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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 371703" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>Here is the inside of the tower's top. The photo came out of the camera looking more like a sketch than a photo.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/pNjV83" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15620455196_ac9675cec9_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/pNjV83" target="_blank">Bowman's Tower 7</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/" target="_blank">*Hark*</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p></p><p>And here is a more majestic view of the tower.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/pQuGnC" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3954/15644996422_428423ac98_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/pQuGnC" target="_blank">Bowman's Tower 8</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/" target="_blank">*Hark*</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p></p><p>It's difficult to get a good shot of the entire tower because there are steps behind where I'm standing. Fortunately I had a wide enough lens with me to fit it all in. Unfortunately perspective distortion starts to kick in when the lens is aimed up slightly.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/oTBYGZ" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/15024009873_b125bef9fb_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/oTBYGZ" target="_blank">Bowman's Tower 9</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/" target="_blank">*Hark*</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is the office that sits outside the tower. The cost to go to the top of the tower is $6 per person. There is an elevator installed, but when I was a kid, the only way to the top was to climb the circular stairs. The stairwell narrows considerably when you reach the top. It's only 2-feet wide or so at the very top, and the steps are VERY steep.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/oTyXrQ" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/15023420294_f5ba867cfc_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/oTyXrQ" target="_blank">Bowman's Tower 10</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/" target="_blank">*Hark*</a>, on Flickr</p><p></p><p></p><p>And here is a parting shot of the grounds before I left. It's a gorgeous place to visit and an area that is rich with history! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/py2ixN" target="_blank"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15458587680_e1f94b0afe_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/py2ixN" target="_blank">Bowman's Tower 11</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/" target="_blank">*Hark*</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 371703, member: 13196"] Here is the inside of the tower's top. The photo came out of the camera looking more like a sketch than a photo. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/pNjV83"][IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3940/15620455196_ac9675cec9_o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://flic.kr/p/pNjV83"]Bowman's Tower 7[/URL] by [URL="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/"]*Hark*[/URL], on Flickr And here is a more majestic view of the tower. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/pQuGnC"][IMG]https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3954/15644996422_428423ac98_o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://flic.kr/p/pQuGnC"]Bowman's Tower 8[/URL] by [URL="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/"]*Hark*[/URL], on Flickr It's difficult to get a good shot of the entire tower because there are steps behind where I'm standing. Fortunately I had a wide enough lens with me to fit it all in. Unfortunately perspective distortion starts to kick in when the lens is aimed up slightly. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/oTBYGZ"][IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5605/15024009873_b125bef9fb_o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://flic.kr/p/oTBYGZ"]Bowman's Tower 9[/URL] by [URL="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/"]*Hark*[/URL], on Flickr Here is the office that sits outside the tower. The cost to go to the top of the tower is $6 per person. There is an elevator installed, but when I was a kid, the only way to the top was to climb the circular stairs. The stairwell narrows considerably when you reach the top. It's only 2-feet wide or so at the very top, and the steps are VERY steep. [URL="https://flic.kr/p/oTyXrQ"][IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/15023420294_f5ba867cfc_o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://flic.kr/p/oTyXrQ"]Bowman's Tower 10[/URL] by [URL="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/"]*Hark*[/URL], on Flickr And here is a parting shot of the grounds before I left. It's a gorgeous place to visit and an area that is rich with history! :) [URL="https://flic.kr/p/py2ixN"][IMG]https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15458587680_e1f94b0afe_o.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://flic.kr/p/py2ixN"]Bowman's Tower 11[/URL] by [URL="https://www.flickr.com/people/114010553@N07/"]*Hark*[/URL], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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