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Hello all. This is Kenai Province, based off the Kenai Alaska map available on the stex. I use the super demand mod as well as the lottery ordinance amongst over a thousand STEX files downloaded over the last few months. If anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I will get to the nitty gritty now. I present to you the Kenai Province with volcanos and an area that was struck by meteors. This is Kenai before Settlement. This is Wilson before settlement. Twin peaks is off to the west. This is a transportation map of both cities. An updated 1 will be uploaded shortly. This is a recent shot of the region. Need to update since a new industrial park was built. I plan on building a new city at the mouth of the river. I haven't decided on a name yet. My next entry will be with lots of photos of Twin peaks. Off to get the car fixed. When I get back, I'll update. Do Svidaniya.

I'm gonna try this game out. Looks interesting and I hope it takes off.

Kenesaw presented a lot of challenges. I finally figured out the rain tool. I couldn't find any bridges with the tahoe water that were suitable for the rivers, so I had to make land bridges. I will let the pics speak for themselves. First, I give you 2 sneak peeks at the amount of detail update 2 will have. Now onto the entry. Enjoy My next update will be detail shots to show off the meticulous work that went into trying to make Kenesaw realistic. I would like to add that I recently installed the SPAM mod and everything that goes along with it and have to admit, peg and team have renewed my love for this game. Thank you again for your amazing work, you have given me an outlet for my artistic side. I hope you have enjoyed this entry. Do Svidaniya

Thanks for the compliments. Kenesaw took a lot of time to get it where it's at and it still doesn't feel complete. I'll be adding an entry on it soon.

Here're 2 shots of the area in Kenai Province. Kenesaw is a young city, but plans are already in place for settling down river. Now onto Port Sumner. A new international airport was built along with a small municipal airport for regional flights. The ocean front was re-built after structural problems were found in the retaining wall. The land that was recently occupied by the old airport was turned into a plaza. This is the new highway system. The new highway tunnels under the amusement park and golf course and exits between downtown and the seaport. Now for a quick look at what has been delaying my updates. I'll let the photos speak for themselves. Enjoy. That wraps up this entry. Though it has been some time since my last entry, my next entry will showcase some of the artistic possibilities of SC4. I would like to thank PEG and the crew for the amazing work they have done to improve the game.

A new city was founded along the Kenai River south of Port Minnatonka. It is named Port Sumner and features Fort Sumner, Camp Wahooga, the Sumner Summit Resort and Whacky Land Amusement Park. Port Sumner is a strategic port for the SimNavy. The provincial government has proposed plans to build a highway north to connect Port Sumner with the rest of the region. Settlers are planning on moving south along the river as well. This is Port Sumner in the winter. The rich live in this section of the city. You can see the Sumner Summit Resort and the Port Sumner Country Club. The Zaykum Bridge spans the widest section of the Kenai River. Whacky Land is a large amusement park that draws millions of tourists a year. The stretch of land with the sky scrapers is known as the Fairmont Isthmus. No highway was built inside the city limits. By the time the city could afford to build a highway system, downtown was already crowded and towers had been built. Engineers have considered an underground highway, The city will put it to vote in the next election. Here you can see the financial district, industrial sector, Camp Wahooga and Fort Sumner. This is the Sumner Summit Resort during the summer. The resort is open year round. In the winter there is skiing, snow boarding and sledding. During the summer there is hiking and mountain biking. PAMU Mountain Bikes has a training school, retail store and rental center across from the resort. This is the Sumner Summit Resort in the winter. I will have 2 series on the city itself followed by a series highlighting Whacky Land and the Sumner Summit Resort and a series on the port Sumner Country Club and Camp Wahooga. Thank you for checking out this preview, I hope you have enjoyed it. Do Svidaniya.

Photobucket works great for me. I use Irfanview to sharpen and resize and then upload to photobucket. I can't wait to see your CJ.

Awesome work.

the airport has been demolished and a new regional airport has been constructed across the river. A residential neighborhood was built on the land where the old airport used to be, a statue and roundabout are the focal point for the area. I will add an update entry to show off the new airport soon. Stay tuned

