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I can't lay claim to having taken this photo as I am the central figure cautiously making my way down these slabs. Stu is seen just entering the frame behind me.
This photo was taken somewhere towards the end of the Ben Cruachan circuit. What springs to mind here is the gradient of these smooth looking slabs. Thankfully it was a dry day as this would have been a dodgy traverse in the wet.
Ben Chracaig and Bealach Cumhang on the Isle of Skye, looking up the Sound of Raasay with the Old Man of Storr in the far distance.
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Sadly Ben's is no more. There is a mom and pop Mexican restaurant in the building now. Nice place but with marginal food. Green River, Utah.
Ben Loyal reflected in a calm Lochan Hakel, Sutherland at sunset.
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A 40-year-old trial lawyer from New York, Ben Holiday is a man searching for purpose after the tragic loss of his wife and unborn child. Drawn by desperation and a yearning for escape, he purchases the magical kingdom of Landover, only to find it in disrepair, riddled with challenges, and in need of a true leader. Armed with a magical medallion and guided by an unlikely group of allies—including a bumbling wizard, a talking canine scribe, and loyal kobold caretakers—Ben embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Through trials of courage, wit, and heart, he transforms from a skeptical outsider into a determined king, intent on restoring Landover’s fractured spirit and reclaiming its lost glory.
The Magic Kingdom of Landover : Magic Kingdom for Sale - Sold!
Terry Brooks
Shot Friday afternoon, as a big swell was peaking here in Kona. This is the biggest wave I've photographed at Manini, and judging by Ben and Maili's size in the shot, probably near 15 feet on the face. The afternoon light was coming from left of frame and slightly behind the waves, giving them a nice glow.
I've had an active two days, with a few waves ridden, but many more surfing shots taken. These waves are a bit too big for me, so I've spent more time behind the camera, admiring all the locals who make it look easy.
On Saturday, a photographer friend let me borrow his high-end camera and lens for some surf shots, and I'm working through those now...
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed as such to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (prior to being renamed in 2012 it was known simply as the "Clock Tower"). The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (Minneapolis City Hall having the largest). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London. (source wikipedia)
Orlando fell off a truck bound for the slaughterhouse when he was just a mere 200lb pig. He was taken to animal control and was going to be killed. A Massachusetts family rescued him and made a home for him on their farm. Orlando now weighs over 500lbs. The family's son Ben became very close with Orlando, sometimes when he was younger, the two would sleep together at night.
Ben Loyal across Lochan Hakel at sunset.
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Got a nice view of the Big Ben from the other side of the River Thames. Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower. The tower was designed by Augustus Pugin in a neo-gothic style. When completed in 1859, its clock was the largest and most accurate four-faced striking and chiming clock in the world.
University of Glasgow Earth Sciences Faculty putting the Scottish taxpayers money to good use mapping the geology of Elgol.
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Stob Coire nan Lochan
Last winter didn’t really seem to happen, I don’t seem to recall many snowy outings and winter mountaineering was limited to say the least… A brief cold snap at the start of that winter perhaps gave me false hope and I waited and waited on some nice snowy conditions to get out and about – then spring came and I was all over!!
Perhaps this is reason I have been trying to take advantage of any cold snaps this time around!! The same pattern started at the turn of winter and withy what happened last year I was perhaps thinking that every cold snap maybe the last of the winter!! Hence I have had the luck to enjoy quite a few snowy outing this season already, in fact some of the winter walking has been absolutely superb already – Garbh Bheinn on Skye being a highlight. This is also as close to mountaineering as I have got but with a decent dump of snow this week and temperatures plummeting I was hoping some of the snow pack may consolidate! The week before we had trudged half way up Beinn Chabhair before turning back as the storm closed in. The snow was unconsolidated and relatively deep and wet – something a freeze may help!!! So a few days later I met Gerry at our usual rendezvous point and we headed up the A82 towards Glencoe.
