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We reach the summit of the 2,839 m high Picco di Vallandro (Dürrenstein), one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains of the Dolomites, starting from the Prato Piazza highland.
Our autumn mountain tour starts at the parking space on the Prato Piazza highland in the Valle di Braies valley, accessible from the hamlet of Ponticello on a 10 km long toll mountain road open until 10 am in the morning (afterwards by shuttle service). We follow the wide path no. 37 to the Rif. Prato Piazza mountain hut where the trail no. 40 towards the summit branches off. Slightly uphill we walk to a junction and keep left on the path towards the Picco di Vallandro. The 3,234 m high Croda Rossa on the other side of the valley, the highest peak of the Braies Dolomites, dominates the landscape. Having the Prato Piazza highland at our feet we reach the timber line.
The terrain gets steeper, but the path is still well passable and secured by iron stairs. The higher we get, the more the view opens up on the surrounding peaks of the Dolomites such as the Cima Nove and Cima Dieci, Mt. Cima Cadin di Sennes, Mt. Croda del Becco, the Three Peaks of Lavaredo and the Rondoi-Baranci Group.
We reach the pre-summit and finally - along a section secured by ropes - the summit of the 2,839 m high Picco di Vallandro in the Braies Dolomites. From the summit cross we enjoy the breathtaking view on the Sesto Dolomites, the Cristallo Group, the Fanes Group and far beyond the Dolomites. The way back follows the same trail, we recommend a stop at the lovely Rif. Prato Piazza mountain hut.
Please note: Mt. Picco di Vallandro is one of the most beautiful panoramic mountains of the Dolomites. Due to the starting point at the 1,990 m high Prato Piazza highland, the summit can be climbed in a rather short and easy hike - there’s only one section secured by ropes. The area is highly frequented at the weekends in high summer, the best season for this mountain tour is early autumn! The Picco di Vallandro is also a popular summit for sunrise hikes and ski tours.
(pustertal.org)
Von der Plätzwiese erreichen wir den Dürrenstein (2.839 m ü.d.M.), einen der schönsten Aussichtsberge in den Dolomiten.
Unsere herbstliche Bergtour beginnt am Parkplatz an der Plätzwiese im Pragser Tal, die vom Ortsteil Brüggele über eine 10 km lange (mautpflichtige) Bergstraße bis 10.00 Uhr mit dem Auto erreichbar ist, danach verkehrt ein Shuttledienst. Von hier geht es zunächst auf dem breitem Wanderweg Nr. 37 zum Berggasthof Plätzwiese, wo der Weg Nr. 40 in Richtung Dürrenstein abzweigt. In angenehmer Steigung wandern wir über die Dürrensteinalm bis zu einer Wegkreuzung, wo wir nicht Richtung Dürrensteinhütte abzweigen, sondern links Richtung Gipfel gehen. Der Blick wird immer wieder von der gegenüberliegenden Hohen Gaisl (3.234 m ü.d.M.), der höchsten Erhebung der Pragser Dolomiten, angezogen. Die Plätzwiese liegt uns allmählich zu Füßen, auch die vereinzelten Fichten haben wir mittlerweile unter uns gelassen.
Nun wird das Gelände steiniger, der Berg zeigt sein alpines Gesicht, der Weg bleibt jedoch gut begehbar und ist mit Steinstufen ausgestattet, die uns gut vorankommen lassen. Je weiter wir nach oben wandern, desto mehr namhafte Dolomitenspitzen rücken ins Blickfeld: Neuner, Zehner, Senneser Karspitze, Seekofel, Drei Zinnen und die Gipfel der Haunoldgruppe.
Wir erreichen einen Vorgipfel, und über eine kurze, mit Drahtseilen gesicherte Passage und den letzten Schritten auf gutem Wanderweg geht es schließlich auf den Gipfel des Dürrensteins (2.839 m ü.d.M.) in den Pragser Dolomiten. “Im Kreuz ist Heil”, so lautet die Inschrift des Gipfelkreuzes - von hier genießt man einen herrlichen Blick, u.a. auf die Sextner Dolomiten, die Cristallogruppe, die Fanesgruppe, aber auch über die Dolomiten hinaus. Der Rückweg erfolgt auf demselben Weg, eine Einkehr auf der Plätzwiese sei empfohlen.
Anmerkung: Der Dürrenstein ist einer der schönsten Aussichtsberge in den Dolomiten und ist aufgrund der Höhenlage der Plätzwiese (1.990 m ü.d.M.) in einer relativ kurzen Wanderung zu erreichen. Die Wanderung ist bis auf die gesicherten Stellen kurz vor dem Gipfel als nicht besonders schwierig einzustufen. Achtung, äußerst viel begangen an Wochenenden im Hochsommer, empfehlenswert im Herbst! Der Dürrenstein ist auch ein beliebter Sonnenaufgangs- und Skitourenberg.
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Worbarrow bay is one of the less visited part of the Purbeck coast in Dorset - being on Ministry of Defence land, it os only accessible when the artillery and tank army ranges which surrounfd it are open to the public. The bay has a largely shingle beach very much like Durdle Door and Chesil Beach. The surrounding cliffs are sandstone which glows attractively in the evening light
Milwaukee Art Museum Locked Down; MAM behind bars; chanined and locked down from public access, Milwaukee, WI USA
A striking low-angle view of a tactile paving strip designed for visually impaired pedestrians. The bold yellow bumps create a mesmerizing pattern leading into the distance, enhancing both safety and urban aesthetics. The dramatic perspective and rich contrast bring out the texture and depth, making this everyday accessibility feature a captivating visual journey.
Accessible from the Pilatusbahn funicular railway, Mount Pilatus towers above Lucerne, covered in a light dusting of snow the day I visited, with the mountaintops rising above the thick clouds and drizzle of rain below
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Looking forward to when the Port Welshpool long jetty may one day become accessible again after it was damaged by fire some years ago now. I managed a few photoshoots on this curved jetty a few years back but it has been closed due to public safety concerns blah blah blah...
Local fisherman kept finding "work-arounds" to the barriers so the port authority took out a section of the jetty just beyond the fence shown above. :(
Explored Jan 17, 2013 #100
FOGG DAM CONSERVATION RESERVE, MIDDLE POINT, NORTHERN TERRITORY, AUSTRALIA
The Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is a protected area consisting of a wetland area approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia. It lies within the Adelaide and Mary River Floodplains, which is an Important Bird Area.
It attracts a wide range of local and migratory water birds and other wildlife, including a large population of agile wallabies and one of the largest populations of snakes within Australia (including the Water Python and Death Adder), and includes a several raised observation platforms.
Saltwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) and Freshwater Crocodiles (Crocodylus johnstoni) can be seen at Fogg Dam all year around.
Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve is only a 45-minute drive from Darwin. It is one of the most accessible places in the Northern Territory (NT) to experience spectacular wetlands and wildlife throughout the year.
Three Cliffs Bay takes its name from the three sea cliffs that jut out into the bay. Pennard Pill is a large stream which flows into the sea in the middle of the bay. Individual beaches make up the bay, they have their own names, including Pobbles Bay to the east of the Three Cliffs, and Tor Bay to the west. The beaches are separated at high tide but are accessible to each other at low tide on foot over the sands.
Troll Falls are accessible via a short trail starting near Kananaskis Village. They are a popular destination year-round, including in winter when they form frozen pillars. In spring, as in this image, runoff creates high volume and makes for dramatic cascades.
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Argentina.
Patagonia.
Santa Cruz Province
The Perito Moreno Glacier (Spanish: Glaciar Perito Moreno) is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in southwest Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. It is one of the most important tourist attractions in the Argentinian Patagonia.
The glacier is unusual in that it is advancing, while most glaciers worldwide are retreating. The reason remains debated by glaciologists. The terminus of the Perito Moreno Glacier is 5 kilometres (3 mi) wide, with an average height of 74 m (240 ft) above the surface of the water of Argentino Lake, in Argentina. It has a total ice depth of 170 metres (558 ft).
Due to its size and accessibility, Perito Moreno is one of the major tourist attractions in southern Patagonia. It is less than two hours by bus from El Calafate, and many tour companies run daily visits. A large visitor centre at the site features a walking circuit which allows visitors to view the southern flank and the east facing edge of the glacier.
