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Sometimes, it's good to stand back and get a little bit of perspective on things. It's especially useful when showing your photo audience the size and scale of a scene, such as this one I captured of a couple taking in the immensity of the red-rock formations seen along the Navajo Loop Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah. Most photographers balk at including people - either because they don't want anything human in their landscapes or because they can't get model releases from them if they decide they want to try and sell the image.
For my editorial purposes, I like including people and man-made objects in my images (sometimes) for the purpose of scale as well as to give my viewers a perspective of the scene and some kind of reference for their mind to recognize.
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I doubt anybody actually reads this, but just in case, i will tell you whats happening these days. Im finally learning to drive, which has totally destroyed my savings for a macbook, :( why is everything so expensive?! So yeah, i have resorted to buying lottery tickets! hah, okay i will stop boring the flickr communiuty now good bye :)
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Sometimes you decide to make an image of a region of the sky and it just comes out exactly as you had hoped for. This was one of these moments for me. I decided a while back to image the Gamma Cygni Nebula around the star Sadr in the constellation of Cygnus. I knew this was a very interesting region in the sky and I started with gathering H-alpha data for a monochrome 3-panel mosaic as weather in the Netherlands doesn't permit extended imaging projects most of the time. But somehow we had a very good weather period and I was able to image this region during 6 nights in a 9 day period which is quite unique.
When I noticed the weather forecasts I decided that I wanted to go for a color version of the image in a narrowband Hubble palette. So I just imaged one object during these six nights, but I'm so happy I did that :) The combination came out very nicely and really showed me the details that I wanted to get out of the image.
With an apparent visual magnitude of +2.23, Sadr (Gamma Cyg) is among the brighter stars visible in the night sky. Parallax measurements give a distance estimate of 1,800 light years (560 parsecs), with a 15% margin of error. The stellar classification of this star is F8 Iab, indicating that it has reached the supergiant stage of its stellar evolution. Since 1943, the spectrum of this star has served as one of the stable anchor points by which other stars are classified.
Compared to the Sun this is an enormous star, with 12 times the Sun's mass and about 150 times the Sun's radius. It is emitting over 33,000 times as much energy as the Sun, at an effective temperature of 6,100 K in its outer envelope. This temperature is what gives the star the characteristic yellow-white hue of an F-type star. Massive stars such as this consume their nuclear fuel much more rapidly than the Sun, so the estimated age of this star is only about 12 million years old.
The spectrum of this star shows some unusual dynamic features, including variations in radial velocity of up to 2 km/s, occurring on a time scale of 100 days or more. Indeed, on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, Gamma Cygni lies close to the instability strip and its spectrum is markedly like that of a Cepheid variable. This star is surrounded by a diffuse nebula called IC1318, or the Gamma Cygni region. [source: wikipedia]
The field of view spans over 3 degrees (six Full Moons) on the sky and includes emission nebula IC 1318 and open star cluster NGC 6910. Right of Gamma Cyg and shaped like two glowing cosmic wings divided by a long dark dust lane, IC 1318's popular name is understandably the Butterfly Nebula. Below and right of Gamma Cyg, are the young, still tightly grouped stars of NGC 6910. Some distance estimates for Gamma Cyg place it at around 1,800 light-years while estimates for IC 1318 and NGC 6910 range from 2,000 to 5,000 light-years. [source: APOD]
This image shows the region taken with my TMB92SS and QSI583ws camera with a resolution of 4.35 arcsec/pixel.
Exposure info:
H-alpha: 56x900s (14h)
OIII: 27x900s (7h)
SII: 24x900s (6h)
Adding up to 27 hours of imaging data in total.
Image center:
RA: 20 21 22.492
Dec: +40 09 39.20
Deciding where to visit usually comes down to a number of things, what maybe about but I will look at what the weather is doing along with the wind strength and direction.
