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You cannot push anyone up a ladder unless he is willing to climb it himself. ~ Andrew Carnegie
And climb we did, up & down countless times, to enjoy this amazing slot canyon. Well worth the effort, even if it is a bit difficult to maneuver stairs like this with all your camera gear & tripod :-)
Wishing everyone a fantastic week ahead...and many thanks for all your visits, comments, invites, awards, & faves!!!!
This is the view of the ascent. daunting! Fortunately, it's not an hugely long climb (about 650' of elevation gain on this grade) and the payoff at the top is so worth it. More pictures inside the crater soon.
The new 'bridge' at Reading train station is quite a bit more than a bridge: an entire new terminal that could be the envy of some airports...
Washington, DC NOV 2011. (Pentax ME Super with 16mm Zenitar fisheye lens and Fuji Superia X-TRA400 film.)
Part of the MOVIE " HERO 英雄" (directed by Zhang Yimou張藝謀) was filmed there in Ejinaqi.
Taken in Ejinaqi, Inner Mongolia, China. 中國內蒙古額濟納旗
「胡楊生而千年不死，死而千年不倒，倒而千年不爛」
Euphrates Poplar (胡楊) is known as "the hero tree" in the deserts.
Rooted over 50 meters down the ground, they thrive in hostile environments, defying droughts, sandstorms and salinization. They are known as the hero tree, because a euphrates poplar can live for a thousand years. Even after it dies, it stands upright for a thousand years, and even after it falls, it stays intact for another thousand years.