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Loch Merlich, Cairngorm National Park
Yesterday I went to Marble, Colorado, for the first time since I was a teen. It is so remote and protected I couldn't believe what I saw there. The quarry is in production and the discarded chunks of the beautiful white marble are still strewn about the edges of the Crystal River and the neighboring properties. It looks like most of the small pieces have been removed and only the large pieces are still in place. The elevation of Marble is 7950 feet and the official population on the city limit sign is 85.
The Lincoln Monument and the Library of Congress, as well as several other national memorials in Washington DC are constructed from this marble from Colorado.
I found several beautiful natural lakes along side the Crystal River. The Canadian geese were strutting, along with a variety of colorful ducks. I am really glad that I made the turn to go to Marble, it was a stunning place.
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Visibility to the Tianshan wasn't usually this good. 8173 on the left pushing a load of spoil up onto the tipping area at Xibolizhan and 8078 drawing a load of empties away on 22 November 2012.
Sandaoling coal mine
Xinjiang, China
This river runs into an awesome waterfall out in the middle of rain forest nowhere in NE Australia....
Canneliya Rain Forest
Kanneliya-Dediyagala-Nakiyadeniya or KDN is a forest complex in southern Sri Lanka. The forest complex designated as a biosphere reserve in 2004 by UNESCO. The KDN complex is the last large remaining rainforest in Sri Lanka other than Sinharaja. Wikipedia
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Stopped at Kerry Park on the way home last night since I hadn't been there in a while. The place was packed with people. It was pretty nice to see the mountain out even though I would have liked to see a few clouds in the sky. The drive home was fun. I stopped at a gas station about 3 miles from my house and couldn't get my car started again. Needless to say I had to call AAA and finally got home at 11:30. Today has been spent trying to figure that one out, but no such luck to this point. Appears to be some sort of electrical problem. Great!!!
The beautiful water from the Valle Verzasca ... Taken with the SIGMA sd Quattro H and the SIGMA 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art An article about the SIGMA 40mm Art canb e found here: www.blauvista.com/html/sigma-40mm-f14-dg-hsm-art
A follow up to my previous upload ...
Here is one of the few places on this planet that you can actually step on the earth's mantle. Over five hundred million years ago, huge sections of that mantle were pushed up during a plate tectonic collision. After another couple of hundred million years have passed, the surface material has been eroded away and now you're left with this amazing landscape. It looks like it doesn't belong here in this province. It looks like a desert ... like something you'd see in the southwest of the United States. Seeing it for the first time as a very young person ... years ago .. having been brought up on a diet of western movies, it was awe inspiring. Like I had actually been transported to a place which, before that, had existed only in a darkened movie theatre!
This brown rock is peridotite. It is very low in calcium, high in magnesium and, as a result, lacks the usual nutrients that most plants require to sustain life. So, this accounts for the very barren appearance. Peridotite is also high in iron, so the reason for this brown coloration is actually rust. Underneath this brown surface, the rock is actually a dark green colour and, in numerous places as you enter this amazing valley, you can see it.
If you visit Newfoundland, you must truly visit this unique place. There is an excellent trail ... about 2 kilometers ... leading from a paved parking lot. Part of that trail is a boardwalk, as you can see here. Just beyond the end of this boardwalk here, there is a place to sit and rest. If you want to go beyond that, though, and hike further into the bowl ... as we did yesterday ... you have to be prepared for a slightly more arduous and somewhat dangerous hike.
Newfoundland is a beautiful, unique place. The west coast of the province, even more so. Come visit us. You won't be disappointed!
This was taken near the sitting area at the end of the boardwalk section of the trail. To hike farther, you have to be prepared to find your own trail ... and be careful!
This was taken just a little farther along the trail than the last shot ... looking directly up into the bowl.
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{Special Vacation Shot}
"Bas C'est Pas Trop Tot"
Finally a week and a half of:
_Sleeping
_Photography
_Playing Music
_More Sleeping
_Eating my mom's "Beyond Good" cakes and cookies.
_Hanging with the Amigos
_Watching movies
_And More Sleeping
This shot is dedicated to my mom who I love so much. Thanks for all the encouragements you have a gave me.
Well im off.See you guys in about a week!
Have an Excellent Saturday/Weekend/Week/Vacation,
Nathan
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This bad boy was rising early in the evening, when Sam came and told to bring out the camera. I slapped the teleconverter on and the rest is digital history.