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Japanese Tea Garden (1894), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

The Japanese Tea Garden was originally built as part of the California Midwinter International Exposition.
After the conclusion of the World's Fair, Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant and gardener, approached John McLaren with the idea to convert the temporary exhibit into a permanent park. Hagiwara personally oversaw the building of the Japanese Tea Garden and was official caretaker of the garden from 1895 to 1925.

The first evidence of fortune cookies in the United States is in connection with this tea garden. The descendants of Makoto Hagiwara lay claim to introducing the fortune cookie to the United States from Japan. Visitors to the garden were served fortune cookies made by a San Francisco bakery, Benkyodo.
It is now known that fortune cookies originated in Japan as early as 1878.

japaneseteagardensf.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Tea_Garden_(San_Francisco,_California)

Jane Bald (1773m), Roan Highlands, Appalachian Trail, Tennessee/North Carolina

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roan_Mountain_(Roan_Highlands)

This time lapse was taken between 3:33am and 5:27am during a hike along the Appalachian Trail north from Carvers Gap in the Roan Highlands.The camp site is 1773m high on Jane Bald, just a few meters into North Carolina.

During nautical twilight between 5:15am and 5:52am the stars become invisible. Sunrise was at 6:14am.

Series of single exposures, 16mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 60 seconds. Flash inside the tent at -3ev triggered by pocket wizards, gras around the tent painted with flashlight. Some frames in the beginning of the movie are missing.

Jane Bald (1773m), Roan Highlands, Appalachian Trail, Tennessee/North Carolina

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roan_Mountain_(Roan_Highlands)

This picture was taken at 3:47am during a hike along the Appalachian Trail north from Carvers Gap in the Roan Highlands. The camp site is 1773m high on Jane Bald, just a few meters into North Carolina.

Single exposure, 16mm, ISO 800, f/2.8, 60 seconds. Flash inside the tent at -3ev triggered by pocket wizards, gras around the tent painted with flashlight.

Japanese Tea Garden (1894), Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California

The Japanese Tea Garden was originally built as part of the California Midwinter International Exposition. After the conclusion of the World's Fair, Makoto Hagiwara, a Japanese immigrant and gardener, approached John McLaren with the idea to convert the temporary exhibit into a permanent park. Hagiwara personally oversaw the building of the Japanese Tea Garden and was official caretaker of the garden from 1895 to 1925.

The first evidence of fortune cookies in the United States is in connection with this tea garden. The descendants of Makoto Hagiwara lay claim to introducing the fortune cookie to the United States from Japan. Visitors to the garden were served fortune cookies made by a San Francisco bakery, Benkyodo.
It is now known that fortune cookies originated in Japan as early as 1878.

japaneseteagardensf.com
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Tea_Garden_(San_Francisco,_California)

Bixby Creek Bridge (1932), California Highway One, Big Sur, California

Panorama from 2 horizontal HDR pictures (-2,0,+2).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bixby_Creek_Bridge