Last weekends decision came down to visiting Priddy for the Dragons and Damsels which are about in large numbers now as well as other insects or Rodney Stoke for the Beetles, Bugs and other inverts, I decided on Rodney Stoke Woods mainly because the sky was clear and over at Priddy I would only have a short window before the rising sun made the insects too active whereas at Rodney Stoke, the woodland edge acts like a sun screen and keeps the temperatures down for longer, which means I have longer with the subjects. Also the wind direction was preferable with more shelter from the hillside.
So expecting to be looking for Beetles and Shieldbugs, the first thing I find within a few minutes of being there is a Dragonfly!
Whilst it was probably the last thing to find, I was very pleased with this as I had not come across a roosting Broad-bodied Chaser before, allowing me to spend more time getting a few different shots. This female looks like she has been in the wars a bit and looks to be missing part of one of her front legs.
This is a ten shot focus stack taken using a Laowa 100mm lens at f10 and processed in Zerene Stacker.
Best viewed very large.
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Cant decide between black and white or colour for this image
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Hi everyone introducing a rez-out Calender and monthly organizer.
If you're like me, a busy mum having a hard time keeping up with important
datelines or appointments, this is a lifesaver! Always wanted one of these so
I collaborated with my awesomesauce scripter husband to make one.
Features:
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+5 in comments. They're all super similar and I couldn't decide on a main.
It's good to be back in Canberra knowing it'll rain for the next few days. I absolutely hate the heat.
give me space so I can sleep
give me space so you can drown in this with me
in this place
the lonely escapade in outer space
there's no anecdote for irony
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The real Santa lived a long time ago in a place called Asia Minor. It is now the country of Turkey. His name was Nicholas.
Nicholas' parents died when he was just a teenager. His parents left him a lot of money which made him a rich young man. He went to live with his uncle who was a priest.
Nicholas heard about a man who had lost all his money. He had three daughters who were old enough to get married. But in those days young women had to have money in order to get married. This money was a "dowry" and it was used to help the new family get started. If you didn't have dowry money, you didn't get married.
This family was so poor they had nothing left to eat. The daughters were going to be sold as slaves because they couldn't live at home any longer. They were very sad. They wouldn't be able to have families of their own. And they would have to be slaves—no longer able to decide where they would live or what they would do.
The night before the oldest daughter was to be sold, she washed her stockings and put them in front of the fire to dry. Then all of them went to sleep—the father and the three daughters.
In the morning the daughter saw a lump in her stocking. Reaching in, she found a small, heavy bag. It had gold inside! Enough to provide food for the family and money for her dowry. Oh, how happy they were!
The next morning, another bag with gold was found. Imagine! Two of the daughters would now be saved. Such joy!
And the next night, the father planned to stay awake to find out who was helping his daughters. He dozed off, but heard a small "clink" as another bag landed in the room. Quickly he jumped up and ran out the door. Who did he catch ducking around the corner?
Nicholas, the young man who lived with his uncle. "Nicholas, it is you! Thank you for helping us—I hardly know what to say!" Nicholas said, "Please, do not thank me—thank God that your prayers have been answered. Do not tell others about me."
Nicholas continued helping people. He always tried to help secretly. He didn't want any attention or thanks. Years passed and he was chosen to be a bishop. Bishops look after their people as shepherds look after their sheep. And that is what Nicholas did. When there wasn't any food, he found wheat; so no one went hungry. He always helped people in trouble. All his life Nicholas showed people how to love God and care for each other.
Everyone loved Nicholas. After he died, they told stories of the good and kind things Nicholas had done. Sailors took these stories about Nicholas everywhere they went. Some of the stories were about his special care for children—helping and protecting them when danger threatened. And so more and more people learned about good, kind Nicholas. They wanted to be like him. He is an example of how we should live. And that is why he became a saint.
This is the story of the real Santa Claus, St. Nicholas. To this day people say that St. Nicholas, or Santa, is the special friend of children.
Well, not exactly a tiger burning - that's cruelty in the extreme, but I'm not sure of the exact lyrics, so I'll always sing it like that.
