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Los Roques, Venezuela
The Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is an atoll located 80 miles (128 km) directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight from Caracas. Being almost an untouched coral reef, it attracts many visitors, especially from Europe, some of which come in their own yachts and anchor in the inner, protected shallow waters. However, development and tourism are controlled.
Because of the wide variety of seabirds and rich aquatic life, the Venezuelan government declared Los Roques a National Park in 1972.
It is scarcely populated, having about 1,500 permanent inhabitants; however it receives approximately 70,000 visitors a year, many of them day-visitors who come from Caracas and the mainland. The most important island is El Gran Roque ("the big rock"). It is the only populated island in the group and has an airport suitable for small or STOL aircraft, Los Roques Airport, with freshly repaved RWY 07/25 (1000 x 26 meters). The airport is controlled from the Maiquetía airport on the mainland. Other important islands are Francisqui, Nordisqui, Madrisqui and Crasqui.
Activities include fishing (bonefish, barracuda, tarpon, jack (Carangidae) and Spanish mackerel), birding, snorkling, diving, kite-surfing and there is a sea turtle research center located on El Gran Roque. Accommodations include Pez Raton Lodge, a property primarily used to host fishing guests, and Posada Mediterraneo, a 5-room inn which accommodates non-fishing guests.
El Archipiélago de Los Roques es un conjunto de islas y cayos en las antillas menores pertenecientes a Venezuela que posee una superficie estimada en 40,61 km² y que esta aproximadamente a 176 km al norte de la ciudad de Caracas y es uno de los principales atractivos turísticos del país, forma parte de las Dependencias Federales Venezolanas, es parque nacional y en el año 2001 contaba con 1.300 habitantes fijos (siendo la dependencia federal más poblada). Tiene una superficie aproximada de 221.120 hectáreas entre marítimos y terrestes, y es considerado el parque marino más grande de América Latina.
August 17, 2017
Not long into our hike, we came across a wetland - a mucky system of stick and earth dams, conspicuously created by beavers at some point, probably long ago.
Sections of bridge and boardwalk, kept us out of the wettest parts of the trail, and below one of the bridges, along the bank, we came across an extended family of newts.
Seen along the Hurricane Mountain Trail: a 7-mile round-trip hike (11.25 km), starting from the Route 9N Trailhead, and ending at the fire tower summit, with a 2000 foot ascent (610 meters).
Adirondacks Vacation
Hurricane Mountain, between Keene and Elizabethtown, New York
Lake Champlain Area - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
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Los Roques, Venezuela
The Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is an atoll located 80 miles (128 km) directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight from Caracas. Being almost an untouched coral reef, it attracts many visitors, especially from Europe, some of which come in their own yachts and anchor in the inner, protected shallow waters. However, development and tourism are controlled.
Because of the wide variety of seabirds and rich aquatic life, the Venezuelan government declared Los Roques a National Park in 1972.
It is scarcely populated, having about 1,500 permanent inhabitants; however it receives approximately 70,000 visitors a year, many of them day-visitors who come from Caracas and the mainland. The most important island is El Gran Roque ("the big rock"). It is the only populated island in the group and has an airport suitable for small or STOL aircraft, Los Roques Airport, with freshly repaved RWY 07/25 (1000 x 26 meters). The airport is controlled from the Maiquetía airport on the mainland. Other important islands are Francisqui, Nordisqui, Madrisqui and Crasqui.
Activities include fishing (bonefish, barracuda, tarpon, jack (Carangidae) and Spanish mackerel), birding, snorkling, diving, kite-surfing and there is a sea turtle research center located on El Gran Roque. Accommodations include Pez Raton Lodge, a property primarily used to host fishing guests, and Posada Mediterraneo, a 5-room inn which accommodates non-fishing guests.
El Archipiélago de Los Roques es un conjunto de islas y cayos en las antillas menores pertenecientes a Venezuela que posee una superficie estimada en 40,61 km² y que esta aproximadamente a 176 km al norte de la ciudad de Caracas y es uno de los principales atractivos turísticos del país, forma parte de las Dependencias Federales Venezolanas, es parque nacional y en el año 2001 contaba con 1.300 habitantes fijos (siendo la dependencia federal más poblada). Tiene una superficie aproximada de 221.120 hectáreas entre marítimos y terrestes, y es considerado el parque marino más grande de América Latina.
