the 18 wheelers adding to it as the passed.
I had enough at approx 17-15 and found a cheap hotel.
I am sure there were other places and things I should mention but it is difficult to remember them all. Yesterday I rode over North Skunk River then South Skunk River. Not astounding but to me they were great names.
I have received plenty of great comments, thank you all. Neil & Paul thought I was brave to do this. If you saw me the few day before I left and the couple of days after I landed you would not have said that. Big coward, me !
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Miles today 299 Total 2227
Quick good breakfast, quick chat with Jayne on Skype as it was her lunchtime, then on the road. Bit of a chilly start (bliss) then it warmed up.
Road was again very flat but was able to stop at a visitor centre for the scenery (a bit hazy) and to read about Lewis & Clark, famous American explorers. The Brits who read this can Google them and the Americans already probably know. Very interesting though. A lady behind the information desk gave me useful routes ie. see Badlands below.
After 130 miles or so stopped to fill up at a gas station next to "1880 town", a reconstruction of a western town. Didn't go in there but parked the bike next to some table and had a cold drink. I sat on the edge of the seat but it was not bolted down so the far end of the plank went up in the air and this plank landed on his but. Luckily no one saw this so my blushes were spared.
The roads were VERY straight and managed to take a pic while riding at 65 mph ( Oh you shouldn' do that !!). While I was riding at approx 70, I was overtaken by 4x4 hooked up to a LARGE caravan AND towing a large speedboat !
Next stop Badlands. Again you will have to Google it but it is incredible and a national park. Had a Bison Hot Dog then paid the $10 entry and rode the 35 miles or so taking pics at every stop and walkabout. There are loads of them but doubt they convey the real scale of the place.
For approx 300 miles I had been reading billboards at the side of the intersate with "drug Wall" on them. They all said different things and I hadn't a clue what it was. After asking I discovered it is actually the largest drugstore in the world in the town of wall. During the depression and the time of the dustbowls people were moving west. This family had the idea of offering free iced water in their small drugstore and the rest is history. They sell everything and the place is huge ! Google it.
From there it was a 60 mile chase to Keystone, just outside Mt Rushmore where I now am. Another cheap hotel and I am knackered. Have gained a further hour though so I am now 7 hours behind the UK.
Shorter day tomorrow, I hope.
Still cant get pics on here but you can see them on the link below.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Jan 2013
Location: Somerset, UK
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Miles today 188 Total 2415
What a day !!
As I said yesterday their was a problem with the internet at the hotel so went to the deli across the road to use theirs. As I walked out of my room I bumped into a Canadian couple who I had met a couple of hundred miles previously at a rest stop. Mutual accusations of following each other and a promise of drinks if it happened again.
Was able to download pics (took ages) had a non healthy bagel with bacon, cheese, egg n other stuff and completed the most important role of the day.............spoke to Jayne on Skype ! Technology !
Had been advised of a very scenic road over the Black Hills where I would also be able to see Mt Rushmore. It was incredible with windy roads circling over themselves, over wooden bridges and through small tunells blasted into rock. One of which is so placed that it frames Rushmore as you drive through it. Good job the speed limits were 25 & 35 or I would have been in the trees still. Then decided to take the detour through Custer state Park. Usually $10 but today was FREE. No brainer ! Also would I like a free box of Grape nuts ? They say that America is the land of the free but I thought it was a different free !!
Saw plenty Bison, One group was in the way on the road and cars were parked close to take pics.....that was until they saw the bike and they quickly moved. Still got pics though. Got a pic of two donkeys with heads stuck in a car. Also saw plenty deer and little furry things.
From there went to the scene of one of my fave movies "North by Northwest" , Mt Rushmore, and had a meal in the canteen where she shoots Cary Grant. Splendid.
From there to Deadwood...however the dark clouds that had been looming threw down what it had ready. A bit of rail but mostly hail. It was a whiteout and it hurt...a lot. I missed the worst of it as, as I travelled further down the road it was all white and the road as slippery as sheet ice. Had to hide under a tree ! After a while rode on carefully to Deadwood.
This is where Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back of the head. I was going to have a look around but it was heaving with tourists (like me !) and casinos so rode around then moved on. Devils Tower was only 60 miles or so away so headed for Hulet, the nearest town. Passed into Wyoming and never passed a gas station. Only passed about 2 cars on the road, the sky was getting blacker and was very low on fuel so rode slowly to max the mpg. Arrived here and the only gas station closed ! Asked a guy where I could get some and he said I could use a credit card in the pump. Sigh of relief until the card didn't work........'cos I was inserting it the wrong way. Phew !! Should be Dopey travels the Americas !