Fort this entry, I give to you the Port Sumner Country Club and Camp Wahooga. Please enjoy this entry This the map for the country club. It was designed to be a loop. You start at the clubhouse and finish at the clubhouse. In this shot you can see hole 3, the path leads to hole 4 tee, hole 5 pin and hole 6. Then you proceed to hole 7 at the top. Here are the clubhouse, club pool, holes 8 and 9 and the driving range. To the west of the country club is Miller Park. A better shot with holes 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 and the driving range. Sumner Pond is stocked in the spring and club members can fish if they don't feel like golfing. This is a close up of hole 2, the river that surrounds it and Sumner Pond. This is Sumner Pond in the summer. Looks like people are fishing today. The look out points are popular for club members. This is the transition from hole 2 to hole 3. And access path connects hole 2 to holes 4 and 5. This is the tee location for hole 3 and most of the fairway. Holes 4 and 5. This is hole 6. The path to the north leads to hole 7. Hole 7 tee and pin locations. Holes 8 and 9 plus the clubhouse and driving range. The pools is only open to club members and their families. This is the driving range. Felger Pond is to the north. Now onto Camp Wahooga and a glimpse of Fort Sumner. This is Camp Wahooga. There are a lot of campsites and the camp itself covers a huge area of the city. The camp was walled in after wild animals made off with food. Camp Wahooga from another angle. Lots to do at this summer camp. Part of Fort Sumner can be seen. there are reenactments every 2 hours from sunrise till sunset. On special occasions, there are night reenactments. There is a waiting list for campers who wish to stay here. Showers, changing rooms and bathrooms are plenty in this camp. There are hot springs scattered about the grounds. This is 1 of 2 trail heads. A majority of campers get dropped off. There is a shuttle for local residents. This is the other trail head. The ranger stations are popular meeting spots. Camp staff stay in cabins. There are dining halls scattered around the camp for those who want a home cooked meal. Campers who play football can get plenty of practice during the summer. Soccer and baseball players get to practice as well. A re-enactment is right on time. And last but not least, 4 night shots of the camp. I hope you have enjoyed this entry. Do Svidaniya.

I present to you, the Sumner Summit Resort. It is open year round offering mountain bike and hiking trails in the summer while in the winter skiing and snowboarding dominate the landscape. There is plenty of room for all levels of experience. There's even an area for slalom and downhill racing. This was just at dawn, so only a few people were on the slopes. The fire tower is at the highest point in the city. The netting offers some safety for stray mountain bikers. That tight turn at the bottom of the hill is wipe out lane. The owner of the resort is considering having warning signs posted. A bicycle school is across from the resort. If hiking and mountain biking isn't your thing, head over to Whacky Land. The most popular ride is the coaster next to the highway. Even in the height of the summer, the park is never too crowded. the water slides and pool are closed for the time being due to renovations. Watching the kart races from the Ferris wheel is a fun thing to do. Karts are lined up ready to be raced around the track. The wooden coaster Goliath draws the biggest crowds. The fountains are a popular meeting spot for friends and family. The entrance to the park feature the Little Giant kiddie coaster. This is the entrance at night. And now for a sneak peak. That is Felger Pond. Golfers try to hit the ball far enough to land in the pond, most fail however. I hope you have enjoyed this entry and have inspired some ideas. Do Svidaniya.

lol. I'm more concerned about a plane missing the runway . Hence, plans are in the works to build a new airport across the river.

The Fairmont Isthmus was a natural barrier between the river and the sea. It now is home to the tallest building in the province. I love how I was able to manipulate the land and have the rail enter the subway system right before it goes into the sea. This section of the city is known as Millennium Heights. It took a long time to get approval to build the 3 residential towers due to the proximity of the airport. Patience prevailed in the end. I'm not sure if anyone noticed, but I removed simfox's day n' night mod. The nights were just too dark for my taste and didn't allow for the beautiful night lights to be seen so well. The blue building is 1 of my fav., so I am highlighting it in this entry. The residential towers are above the building in this shot. This is looking south at Millennium High School. The rail exits the subway here, crosses the Kenai River and enters the subway system on the isthmus. The navy has a battleship and a destroyer in port at the same time, a rare occurrence since usually only 1 or the other is in port. Rumor is they rushed home to be part of this entry The port is busy at all hours, even weekends. The boardwalk is a popular spot at night. A big chunk of downtown was zoned for industrial to aid in expansion and justified the extension of Industrial Avenue, which leads to the port. The Sumner Rockets play soccer at Wilcott Field. As you may have noticed, some stubborn sims refused to sell their homes and have to live amongst towers now. More stubborn sims here. Oh well, it helps break up clusters of towers. There's always a silver lining. Downtown employees 75% of the residents in the city. Using plazas and canals help spread out the towers. It appears a new skyscraper was erected before this shot. There were too many Shilito buildings anyway. It's hard to get lost in Camp Wahooga with that sky scraper right there lol. The Pine Bluffs Industrial Park was the deciding factor in weather or not to build a highway. So they started it here and went south as well as connecting the neighboring county. This is a big part of the original town of Sumner, the port was built later on and the residents voted to change the name to Port Sumner. Older folks still call this area Sumner. This is the old town center. A subway station/bus stop occupies the center where a statue once stood. Sumner High School has been renovated numerous times. The football field on the other hand has yet to be updated. The Prescott Center towers of Saint Thomas's Cathedral. The Sumner Ice Center is popular all year long. The Sumner Land sharks hockey team plays here. A quick overview of Lake Zaykum, the ballpark, zoo, aquarium, swim center and Miller Park (across the avenue from the ballpark) The lake is named after a local poet whom lived along the shore of the lake. To the left is Boulder Pond, any wonder why? This is a close-up of Zaykum Lake to show the amount of detail on the shore and trees. I have decided to keep the city to a 1 part entry. My next entry will be on the Sumner Summit Resort and Whacky Land Amusement Park. Well that's it for this entry. I hope you have enjoyed. Do Svidaniya Note: My plugins folder is now 2.26 gigs uncompressed. Load times are instant, no lag or problems thanks to my rig