This is exactly the same shot as the previous one but I couldn't decide whether to texturise or not.
I decide to take a walk down by the lake just to get out of the house for a while. I didn't expect to see anything but lo and behold there was a Bald Eagle sitting in a tree.
Of coarse I had grabbed the camera, but not the bag and I didn't have my long lens!
So these aren't great. I couldn't get an angle that didn't have twigs in the way. In trying to do so I scared him off.
These have been cropped up due to lack of forethought.
An Otter with the spiky look of a Hedgehog taken on Mull. Can you see what I mean or am I being daft . Have a fun weekend. xx
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I could'nt decide on my song choice for this piece sooooo...here's all 3! ;D
°•Beautifully Unfinished•°
They say follow your heart..but if your heart is in a million pieces which piece do you chase,
You say delete me, but how can I delete your voice, this pain, our memories..your face?
My mind keeps goin back to those precious days we spent together in that tiny little room,
Connecting and exploring each others bodies..passionate tenderness and slow dancing under the moon.
Remembering your eyes and how they were the color of the ocean..blue with beautiful hints of sea green,
The closeness and chemistry shared had eluded both of us our lifelong, the presence always unseen.
You were my saving grace..you brought me back from the brink,
With you I could breath again, but now we have this missing link.
You came to me full of hope, you told me I was all you would ever need,
You said noone else ever compared, that you found your happy with me.
Did it all change in one fleeting moment..no, we are kismet you said,
What else am I to believe as I lay here missing you in this empty bed.
The words 'soul mate' ring over and over in my mind,
As I proceed to pick up the broken pieces of my heart..some I'll never find!
So as I conclude these words from deep inside me..my one true love I dedicate to,
Please remember, no matter where we go in life you'll always belong to me and I'll always belong you!
"Switch off the mind and let the heart decide
Who you were meant to be
Windpower
Flick to remote and let the body glide
There is no enemy
Windpower
Etch out a future of your own design
Well tailored to your needs
Yeah,
Windpower
Then fan the flame and keep the dream alive
Of a continent, a continent, a continent, a continent, a
Windpower
There is no enemy"
-Thomas Morgan Dolby
Project Flickr - 12 Months -January
I can't decide which lone tree to use for my 12 month Challenge....
If you look closely, you will see the somewhat ghostly shape of a deer in the lower right of this photo. And, as always, she is staring right at me. I have never yet come upon a deer in the woodlands that was not fully aware of my presence long before I knew of theirs. And I happen upon quite a few. I am inevitably surprised, they never are...looking upon me in a manner that seems to say, "Could you please get on with your business so that I may get on with mine?" They are great starers, these deer, and I have stood and watched them watch me for extended periods of time before one or the other of us decides it is time to move on. There is something quite special about this experience of being "sized-up" by a wild creature -- of having the opportunity to share a moment in which you realize you are being examined and judged -- and that decisions about you will be made based upon that judgement by them. I am happy to say that no deer, after interchanges of this sort, has bolted in fear, apparently having rightfully determined that I present no threat...particularly gratifying at this time of year when many of my species present a very serious threat indeed.
I'd wish upon a star, if I could decide which one.
My second 52 week project is a theme group called "52 weeks Twenty Eleven". My son participated in this group last year and invited me to join this year. Looking forward to the weekly themes!
SSC - Imperfect
Well it didn't put the little grey cells to too much of a task trying to decide what to use for this challenge! It could only be my old Anderson Shelter, the challenge was to photograph it in a new way!
Deciding to drive down an unmarked gravel road off of the ring road in southeast Iceland we eventually parked and came to a faint trail. The trail rose higher and higher until a giant canyon was visible that was covered in fog. As we went higher we walked over a ridge and saw this amazing seen. Deep in the canyon there is another difficult to see waterfall. There were birds flying through the canyon everywhere and the sound of the waterfalls and river were all that you could hear as we didn't see even one other person on this hike.