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Blue ice occurs when snow falls on a glacier, is compressed, and becomes part of the glacier. Air bubbles are squeezed out and ice crystals enlarge, making the ice appear blue.
Small amounts of regular ice appear to be white because of air bubbles inside them and also because small quantities of water appear to be colourless. In glaciers, the pressure causes the air bubbles to be squeezed out increasing the density of the created ice. Large quantities of water appear to be blue, as it absorbs other colours more efficiently than blue. Therefore, a large piece of compressed ice, or a glacier, would appear blue.
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Norwegen - Brikdalsbreen und Oldevatnet
Briksdalsbreen (English: the Briksdal glacier) is one of the most accessible and best known arms of the Jostedalsbreen glacier. Briksdalsbreen is located in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. The glacier lies on the north side of the Jostedalsbreen, in Briksdalen (the Briks valley) which is located at the end of the Oldedalen valley, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the village of Olden. It is located inside Jostedalsbreen National Park. Briksdalsbreen terminates in a small glacial lake, Briksdalsbrevatnet, which lies 346 metres (1,135 ft) above sea level.
The size of Briksdalsbreen depends not only on temperature, but is also strongly affected by precipitation. Measurements since 1900 show small changes in the first decades, with advances in the glacier front in 1910 and 1929. In the period from 1934 to 1951 the glacier receded by 800 metres (2,600 ft), exposing the glacial lake. In the period from 1967 until 1997 the glacier expanded by 465 metres (1,526 ft) and covered the whole lake, with the glacier front ending at the lake outlet. The glacier attracted international attention in the 1990s, as it was growing at a time when other European glaciers were in decline.
After the year 2000, the glacier once again receded. In 2004 it had receded to 230 metres (750 ft) behind the lake outlet and in 2007 the glacier front was on dry land behind the lake. In this regard, its position approximated the situation in the 1960s. However, glaciologists speculate that the size of the glacier was at its smallest since the 13th century.
In 2008, the glacier front had only receded by 12 metres (39 ft) since the 2007 measurement. The slower melting is explained by the glacier being completely on dry land. The winter of 2007–2008 saw an increase in glacier mass, which was expected to move the glacier front forward around 2010. This was confirmed in the fall of 2010, when measurements showed that the glacier had advanced 8 metres (26 ft) over the last year This was however in comparison with the 2009 measurements, which saw the glacier being the most receded since measurements started in 1900.
As the winter of 2009–2010 saw little snow and the summer temperature in 2010 was 2.5 to 3 °C (4.5 to 5.4 °F) above average, Professor Atle Nesje predicts that further strong receding will be seen in 2013. As Briksdalsbreen is now very narrow at some stretches, it is possible that it will temporarily disconnect from the larger Jostedalsbreen.
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Oldevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the valley of Oldedalen. The lake covers an area of 7.9 square kilometres (3.1 sq mi), and has a length of about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi). The river of Oldeelva flows from Oldevatnet via the lake of Floen to Innvikfjorden, a branch of Nordfjord.
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Der Briksdalsbre (norwegisch Briksdalsbreen, -en = männlicher bestimmter Artikel) in Norwegen ist ein westlicher Nebenarm des größten Festlandsgletschers in Europa, des Jostedalsbreen.
Er liegt im Gebiet der Gemeinde Stryn im Norden der Provinz Vestland nördlich des Sognefjords im Jostedalsbreen-Nationalpark.
Der höchste Punkt des Briksdalsbre liegt etwa 1900 m über dem Meer. Der Gletscher endete bis 2008 in 346 m Höhe in einem kleinen Schmelzwassersee, Briksdalsvatn (norwegisch: Briksdalsvatnet). Seitdem hat er sich noch weiter zurückgezogen.
Seit 1900 wird jährlich ausgemessen, wo sich die Vorderkante des Gletschers befindet. Der Gletscher hatte um die Jahre 1910 und 1930 Vorstöße, zog sich aber zwischen den Jahren 1932 und 1951 um etwa 800 m zurück. In dieser Zeit entstand das Briksdalsvatn. Die Vorderkante hat seitdem mehrere Vorstöße und Perioden mit Rückzügen vollführt. Während eines Vorstoßes zwischen den Jahren 1987 und 1997 wurde der See vom Gletscher völlig zugedeckt. Nach 1999 zog der Gletscher sich rasch zurück, so dass 2008 der See wieder vollkommen frei lag. Die Messungen werden vom norwegischen Wasserlauf- und Energieamt (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat, NVE) durchgeführt.
Der Gletscher ist seit dem 19. Jahrhundert ein bekanntes Tourismusziel und zieht jährlich 300.000 Besucher an.
Drei Kilometer unterhalb des Gletschers gibt es seit 1891 den Berggasthof Briksdal fjellstove mit Restauration und Übernachtungsmöglichkeiten.
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Mount Kōya (高野山 Kōya-san) (English: Koyasan) is the name of mountains in Wakayama Prefecture to the south of Osaka. Also, Kōya-san is a modifying word for Kongōbu-ji (金剛峯寺). There is no mountain officially called Kōya-san (高野山) in Japan.
First settled in 819 by the monk Kūkai, Mt. Kōya is primarily known as the world headquarters of the Kōyasan Shingon sect of Japanese Buddhism. Located in an 800 m high valley amid the eight peaks of the mountain (which was the reason this location was selected, in that the terrain is supposed to resemble a lotus plant), the original monastery has grown into the town of Kōya, featuring a university dedicated to religious studies and 120 temples, many of which offer lodging to pilgrims and the travelling public.
In 2004, UNESCO designated Mt. Kōya, along with two other locations on the Kii Peninsula, Yoshino and Omine; and Kumano Sanzan, as World Heritage Sites.
Koya-san is accessible primarily by the Nankai Electric Railway from Namba Station (in Osaka) to Gokurakubashi Station at the base of the mountain. A cable car from Gokurakubashi then whisks visitors to the top in 5 minutes. The entire trip takes about 1.5 hours on an express train or 2 hours by non-express.
Dunluce Castle (from Irish: Dún Libhse)[3] is a now-ruined medieval castle in Northern Ireland. It is located on the edge of a basalt outcropping in County Antrim (between Portballintrae and Portrush), and is accessible via a bridge connecting it to the mainland. The castle is surrounded by extremely steep drops on either side, which may have been an important factor to the early Christians and Vikings who were drawn to this place where an early Irish fort once stood.
The River Medina is the main river of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England, rising at St Catherine's Down in the south of the Island and flowing through the capital here at Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes. Here the river is a navigable tidal estuary flowing northwards where it takes the form of a ria (a drowned valley). The Medina is 17 km long with a catchment area of 17 km2. The river flows northwards collecting the Merston Stream at Blackwater before intersecting the ridge at Shide. The Lukely Brook is a tributary to the main river rising in Bowcombe Valley and joining the river at the head of the estuary in Newport.
Its current state has occurred because the Medina used to be a tributary of the river Solent and have a much larger catchment area, as the Solent valley flooded and the island eroded the river received less water flow and more sediment, causing it to become more tidal.
The river is bridged at Newport. Cowes is connected to East Cowes by a chain ferry known as the Cowes Floating Bridge.
The name Medina came from the Old English Meðune meaning "the middle one", and the current pronunciation was first recorded as 'Medine' in 1196.
The river is used by yachtsmen as a very safe harbour. Along the banks of the Medina there are many old warehouses and wharves where in the past flying boats, hovercraft and steam ships were built and developed. The Classic Boat Museum displays much of the river's history alongside the history of yachting. The Island Harbour Marina, an old tidal mill, is also located on the river, about 1 mile from Newport.
Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the 2001 census. The town is situated slightly to the north of the centre of the Island, at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows towards the Solent, and on which the town has this quay.
There are signs of Roman settlement in the area, which was probably known as Medina, including two known Roman villas one of which, Newport Roman Villa, is excavated and open to the public.
There was little later use until after the Norman conquest with the first charter being granted late in the twelfth century. In 1377 an invading French force burnt down much of the town while attempting to take Carisbrooke Castle, then under the command of Sir Hugh Tyrill. A group of French were captured and killed, then buried in a tumulus later nicknamed Noddies Hill, a "noddy" being medieval slang for a body. This was later corrupted to Nodehill, the present-day name for a part of central Newport – a name confusing to many as the area is flat.