Anyway found a cheap, nice hotel to avoid further thunderstorms that are due and there appears to be two western type bars for a drink...& a shootout !
Tomorrow, North to Alaska (Stewart Granger & John Wayne).
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It sounds like you are having one heck of a trip! That road to Mt Rushmore is spectacular, I'm glad you found it.
Keep up the good work on the reports
Are you still passing through Edmonton? We can sort out your photo posting difficulties
Gnarly Adventurer
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Yes I am and I figure it will be mid next week. I was planning on asking for a bit of tuition !!! See you soon & thanks.
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Good report. I'll see if I can walk you through the picture posting.
When you hit the "New Reply" button you see this:
The little button that the arrow is pointing to is one way to post pictures.
Click that and you get a pop up box:
This is where you paste the "Direct' Link from Photobucket and click "OK." I copied the following photo location from your blog: http://images.travelpod.com/users/da...641.had-to.jpg
The alternative is to copy the "IMG" Link from Photobucket and paste it right in the reply box. When you paste it you will see the code for the image and if you click the "Preview Post" button you should see the image.
I hope that helps.
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Checked your blog. Good write up
Keep up the good work Grumpy. Did some of this ride last year and enjoyed it. You'll get the hang of pics. Right clicked this out of your blog and pasted it here. Just don't let the http:// go in twice. http://images.travelpod.com/users/da...-the-trees.jpg
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http://s1328.photobucket.com/user/tr...13a96.jpg.htmlMiles today 220 Total 2635
Last night : Went out in this "one horse" town to the local bar. Interesting ! Very noisy with voices only (C&W was in the background), the blokes all had stetsons apart from one who had one of the worst wigs ever, and, I cannot repeat the language from the woman next to me whose bloke could't get a word it. She was from Bridgwater, I think ! The beer was served on a jam jar with a handle but my "bourbon on ice " had half a pint of liquor in it. When walking back to the motel a couple passed me and the lady asked it I was "the brit" ? She was born in Yorkshire 76 years ago and has lived in Connecticut for many years.
Today: It must be a Bank Holiday at home as the weather here has been 'orrible !
Rode the 9 miles to Devil's Tower as used by Mr Spielberg in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". It is amazing how it is just "there" in the landscape but it was a volcano vent...a few years ago. The heavens then opened so I decided to push along to Little Big Horn in the hope that if, the weather was moving east and I was moving west, it would soon pass. WRONG ! THe rain was heavy for the whole 220 miles to Hardin (good job there is not a "g" at the end of it mr H or I would have moved on !
On the 112 I moved into Montana "State of the Big Sky" and only saw a few cars and truske for the whole length of it. At one point there was roadworks where the sign said "Gravel". Well there was to begin with then it was mud on gravel. The wheels were slipping all over the place and I had to let a truck past. This went on for about a third of a mile and the bike and my legs were covered in mud. It goes with the "adventure" I guess.
Due to the weather, I wondered if Bighorn was worth a visit. I stopped at a gas station to refuel, the card worked but nothing came out of the nozzle. After going into store lady told me there was no fuel at all. Ta, Mrs ! I guy pulled up, said he was a biker and he could give me some gas. Said I was ok 'til the next place but he said I should visit the battle site. Bikers ? Good guys !
The visit was well worth it. very hard to believe that so much took place on that little hill and what we do to each other.
From there just a couple of miles down the road to fill up and decided to get a hotel here. Not too cheap but I was just fed up with the rain.
Having a couple of tacos and beer while writing this.
Despite the help, I still cant get pics on here.
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The bicycle is a two wheeled, human powered machine or as it was
called back in the day (Velocipede). It is very strong and can withstand
the enormous pressures that are placed on all of it's parts. Having said
that, the bicycle is made to be light weight so it has many delicate parts
made with a variety of different metals and parts that have to be
checked frequently and maintained.
Nobody knows when or what could have been the first bicycle. We do
know that walking boards were used in the 1700's. A walking board or
balance board,was a board with two wheels under it to hold the riders
weight. The rider simply walked and leaned the walking board left or
right to give it some steering. The rider was able to walk faster and for
longer distances than walking without it. I believe that I saw Friar Tuck in
the Robin Hood TV series riding one of these many years ago.