Scratch a win for deciding to put my camera in my car today and also deciding to monitor the CP D&H 161.100 frequency despite the non-stop issuances of "Track and Time" to MOW crews. On my way to a staff meeting in Albany this morning, I heard the CP D&H dispatcher give a work train with the CP 3134 permission to head north from CPO5 (Colonie Yard) on the Colonie Main to CPO17 where it would then spend the day working south. "Ooh, a GP38-2 instead of an 'ECO'!," I thought. On the way home from my staff meeting, I continued to monitor my scanner and learned that the train was at about milepost 14, still working its way south. The question now was whether the engine was on the north end of the train or the south end of the train, and which way it was facing. Thankfully, it was on the south end of the train and facing the "right" way. Just before the sun sank below the horizon, the train crept out onto the Mohawk River Bridge at Waterford, heading into Cohoes to pick up more discarded wires from alongside the tracks. In addition to the nice leader, this was a neat little train, complete with a caboose that has since been converted into a shoving platform. With daylight activity on the Colonie Main being at perhaps an all-time low, getting a move like this--especially one with neither "ECOs" nor GEVOs for power--was a nice treat.
You decide which is which. A pair of EMD siblings head east through North Dakota pothole lakes country with loads for Superior, WI.
Elk deciding that rather than go the long way round she would take the 'short cut' back having been across the river further upstream .. she's certainly not intimidated by white water .. you've just got to make you keep your eye on her and think ahead as i'd done here and checked that the run out was into a pool rather than for example a big waterfall (!) about 5 minutes previously and then let her have her head!. You can hear what's going round in Paddy's head ... 'Water's for looking at .. not going in !' (training for Scotland!)
When my friend and I decide to meet up and take photos, you can guarantee it will rain or blow a gale. It was pouring today but we decided to head out anyway, we ducked out of our car when the showers stopped and I at least a angled a photo of the day.
The secret world of the STS
This is the last episode of the current series of STS: Who Dares Shoots, unless Flickr commission another series or they decide to film a celebrity version or a Christmas special. So far, we have seen the recruits cope with barren living conditions, strength sapping yomps to locations on their doorstep, marmite and whiskey initiation ceremonies and shooting conditions to push them to their very limits of tolerance and sanity.
However, they must prove themselves and pass the most hideous task of all... a task so brutal and torturous that most military organisations have outlawed it. To this day only the STS and the SAS (a more humane version than the STS it must be said) employ the skills of the “Umpire”.
It is the Umpire’s sole purpose to utilise tactics that have been outlawed by the Geneva convention since the end of the Second World War. However, at the highest level, they are still permitted solely for training purposes in case the STS are ever called into action behind enemy lines or for domestic crises. Each recruit must recognise these tactics and handle the situation without retaliation. To this day all active Umpires within the STS are not known publicly and only the recruits from each intake have seen their faces. Their word is final and overrules all DT commands such is the responsibility of their role.
Unbeknown to the recruits, the Umpire had been planted within this intake from the very outset – watching, listening, observing! From the very start, subtle tactics were being employed – on day one, up on the glen overlooking Buachaille Etive Mòr the first signs were visible, but not to the uninitiated. Only when the recruits congregated around a feature such as a pond or a rock for foreground interest did the Umpire come into play, strategically placing tripod legs in the way of the recruit’s compositions. Later in the day the recruits travelled the road that winds down the glen to Loch Etive, bypassing the cliché shot that is James Bond and Skyfall - it’s only for the tourists now, although C4 couldn’t resist and bagged a couple of frames.
At the end of the glen is a lone tree framed by a classical glacial-formed u-shaped valley. Few know of this location and even fewer have ventured this far down, but C6 had recced the location in advance... could he be a DT or more importantly the Umpire? Many shots were taken at this location by all the recruits but equally, many were ruined by a tog wandering across their compositions and setting up a tripod mid-shoot. It wasn’t C6!
Maybe, in future uploads some of the recruits will share with us the number of canned images spoilt by the Umpire. I have it on good authority that C4 canned 137! If you find this Dick Dastardly technique of sabotage too unpalatable to cope with, rest assured it’s all in the name of training.