Seeing as there are virtully no roads on the island, the only way to get around is via these little boats.
They're used to transport guests from the main land, transport mattresses, daily food, water, supplies and used to take people out for snorkeling or diving trips.
You could even hire one of these with an optional driver to take you whereever you want.
An aerial view of Torre della Pelosa, a sixteenth-century watchtower near Stintino and La Pelosa Beach in northwest Sardinia, Italy.
Tourists on the beautiful sun drenched White sand beach of Boracay Island in the Philippines.
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Blackand white ferry in Ammouliani, tied to the dock, over a wonderful crystal clear green waters of the sea. Behind it there are the buildings of the village near the shores.
“In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in an clearer light,
and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness.
Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi ~
County Route 21, Mono County, CA, 9/17/2007
Linhof Master Technika 2000 camera, 120mm Schneider Super-Symmar HM f/5.6 lens, Fujicolor Pro 160S film, 98 megapixels
Here's a view of pine trees by the rocky shore of Big Virginia Lake at 9,805 feet above sea level in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. It is the largest in the cluster of lakes known as Virginia Lakes in the Eastern Sierra Nevada in Mono County, California. In the distance to the north is Dunderberg Peak (elevation 12,374 feet). Big Virginia Lake is the second in a chain of lakes that lie within a succession of glacier-carved terraces at the head of Virginia Creek Canyon. The lakes are all connected by the perennial Virginia Creek. At sunrise, I enjoyed the foggy and dramatic scenery in the canyon as I drove along Virginia Lakes Road (Mono County Route 21) on my way to the lake, arriving here as the sunlight was strengthening and the clouds were clearing. This was a cool beautiful summer morning beside one of the most beautiful lakes in the Sierra Nevada! In the Virginia Lakes area are a resort, pack station, and a small community. Virginia Lakes is popular with anglers, hikers, and campers. A trail beginning here serves as a gateway to the Sierra backcountry and Yosemite National Park. Big Virginia Lake offers excellent fishing for rainbow trout, as well as some brook and brown trout. As I was preparing to photograph this scene, a group of fishermen arrived and placed their red chairs beneath the pines at the water's edge. The ripples on the lake surface reflected the blue sky and red mountain as alternating wavy bands of opposite colors; the lower left corner of a large print of this photograph is a work of abstract art in its own right!
An under water view of a large school of bait fish dispersing from a larger predatory fish at Waimea Bay, on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. seandavey.com, Sean Davey
August 17, 2017
Not long into our hike, we came across a wetland - a mucky system of stick and earth dams, conspicuously created by beavers at some point, probably long ago.
Sections of bridge and boardwalk, kept us out of the wettest parts of the trail, and below one of the bridges, along the bank, we came across an extended family of newts.
Seen along the Hurricane Mountain Trail: a 7-mile round-trip hike (11.25 km), starting from the Route 9N Trailhead, and ending at the fire tower summit, with a 2000 foot ascent (610 meters).
Adirondacks Vacation
Hurricane Mountain, between Keene and Elizabethtown, New York
Lake Champlain Area - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
August 17, 2017
Not long into our hike, we came across a wetland - a mucky system of stick and earth dams, conspicuously created by beavers at some point, probably long ago.
Sections of bridge and boardwalk, kept us out of the wettest parts of the trail, and below one of the bridges, along the bank, we came across an extended family of newts.
Seen along the Hurricane Mountain Trail: a 7-mile round-trip hike (11.25 km), starting from the Route 9N Trailhead, and ending at the fire tower summit, with a 2000 foot ascent (610 meters).
Adirondacks Vacation
Hurricane Mountain, between Keene and Elizabethtown, New York
Lake Champlain Area - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
All Rights Reserved
...always learning - critiques welcome.
Tools: Canon 7D & iPhone 6s.
No use without permission.
Please email for usage info.
Los Roques, Venezuela
The Los Roques islands are a federal dependency of Venezuela, consisting of about 350 islands, cays or islets. The archipelago is an atoll located 80 miles (128 km) directly north of the port of La Guaira, and is a 40-minute flight from Caracas. Being almost an untouched coral reef, it attracts many visitors, especially from Europe, some of which come in their own yachts and anchor in the inner, protected shallow waters. However, development and tourism are controlled.