Draisienne 1817 - Baron Karl Drais Von Sauerbronn made his walking
board or Velocipede with handlebar steering. Improvements over the
decades, like steering, spokes and peddles, brought about the
Penny-Farthing or High Wheelers in France and England
Rover Safety Bicycle 1885 - John Kemp Starley is credited with coming
up with our modern day bicycle. The Safety Bicycle was rear wheel
drive with sprockets and a chain, it was strong with a diamond frame
and two smaller wheels of similar size and pneumatic tyres. The reason
that it was called a safety bicycle was because it had wheels about the
same size both front and rear which prevented the rider from being
thrown over the front wheel. Much more has happened in the evolution
of the bicycle since 1885.
In 1892 Horace Huffman made his first bicycle for the Davis Sewing
Machine Company, The Huffman Manufacturing Company was officially
founded in 1924 that made equipment for gas stations and made
bicycles. Horace Huffman Jr. came into the company and converted the
production process into an assembly line. In 1934 Huffman mass
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bicycles by retail stores. Bicycle production slowed during the last years
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Will Google +1 Give the Stamp of Approval to Your PPC Ads?By Abigail Rossbach, Search Enginge Marketing Copywriter
It's no secret that today's Internet users are strongly impacted by the opinions of others.Before we purchase any product or service, we want to see evidence that it has been effective for someone else. We ask our Facebook friends for their opinion on a new pair of shoes, and we Tweet questions to get input on the car we might buy or the restaurant we should pick for dinner tonight.
We most highly value the opinions and endorsements that come from friends, family and other trusted sources. However, even reading testimonials and seeing the "Likes" of random people can sway us toward making a purchase.
In other words, social search has become a huge part of our Internet experience.
In an attempt to leverage the ever-growing power of social search, Google has announced a new feature: Google +1.
How does Google +1 work?
In a nutshell, Google +1 gives you the opportunity to offer a unique stamp of approval to any websites and paid search ads that you find helpful, worthwhile or just plain awesome. Other people in your social circle can see your preferences, and your own search experience can be enhanced as you see what other people find relevant and helpful. The +1 symbol will appear next to both organic search results and paid ads, so you can find recommendations across the board in your Google searches.
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So how does Google +1 affect paid ads?
Google +1 will not change how an ad's Quality Score is calculated. However, +1 could impact an ad's CTR (click through rate), which could in turn affect its performance and positioning. If a user notices an ad with a ton of +1s next to it, they might be more inclined to click on it.
As more people start clicking on your ad, it has the potential to gain momentum in the paid search results. And the more relevant your ad becomes, the more likely it is that users will continue to +1 it. As you can see, the circle could continue to go round and round for quite some time.
It's fairly unique that paid ads are included in this Google update at all. Most of the time, such updates are geared primarily toward organic results. The fact that paid ads are a focus may indicate that Google is trying to bring a much more social dimension to the paid search market.
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Yes, Google +1 also has the potential to have an impact on organic search results. There's a strong possibility that +1 will become one of the signals used to calculate organic search rankings. General counts will be displayed next to URLs in the SERPs that indicate how many +1s each site has received. These +1s will serve as personalized annotations that let users know when a site may be personally relevant to them.
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The Cubs are previewing Thursday's opener on Friday with a lineup manager Dale Sveum said "is probably about what it'll look like on Opening Day."
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RF David DeJesus (L)
2B Darwin Barney
SS Starlin Castro
1B Bryan LaHair (L)
LF Alfonso Soriano
3B Ian Stewart (L)
CF Marlon Byrd
C Geovany Soto
P Ryan Dempster
DeJesus has had a poor spring but has a career track record that suggests he's the most qualified leadoff guy in the starting lineup. And Sveum said Barney – who's had a huge camp – could see leadoff time against lefties.
"He's swung the bat better than anybody in camp," Sveum said of Barney earning a key spot in the order. "He's driven the ball. He's done everything. From looking on the other side of the fence last year, to me he's a different person than what I saw playing against him – his strength, the way he's pulling the ball, the way he's letting the bat go. You don't see the same guy just filleting stuff to right field. He's driving the ball consistently, he's hitting velocity, he's doing a really good job."
Barney takes a .450 (18-for-40) spring average into Friday's game, with eight doubles and a triple.
Sveum liked what he saw in Kerry Wood's five-pitch return to the mound Thursday after an 11-day layoff and plans to pitch him just once more, probably for an inning, before the opener.
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FORTVILLE — The last time the Shelbyville boys track and field team won a conference championship, James Dean was rising to Hollywood immortality through the films "East of Eden" and "Rebel Without a Cause," Ray Kroc started McDonald's and both Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were mere newborns.
That was 1955.
Thursday, the Golden Bears ended their 59-year title drought in fine fashion, tallying 12 top-three finishes and five event victories to bring home their first-ever Hoosier Heritage Conference Championship.