Thank you sum. I'm not a fan of clustered highrises, so I zone in a particular way where they are spread out. I did plop all those trees from mayor mode and it def was no easy task. It takes a lot of time to get it right, the results make it worth the effort. I don't see SC4 as a game anymore, it's more like a canvas for a painting.

simply amazing. How were you able to get the boat houses to work with the PPonds ploppable water? I couldn't figure it out and had to settle on the mayor mode tahoe water as it easily spreads under them, giving the appearance of water inside the building. Congrats on the trixie as well.

This second part will be a night series. I had to remove the day/night mod, everything was too dark and it was hard to see the campsites. We will start off with the community at night. The Lucinda falls at night is a tourist hotspot. Residents have complained about people parking along their streets and making a lot of noise. The parks dept. has proposed to buy the houses along the street and then constructing a park with a lookout platform so tourists can safely view the falls. The Navy pier at night. The campgrounds span across the rim of the crater and down the mountainside. The main campsite lies along the banks of Lake Arapi, with ranger island in the middle. The park rangers meet and train as well as camp on this island. The hydroelectric complex is illuminated at night and is visible from almost any spot in the town. Access hatches run down the mountain to provide access to the conduit tunnels that house the transmission lines underground. This is 1 of the trail heads at night. There are 3 trail heads, with plans to construct parking garages. Each trail head provides commerce and jobs to the area. Most park rangers live in these small communities along the road. The trails are wide enough for the heavy duty fire trucks housed at the small fire stations around the mountain. Another trail head, with a small school nearby. The village center at night. The village has it's own resort hotel now. Mencia Island is illuminated at night and is a popular place for joggers. There are plans to construct a parking garage and some kind of trail system to keep joggers off the road. Extending the island to provide land for a recreational area is being considered. Camp Shasta at night. Boyscout Island at night with campers sitting around the bonfire. Now onto Mt. Arapi Provincial Park and it's campgrounds. 2 of the 3 trails are visible here. There's a big campsite at the top of the mountain here. Finding a campsite here is easy as long as you get 1 before the sun starts going down. This is another big campsite with showers and a ranger station that is hidden by a big tree in this shot. This is the highest point of the mountain. Lookout platforms were built along the trails. They not only provide views for tourists, they give rangers a clear view of the mountain side to spot forest fires. Another big campsite along the trail. No seats were available around this bonfire tonight. The main campground and Ranger Island. Seems all campsites are occupied this night. This is looking west. The ranger station that was hidden by a tree a few shots ago is visible here. The bonfire pit here is crowded tonight. The trails wind up the mountain along cliffs. The parks dept. wants to build the same style lookout platform at Lucinda Falls. Another trail head. Some of the cliffs are too steep for trees to grow on. A close-up of 1 of the big campsites. The pools are closed at night and the thermal ponds never close. The trails are popular even at night. Even the lookout platforms are popular at night. There are shower buildings along the trails as well as bathrooms and porta-potties. I wish sims would not leave their campfires lit while they meander over to the lookout platforms. A close-up of the bonfire pit in Camp Arapi. Camp Arapi at night. A close-up of Ranger Island. A closer look at a corner of Camp Arapi. The trail down the inside of the crater don't have campsites due to the steepness of the terrain. A close-up of the last shot looking west. That is it for this entry. The highway corridor is finished and plans for expansion are underway. Thank you and I hope you have enjoyed. Do Svidaniya.