In 1648 Charles I and a group of Parliamentary Commissioners concluded the Treaty of Newport, an attempt at reaching a compromise in the Civil War, undermined by Charles's negotiations with the French and Scots to intervene on his behalf. The Treaty was repudiated by Oliver Cromwell upon returning from defeating the Scots at The Battle of Preston leading to Charles's execution.
The town was incorporated as a borough in 1608. The town's position as an area of trade accessible to the sea meant it rapidly took over from Carisbrooke as the main central settlement, eventually absorbing the latter as a suburb. The borough ceased to exist in 1974 after the incorporation of the larger Borough of Medina, which was itself superseded in 1995 by a single unitary authority covering the whole of the Isle of Wight.
In recent times, Newport has undergone an influx of changes, with two shopping centres and all new road directions to show for the town's recent development efforts. Newport Quay has also been re-developed, with art galleries such as the Quay Arts Centre, and new flats converted from old warehouses. Newport Harbour is a secure haven in all weathers and seasons and an ideal base for exploring England's biggest island. Using the harbour as a base you can explore unspoilt countryside, spectacular coastline, charming villages and visit a variety of attractions. Attractions beside the harbour include the Quay Arts Centre, the Riverside Centre and a recently established nautical museum called the Classic Boat Museum. The compact town centre is only a few minutes walk away and offers a wide range of shops, including branches of most leading national High Street retailers and several "superstores". There are modern leisure facilities and many pubs and restaurants catering for most tastes and budgets.
Speed within the Harbour is restricted to 4 knots.
The building in the background is Jubilee Stores, which is owned and run by Quay Arts, and is an attractive arts complex overlooking Newport Harbour. It houses a Ceramics Workshop, Jewellery Studio, General Workshop with print facilities, and seven Artists' Studios. Most of Quay Arts' Classes and Workshops programme takes place in this creative facility.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Medina
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Looking for a more accessible way to get into medium-format film photography, I bought a Fujifilm GW690 II with the fixed Fujica 90mm f/3.5 lens.
This portrait was shot on Kodak Portra 400 film at 1/250th second and f/4.0.
The 25th Alton Bus Rally & Running Day took place in Anstey Park on July 21st 2019. Over 150 visiting buses and coaches, both new and preserved, descended on the Hampshire market town for what turned out to be another great event.
Seen in Anstey Park is Alexander Dennis Enviro200 demonstrator YX19OWA.
The more easily accessible and more often visited of the two waterfalls is the "cascada chica," also called the Amphitheatre. This cliff rises over fifty meters above the valley floor, where there is a natural platform about sixty meters wide. This platform has four springs. The water from three of the four springs is captured by a number of small natural pools and two large artificial pools in which visitors can swim. The lower of the two pools is very close to the cliff edge and was built in 2007. In these pools, the water appears a turquoise green due to the mineral concentration.
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Ostia Antica (lit. 'Ancient Ostia') is an ancient Roman city and the port of Rome located at the mouth of the Tiber. It is near modern Ostia, 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Rome. Due to silting and the invasion of sand,[clarification needed] the site now lies 3 km (2 mi) from the sea.[2] The name Ostia (the plural of ostium) derives from Latin os 'mouth'.
Ostia is now a large archaeological site noted for the excellent preservation of its ancient buildings, magnificent frescoes and impressive mosaics. The city's decline after antiquity led to harbor deterioration, marshy conditions, and reduced population. Sand dunes covering the site aided its preservation. Its remains provide insights into a city of commercial importance. As in Pompeii, Ostia's ruins provide details about Roman urbanism that are not accessible within the city of Rome itself.[3] An inscription seems to confirm the establishment of the old castrum of Ostia in the 7th century BC.[5] The oldest archaeological remains so far discovered date back to only the 4th century BC.[6] The most ancient buildings currently visible are from the 3rd century BC, notably the Castrum (military camp);
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One of the most beautiful gorges of Austria begins in Imst, one of the largest cities of Tyrol. The Schinderbach river thunders and roars across the 2 km long Rosengartenschlucht gorge, in which for centuries a year-long struggle between water and rocks has been taking place. This beautiful gorge begins close to the centre of Imst at the Johannes church. On your way to the gorge you can see several residential houses, which are built into the rock faces of the gorge - an astonishing sight. Further on the gorge, which is delimited by a 100 m high rock face, becomes more and more narrow. By walking on you will reach the Blue Grotto, a little cavern, in which already in Roman times people have been searching for argentiferous stones. From the Blue Grotto you can reach Hoch-Imst. The Rosengartenschlucht gorge is one of the most worthwhile biotopes of Tyrol. Particularly for geologists the gorge is a real treasure chest, as it reflects millions of years of history of earth. Furthermore the gorge is rich in flowers, animals and various stones. The moist climate facilitates the growth of a great variety of ferns and mosses. This natural monument is a perfect destination for a trip with your family. A walk throughout the gorge and back will take you about three hours. Please consider that the gorge is not accessible in winter.
Imst, is a beautiful town in western Tirol. Here you will find a wonderful gorge that gushes with cascades and roars with waterfalls. The hike begins in the middle of town near a centuries old church, within minutes you will pass a series of catwalks and footbridges while exploring this rugged landscape. The actual hike is not too difficult, but there are several areas where the trail is very steep while other sections have low overhangs. Expect a 250 m elevation gain while exploring the 1.5 km long gorge.
De Rosengartenschlucht is een smalle kloof waardoor de wildstromende Schinderbach zich naar beneden stort door het middelgebergte van Imst en stroomt naar de Pigerbach. Op slechts enkele minuten wandelafstand van het historische stadscentrum van Imst ligt een prachtige kloof in een natuurrijke omgeving. Ook wel bekend als een van de mooiste kloven van Oostenrijk.Een prachtige maar korte Schlucht-wandeling hebben we kunnen verlengen tot een mooie rondwandeling met veel hoogtepunten. Geen zware route, maar in de kloof, goed aangelegd met trappen en bruggen, moeten over korte afstand wel relatief veel hoogtemeters worden gemaakt. Verder bestaat de wandeling uit goed tot zeer goed begaanbare wegen en paadjes, dat maakt deze route voor iedereen eenvoudig haalbaar. Wie daarnaast ook nog een kijkje in de Blaue Grotte wil nemen, zal toch even op de hurken moeten om daar in te komen. In de grotten zelf kunnen we wel weer staan. Bij invallend licht zou dit water blauw op moeten lichten waaraan de Blaue Grotte zijn naam ontleent. De wandeling begint vanuit het stadje Imst in het Oberinntal aan de Johannesplatz bij de Johanneskirche. De Rosengartenschlucht is geen lange kloof zoals we elders wel eens hebben gezien, slechts 1,5km en 200 hoogtemeters, maar deze is wel heel spectaculair. Vooral in het laatste deel is de Rosengartenschlucht heel smal en zijn er soms tunnels om verder te kunnen komen. Het donderend geraas van het vallende water, nu nog heftiger daar het gisteren flink heeft geregend, klinkt in het smalste stuk oorverdovend. Het pad omlaag is werkelijk prachtig. Overal leuke kapelletjes en mooie uitzichten over de stad. We lopen dan ter hoogte van de torenspits van de Johanneskirche. Het laatste stukje wordt afgedaald via een brede trap tot op een hooggelegen terras achter de Johanneskirche, de kerk waar we de wandeling zijn gestart.
I love to see walkways like this, built for people who have challenges with mobility. This one ends with a large ramp, helping folks to get down a steep hill.
YJ67 FYO is an Optare Solo M7900SE new to Accessible Transport, Aston (t/a iGo) in February 2018. It joined the McNairn of Coatbridge fleet in 2019 for their SPT contracts and is seen here in Airdrie working service 212 to Caldercruix.
A couple of interior shots of The Malahat Skywalk. I thought the contrasts between the metal slide tube and the wood provided an interesting image. The Malahat Skywalk. From their website: Malahat SkyWalk is an accessible 600 m TreeWalk through a beautiful arbutus forest leading to a spectacular gentle spiral ramp that takes you up 32m to a sightseeing lookout offering views of Finlayson Arm, Saanich Peninsula, Mount Baker and the distant Coast Mountains.