In most locations the recruits coped admirable, jostling for key positions, but keeping their cool about elbows and tripods in confined spaces. All except C7 who tended to wander off on his own at locations. The DTs will have to bring him in for a chat to see if the tactics of the Umpire from day one has psychologically affected the youngest member of the intake.
The climax came at Elgol and a location generally known in togging circles as Joe Cornish’s boulder or JCB... some of the wittier recruits renamed the ‘B’ with an anatomical part, but after all this is a family series so we’ll leave that up to your own imagination.
Such is the choice of locations and compositions in this area that the recruits split up in order to mitigate the effect of the Umpire – could they have worked it out? Where they all on the way to completing and passing the course... the next few hours would tell. C4 and C8 headed straight for JCB and bagged a few early bankers while the others spread themselves out leaving the Umpire to revert back to normal togging. It was only with the setting sun did the recruits congregate at JCB, but the Umpire had anticipated this and had encamped there first. It was a massacre... big tripod legs came out, spread wide and low. No gorilla pods, beanbag or handheld shooting here. The recruits were flummoxed – this was meant to be one of the holy grails of Skye for togs!
C8 had already proved to be nimble out in the wild and opted for the lowest position on the right where most of the other togs, including the Umpire couldn’t get into. The ever so enthusiastic and highly competitive C5 took his chance and encamped on the left - right under the nose of the Umpire... brave man! C2 arrived next but was forced to wait until the slightest of gaps opened... fair play to the recruit, he took his chance and was in like Flynn. Four down... three to go!
C4 arrived next but had to wait, so took the opportunity to polish his equipment as no chance of gate-crashing that spot. Eventually C2 gave way, presumably suffering from cramp, and allowed C4 to grab a few desperate shots as the last sun rays retracted from the JCB. Five down... two to go!
Alas, this is as good as it got. C6 never made it to the JCB, but to his credit opted for other, less shot compositions (that will count well with the DTs in the final selections – originality counts big!) It is not clear if C7 was ever aware of JCB, but true to his unique skills-set went in search of other gems (which will also count well with the DTs).
But readers do not be disheartened with this outcome, the objective of this STS course is to find the very limits of togging endurance, tenacity, team building and comradeship... and to push beyond. The important thing is, not one recruit went VW.
If you have a location, if no one else will go with you and if you can find them, maybe you can join the Tog-Team!
But remember – the first rule of STS is: You do not talk about STS.
And finally, if you’re out shooting and a man wearing a red cap walks into your shot or sets up a tripod too close for comfort, just remember he may be a member of the STS. Just don’t mess with the best!
To this day, I have yet to decide on whether this should be an automatic shotgun, or just a really high-caliber rifle.
That aside, I'm quite proud of how the 0.7 version came out. Took me quite a while, too, as I had to make most of the gun entirely from scratch.
Korsika - Désert des Agriates
Sentier du littoral / Coast Path / Küstenweg
Le désert des Agriates ou les Agriates (l'Agriate en langue corse) est un territoire de Corse partagé entre les micro-régions de Balagne à l'ouest et du Nebbio.
Les Agriates sont un territoire bordé au sud par un massif montagneux, la Serra di Tenda, et partout ailleurs par la mer Méditerranée. Ce territoire se partage d'ouest en est, entre les communes de Palasca, San-Gavino-di-Tenda, Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda et Saint-Florent. Les Agriates ont pour seul lieu habité le hameau épars de Casta.
Certains guides touristiques le présentent comme le seul désert d'Europe occidentale ce qui est faux : en Espagne on trouve notamment le désert de Tabernas et les Bardenas Reales, et en Islande le désert froid Ódáðahraun.
D'une superficie d'environ 15 000 ha, les Agriates sont délimitées géographiquement:
au nord, par 37 km de côtes vierges,
au sud, la route départementale 81 et les contreforts du Tenda,
à l'ouest, la vallée de l'Ostriconi,
à l'est, le golfe de Saint-Florent et la plaine du Nebbio.