Pre-planning of Del Monte Vista. A lot of terra forming had to be done to get the final result. There was no direct route from the mainland to the island, so I had to build an island in the channel and then tunnels so that the aquatic wild life could swim as they always have. Conservation is important to me. The tunnel system with the temporary access road on the island. All that land is from the volcano erupting. Del Monte Vista was built here. Mt. Arapi after eruption. The mountain is smoother after lots of terra forming. Onto the finished product. This is the Island of Del Monte Vista along with Mt. Arapi and Lake Arapi. This is a shot of the village of Shasta, Mt. Shasta, the Shasta river, Lake Shasta and Lake Viera. A closer look at the island. Countless hours were spent detailing the river and trees going up the mountain. Oh lookie, a battle ship is in port. There are campsites on the rim of the crater. Hikers climb down the inside of the crater to swim and fish in Lake Arapi. The power company is known as Arapi Hydro-electric. The dams are part of the Mt. Arapi Hydro-electric Complex. Without the dams in place, the island would experience flooding on a weekly basis since the province gets a lot of rain and snow year round. The rail line tunnels under the lake to preserve the lake and island. Port Minnetonka has a large lake now thanks to Mt. Shasta erupting. A nice shot of Camp Shasta. A closer look at the Shasta River. There's boyscout island. The camp dock on the mainland is at the northern tip of Shasta Village. The road at the top is a marker for where the edge of the lake in Port Minnetonka is to be formed. The northern section of Lake Viera and the highway interchange. The southern part of Shasta Village. Boyscout island looking south. The main dock for the island camp. The village center. Traffic enters the tunnel here. This is the access island for the 2 tunnels that connect the island to the mainland. The other end of the tunnel. This is where Del Monte Vista begins. The Kerr River empties into the sea here. The Kerr River winds through Del Monte Vista. Bridges were too costly for the community, so they built culverts under the roads. The fork where the Kerr River begins. the Rhu River continues south. This is Del Monte Vista Center. The Rhu flows through it. More of the Rhu flowing south. The Rhu River empties into the sea over Rhu Falls. The avenue to the right is Industrial Ave. and heads to the port. This is Port Monte Vista. Town Center is a mix of industry, commercial and government. There are 2 Dave & Busters to handle the demand for modern gaming. The Food Tiger is the only grocery store on the island. The neighborhoods in Del Monte Vista are peaceful. This is the northern part of Del Monte Vista. The island has a lot of water towers, 1 is next to the Monte Cristo Chapel. The Lucinda river and her falls. The fork where the Kerr River begins is to the bottom right. The power substation distributes all power from the plant. This is the commercial district of Del Monte Vista. This is the edge of the town. More people live around the island. This is the tallest building on the island. The fuel tanks for the navy pier can be seen to the lower left. The road around the island is very curvy. Office towers are few and far between on this road. A close-up of the navy pier and battle ship. I hope you have enjoyed this entry. Do Svidaniya. Update. Del Monte Vista will be a 2 part series instead of 3. Part 2 will focus mainly on the new campsites built around Lake Arapi and on the rim of the crater. Thank you for your patience.

The final link in the coastal highway corridor is Del Monte Vista. This is the area where 2 volcanoes erupted, thus delaying the completion of the highway. It is now a beautiful resort community, with a ski lift. All those airport symbols are the shuttle ports that transport people to the airport. The wealthy fly in by helicopter and the mountains look bare, but a closer look will show they are covered by forest. This city is a juggernaut in the electricity industry. They will ease the power demand in the region and allow the power they need to expand. This is the start of the ski lift to the top of Mt. Shasta. The gate and path lead to the top as well, where the ski resort and summer camp are located. This is the top of the ski lift. Flowers and grass cover the ski hills thickly during the spring, summer and fall. Part of Camp Shasta is visible. Camp Shasta sits on the shore of Lake Shasta. The lookout points have provided some of the most beautiful photos of the region. This is the ski lift from the opposite direction, looking north. This is Camp Shasta looking North. This is the fork between the Lucinda River and the Rhu River that are fed by Lake Arapi sitting inside the crater of Mt. Arapi. The falls are known as Arapi falls. More of the Lucinda River and Dortmund road. This is boyscout island, within Lake Viera. The waters from Lake Shasta feed down the falls along the Shasta River into Lake Viera. Carver Ave. cuts across part of Lake Viera. Last but not least, the community of Del Monte Vista from a distance. This city will feature a 3 part series averaging 40-50 shots each. The community is home to a navy port and a battle ship, as well as mountain trails with campsites, hydro-electric dams and a mountain top campground. I hope you have enjoyed this seek peak. Do Svidaniya. Update. Del Monte Vista will be a 2 part series instead of 3. Part 2 will focus mainly on the new campsites built around Lake Arapi and on the rim of the crater. Thank you for your patience.

Thank you both. This city tile has eaten up the most time so far, but  I feel I am improving upon my artistic skills. Practice makes perfect. My next challenge is a seaport, though I can't get enough of constructing campgrounds.