Because of the wide variety of seabirds and rich aquatic life, the Venezuelan government declared Los Roques a National Park in 1972.
It is scarcely populated, having about 1,500 permanent inhabitants; however it receives approximately 70,000 visitors a year, many of them day-visitors who come from Caracas and the mainland. The most important island is El Gran Roque ("the big rock"). It is the only populated island in the group and has an airport suitable for small or STOL aircraft, Los Roques Airport, with freshly repaved RWY 07/25 (1000 x 26 meters). The airport is controlled from the Maiquetía airport on the mainland. Other important islands are Francisqui, Nordisqui, Madrisqui and Crasqui.
Activities include fishing (bonefish, barracuda, tarpon, jack (Carangidae) and Spanish mackerel), birding, snorkling, diving, kite-surfing and there is a sea turtle research center located on El Gran Roque. Accommodations include Pez Raton Lodge, a property primarily used to host fishing guests, and Posada Mediterraneo, a 5-room inn which accommodates non-fishing guests.
El Archipiélago de Los Roques es un conjunto de islas y cayos en las antillas menores pertenecientes a Venezuela que posee una superficie estimada en 40,61 km² y que esta aproximadamente a 176 km al norte de la ciudad de Caracas y es uno de los principales atractivos turísticos del país, forma parte de las Dependencias Federales Venezolanas, es parque nacional y en el año 2001 contaba con 1.300 habitantes fijos (siendo la dependencia federal más poblada). Tiene una superficie aproximada de 221.120 hectáreas entre marítimos y terrestes, y es considerado el parque marino más grande de América Latina.
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Two Sisters on the first day of Autumn
taken in Salento, Puglia. Italy
S.O.C
© Angela M. Lobefaro
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Taken near Otranto,
Puglia - Italy
Salento.
Salento (Salentu in local dialect) is the south-eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the main Italian peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce, a large part of the administrative area of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto. The peninsula is also known as Terra d'Otranto, and in ancient times was called variously Messapia, Calabria, and Salentina.
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Messapia (from Greek Μεσσαπία) was the ancient name of a region of Italy largely corresponding to modern Salento. It was inhabited chiefly by the Messapii in classical times. Pokorny derives the toponym from PIE *medhyo-, "middle" and PIE *ap-, "water" (Mess-apia, "amid waters"; Note: the asterisk before a word indicates that it is a hypothetical construction, not an attested form). Pokorny compares the toponym Messapia to another ancient Italic toponym, Salapia, "salt water", a city in Apulia.
Salento peninsula is a rock of limestone dividing the Adriatic Sea from the Ionian Sea. Known also as "peninsula salentina", from a geo-morphologic point of view it encompasses the land borders between Ionian sea and the Adriatic sea to the “Messapic threshold”, a depression that runs along the Taranto-Ostuni line and separates it from the Murge. Its borders are:
Taranto, in the province of the same name;
Pilone, in the territory of Ostuni (province of Brindisi),
Santa Maria di Leuca, in the province of Lecce.
Courtesy of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
© Angela M. Lobefaro
Two Sisters on the first day of Autumn
taken in Salento, Puglia. Italy
S.O.C
© Angela M. Lobefaro
All Rights Reserved
RIPRODUZIONE RISERVATA
My Popular-Interesting Photos on Flickriver
Taken near Otranto,
Puglia - Italy
Salento.
Salento (Salentu in local dialect) is the south-eastern extremity of the Apulia region of Italy. It is a sub-peninsula of the main Italian peninsula, sometimes described as the "heel" of the Italian "boot". It encompasses the entire administrative area of the province of Lecce, a large part of the administrative area of Brindisi and part of that of Taranto. The peninsula is also known as Terra d'Otranto, and in ancient times was called variously Messapia, Calabria, and Salentina.
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History
Messapia (from Greek Μεσσαπία) was the ancient name of a region of Italy largely corresponding to modern Salento. It was inhabited chiefly by the Messapii in classical times. Pokorny derives the toponym from PIE *medhyo-, "middle" and PIE *ap-, "water" (Mess-apia, "amid waters"; Note: the asterisk before a word indicates that it is a hypothetical construction, not an attested form). Pokorny compares the toponym Messapia to another ancient Italic toponym, Salapia, "salt water", a city in Apulia.