Situées sur les contreforts de la Serra di Tenda au sud, les Agriates s'étendent jusqu'à la mer au nord. Elles se partagent en deux parties, à peu près égales, séparées par la rivière Liscu:
Le secteur occidental
Un chaînon secondaire au nord, indépendant de l'axe principal du massif de Tenda, délimite une région bien individualisée et non visible depuis la route départementale 81. Les rhyolites et les tufs donnent des formes arrondies au relief de la montagne située dans le désert des Agriates et s'étendant de la Cima d'Ifana (479 m) jusqu'à Bocca di Sordali (198 m). La majeure partie, celle occidentale, est en zone protégée;
Le secteur oriental
Le secteur oriental moins accidenté, composé de roches anciennes granitiques, présente des parties plus planes, aujourd'hui encore cultivées par endroits avec des plantations de vigne en coteaux. Dans les années 1800, l'Agriate était considérée comme le grenier à blé de la Corse. Le monte Genova (421 m) est son culmen. À l'est où se situe le champ de tir de Casta, un petit chaînon indépendant comporte le monte Revincu (356 m). La zone comportant deux dolmens classés MH, est protégée.
Les Agriates ont longtemps été une terre de culture et d'élevage. Les colonisateurs génois (1299-1778) firent de cette région leur grenier à blé et olives. Jusqu'au début du XXe siècle, outre les deux cultures historiques, on produisait figues, citrons et amandes.
La transhumance y était pratiquée; on dénombrait encore une centaine de troupeaux de moutons ou brebis à la fin du XIXe siècle.
Les Agriates, dont l'étymologie du nom évoque des terres agraires, propices à la culture, sont aujourd'hui appelés abusivement "désert". Or, contrairement à l'image qu'on se fait d'un désert, la végétation locale, adaptée aux conditions climatiques locales, est bien présente. Elle est composée d'essences traditionnelles du maquis (arbousiers, bruyères, myrtes, cistes, lentisques, chênes verts, oliviers…) ainsi que de pins maritimes, réminiscence de plantations réalisées au milieu du XXe siècle.
Le climat se caractérise par des températures très élevées durant l'été pendant lequel souffle un vent sec et chaud. Les précipitations sont rares mais souvent à caractère orageux.
La route D 81 traverse le territoire d'Est en Ouest, de Saint-Florent à la vallée de l'Ostriconi, où elle rejoint la Balanina (RT 30 ex RN 1197) au lieu-dit Petra Moneta, en passant par le col de Vezzu (Bocca di Vezzu) à 311 mètres d'altitude. Comme dit précédemment, la route départementale 81 délimite le sud du désert des Agriates.
Outre le sentier du littoral qui suit la côte, plusieurs entrées et pistes permettent l'accès aux principaux sites des Agriates. De la route D 81 partent deux pistes principales, en direction du nord. La première, longue de 13 km, débute à Bocca di Vezzu et mène à la crique de Malfalcu ou aux paillers et à la plage de Ghignu. La seconde part du relais hertzien de Casta et conduit, en 12 km, à Saleccia (auberge) et sa plage. De la RT 30, au niveau du Domaine de l'Ostriconi, part la piste de Terricie qui aboutit en une dizaine de Kilomètres à la Cala di l'Arghiaghiu.
Des panneaux de prévention et d'information sont en place pour chacune d'elles : Ostriconi, sentier menant aux bergeries de Terricce (San-Gavino-di-Tenda), Bocca di Vezzu d'où part la piste menant à Malfalcu/Alga Putrica, Casta (piste de Saleccia) et Saint-Florent (piste de Fornali). Ces panneaux préviennent les visiteurs du degré des risques incendie qui peut aller jusqu'à la fermeture des pistes décidée en cas de risque exceptionnel.
Des navettes maritimes offrent l'accès aux plages du Loto et de Saleccia au départ de Saint-Florent.