In claiming its first conference crown since winning the 1955 South Central Conference title, Shelbyville registered 133.5 points, ahead of runner-up Greenfield-Central (115) and host Mt. Vernon (104).
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What's the first name that comes to mind when you think of politics? Is it Ryan Seacrest? You
hopefully probably answered no, but that may be about to change, thanks to a two-year deal that Ryan signed today with NBCUniversal to make expanded appearances on NBC, meaning we'll be seeing him on prime-time entertainment shows, the morning show Today, sporting events like the Olympics, and yes — even election coverage. Because we assume you were just thinking to yourself, "You know who doesn't have nearly enough TV exposure? Ryan Seacrest!"
Ryan's title at Today will be "special correspondent" (isn't that special?). Meanwhile, his election coverage will appear on NBC News, although it has yet to be decided exactly what he'll be doing for them. This means that Ryan won't appear very often on E!, although he'll still cover red-carpet events, so he'll luckily have plenty more opportunities to have weird powder dumped on him by Sacha Baron Cohen.
And don't worry — he'll still be hosting Fox's American Idol, having recently signed another two-year deal over there. No word on exactly when he'll be appearing on CBS, ABC, or The CW, but that's bound to happen one of these days, right? Every network wants a piece of the Crest!
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02/01/2014 11:03amRelease of the Standards for Immigration Reform by congressional Republican leaders has renewed hope that meaningful immigration reform legislation will pass in 2014, local clergy and business leaders say.
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02/01/2014 11:35amThree Salt Lake City police officers killed in the line of duty, all in separate eras but eerily close to the same spot, were honored Thursday.
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02/01/2014 3:58pmTeachers are Utah's education experts and should have an active voice in policy decision-making affecting schools, they told state lawmakers Friday.
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02/01/2014 5:34pmThree same-sex couples, including two who married in Utah while same-sex marriage was briefly permitted in December, want to testify as the case against Amendment 3 is appealed.
Ranching community asks people to fast for drought to end
02/01/2014 6:43pmSnow this week did nothing to help with the abnormally dry conditions that continue to grip the state. The Farm Bureau is inviting everyone to join in prayer and fasting to ask for moisture for livestock and crops.
Christie going on offensive over accusation
02/01/2014 6:43pmNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is going on the offensive after a former loyalist said he has evidence the Republican governor knew more than he has admitted about an apparently politically motivated traffic jam ordered by one of his staffers last year.
St. George's 'Flag Man' dies at 96
02/01/2014 8:18pmLee Warren, known as "The Flag Man" for passing out more than 200,000 American flag pins around St. George over the last 20 years, has died at the age of 96.
Death toll rises to 16 from Indonesia volcano
02/01/2014 8:55pmThe death toll from an Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months rose to 16 Sunday after rescuers found another charred corpse and a critically injured college student died in a hospital, officials said.
Utah man dies after fall on Hawaiian cruise ship
02/01/2014 10:03pmAn 87-year-old Salt Lake City man died Friday days after falling while on a cruise in Hawaii.
Florida woman, 81, arrested for feeding bears lots of dog food
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Gunnar Smoliansky is one of our time's most significant Swedish photographers. He has succeeded in creating extraordinary documents of a time past with poetic images of his closest surroundings. His photographs portray small details of everyday events that are rarely noticed. Even though the images are geographically local they convey a broad message and own a recognizeable characteristic that makes them universal. Gunnar Smoliansky's images offer the chance to see and remember, preventing forgetfulness.
The exhibition One picture at a time shows Gunnar Smoliansky's entire protographic production for the first time in one context. It is surprising that Smoliansky's photography is less known outside of Sweden. A goal with this exhibition is attempting to change that.
Gunnar Smoliansky was born 1933 in Visby. He has been wholeheartedly devoted to photography since the beginning of the 1950's, first as an industrial photographer and later freelance. At the end of the 1950's Smoliansky attended evening classes with Christer Strömholm. This was important for his continuing development even though he had already established a style of his own. The classes gave him the courage to continue with the calm, poetic photography he applies to this day. A comparison between Gunnar Smoliansky's early street photographs and more recent works display an impressive artistic strength characterized by great consistency in working method as well as renewal of motifs.


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GSD Course Bulletin - Spring 2014
FACULTY DETAILS - Fadi Masoud
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02142: Landscape Representation II (VIS 0214200)
Luis Rodrigo Callejas Mujica, Fadi Masoud
Landscape Architecture
Lecture - 4 credits
Tuesday Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 Gund 518
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