Salento peninsula is a rock of limestone dividing the Adriatic Sea from the Ionian Sea. Known also as "peninsula salentina", from a geo-morphologic point of view it encompasses the land borders between Ionian sea and the Adriatic sea to the “Messapic threshold”, a depression that runs along the Taranto-Ostuni line and separates it from the Murge. Its borders are:
Taranto, in the province of the same name;
Pilone, in the territory of Ostuni (province of Brindisi),
Santa Maria di Leuca, in the province of Lecce.
Courtesy of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves."
Blaise Pascal
This image is from a late summer trip to Lake Tahoe in 2010. We drove up the night before to Reno so we could shoot the Great Reno Balloon Race early the following morning. After we have done that, we decided to drive down to Lake Tahoe and without any plans or agenda, we shot what we saw along the way. We stopped at a place called Memorial Point along Nevada State Route 28 to use the restroom but we ended up staying longer so we could explore the rocky shoreline.
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Copyright ©2010 - C. Roy Yokingco, aka Nextier Photography
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June 25, 2017
Surf school at Nauset Beach. Perfect, beautiful waves for learning.
Nauset Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Orleans, Massachusetts,
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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Shot with a Canon 7D.
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Some volcanic activities brought these little rocky islands alive a couple of million years ago.
The blue color of the see is just amazing.
The world can be a cruel place...but love can heal the pain...sometimes life gets us down & makes us feel at blame...but in our hearts is that special one...to take all that pain away...and show us that we're not bad or afraid...and can make our life better every day...I'm here now waiting to heal my babe and love her every day...and show her that love will save her and make her feel whole again x x x x x x
Schwatka Lake is a man made lake located entirely within the city of Whitehorse. In this view, I am looking roughly north north west across the lake towards the Whitehorse Hydro Dam.
Crystal clear water of Lamagute beach, with fisherman's kids on the boat and hut-boat for fishing.
@ Lamagute beach, Lembata island, NTT province, Indonesia.
Partial ice cover on Lower Galatea Lake at the beginning of July. Elevation: 2200 meter / 7200 feet.
June 25, 2017
Nauset Beach
Cape Cod National Seashore
Orleans, Massachusetts,
Cape Cod - USA
Photo by brucetopher
© Bruce Christopher 2017
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...always learning - critiques welcome.
Shot with a Canon 7D.
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Gunnison County Road 12, Somerset, CO, 9/25/2011
Linhof Master Technika 2000 camera, 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N f/5.6 lens, polarizer, Fujicolor Pro 160S film, 6 exposures, 379 megapixels
On a crystal clear early autumn day, I explored Gunnison National Forest and the West Elk Mountains of Colorado on my way to the town of Crested Butte. Here is the view south from Gunnison County Road 12 at an elevation of 7,825 feet above sea level, looking out over Snowshoe Mesa behind a row of golden quaking aspen trees (Populus tremuloides). We're directly above Schaefer Creek and Grouse Spring Creek. This scene attracted me because of its colorful trees and shrubs, all backlit by strong afternoon sunlight. Backlighting really brings out the colors in autumn foliage! In the distance just left of center is West Beckwith Peak, which has an elevation of 12,185 feet. Further in the distance by the puffy clouds is East Beckwith Mountain, elevation 12,432 feet. The large mountain at right is Mount Gunnison, elevation 12,719 feet, and the very distant mountain under the small green branch at extreme right is Coal Mountain, elevation 11,705 feet. The county, the national forest, and Mount Gunnison are named after John Williams Gunnison (November 11, 1812 - October 26, 1853), who was an American military officer and explorer. The two mountains at left are named after Lieutenant (later Brigadier General) Edward Griffin Beckwith (June 25, 1818 - June 22, 1881), one of the most significant explorers of the Great Basin. On May 3, 1853, Captain Gunnison, a member of the Corps of Topographic Engineers, received orders from President Franklin Pierce to take charge of an expedition to survey the best and safest route for a transcontinental railroad between the 38th and 39th parallels. Lieutenant Beckwith was assistant commander. The surveying party left St. Louis, Missouri in June 1853 and arrived by mid October in Utah Territory. There they began the search for a possible route, surveying areas across the Rocky Mountains.
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