View allAll Photos Tagged Chief
Squamish, BC Canada
The Stawamus Chief, officially Stawamus Chief Mountain (often referred to as simply The Chief, or less commonly Squamish Chief), is a granitic dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It towers over 2,297 ft above the waters of nearby Howe Sound. It is one of the largest granite monoliths in the world.
The Squamish, indigenous people from this area, consider the Chief to be a place of spiritual significance…
The Chief is part of a medium-sized pluton of a granitic rock (granodiorite) that was initially formed in the early Cretaceous (approximately 100 million years ago) by the slow cooling and solidification of molten magma deep below the surface of the Earth.
Mamquam Blind Channel
The dictionary states that a blind channel occurs when a body of water is closed at one end. This occurred in 1921 when the Mamquam River changed course to the west and into the Squamish River at the present site. There is no flow down the original course; hence a blind channel.
The property is on the shared floodplain of the Squamish and Mamquam rivers and is surrounded by a tidal slough and drainage channels. These water sources are key rearing and overwintering habitat for young salmon, and areas for adult salmon to migrate and spawn. Besides the waterways, the upland area of the property includes a marsh meadow but is mostly forested with Sitka Spruce, Red Alder, Western Red Cedar and Black Cottonwood.
The variety of habitats on the site provides refuge for many species, including various species-at-risk and nesting songbirds. The species-at-risk include the endangered Pacific Water Shrew and the threatened Red-Legged Frog.
This image is best viewed in Large screen.
Thank-you for your visit, and any faves or comments are always sincerely appreciated.
Sonja
A man walks the Oregon coast along side Chief Kiawanda of the Haystack Rocks.
Image with my Hasselblad 500cm
South Australia Gas Company Bowden.
This company was formed in 1861 and the works started on Chief Street in Bowden in 1863 to provide gas supplies for street and domestic lighting and in some cases heating. Gas works were associated with coal supplies as the coal was heated in an environment with no air to release gases of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and natural gas and steam. The process to obtain gas was hard, hot, dirty and odiferous. The process involved crushing the coal, condescending, pumping, removing tar, washing, drying, cleaning, purifying, blending and storing etc. It was then piped to the location of use. The streets of Adelaide and Brompton were the first lit in the colony in 1865. As demand grew the gas works grew until it covered several acres with numerous buildings and equipment. During World War Two the South Australian government was concerned about coal strikes and limited supplies of black coal arriving from New South Wales which caused power shortages and eventually led to the formation of the South Australian Electricity Supply Company – ETSA. Gas production at the Bowden plant ceased in 1965.
22 feet tall statue of Chief Standing Bear in Standing Bear Park near Ponca City, Oklahoma. Standing Bear was a Ponca chief who successfully argued in U.S. District Court in 1879 that Native Americans are "persons within the meaning of the law" and have the right of habeas corpus, thus becoming the first Native American judicially granted civil rights under American law.
Foe Killer Creek is a stream located in Fulton County, Georgia. The name Foe Killer Creek is most likely a derivation of Four Killer Creek. Four Killer was a Cherokee Native American who lived at the head of the creek, who had killed four enemies in battle. In 1838 during the Indian removal soldiers at Fort Buffington encountered Chief FoeKiller. He surrendered peacefully and was beaten by some of the soldiers .
Important Maasai chief and senior elder in Ngoile/Kenya where I had the chance to live in a Maasai family for a couple of months in 1978. This elder was famous for his fearlessness as a traditional soldier (Olmuran) and succeeded in killing an attacking lion only armored with a spear and a knife.
Photo taken in 1978, digitized in 2021 with Nikon Coolscan 5000.
See stories: www.afrika-wien.at/
Mr. Skelton, KittyCrew Engineering Officer of the USS Tarkus... yes, we DO have mice in space... thus we have Skelton to contend with them and keep the warpcore secure.
Visit this location at Starbase 23 "The Crucible" (RetroTrek! Star Trek Fan RP Site) in Second Life
Ian Hopkins has been selected as the new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police by the Mayor Tony Lloyd, in his capacity as Police and Crime Commissioner.