Here is a view of the Skywalk from the outside:
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The Sumpter Valley Dredge Oregon State Park
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge is the last of three built on the Powder River. Built in 1935, it ran until 1954. It dug up more than four million dollars worth of gold. The Dredge is located just a block off of the main street of the small historic mining town of Sumpter along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway
The tour of the dredge is a great way to explore the gold mining heritage of Eastern Oregon and the Sumpter Valley. The Dredge is currently undergoing restoration however park rangers will continue to host tours throughout the restoration process.
Visitors to the park can also try their luck at gold panning and explore the vast system of nature and interpretive trails that meander through the tailings left by the dredge as it worked its way up the river bed more than a half century ago.
The Sumpter Valley Dredge is nestled at the base of the majestic granite peaks of the Elkhorn Mountain Range. The Powder River is born deep within the range and picks up speed as it spills down the Sumpter Valley, traveling through the park before reaching Phillips Reservoir.
This waterway was the vein of life during the boom days of the gold rush. The landscape still bears the scars. Miles of tailings line the banks of the river, a remembrance from the prosperous days of mining. The Sumpter Valley Dredge -- the centerpiece of our park -- left much of the rocky footprint that you'll see on your trek along Highway 7. The dredge is an important link to Oregon's pioneering past and development. It is one of the largest and most accessible gold dredges in the U.S.
A half a century after the last dripping bucket load was lifted, the dredge stands silent. If you listen carefully, you can almost hear whispers of the hope, sweat and dreams of the people who worked on it. After visiting the dredge you may continue on the Elkhorn Scenic Byway to continue your trip into history.
The dredge in the park is the last of three built on the Powder River. Built in 1935, it ran until 1954. It dug up more than four million dollars worth by a simple, but dramatic method.
Sticking out from the dredge's hull is a massive boom bearing 72 1-ton buckets. The buckets, moving like the chain of a chainsaw, would bore into the riverbank and carry the loose rock back into the dredge interior.
Once inside, the rock would pass through a series of steel cylinders to separate the material by size, sending the smaller material deeper into the dredge. Using water and sluices, the gold would be separated from the sediment. The spoils from this process and larger rock pass through the back of the dredge and are deposited behind it via another boom.
The Sumpter Dredge is also the setting for bestselling author Patrick Carman’s, Skeleton Creek book series www.patrickcarman.com/enter/skeleton-creek
For more information about the Sumpter Dredge State Heritage Area visit www.oregonstateparks.org/park_239.php"rel="nofo...;
For more information about other heritage sites and activities in Baker County visit Baker County Tourism's website at www.travelbakercounty.com
KINGCOME INLET is a small remote isolated village, in a beautiful valley, about five miles up along the Kingcome River, surrounded by mountains and wilderness, accessible only by boat or seaplane. The nearest port of entry is by boat or plane is Port McNeill on Vancouver Island and by plane from Campbell River on Vancouver Island.
(from - Wrigley's 1918 British Columbia Directory) - KINGCOME INLET - a Post Office, fishing, logging and farming district at head of Kingcome Inlet, on the Mainland, in Comox Provincial Electoral District, reached by Union Steamship Company's boats from Vancouver to Prince Rupert. Nearest telegraph office is at Alert Bay, distant 50 miles. The population in 1918 was 50. Local resources: Farming, logging and fishing. Mails monthly (in 1908). About 250 miles from Vancouver.
The KINGCOME INLET Post Office was established - 1 May 1902.
LINK to a list of the Postmasters who served at the KINGCOME INLET Post Office - central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=posoffposmas&id=2...
When this registered letter was posted at the KINGCOME INLET Post Office the Postmistress was Frances Elizabeth Halliday - she served from - 22 November 1952 to - 31 March 1964.
Frances Elizabeth (nee Bradish) Halliday
(b. 15 March 1893 in London, Ontario - d. 12 April 1966 at age 73 in Victoria, B.C. / North Vancouver, B.C.) - occupation - Postmistress at Kingcome Inlet, B.C. - LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/2b...
Her husband - James Reginald Ernest Halliday
(b. 28 November 1893 in Comox, British Columbia - d. 9 May 1977 at age 83 in Victoria, B.C.) - occupation - farmer - they were married - 2 July 1919 in Vancouver, B.C. - LINK to their marriage certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/28... - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/79... - LINK to his newspaper obituary - www.newspapers.com/clip/112485222/obituary-for-james-hall...
- sent from - / KINGCOME INLET / PM / 1 II / 64 / B.C. / - cds cancel - (RF B)
- sent by registered mail - / R / KINGCOME INLET, B.C. / ORIGINAL No. / (112) / - boxed marking in black ink
- arrived at - / VANCOUVER / 24 / 3 II / 64 / B.C. / - cds arrival backstamp
- sent by: Mr. Peter Coon / Kingcome Inlet / B.C.
Peter Solomon Coon
(b. 3 January 1926 in Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia - d. 10 April 1993 at age 67 in Victoria, B.C.) - occupations - logging / fishing - LINK to his death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/b7...
His wife - Kathleen Ruth (nee Seaweed) Coon
(b. 10 November 1926 in Village Island, British Columbia - d. 8 June 1973 at age 46 in Alert Bay, B.C. / Kingcome Inlet, British Columbia) - LINK to her death certificate - search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Image/Genealogy/d7...
Clipped from - The Vancouver Sun newspaper - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 12 June 1953 - MAN BATTLES COUGAR TO SAVE WOMAN'S LIFE (Kathleen Coon) - Logger Tackles "COUGAR" Bare-Handed - LINK to "Part One" - www.newspapers.com/clip/112460243/cougar-1/ - LINK to "Part Two" - www.newspapers.com/clip/112460292/cougar-1b/ - LINK to "Part Three" - www.newspapers.com/clip/112460146/cougar-part-two/
Addressed to: (Gov't) Liquor Store / 2637 East Hasting Street / Vancouver, B.C. / Canada LINK - www.newspapers.com/clip/112498078/the-vancouver-sun/
Taken on the weekend of Jan. 28-29, 2017, while my English wife
Theresa Jane Brown and I were visiting friends on the beautiful island of Evia, Greece.
LIMNI - ΛΙΜΝΗ
Limni, on the island of Evia, is a small port, beach and tourist resort, which is beautiful the whole year round. It is located 80 km NW of Chalkida and about 150 km from Athens.
The island of Evia lies along the Eastern coast of Central Greece, and is accessible to the mainland via two bridges, an old wooden bridge and a contemporary suspension bridge. There are also frequent ferries to several parts of the island. It is 175 km long and is the second largest island in Greece, and the third largest in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Thanassis Fournarakos - Θανάσης Φουρναράκος
Professional Photographer, Athens, Greece
(retired in 2011, born in 1946).
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Queenpost through truss covered bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Hill Road in Mingo Creek Park
Year Built 1881 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft.
Width 12 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 2 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board
Windows Four square Abutments Cut stone Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped
with concrete Support 5 steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham
Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian
• Annual Covered Bridge Festival site since 1984
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Returning from 2022 (when I couldn't go), Lightscape transformed the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne/Naarm.
In past light exhibitions (I specifically recall their fire events), the art displays have been somewhat interactive. This exhibition kept you on a specific path you could not wander off from. Therefore I felt detached from the artworks. Whilst there were a couple of highlights in the first half (starting from the main gate entrance), I felt the real excited began after the midway point.
I went to the relaxed session, but their idea of lower numbers, is ridiculous. we started the trail right on go time, but within 45mins, the grounds were swarming with people. There should have been a much longer lead time for the relaxed session - lower numbers is the biggest draw card for people with disability and neurodiversity. PLUS the volume of the music playing was not at relaxed levels. Accessibility isn't hard, so why do so many venues continue to fail?! Not that buying an accessible ticket was accessible - Ticketek is really a sh!t show when it comes to accessibility - it took six weeks to book a ticket that could have been purchased in 15mins (not to mention the stress involved in having to get someone to organise to take a call at a time that suited all parties - with my brand of autism I do not speak over the phone).
The official blurb: "Be mesmerised by a six metre orb made of thousands of LEDs, singing trees and a flickering fire garden amongst colour-changing installations, soundscapes and large-scale illuminated sculptures. Experience the new two kilometre trail around the lake and celebrate the beauty of nature after dark."
