tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970307200525665779.post7344297702960694180..comments2023-05-16T08:16:11.815-05:00Comments on Picture this, at last!: Lighthouses of the Outer Banks of North CarolinaBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14401701081792131171noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970307200525665779.post-81595189332280536722009-03-02T12:00:00.000-06:002009-03-02T12:00:00.000-06:00The move was a fascinating (and slow!) endeavor an...The move was a fascinating (and slow!) endeavor and I still don't know for sure how they pulled of part of it. The light was actually rolled from its old location to its new one on a crawler brought up from Cape Canaveral that was normally used to move Saturn V rockets. I forget the exact speed of the transport, but it seemed like it didn't move more than a few feet per day for fear of a bump in the road knocking the thing off balance.<BR/><BR/>What I never figured out was how they got it on and off the crawler! And I keep forgetting to look it up.Mojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498213932233245032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970307200525665779.post-89728145490090185512009-03-01T16:43:00.000-06:002009-03-01T16:43:00.000-06:00Barb, Your photo's are magnificent. Just Beautiful...Barb, Your photo's are magnificent. Just Beautiful!.<BR/>I read where you met John Gaskill who told you about his being assigned to the very first aircraft carrier. We have original pictures of that ship being fitted as an aircraft carrier. My Grandfather took them. He was one of the first two photographers in the Navy. I wonder if they ever met...hmmmLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975312522019691620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970307200525665779.post-83340497294013242262009-02-28T15:21:00.000-06:002009-02-28T15:21:00.000-06:00Oh Barb, what magnificent photos. There is someth...Oh Barb, what magnificent photos. There is something about lighthouses isn't there? I love the shot of the lighthouse through the window.....awesome! You write such a nice story along with all of the pictures and makes it such a pleasure to read and look at. Thanks for sharing, Barb.Myrthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965969744774470912noreply@blogger.com