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located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region in County Clare, Ireland. They rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head and reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north of O'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres to the north. A round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs was built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien. From the cliffs and from atop the tower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south.
Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region. The cliff dwelling and park are in the southwestern corner of Colorado, in the Southwestern United States.
The Anthony Mill, at Reilly Townsite, was built in 1883. To suppy water to operate the mill, as well as the town of Reilly, a pipeline was laid from Water Canyon over five miles away. In September of 1883 the stamp mill was fired up for the first time, and promptly broke down when a water pump failed.
I took this photo of the mill foundation wall because I thought it has held up remarkable well (it's 130 years old!). And look at that stone work! The wall is perfectly straight and the corner as sharp as a knife.
So heart wrecking for me to see this scene. I was in Norway many years back and now I wish I had taken the chance to go there again. :(. 'J'aime beaucoup' the sudden dangerous rocks that dropped down into the vast monsterous sea. Scary and always very very enticing for me...
This picture was taken by one of my friend who is also a Europhile [Is that a real word ?] like me :).
The cliffs above Famara (at right) - 600 m high. Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.
25 Jan 06 - Canon A80 - 2-pic panorama, Click ALL SIZES to count the houses.
I recently found some Kodachrome transparencies I took with my Pentax P30N on holiday in Cornwall, June 1991.
Suisun Marsh was beautiful this morning. A walk at sunrise on the little Hill Slough trail provided views of Suisun Hill, Hill Slough and the surrounding area bathed in glorious sparkling light. I also took particular note of a colony of Cliff Swallows nesting under the bridge. I have yet to capture a sharp image of one of these swift little creatures, but I did manage this somewhat blurry shot taken from an awkward angle of a single bird perched on one of their interesting nests. I’d like a better view -- I wonder if I should invest in some hip waders?
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7482.html
Barn and cliff swallows build mud nests attached to buildings and other structures, a habit that sometimes puts them into conflict with people. This is particularly true of the cliff swallow—the swallow of San Juan Capistrano—which nests in large colonies of up to several hundred pairs.
Swallows feed on insects and spend a large part of each day in the air catching flies, beetles, and mosquitoes. Their long, pointed wings give them great speed and maneuverability. Cliff swallows are found throughout California, except in high mountains and the dry southeastern desert. Four basic conditions are found at all cliff swallow colonies: (1) an open habitat for foraging; (2) a vertical surface beneath an overhang for attaching the nest; (3) a supply of mud that has the proper consistency for nest building; and (4) a body of fresh water for drinking.
Cliff swallows arrive at nest colonies in successive waves. A definite homing tendency exists among adults that previously nested at a colony. These birds are the first to return, followed by adults who bred at other colonies in previous years and by young birds who have not yet bred. The younger birds include individuals not born at the selected colony. In addition to their homing tendency, breeding swallows are attracted to old nests. Under suitable conditions, a nest is quite durable and can be used in successive years. Old nests are usually claimed on the first day of arrival, although probably not by the original makers. Dilapidated nests are quickly occupied and repaired.
Cliff swallow nests are gourd-shaped enclosed structures built of mud pellets, consisting primarily of sand with smaller amounts of silt and clay. The nest is cemented with mud under the eave of a building, bridge, or other vertical surface. Usually the first nests are located at the highest point possible with subsequent nests attached below it, forming a dense cluster. Both sexes construct the nest, proceeding slowly to allow the mud to dry and harden. Depending on mud supply and weather, nest construction takes 1 to 2 weeks. Mud is collected at ponds, puddles, ditches, and other sites up to one-half mile away, with many birds using the same mud source. A typical nest contains 1,000 to 1,400 mud pellets, each representing one trip to and from the nest.
On the western side of the peninsula, from the headland above the shore in the previous shot and looking north-east rather than south.
Sandstone Cliffs above Lyons, Colorado.
Lyons is a Town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,585 at the 2000 census. Lyons is located at the confluence of the North St. Vrain Creek and the South St. Vrain Creek, twenty miles (32 km) east of Rocky Mountain National Park. Due to its location at the intersection of State Highway 7 and U.S. Highway 36 which lead to Rocky Mountain National Park, it is sometimes referred to as The Double Gateway to the Rockies.
The town is almost surrounded by large red sandstone mountains. Its sandstone is considered the hardest in the world, and it has a unique red or salmon color. While E. S. Lyon was one of the first people to help set up the quarrying business in the town, it has gone through several owners and new quarry locations over the years, with Murphy and Brodie and Loukonen being the most noteworthy owners. In the late 1800s the quarries got a big boost when a railroad was brought in to haul out the rock.
In 1910-12 the cement industry killed the sandstone industry, and rock production stopped. The only sandstone construction that went on during this period was the new University of Colorado campus.
Lyons has a Designated Historic District, with fifteen sandstone structures which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. These were all constructed of native stone by master craftsmen between the early 1870s and 1917. They include commercial, residential and public buildings. (Wikipedia)
Early Bronze Age flint arrowheads.
For more information visit www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/kent/ramsgate/cliffs_end/