The Town of Boca

I always new there used to be buildings they stored ice in at Boca but I never new how much stuff was there. I guess back in the day what started out as construction camp for the railroad back in 1868 actually grew enough to have a hotel, school house and just across the river was Boca Brewery which had a popular beer back in the day. There is really not much left to see there now but a few remnants of foundations, a cemetery and a few other items scattered about but there is a short little walk you can take around part of the site that has signs with information on the town. I like stuff like this as I find history interesting, especially local history. We did some exploring there last weekend as we were trying to get out and enjoy the weather......that has now turned back to windy, colder with a chance of rain and snow.

This is the flagpole from the school that used to be there.

Heading Down The Tracks

Over the weekend we spent sometime doing some exploring around Boca with the kids. We were actually walking around some of the area where the old town of Boca used to be which is near the train tracks so when the train came by we hung out and let the kids watch it go by. So exciting when you are a little kid! Actually I find the train somewhat interesting as well as there is a lot of history that surrounds it.


This one I was trying to do a panning shot, shooting at a slow shutter speed as you pan with the subject, to get the feeling of movement. It worked out a little different than what I was thinking because I really needed to be further away than I was but I still kind of like the effect I got out of the shot.