Tony announced Sir Peter Fahy’s successor following a challenging interview process which involved representatives from a range of sectors including politics, faith, business, voluntary and community.
Currently Deputy Chief Constable, Ian has been with GMP since 2008 following roles with Staffordshire, Northamptonshire and Cheshire Police.
Tony said: “I’d like to congratulate Ian and look forward to the Police and Crime Panel hearing next week where I hope members will endorse my choice.”
“Ian is a highly regarded figure in British policing and has extensive experience of the challenges of policing Greater Manchester. As Deputy Chief Constable he has been at the forefront of helping the service cope with the cuts imposed by government, while driving a programme of change to make the service more reflective of the community it serves. This strategic expertise is complemented by first-rate operational experience of leading the police response to major incidents such as the 2011 riots.
“Continuing budget pressures combined with the changing landscape of policing means we have increasingly tough times ahead. I’m confident that Ian is the person to lead GMP and work with me to build safer, stronger communities and ensure the people of Greater Manchester have an effective police service.
“This was a difficult decision as both were impressive candidates. I’d like to thank Simon Byrne and wish him the very best for the future. His extensive experience and ability as an effective senior officer really shone through during the interview process – he is an asset to the policing family.”
Ian Hopkins said: “I am honoured to be taking over the role of Chief Constable and look forward to continuing to work with all my colleagues and wider partners during what is going to be a really difficult time for GMP.
“At the core of what I want to do as Chief Constable is to ensure that we continue to deliver a really good service to the people of greater Manchester. I’d like to thank Peter Fahy for his support and very much want to build on his excellent work.”
His appointment will now be considered by the Police and Crime Panel on Friday 26 September following the meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority in Stockport.
Mr. Hopkins joined GMP in April 2008 on promotion to Assistant Chief Constable. He started his career in Staffordshire Police in 1989 and in 1991 he transferred to Northamptonshire Police. In June 2003, he transferred to Cheshire Police where he was Divisional Commander for Chester and Ellesmere Port. In 2005, he took control of the Cheshire Eastern Area Basic Command Unit.
As Assistant Chief Constable in GMP, Ian has had responsibility for specialist operations, call handling, response policing and territorial divisions including Salford, Wigan and Trafford.
Ian has much experience of managing large events such as party political conferences, a number of high profile football games as well as significant protests, firearms incidents and critical incidents. Ian was also selected to undertake a three-month secondment as syndicate director for the 2011 Strategic Command Course at Bramshill.
Ian has an MBA (distinction), Postgraduate Diploma in Operations
Management and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute. He is a director of Marketing Manchester and the NPCC lead for the policing of party political conferences and digital engagement.
Ian was appointed Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police in December 2011. He currently has responsibility for GMP’s performance, change programme and corporate communications.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
Wahoo Creek rises in southwest White County, flows through the southeast corner of Lumpkin County, then continues southward into Hall County Georgia to enter Lake Sidney Lanier. The Winged Elm or Wahoo, is a small- to medium-sized deciduous tree endemic to the southern and south-central United States.The Cherokee word is Tsu-wa-do-na .The Cherokee Indians also considered themselves to be a superior race. While they indeed were advanced, handsome, tall and intelligent, and while they even had an alphabet, the first in America, their arrogance did not endear them to neighboring tribes. One of these tribes was the Chickasaws. With persistent fighting among the two tribes, a truce was negotiated and a time of relative calm ensued. The Chickasaws were allowed to cross through Cherokee land, resting only at designated spots. One of these spots was at the junction of two lovely valleys. As the Chickasaw band rested in the shade of a giant oak, curious Cherokees gathered around them. Soon they were trading insults and obscenities. One of the Chickasaws stood aloof from this bickering. His name was Sautee, the young and handsome son of a Chickasaw Chief. He dreamt of the day he would be Chief, and able to negotiate permanent peace with the Cherokees. Nacoochee, the sixteen year old daughter of the Cherokee Chief (Wahoo) is so taken by this handsome stranger that she stares unashamedly. Their eyes met and the magic alchemy of love did the rest. Not one spoken word and yet a bond was created. Nacoochee steals away from her father's log house to meet with Sautee, under the giant oak. By this time, they are hopelessly in love. The young lovers flee to nearby Yonah Mountain, spending a few idyllic days in a secret cave known only to Nacoochee. But destiny calls to a larger purpose - peace between the two great tribes. To this end, out they come to face Wahoo. He is blinded by hate and chagrin that Nacoochee would choose a Chickasaw for himself. He ordered Sautee thrown from the cliffs of Yonah Mountain, while Nacoochee is forced to look on. Seeing no future without Sautee, Nacoochee tears away from her father and she leaps from the high cliff. The young lovers are joined again at the foot off the cliff. They drag their broken bodies together, and locked in final embrace, they two Indian lovers die. This is how Wahoo finds them. It is too late, and Wahoo is now overcome with remorse. He has the two bodies, still locked in death together, laid to rest on the banks of the Chattahoochee River, there to remain for eternity. In their honor, he renamed the two valleys where the young lovers first met - one for Sautee and the other Nacoochee. A legend only.