A jetty at the shore of the Schlei inlet near the village of Sieseby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 42 kilometres (26.1 miles) from the Baltic Sea near Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south. The important Viking settlement of Hedeby (resp. Haithabu) was located at the head of the firth, but was later abandoned in favor of the town of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town. In 2018, Hedeby and the nearby defensive earthworks of the Danevirke were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Schlei's name was once presumably Angel, later giving its name to the region Angeln. This name derives from the Norse word angr (in English: "narrow"). Angel therefore meant "narrow fjord", which fits the long and narrow Schlei well. The current name is thought to have been used only for the inner Schlei. It is beleived to be connected with the Danish word slæ (in English: "reeds" resp. "water plants").
The Schlei stretches 42 km from Schleimünde through Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig, passing through the rolling hills of Schleswig-Holstein and separating the regions of Angeln and Schwansen. It has an average width of 1.3 km (0.81 miles) and an average depth of 3 m (10 feet), resulting in a water surface area of 54.6 km² and a volume of 163.8 million m³.
The Burgsee (with Gottorf Castle on castle island) was once the innermost part of the Schlei but was cut off in 1582 by Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , with the construction of the Gottorf Dam, which is now about 28 metres wide and nearly 100 metres long. The main tributary of the Schlei is the Füsinger Au, which flows into the Schlei at Winningmay. Smaller tributaries include the Grimsau, as well as two streams named Mühlenbach, one near Schleswig and one near Kappeln.
In the Middle Ages, the Schlei held great importance as a trade route within the Baltic Sea region. The overland distance from Schleswig to the Treene, a tributary of the Eider river, was only 16 kilometers (10 miles). This made it an ideal location for the exchange of goods between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. As early as 1075, the chronicler Adam of Bremen referred to Hedeby, the Viking settlement near Schleswig that was destroyed in 1066, as a maritime harbor. From this port, ships reportedly traveled as far as Sweden and Greece. After Hedeby's destruction, the nearby town of Schleswig took over this role, although it never matched Hedeby's prominence.
By the late 14th century, ships like the Hanseatic cog had grown larger, and the Schlei had become too shallow, while Schleswig was too far from the open Baltic Sea. As a result, the Schlei gradually lost its significance as a trade route. Schleswig ultimately ceded its status as a trading hub to Lübeck and Flensburg but remained the seat of a bishopric. However, even today, the Schlei between Schleimünde and Kappeln is occasionally used as a transport route for commercial shipping.
With its just 100 residents, Sieseby is a village that belongs to the municipality of Thumby in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Sieseby lies directly on the Schlei and features a ferry terminal with a few berths and a slipway for launching small boats. During the summer months, the public Schlei ferry service stops at Sieseby. The village is accessible via the K77 district road, which branches off from the B203 highway. Sieseby is particularly renowned for its many restored thatched-roof houses. Since 2000, the village has been protected as Schleswig-Holstein's first designated cultural monument of an entire area.
The hamlet of Sieseby was first mentioned in a document in 1267. But as its church already dates back to the late 12th century, the village is even older. Since the early 16th century, Sieseby belonged to the nearby aristocratic estate Bienebek Manor. For more than three centuries, the village was more or less a housing complex for the estate staff. But in the early 19th century, both Bienebek Manor and Sieseby were acquired by Gustav Anton Schäffer, a wealthy merchant from the city of Hamburg. As from 1839, he had the old houses renovated and new houses built for the estate workers, many of which still bear his initials "G.A.S.".
In 1887, the ducal family of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg acquired Sieseby along with Bienebek Manor for 615,000 Reichstaler, which corresponds with a sum of roughly 11 million Euro. Today, most of the properties in Sieseby remain part of the Glücksburg Ducal Estate Trust, which means that their occupiers are still just the tenants of their beautiful historic residences. But as far as I know, they have to pay just a nominal rent.
Potsdam, Villenkolonie Neubabelsberg: - Following this trail next to the "Truman Villa", one gets to one of the few sites were the Griebnitzssee shore is accessible
Neubabelsberg ist eine nach der Gründung des Deutschen Kaiserreiches entstandene und seit 1939 zu Potsdam gehörende Villenkolonie. Sie erstreckt sich vom S-Bahnhof Griebnitzsee entlang des Griebnitzsees bis an den ehemals kaiserlichen Garten Park Babelsberg mit dem darin befindlichen Schloss Babelsberg. Die Societät Neubabelsberg der Architekten Hermann Ende und Wilhelm Böckmann schuf ab 1871 zwischen der heutigen Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße und dem Park Babelsberg ein neues Siedlungsgebiet wohlhabender Potsdamer und Berliner. Das Gebiet wurde in 176 Parzellen aufgeteilt, von denen die teuersten Wasserparzellen 20–25 m breit und 80–110 m tief waren. Als Ausgleich waren die landseitigen Grundstücke 40 m breit und 90 m tief. In der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus wurden viele jüdische Neubabelsberger zur Emigration genötigt, ermordet oder auf anderem Wege in den Tod getrieben. Die durch Emigration frei gewordenen Häuser wurden unter Wert verkauft oder von nationalsozialistischen Organisationen genutzt. Auch viele bekannte Filmstars zogen in die Villen. Andererseits wurde in der Villa der Familie von Tresckow 1944 vom Kreis um Henning von Tresckow und Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg die Bombe für das Attentat auf Adolf Hitler gebaut.
Während der Potsdamer Konferenz im Schloss Cecilienhof 1945 wohnten in Neubabelsberg die Verhandlungsführer Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin und Harry Truman. Die Villen, in denen die drei Staatsmänner zu dieser Zeit wohnten, sind noch heute nach ihnen benannt.
Mit dem Bau der Berliner Mauer im Jahr 1961 wurde Neubabelsberg vom Griebnitzsee durch Grenzanlagen am Ufer abgeschnitten. Der Bahnhof Griebnitzsee wurde zu einem stark abgeschirmten Grenzbahnhof.
Nach Gründung der DEFA wurden – von 1954 bis teilweise ins Jahr 2000 – einige Villen in Neubabelsberg von der heutigen Filmuniversität , bevor diese ihren Neubau in der Medienstadt Babelsberg neben den
Filmstudios erhielt.
Die Stadt Potsdam hatte eigentlich geplant, den früheren Postenweg der DDR-Grenztruppen entlang des Griebnitzsees als öffentlichen Wanderweg zu erhalten. Aber, vielleicht auch wegen noch mangelnder Erfahrung mit den Rechtsnormen der Bundesrepublik, hatte das Stadtparlament versäumt, einen entsprechenden rechtsverbindlichen Beschluss zu schaffen. Und so war bei der Rückübertragung der Grundstücke an die ursprünglichen Eigentümer bzw. deren Nachkommen auch der Uferstreifen mit zurückgegeben worden. Nur wenige Eigentümer haben seither der Stadt den Uferstreifen zur Verfügung gestellt, sodass ein durchgehender Wanderweg nicht angelegt werden konnte, es gibt nur wenige Stellen, wo man punktuell zum Ufer hinuntergelangen kann.
Quelle für die Informationen: Wikipedia
Neubabelsberg is a villa colony that came into being after the founding of the German Empire in 1871 and has belonged to Potsdam since 1939. It stretches from the Griebnitzsee suburban train station along Lake Griebnitzsee to the former imperial garden of Babelsberg Park with its Babelsberg Palace. The Societät Neubabelsberg of the architects Hermann Ende and Wilhelm Böckmann created a new residential area for wealthy Potsdamers and Berliners from 1871 onwards. The area was divided into 176 plots, of which the most expensive waterfront plots were 20-25 m wide and 80-110 m deep. To compensate, the landward plots were 40 m wide and 90 m deep. During the Nazi era, many Jewish Neubabelsbergers were forced to emigrate, murdered or otherwise driven to their deaths. The houses freed up by emigration were sold below value or used by Nazi organisations. Many famous film stars also moved into the villas. On the other hand, the bomb for the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler was built in the villa of the von Tresckow family in 1944 by the circle around Henning von Tresckow and Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg.
During the Potsdam Conference in Cecilienhof Palace in 1945, the negotiators Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin and Harry Truman lived in Neubabelsberg. The villas in which the three statesmen lived at that time are still named after them today.
