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Grace and the Last Chance Canal

Today me and my friend Jon made a trip down to Grace, Idaho. There used to be a huge wooden aqueduct that ran through the valley to divert irrigation water from the Bear River onto the land, but it was removed in 2006, along with the Cove Dam on the Bear River (read an article about it here). In the spring of 2005, Darren, Jon, myself, Scott Wheeler, Theo Hatch, and Tyler Hopkins all went down and photographed the aqueduct, Cove Dam, and a few other sites in and around Grace. Today, Jon and I sought out some of the sites we photographed in 2005, and rephotographed them to document the change that has taken place (we both regret not having gone there at least once more before the demolition, as well as during to photograph). Here are a few before and after photographs:

BathTubGrace BathTubGrace

AquaductGrace1 AquaductGrace

It was really interesting to see all that has happened and changed in the two and a half years since I’d last been down there.

Here are some other photographs from the trip:

PotatoCellarGrace

Sorry Darren, we couldn’t resist.

DamGrace

GraceOutskirtsNight

LastChanceCanalAquaductDAmGrace

LastChanceCanalAquaductGrace

TubSpaBathShaveorDrink5centsGrace

Canals and Irrigation

On Wednesday, I began photographing for a new project about irrigation and canals here in southeast Idaho. It seems like it should be a fun project. Canals are all over the place, with one major canal, Sand Creek (which I need to do some research on, cause I’m not sure if it was a pre-existing creek and has been altered or is completely man-made), going through all of Idaho Falls, as well as Idaho Canal.

Here’s a couple photographs I snagged with my brothers digital camera (these have just been quickly processed in Lightroom, so there’s no dodging/burning, etc… Just quickies to get something up here. Once I get some more 4×5 negatives, I’ll get them developed and posted):

Tire, Sand Creek, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2007

Little Sand Creek, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2007 

Here’s the same one in black and white…I’m not sure which one I prefer now.

Little Sand Creek, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 2007