Week 01/52
3exp HDR processed in photomatix and tweaked in photoshop
It was cold and nasty down at the lake. The wind was blowing snow drifts, storm clouds were brewing. Fingers froze in moments but getting out in rough weather usually pays off with some cool shots.
I am just finishing off my 366 self portrait project and the group of awesome people I did it with wanted a new project so we could keep in contact. We decided a 52 week would be great. They have setup some themes as guidelines. This weeks theme was composition.
I look forward to watching friends advance in their art and meet new people along the way.
Exif: Canon 5D mkII | Canon 24-105L f4 | @28mm | f11 | ISO 100
Las Vegas, Nevada
This motel was originally located on Fremont Street and was demolished in the 1980's. Nothing has been built on the site. The sign was restored by the Neon Museum and is on display outside the Neonopolis.
Chief WhitePath was born in 1761 near Ellijay, Georgia and grew up in this Cabin. His Cherokee name, Nunna-tsune-ga, translates literally as I dwell on the peaceful path. A skillful orator he frequently spoke out at the Cherokee national capitol at New Echota against ceding land to the white settlers. In 1814 he joined General Andrew Jackson to fight the Creeks at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama. He along with a small band of Cherokees was instrumental in securing victory for Jackson when they stole the Creeks canoes, cutting off their escape by water. WhitePath strongly protested the influence of white settlers in fiery oratory at the Cherokee capitol of New Echota. A strict follower of the traditional ways he spoke against the new Cherokee constitution and the introduction of Christianity by the missionaries. He eventually yielded to the new ways and focused his efforts on fighting the removal policies of his old comrade and now president, Andrew Jackson. He and Chief John Ross traveled to Washington to denounce the removal treaty signed as void. They were unsuccessful and returned to Georgia. In the fall of 1838 at the age of 77 WhitePath helped to organize the removal, later known as the Trail of Tears. He and other Cherokee leaders realized that the best chance for survival lay in an orderly march to Oklahoma. On a stop near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Chief WhitePath died and was buried beside Chief Fly Smith who also died during the night. Today his former home is interpreted as a Cherokee farmstead of 1835, with authentic furnishings, vegetable gardens and herb gardens typical of a Cherokee home just prior to the removal. Nunnahitsunega, or "Whitepath", was a full-blood traditionalist leader and member of the Cherokee National Council who lived at Turnip Town (Ulunyi), near the large Ellijay (Elatseyi) in the early 19th century. In 1824, influenced by the teachings of the Seneca prophet Handsome Lake, he began a rebellion against the acculturation then taking place in the Cherokee Nation, proposing the rejection of Christianity and the new constitution, and a return to the old tribal laws. He soon had a large following, whom his detractors referred to as "Red Sticks", and they formed their own council, electing Big Tiger as their principal chief. The more progressive leaders on the national council—such as Pathkiller, Charles R. Hicks, Major Ridge, and John Ross—deposed him from his seat in 1826, but when he submitted to their authority in 1828, he was returned to his seat. He died sometime in 1838 in the vicinity of Hopkinsville, Kentucky during the Cherokee removal (The Trail of Tears). Cabin located in Hall County Georgia.