When the Berlin Wall was built in 1961, Neubabelsberg was cut off from Griebnitzsee by border fortifications on the shore. Griebnitzsee station became a heavily screened border station.
After DEFA was founded, several villas in Neubabelsberg were used by today's Film University "Konrad Wolf" from 1954 until 2000, before it moved to a new building in the Babelsberg Media City next to the film studios.
The city of Potsdam had actually planned to preserve the former post path of the GDR border troops along Lake Griebnitzsee as a public hiking trail. But, perhaps also due to a lack of experience with the legal norms of the Federal Republic, the city parliament had failed to create a legally binding resolution to this effect. And so, when the land was transferred back to the original owners or their descendants, the riparian strip was also returned. Since then, only a few owners have made the riparian strip available to the city, so that a continuous hiking trail could not be created; there are only a few places where one can get down to the shore at certain points.
Source of the information: Wikipedia
Taken on May 2nd 1976
London Transport ‘38 Stock’ unit at Earls Court station, during the London Transport ‘Enthusiasts Tube Tour’ in May 1976, with a solitary photographer on the platform, and a pigeon on the platform canopy above…
The last LT ‘38 Stock’ train ran in May 1988, but some were later used by BR on the Isle of Wight, and were in service there until 2021. One 4-car LT unit has been preserved, in operating condition.
The station was opened by the District Railway in 1871, and was designated as ‘Grade II Listed’ in 1984, and was refurbished in 2005. Today (2025) this scene looks much the same, but there are now wheelchair-accessible lifts and a glass-fronted pedestrian bridge across the platforms..
(The area around here was very popular with Australian expats and students at the time - hence the nickname..)
Restored from an under-exposed original..
Original slide - property of Robert Gadsdon
Concrete ramp with rubberized mat on the beach sand.
Located in Burlington on Lake Ontario.
This was built in the late 1990's and was one of my construction projects that I supervised while working at the City of Burlington's Engineering Department.
The train station Potsdam Park Sanssouci looks nothing like your everyday run-of-the-mill train station. Unfortunately this part of the station is not accessible by the normal public as the DB training academy is housed here...
Het stationsgebouw Potsdam Park Sanssouci is een absoluut juweel onder de Duitse stations. Het vroeger "Kaiserbahnhof" is echter niet toegankelijk voor het normale publiek, de trainingsacademie van de Duitse spoorwegen is hier namelijk gehuisvest. ...
Das Bahnhofsgebäude von Potsdam Park Sanssouci ist eins der schönsten Bahnhofgebäuden in Deutschland. Allerdings werden Reisenden den ehemaligen Kaiserbahnhof leider nicht betreten können, wird das Gebäude doch benutzt für die Trainingsakademie der Deutschen Bahn.
Grund : nicht gut genug... das hat doch nichts mit der Bahn zu tun :-)
Eugene Landry
Lithographic Print
16" x 18"
Eugene Landry: An Artist, a Time and a Tribe
May 28-29, 2022
Shoalwater Bay Heritage Museum of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, Tokeland, Washington.
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Portrait of an Artist
Eugene ''Gene'' Landry (1937-1988) was a noted Northwest Native artist, who painted from the confines of a wheelchair. His personal story is one of perseverance, of an artist who created despite setbacks, always with humor and style.
Landry's art offers a glimpse into a transitional and little-documented time in Northwest Native history. His paintings are important because they represent a Native artist's portrayal of his own people during a time when Native Americans were erased, marginalized, and misrepresented by stereotypes in media and public education.
Landry painted contemporary portraits of his people, depicting them as they were. As one of his models said, ''We're so small and isolated here. People think we're so different. At one time, we had a bunch of kids from Raymond come down, and they wanted to know where our feathers were."
Gene was born in the village of Taholah on the Quinault Indian
Reservation. His biological mother was Hoh and his father was Quileute and Swedish. As an infant, he was adopted by Myrtle (Charley) and Fred Landry and raised at Georgetown, Myrtle's reservation.
Identity
As the only child of Myrtle and Fred Landry, Gene was well provided for and deeply loved. His biological-mother, Isabelle Hudson, a full-blooded Hoh, is remembered as having dark reddish-brown hair. His father, Austin Rosander, was half Quiliuette and half Swedish. Although Gene was adopted as a baby, he maintained ties with his biological family, who lived in Grays Harbor and the surrounding area.
Gene's appearance did not conform to expectations of what an Indian was "supposed to look like." His bright red hair (sometimes referred to as "Hoh River blond") made him stand out. In high school, he styled his hair like James Dean and drove a red 1937 hot rod Ford coupe. He was a gifted athlete, known for his running and boxing prowess, but he wasn't
allowed to run track because he refused to cut his hair.
Gene's art training was not traditional to his culture. He reached advanced levels in art at Aberdeen and Ocosta High Schools, but there were no practitioners of Native arts around to mentor him. He explored and developed his talent using the means available, based on Western European art traditions. He would go on to create art with a native sensibility, using the tools available.
Art Student
Gene trained himself to use his non-dominant left hand to paint. In 1961, he enrolled at the Leon F. Derbyshire School of Fine Arts in Seattle. There was no wheelchair access, so Gene had to be carried up the stairs to the second floor classroom.
In 1962 Gene studied with noted Northwest sculptor Philip Levine at his Phoenix Gallery in Seattle. By 1964, Gene was showing his work and winning acclaim in the Pacific Northwest. Over the next four years, he exhibited at the Frye Museum, the West Coast Annual at the Seattle Civic Center, The Edmonds and Anacortes Art Festivals, and the La Grande All Indian Arts Festivals.
Gene met Sharon Billingsley, a model and painter who attended classes at Derbyshire, and they struck up a friendship that led to romance. The couple could often be found sketching street scenes side by side, Gene in his wheelchair, Sharon next to him on a folding stool.
Gene and Sharon married in California on May 28, 1965. They went to Paris to study art, then returned to the Northwest, living in Seattle, Tacoma, and Georgetown until their marriage ended in 1972.
Back to Georgetown, Washington
In the late l960s, Landry moved back to the Shoalwater Bay Reservation. He set up a studio inside a small cabin that had been moved to the reservation from North Cove's at Washaway Beach. A wheel chair ramp and wrap-around deck made it accessible for plein air painting. Situated on the shore of Shoalwater Bay, Gene painted still-lives utilizing objects that washed in on the tides: glass fishing floats, discolored rope, old bones, shells and feathers.
He also painted still lifes and portraits in oil, using his family and friends as models. These works span a pivotal time in the tribe's history, from near termination to federal recognition.
Fifty years have passed since Gene painted Winona Weber's portrait. When asked why Landry's art matters today, she replied:
“I am a historian at heart. Gene's art is part of our history. Also, a talent like his really deserves to be acknowledged. When I was working with the women's history project, I said I was happy to be breaking some stereotypes of native women. A woman said it should just be commonplace. But first you have to be visible to be usual. I would like to see Gene visible."
Later Years
Gene traveled throughout the Southwest, spending time in New Mexico and Arizona. He traveled to Mexico and the Philippines seeking native healers to help with his deteriorating health. He eventually lost function in his left arm but continued to make art, holding the brush in his teeth to reach higher places on the canvas.
In 1980 Gene moved to Santa Barbara. His house, perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, was filled with art, his own and others. He opened a gallery downtown and championed the work of local artists. In the mid 80s his business partner-who was also his care giver unexpectedly died. His own health declining, Gene returned to his parent's home on the reservation.
Gene Landry died April 7, 1988 at age 51. He is buried next to Myrtle Landry and his relations in the Indian section at Sunset Memorial in Hoquiam, Washington. The Shoalwater Bay Tribe’s Na ‘m ‘sc ‘ac Heritage Museum is located on the former site of the cabin and dome.
Illness, November 1955
The illness came without warning. When 17-year-old Gene suddenly lost consciousness, his parents wrapped him in blankets and drove two hours to Cushman Indian Hospital in Tacoma. There were closer facilities for emergency care, but they did not provide Indian Health services. Gene remained a patient at Cushman for two and a half years, undergoing treatment for tubercular meningitis. The disease paralyzed his legs, and he endured grueling physical therapy, but he continued to work on paintings from a hospital bed.