(Wikipedia)
Der wüstenartige Küstenstreifen Desert des Agriates ist ein nahezu baumloser Mikrokosmos an der Nordküste Korsikas. Die menschenleere Region erstreckt sich zwischen dem mondänen Hafenstädtchen Saint-Florent und der Mündung des Flusses Ostriconi.
Auf einer Länge von rund 40 km zieht sich der wüstenartige Küstenstreifen Desert des Agriates an der korsischen Nordküste entlang. Im Süden begrenzt die Bergkette der Serra di Tenda die baumlose Ebene und im Norden rollen die Wellen des Mittelmeeres an idyllischen Traumstränden aus. Bis auf ein paar vereinzelte Weiler ist die Region vollständig unbewohnt und die Natur ist seit Jahrzehnten sich selbst überlassen. Das war nicht immer so. Bis zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts war der Küstenstreifen fruchtbares Acker- und Weideland und wurde im Mittelalter als „Kornkammer Korsikas“ bezeichnet. Weizen, Zitrusfrüchte und Oliven wurden in der Desert des Agriates angebaut. Doch Brandrodung, Erosion und eine Überbeanspruchung der Böden führten zu einer Verödung der Landschaft und aus der fruchtbaren Küstenregion wurde eine felsige Steinwüste.
In der Desert des Agriates herrschen teils extreme klimatische Bedingungen. Unbarmherzig brennt die Sonne im Sommer vom Himmel und im Landesinneren klettern die Temperaturen an manchen Tagen bis auf 40 Grad. Heiße, trockene Winde treiben die Werte nicht selten nach oben. Niederschläge fallen nur selten. Sollten sich doch einmal dicke Wolken über der Region zusammenbrauen, peitschen heftige Stürme über den Küstenstreifen, die den Regen vor sich hertreiben. Die Vegetation hat sich den Lebensbedingungen angepasst und längst nicht alle Regionen in der Desert des Agriates sind staubtrockene Felswüste. Mediterrane Macchia ist dabei, Teile der Einöde zurückzuerobern. Ginsterbüsche, Myrte und Heidekraut gedeihen an vielen Stellen und knorrige Olivenbäume recken mancherorts ihre Zweige in die Luft.
An der Küste der Desert des Agriates liegen einsame Traumstrände, die nur von der Wasserseite mit dem Boot oder nach einer vierstündigen Wanderung erreicht werden können. Gönnen Sie sich in Ihrem Korsika Urlaub für einen Tag eine Auszeit und statten Sie den Strandparadiesen einen Besuch ab. Von Saint-Florent verkehren Boote zum Plage de Loto und zum Plage de Saleccia. Der Strand von Loto erstreckt sich vor türkisblauem Wasser in einer Bucht und empfängt Sie mit hellem Sand. Hinter dem Strand liegt eine malerische Lagune, die von flachen Hügeln eingerahmt wird. Nicht weniger reizvoll ist der Strand von Saleccia, den Sie nach einem weiteren 40-minütigen Fußmarsch oder mit dem Boot erreichen.
Die Küstenregion Desert des Agriates können Sie mit dem Mountainbike, mit einem geländegängigen Fahrzeug oder im Rahmen von Wanderungen erkunden. Der Küstenwanderweg wurde bis zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts vornehmlich von Zollbeamten genutzt, die auf der Jagd nach Schmuggler am Ufer patrouillierten. Heute ist er ein beliebter Wanderpfad, der die gesamte Desert des Agriates durchquert. Auf der dreitägigen Wanderung kommen Sie an steinzeitlichen Dolmen am Monte Revincu und an zwei genuesischen Wachtürmen vorbei. Der Turm Morella wurde wie der Turm von Ostriconi im Jahr 16. Jahrhundert errichtet. Beide Wachtürme waren Teil eines umfassenden Verteidigungssystems an Korsikas Nordküste, das die Genuesen zum Schutz vor Übergriffen einrichteten.
(korsika.de)