SASEBO, Japan (May 3, 2021) Command Master Chief Patrick Lampley, Lt. Cmdr. Joshua J. Cowart, and Command Senior Chief Antonio Roberts salutes the ensign during the National Anthem during a change of command ceremony. Lt. Cmdr. James Billings relieved Cowart as commanding officer of the Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship USS Chief (MCM 14) during the ceremony. Chief, part of Mine Countermeasures Squadron 7, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response platform for contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gregory A. Pickett II/Released)
Chief Mountain (also called Old Chief Mountain) is located in the U.S. state of Montana on the eastern border of Glacier National Park and the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. The mountain is one of the most prominent peaks and rock formations along the Rocky Mountain Front, a 200 mi (320 km) long overthrust fault, known as the Lewis Overthrust, which extends from central Montana into southern Alberta, Canada. Chief Mountain elevation is 9,080 feet.
The peak is easily seen from Montana and Alberta due to the rapid 5,000 foot (1,524 m) altitude gain over the Great Plains which are immediately east of the mountain. Despite the mountain's being mostly in Montana, the distinctive eastern face quickly becomes hidden as one travels south into Montana, but remains very easy to see on clear days over much of southern Alberta. Hence, many businesses in the area (notably Lethbridge) have "Chief Mountain" in their name. Chief Mountain is one of the most photographed mountains in the region due to its unique nature.
Chief Mountain is an example of a klippe. It consists of a Precambrian block which rests directly above much younger Cretaceous gray shales. Having an older layer (Precambrian in this case) pushed up to the top is typical of thrust faults. The surrounding portion of the thrust sheet has been removed by erosion leaving behind this isolated block of Proterozoic rock.
"White Man's Dog raised his eyes to the west and followed the Backbone of the World from north to south until he could pick out Chief Mountain. It stood apart from the other mountains, not as tall as some but strong, its square face a landmark to all who passed. But it was more than a landmark to the Pikunis, Kainahs and Siksikas, the three tribes of the Blackfeet, for it was on top of Chief Mountain that the blackhorn skull pillows of the great warriors still lay. On those skulls Eagle Head and Iron Breast had deamed their visions in the long-ago, and the animal helpers had made them strong in spirit and fortunate in war."
Chief Mountain is one of the most interesting peaks in Glacier National Park from three different perspectives; geological, historical and, of course, mountaineering. I will cover the geological and historical perspectives very briefly, including links and references for those who wish to do more reading on these subjects.
Besides being a unique and spectacular peak when viewed from the east, Chief Mountain is also an excellent example of a klippe or isolated erosional remnant of an overthrust. In this case of the much studied and documented Lewis Overthrust. The mountain consists mainly of Precambrian limestones thrust over the top of Cretaceous shales resulting in the anomaly of having some of the oldest rocks on earth sitting on top of some of the youngest.
The history of the mountain is as interesting as its geology. It is one of the earliest mountains in the area ever to be placed on a map, appearing as "King Mountain" on maps published in England in 1795 / 96. Meriwether Lewis observed the mountain on the Lewis and Clark Expedition and called it "Tower Mountain". In 1854, a state survey referred to the mountain as "The Chief or King Mountain". Some early German geographers dubbed it as "Kaiser Peak".
The present day name of the mountain is appropriately taken from the original Blackfeet Indian names of "Old Chief" or "The Mountain -of-the-Chief"
Early Indian legends about the mountain involve braves ascending the peak and staying on the top in their "medicine vision" ritual. The most popular of these involves a Flathead Brave who risked not only the long journey from the west, but also discovery by Blackfeet who were not on friendly terms with the Flatheads. He is said to have carried with him to the top a bison skull that he used as a pillow during his stay. The first white men to climb the mountain in 1892 discovered a weathered bison skull on the summit.
Henry L. Stimson who later became the Secretary of State under President Hoover and the Secretary of War under Franklin Roosevelt along with Dr. Walter B. James and William Kipp (a Blackfeet Indian) made the first ascent of the mountain by non-Indians on 8 September 1892. They did not want to merely scramble up the easy west side of the peak, so they pioneered a route up the spectacular east face. Amazingly, this fabulous route was not climbed again until 1951 when it was first repeated by Gordon and Alice Edwards.