Gene's parents moved to Tacoma to be closer to the hospital. When Myrtle Landry raised concerns about his condition and the poor care, Gene was abruptly discharged. Myrtle Landry (Washington Women's Heritage Project 1980):
"One doctor said, 'Why don't you just go and leave him and forget about him?' I said, 'Just who do you think you're talking to anyway?' I said, 'I got feelings, even though I'm a full blood Indian, I got feelings.' He said, 'Well, he'll never amount to anything.' I said, 'Well, I'm sure as heck not gonna let him die here.' And boy I raised Cain with 'em. So they told us one day, 'You get out.'
And then the State decided they could do more for him than I could." The decision proved tragic. At a rehabilitation facility on Bainbridge Island, Gene fell while being moved by attendants and suffered a spinal injury. He lost the use of his right arm and the possibility of ever walking again. He was 21 years old.
Grey Heron on a nest in the Beech Tree high above the moat at Dunham Park. I have never known them to nest here before, usually on the far side of the park which is not accessible to the public.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haslingden_Grane
Haslingden Grane is a glaciated valley lying to the west of Haslingden and in the north east of the West Pennine Moors. It is easily accessible via the B6232 Grane Road which links to the M65 motorway and the A56. It contains three reservoirs: (west to east) Calf Hey Reservoir, Ogden Reservoir and Holden Wood Reservoir.
Prior to the construction of the reservoirs in the 19th century the settlement of Haslingden Grane had a population of 1,300 and was the centre of an illegal whisky distilling industry. The remains of some buildings can still be seen. Much quarrying has taken place in the past and continues at Jamestone Quarry.
The valley is overlooked to the north by Oswaldtwistle Moor and to the south by Musbury Heights. The attractive moorland scenery makes it a popular place for walking especially through the well known Fairy Glen beauty spot, there is an information centre, parking and cafe at Clough Head.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eriophorum_angustifolium
Eriophorum angustifolium, commonly known as common cottongrass or common cottonsedge, is a species of sedge in the plant genus Eriophorum of the family Cyperaceae. Native to North America, North Asia, and Northern Europe, it is often found on peat or acidic soils, in open wetland, heath or moorland. It begins to flower in April or May and, after fertilisation in early summer, the small, unremarkable brown and green flowers develop distinctive white bristle-like seed-heads that resemble tufts of cotton; combined with its ecological suitability to bog, these characteristics give rise to the plant's alternative name, bog cotton.
Eriophorum angustifolium is a hardy, herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial sedge, able to endure in a variety of environments in the temperate, subarctic and arctic regions of Earth. Unlike Gossypium, the genus from which cotton is derived, the bristles which grow on E. angustifolium are unsuited to textile manufacturing. Nevertheless, in Northern Europe, they were used as a substitute in the production of paper, pillows, candle-wicks, and wound-dressings. The indigenous peoples of North America use the plant in cooking and in the treatment of digestive problems. Following a vote in 2002, Plantlife International designated E. angustifolium the County Flower of Greater Manchester, as part of its British County Flowers campaign.
Contents
1 Description
2 Distribution and ecology
2.1 Distribution
2.2 Ecology
2.3 Conservation
3 In human culture
4 Taxonomy
5 Cultivation
6 References
Description
In the wild, Eriophorum angustifolium is a creeping rhizomatous perennial sedge,[3] with an abundance of unbranched, translucent pink roots.[4] Fully grown, it has a tall, erect stem shaped like a narrow cylinder or triangular prism; it is smooth in texture and green in colour. Reports of the plant's height vary; estimates include up to 60 cm (24 in),[5] 15–75 cm (5.9–30 in),[6] and up to 100 cm (39 in).[2] E. angustifolium has "stiff grass-like foliage" consisting of long, narrow solidly dark green leaves, which have a single central groove, and narrow from their 2–6-millimetre (0.08–0.24 in) wide base to a rust-coloured triangular tip.[3][7] Up to seven green and brown aerial peduncles and chaffs, roughly 4–10 millimetres (0.16–0.39 in) in size, protrude from umbels at the top of the stem from which achenes are produced after fertilisation, each with a single pappus; these combine to form a distinctive white perianth around 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long.[3][8]
Eriophorum angustifolium is described as "a rather dull plant" in winter and spring,[9], but "simply breathtaking" in summer and autumn,[10] when 1–7 conspicuous inflorescences – composed of hundreds of white pappi comparable to cotton,[11] hair,[4] tassels,[9] and/or bristles[3] – stand out against naturally drab surroundings.[9]
Eriophorum angustifolium differs from other species within the genus Eriophorum in its habitat and morphology.[8] Its multiple flower heads and growth from rhizomes distinguish it from E. vaginatum, which has a single flower head and grows from dense tussocks.[8] Although E. latifolium has 2–12 flower heads, it has laxly caespitose (tufted) growth, and its pappi are forked.[8] The smooth peduncles and preference for acidic soil pH distinguishes E. angustifolium from E. gracile, which grows in swamp with a neutral pH and has scabrid (rough) peduncles.[8]
Distribution and ecology
Distribution
Eriophorum angustifolium is native to the Northern Hemisphere, and distributed across Eurasia, North America and the British Isles,[3] where there is open bog, heath, wetland and moorland, with standing water and calcareous peat or acidic soil.[7] It can survive in the Subarctic and Arctic, and is found in Alaska, Finland and Greenland as far north as 83° N.[12][13] The British botanist William Turner Thiselton-Dyer recorded E. angustifolium in the South African Republic in 1898.[14]
In North America, Eriophorum angustifolium is found in the north from Alaska through Manitoba and the Canadian Prairies to Newfoundland and Labrador, down the Pacific Northwest and the state of Washington, across the Midwestern United States through Michigan and Iowa, down the Eastern Seaboard as far south-east as New York and New Jersey, and reaching as far south-west as New Mexico.[1][15][16] In Eurasia, E. angustifolium is distributed throughout the Caucasus, European Russia and North Asia, including Siberia and the Kamchatka Peninsula, and south-east to Manchuria and Korea.[14] It grows throughout continental Europe, with the exception of those parts within the Mediterranean Basin,[3][14] growing in Scandinavia in the north, and as far south as the Norte Region of Portugal and the Pierian Mountains of Greece.[14][17]
Eriophorum angustifolium is the most common of the four native species of Eriophorum in the British Isles,[7] and has been recorded as having existed in all vice-counties,[14] thriving particularly well in Ireland and northern and western regions of Great Britain, but less so in southern and eastern areas.[3][12] In the mires of Northern Ireland and the South Pennines, it considered a ruderal, pioneer and keystone species, because it can quickly colonise and repair damaged or eroded peat, encourage the re-vegetation of its surroundings, and retain sediment and its landscape to serve as a carbon sink.[7][18] In central and southern counties of England, the species is rare or absent,[7] and was "completely destroyed" in Cambridgeshire, The Broads, The Fens and other parts of the East of England by human activities such as land reclamation.[7][19] Within the British Isles, E. angustifolium thrives at a range of altitudes from sea-level fens and lowland meadows, to exposed upland moors when provided with a habitat of acid bog or waterlogged heath.[14] It has an altitudinal limit of 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level,[3] reaching 854 metres (2,802 ft) in the Wicklow Mountains of Ireland, and 1,060 metres (3,480 ft) in the Scottish Highlands.[14]
Ecology
Eriophorum angustifolium is a hardy, herbaceous, rhizomatous, perennial plant,[14] meaning that it is resilient to cold and freezing climatic conditions, dies back at the end of its growing season, has creeping rootstalks, and lives for over two years. It grows vigorously from seed over a period of 2–5 years,[20] and thrives particularly well in freshly disturbed, cut or eroded peat.[7] E. angustifolium is protogynous.[14]
Sexual reproduction in Eriophorum angustifolium begins with flowering in spring or early summer (in or around May), when groups of 3–5 brown flowers are produced.[3][11] Fertilisation usually takes place in May or June, via anemophily (wind-pollination),[21] and the white bristle-like perianth, composed of achenes with pappi (seeds with hairs) then grows outwards to appear like short tufts of cotton thread. These pappi endure well into summer,[11] lasting from around June to September.[3] Like the pappus of Taraxacum (dandelions), this aids in wind-dispersal, and also serves as thermal insulation, conserving the temperature of the plant's reproductive organs by trapping solar radiation.[22]
