#stateparks

Emily Morgan

1925 Japanese women wearing kimomos at Angel Island Immigration Station in Northern California. Angel Island was the equivalent of Ellis Island for the West Coast. Image from the California State Parks museum collection number 231- 18- 96 . . . . . . #HistoricalGarments #1920s #VintageStyle #Couture #CostumeDesign #1920sFashion #DressHistory #VintageKimono #FashionHistory #HistoriaDeLaModa #StateParks #JapaneseAmerican #Indumentaria #Historia #FotografiaAnalogica #HistoryOfPhotography (at Angel Island Immigration Station) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNZIGN8B0sV/?igshid=1q6yvh60s31mb

The upper falls at the State Park illuminated by the March Worm Supermoon.

Goblin Valley

#TBT ⠀ At the beginning of 2020, I had been self-employed for two years. As much as I loved making art for a living, I was alone and indoors almost all of the time--and that was a bummer. So I set down my paints, picked up a Pulaski, and went off to serve for nine months as an #Americorps member in Virginia State Parks. I had no idea how good my timing would be, as 2020 turned out to be a very good year to be outside in nature and working with people only at a distance.⠀ But BEFORE that, in January, I was very lucky to do my Americorps introductory training with a group of motivated, nature-loving young people. We learned how to dig a rolling grade dip in a trail, splinted each other's "broken" legs, and hiked down cliffs to explore Westmoreland State Park for a brief week before we scattered across the state to our home parks and districts. It was a wonderful experience and looking back, I am so glad for that opportunity to be comfortably near so many new and interesting people.⠀ I mean, look at that game of SlapJack! Can you even imagine doing that now?⠀ Though this year's Americorps members will have a different experience, I am confident they'll get just as much out of it as I did--and I'm grateful to be continuing the work as a park ranger with #VSP! ⠀ ⠀ #virginiastateparks #ilovevirginiastateparks #americorps #virginiaserviceansconservationcorps #gooutside #stateparks #notart #notabird #yesteryear #westemorelandstatepark https://www.instagram.com/p/CKlkmPeDrpG/?igshid=1n2tljrnc0jrf

Febuary 15, 2021