The Ames Monument
The Ames Monument filmed with a DJI Phantom Professional on Sunday 4th June 2017 by Nid Collins of French Creek Films.
The Ames Monument is a large pyramid in Albany County, Wyoming, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson and dedicated to brothers Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames, Jr., Union Pacific Railroad financiers. The brothers garnered credit for connecting the nation by rail upon completion of the United States' First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869. Oakes, a U.S. representative to the United States Congress from Massachusetts, asserted near total control of its construction, whereas Oliver became president of the Union Pacific Railroad (1866 - 1871). In 1873 investigators implicated Oakes in fraud associated with financing of the railroad. Congress subsequently censured Oakes, who resigned in 1873. He died soon thereafter.
The Ames Monument marked the highest point on the transcontinental railroad at 8,247 feet (2,514 m). However, Union Pacific Railroad Company twice relocated the tracks further south, causing the town of Sherman that arose near the monument to become a ghost town.
The Ames Monument is located about 20 miles (32 km) east of Laramie, Wyoming on a wind-blown, treeless summit south of Interstate 80 at the Vedauwoo exit. The monument is a four-sided, random ashlar pyramid, 60 feet (18 m) square at the base and 60 feet (18 m) high, constructed of light-colored native granite. The pyramid features an interior passage, now sealed, alongside the perimeter of the structure's base.
Noted American architect H. H. Richardson designed the pyramid, which includes two 9 feet (2.7 m) tall bas-relief portraits of the Ames brothers by sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens on the east and west sides of the pyramid's top. Saint-Gaudens chiseled the bas-reliefs from Quincy, Massachusetts, granite. The north side, which at one time faced the railroad tracks, displays one-foot-high letters grouted in the granite noting: In Memory of Oakes Ames and Oliver Ames. The monument is one of a half-dozen or more projects that Richardson did for the Ames family.
The Rudy Boy Experiment in Wyoming
The DSN Dino Crew travel to Wyoming, and share some history on the Ames Monument in Buford, the location for the featured music video Looking For My Way Home from The Rudy Boy Experiment.
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Pyramid, Tiny Town, Lonely Tree & Cheyenne, WY
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My name is Eric and I travel with my cat, “Jax” in a 2001 Chevy Fleetwood Tioga Arrow 24D Class C RV. We travel about 35 miles a day chasing 70 degrees year-round. Here are some popular questions answered:
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*GoPro 6 for Vlogging (2.7K Downscaled to 1080p 60fps)
*Canon 80D for Vlogging (1080p 60fps)
*Canon 10-18mm STM 5.6 STM Lens
*Canon 50mm Pancake Lens for Bokeh Macro
*GoPro Hero 3 Silver for Driving Narration
*GoPro Hero 4 Black for Timelapses (80D for Nightlapses)
*SJ4000 for driving shots out the window.
*Canon Vixia HF M500 with Canon WD-H43 Wide Angle Conversion lens for Zoom Video shots.
Stabilizer: Feiyu Tech 4GS 3 axis gimbal.
Time Lapses: Gopro Hero 4: 2 second intervals. Speed up 1200x, cropped 4K down to 1080 for panning
Night Lapses: Gopro Hero 4 Black manual settings: 800 ISO, 30 second Shutter, 3000K WB, Protune On
Slow Motion: Shot 1080p 240fps. Reduced to 8% in Post Production
Audio: Sony ICD-PX333 (Audio swapped in post production)
Audio on Canon 80D: Dual Rode Video Micro shotgun mics with dead kitten wind shields
Editing Laptop: 2015 MacBook Pro 2.8ghz i7 16GB Ram, 500 SSD
Editing Software: Adobe Premiere Pro CC
Editing Encoder: Adobe Encoder - Preset: MP4 VBR H.264 16mbps
Aerial Drone Shots: DJI Phantom 3 Standard Shot in 2.7K Downscaled to 1080p
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Solar: 500 watts on tilting brackets on roof. 5 AGM batteries totaling 400 amp hours
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Mandela Effect (There Is a Pyramid In Wyoming!)(Since 1800's)
Do you remember this? I first heard about it from Lazlo!
Fort Sanders
Fort Sanders, just south of Laramie in Albany County, was important for the protection of travelers on the Overland Trail and Union Pacific work crews on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Exploring the Nature of Wyoming is produced by:
University of Wyoming Extension
Sustainable Management of Rangeland Resources
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Producers:
Ashley Garrelts - Extension Educator
David Keto - Extension Media Producer
**note the music track on this video does not fall under the Creative Commons License. All rights reserved to Digital Juice.
Old Sherman Hill Road
Original music video by Socially Starved
129 Avenue C, Rock River, WY 82083
- LITERALLY ~~ HERE IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BUY THE BANK ~~ For Sale First National Bank, in Rock River, WY. You should see the magnificence of the front elevation! This property is listed on the National Historical Register. And, Would make a fabulous event center, or make it into your all one level home 3,250 sf of all one level home. Tons of space inside and the lot is 13,000 sf. OMG Just think of what you can do with this property. The original vault is still there (also, was used in the old days for a jail house). Also housed the fire department at one time still has the f ire siren. Wow What a property to be able to own and for just pennies!!!
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I-80 Wyoming massive car pile up. April 2015
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I-80 Wyoming Massive car pile up. April 2015
PLEASE DO NOT CRITICIZE THE FILMING. I started filming before there were any wrecks that I was aware of. I was going to film for just a few seconds so that I could send it to my husband as he was curious about the weather. As I was filming, the wreck started. I didn't move the phone much because I was in shock watching all the trucks coming. I wasn't worried about how the phone was positioned because I was caught up in the reality of the moment. So my apologies for the poor filming.
Also, first responders were already on the scene doing their job.
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Vedauwoo, Wyoming Sunset -- A 360 Tour.
Such a beautiful time of day in such a beautiful place. Vedauwoo (pronounced Vee-Da-Voo) is a place of fantastic rock formations between Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming. Come along for a 360 driving tour and see this incredible place for the first time. Or return and relive memories of hiking, rock climbing, or camping with family and friends. Have Fun!