Conservation
Eriophorum angustifolium has a NatureServe conservation status of G5, meaning that the species is considered to be ecologically secure by NatureServe, lacking any threats to its global abundance.[1]
In human culture
Eriophorum angustifolium seeds and stems are edible and are used in traditional Native American cuisine[23] by Alaska Natives,[24] Inuit and Inupiat people.[25] The leaves and roots of E. angustifolium are also edible and, because of their astringent properties,[15] used by the Yupik peoples for medicinal purposes, through a process of decoction, infusion or poultice, to treat aliments of the human gastrointestinal tract,[26] and in the Old World for the treatment of diarrhoea.[27] In abundance, E. angustifolium can grow with enough density to disguise wetland and bog.[10] Consequently, it may be used as a natural indicator of areas which are hazardous and to avoid travelling through.[7][27] Attempts to make a cotton-like thread from the hairs of the plant's seed-heads have been thwarted by its brittleness,[27][28] but it has been used in the production of paper and candle wicks in Germany,[21][29] and was used as a feather substitute in pillow stuffing in Sweden[29] and Sussex, England.[28][30] In Scotland, during World War I, it was used to dress wounds.[30]
In 2002, the County Flowers campaign of Plantlife International, which asked members of the public to nominate and vote for a wildflower emblem for each of the counties and metropolitan areas of the United Kingdom,[31] resulted in Eriophorum angustifolium being announced as the County Flower of Greater Manchester.[32][33]
Taxonomy
The species was named Eriophorum angustifolium in 1782 by the German botanist Gerhard August Honckeny.[16][34] The German botanist Albrecht Wilhelm Roth published this name in 1788,[35] referring to Honckeny's work,[36] and is sometimes erroneously considered the author of the species name.[14] The genus name Eriophorum consists of two Ancient Greek roots – εριων (erion, "wool") and -φόρος (-phoros, "-bearing")[15] – referring to the fibrous seed-heads of the genus, which resemble tufts of thread.[4] The specific epithet angustifolium is composed of the Latin words angustus ("narrow") and folium ("leaf").[15] The Linnaean name Eriophorum polystachion is a nomen rejiciendum,[2] being based on a mixed batch of specimens. Scirpus angustifolius is a later combination published by the Japanese botanist Tetsuo Koyama in 1958, but this generic assignment is not widely accepted.[37]
Two subspecies are recognised within E. angustifolium.[2] The autonymous subspecies, E. angustifolium subsp. angustifolium, is found in more southerly sites, while E. angustifolium subsp. triste has an overlapping distribution centred further north.[2] The two also differ in height and the roughness of the peduncles, with E. a. subsp. angustifolium being up to 100 cm (39 in) tall and having smooth-surfaced peduncles, while E. a. subsp. triste has rough peduncles and only reaches 30 cm (12 in) tall.[2]
In English, E. angustifolium is known by a variety of common names (with various spellings), including common cottongrass,[7][28] common cotton-grass,[20] common cottonsedge,[20] tassel cotton grass,[20] many-headed cotton-grass,[4] thin-scale cotton-grass,[38] tall cotton-grass,[1][15][39] downy ling[20] and bog cotton.[15]
Cultivation
Although "difficult to grow under cultivation",[15] The Royal Horticultural Society states Eriophorum angustifolium can be cultivated as a low-maintenance wildflower, suitable for meadows, ponds margins or bog gardens.[20] This may be done in sheltered or exposed terrain, but best accomplished with full sun at a south- or west-facing aspect, in water up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) deep.[20] Poorly-drained peat, sand, clay or loam with an acidic soil pH is required.[20] Division in spring is the recommended form of propagation for the species, and regular deadheading is the recommended method of pruning.[20] Narthecium ossifragum and Myrica gale are suitable for companion planting with E. angustifolium.[7] Eriophorum angustifolium is "generally pest free".[20] As a seedling and young plant it is eaten by sheep and cattle,[29] and a variety of goose species.[40] It is tolerant to chalybeate (iron-enriched) water,[12] but may succumb to powdery mildews.
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1928a
Commentary.
The sun catches the rocky headlands guarding the entrance to the awesome sea-loch, Loch Nevis.
I was trundling my way across the Sound of Sleat on my journey from the mainland at Mallaig, to Armadale on the Sleat Peninsula, part of the wondrous Isle of Skye.
Nevis twists north, then south and finally east, where it narrows to under a quarter of a mile wide, from a maximum of four miles, at its mouth.
It is not absurd to suggest that this terrain represents one of the wildest, most remote and isolated in Caledonia and the United Kingdom.
To the left (north) is Knoydart, the “Rough Bounds.”
To the right (south) is North Morar.
Both are only accessible by foot or boat.
There are no metalled roads within an area exceeding a hundred square miles.
They are truly rugged, remote, untamed and aloof to the influence of humanity.
Starkly untouched, rocky, bare but spartanly pristine,
unspoiled, natural wildernesses.
Their raw, unsophisticated beauty rakes at your psyche, your soul, your spirit.
But in this “other world” you find your real self because refinement and urbanity has been stripped away in the face of precipitous rock and Sgurr na Ciche, 1,040 metres.
This pyramidal peak, just left of centre is a sentinel, an icon, a landmark for 20-30 miles in all directions, in this land of raw, unbridled beauty.
Even in this shot it lies beyond the far eastern end of Loch Nevis, twenty miles away in this image.
Should you wish to be “far from the madding crowd,” come here, to the mountains, to the eternal thrones of the Gods.
This is God’s Garden. It is a rocky one. Walk with him.
See your real self in the mountain pool, not the work-place window.
- Road Trip en Islande - Jour 9 -
- Région Nord Islande
- Voila il faut reprendre la route et c'est vers le nord et Húsavík
que je me dirige, juste un détour pour voir ce fameux village et port réputé pour les expéditions touristiques vers les baleines en mer ... un beau petit village .
- Ensuite retour sur la route 1 et vers la grande cascade de Goðafoss ou La chute des dieux est l’une des plus belles et plus connues cascades d’Islande. Elle impressionne par sa taille et son débit.
Située sur le fleuve de Skjálfandafljót, qui provient de la confluence de deux rivières glaciaires prenant leur source directement dans l’immense glacier du Vatnajökull, Goðafoss est l’une des chutes d’eau les plus impressionnantes d’Islande avec une largeur de 30 mètres pour une hauteur de 12 mètres. Elle a une forme bien particulière grâce à une faille qui lui permet d’avoir une forme en U. De plus, Godafoss est une chute d’eau très accessible, car quasiment sur la route 1, une raison de plus pour l’admirer .
- L'Islande c'est la terre, le vent, le feu, l'eau et la glace ...
- L'Islande, c'est haut, c'est loin, mais c'est beau (J.C.)
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- Road Trip in Iceland - Day 9 -
- North Iceland region
- Here we have to take the road again and it is towards the north and Húsavík
that I'm heading, just a detour to see this famous village and port famous for tourist expeditions to whales at sea ... a beautiful little village.
- Then return to road 1 and to the large waterfall of Goðafoss or The Fall of the Gods is one of the most beautiful and famous waterfalls in Iceland. It impresses with its size and flow.
Located on the Skjálfandafljót River, which originates from the confluence of two glacial rivers having their source directly in the immense glacier of Vatnajökull, Goðafoss is one of the most impressive waterfalls in Iceland with a width of 30 meters for a height of 12 meters. It has a very particular shape thanks to a fault which allows it to have a U-shape. In addition, Godafoss is a very accessible waterfall, because almost on Route 1, one more reason to admire it.
- Iceland is earth, wind, fire, water and ice ...
- Iceland, it's high, it's far, but it's beautiful (J.C.)
- Thank you for your passages on views, favorites and comments.
- The Golden circle - Vidéo / Diaporama
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- South And South East Iceland - Diaporama
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- The East Fjords icedand - Diaporama
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- The North East & Marina Puffin - Diaporama
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- The Nord Central Iceland - Geothermal Region - Diaporama
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- La région du Lac Mývatn sa faune et flore .
The region of Lake Mývatn its flora and fauna.
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