The drive up was glorious, white mountains and a clear sky promising a grand day…. We had considered curved ridge but the busy car park and thoughts of queuing made our minds up to go and have a look further down the glen… Any thought of finding a quiet spot were (understandably) quashed! All the car parks were full and we just go a space in the upper car park as we headed for Stob Coire nan Lochan (SCNL). The pink of dawn was now replaced by blue skies and as we head up the sunlight lit up the top of SCNL and across the glen the Aonach Eagach ridge was slowly lighting up as the sun rippled across its serrated top and started to make progress towards the floor of the Glen
The path was busy and soon we were donning our crampons and getting the axe out for the final pull into the corrie. It was looking superb!!A line of teams were heading up Broad Gully and a few teams could be seen on the harder buttress routes. We had discussed an amble up NC gully so headed over to have a look at it….. The snow was deep and the trench we were following indicated that there was about a foot of snow either side. Assessing the situation we soon discovered the snow t be of poor quality for a steepening gully. Most of it seemed to have fallen at once and although it at first seemed fine when we were following footprints, as soon as we left them it became apparent its wasn’t yet consolidated enough… certainly not for an ascent of NC…. So we stopped had a bite to eat and saw some footprints heading up to the west of Pinnacle Buttress to a steepening scoop. This was going to be our route to the rim of the corrie. Usually we’d have diverted to broad gully but decided on this route as neither of us had come up this way before. Unnamed but felt like a nice Grade 1 and in the upper reaches it was a grand adventure. Topping out and the white topped peaks to the west came into view. Always great to top out to a cracking view…. The weather was great and time was on our side so we took a leisurely stroll to the summit of SCNL and had another bite to eat along with many others. The views were superb as always. Iven the traffic on Broad Gully, we decided against descending the gully but took a nice walk back along the corrie rim and back down to the car. It was great to meet so many people up on the mountain today, having long chat with many… great to be able to do this without having to shout over the wind!!!
Another grand day out – much fun
Ben Loyal, one of the most iconic mountains in Sutherland, Northwest Highlands of Scotland seen here with a near perfect reflection in the waters of Lochan Haken just as the sun rises on a late winter's morning.
Late afternoon on Ben Lomond.
This image was constructed from 42 individual exposures, shot handheld, as an experiment to try out the new panorama stitching and HDR capacity of lightroom 6. Both seem to work pretty well. Being able to work with a merged image in raw format is pretty cool. I'm not sure if I haven't gone a little bit over the top in the processing of this one. With a tripod and a bit more care it should be possible to create some pretty sharp panoramas with these tools.
Any trip to the zoo could not be complete without a ben & jerry's ice cream trip. Coffee Coffee Buzz Buzz and Phish Food
Information from the sign: “The Building of Ben Hiant”
“Ben Hiant is composed of a variety of rock types, formed at different times and in different ways. The hummocky land surface was carved by a glacier that scraped away rocks that varied in resistance to the moving ice. This revealed a complex pattern of geology and there is still some controversy as to exactly how some of the rocks formed.
The oldest rock of Ben Hiant, the Moine Schist, was deposited as sand and mud in a shallow sea more than 870 million years ago. The rocks were heated and compressed three times, most recently 430 million years ago, during periods of mountain building. Parallel plates of twinkling Mica are the key feature of schists.
60 million years ago, lavas from the Mull volcano flowed over the schist land surface. At the same time, to the West, magma was also rising beneath the Ardnamurchan volcano causing the landscape to form a dome. The rocks of Ben Hiant were near the edge of this massive volcanic dome. Rising volcanoes are unstable and rocks were washed down the flanks to produce breccias – large lumps of basalt in a matrix of sandstone. The sandstone formed from the erosion of the older Moine schists.
The summit of Ben Hiant is made of dolerite, a coarse-grained form of basalt. It probably came from the magma feeder to the Ardnamurchan volcano but crystallised beneath the surface rather than erupting above ground.”
Ski touring its supposed to be winter.
Ben Wyvis stands on the northern edge of the Clan Munro country. By tradition, the Munros hold their land from the Crown. The King declared that they held their lands on condition of furnishing a snowball at midsummer if required. This condition they could easily fulfil, as snow was to be found in some of the mountain corries of their property all year round.
Ben Wyvis is located in Easter Ross, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, in northern Scotland, north-west of Dingwall. It forms an undulating ridge running roughly north-south for about 5 km, the highest summit of which is Glas Leathad Mòr 1,046m.
It is usually climbed from the west, as that side is easy of access from the A835 road. The lower slopes are forested, and owned by the Forestry Commission. The summit ridge itself is a National Nature Reserve.
Der Name Big Ben bezeichnet die mit 13,5 t Gewicht schwerste der fünf Glocken des berühmten Uhrturms am Palace of Westminster in London. Der Glockenschlag von Big Ben gilt im Volksmund als The Voice of Britain (Die Stimme Britanniens).
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is usually extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower as well.