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© Darlene Bushue 2020
“The moon rested right above the mountains, a place I call home.”― Daniel Wallock
After a quick drive last night to check on the wildfires and grab some dinner, we returned home to this sight from our home. I just love the simplicity of the scene.
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Here's another view of the Ohio Pass Cutoff road in Colorado between Gunnison and Crested Butte. Makes a nice drive in the fall.
Click the "ohiopass" tag for all the photos I have posted from this road.
I came upon this driving down the road near Mantua, Utah. When the Sheep Herder saw me he motioned me to follow him and he trotted through the sheep parting them like the Red Sea allowing me to drive through them.
Black Point Wildlife Drive traverses the salt marshes of Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. This is how it looks in winter, the "dry season". We always hope that there are a lot of birds to see and photograph.
I always had the plan to post more shots of the wonderful Iskanderkul in Tajikistan, but it is already three years ago that I finished my trip through central Asia, and how the world has changed since then.
Beside this shot www.flickr.com/photos/115540984@N02/49221949713/in/photol..., that I posted a long time ago, there were many more.
This image was taken when we left early next morning. The scenery was gorgeous thanks to the light and the haze, and the lake got a wonderful turquoise color.
Iskanderkul is situated in the northwest of Tajikistan, in the Fann-mountains. I am not sure if it was named after Alexander the great, the stories are somewhat vague on this matter, but what is sure is that the dacha of the Tajik president is situated at the east end of the lake.
We spent two days at this lake, and although this scenery is fantastic it took me a lot of pictures to capture its grandness. Not only the lake but the surrounding mountains are so stunning you don't know where to look all the time. Enjoy!
20 September 2019 I came back from my journey over a part of the Silk Road to and through Central Asia. 4 months of traveling through 14 countries (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran) before I flew home from Teheran. An impressive journey in countries that are extremely beautiful, with lovely and welcoming people and diverse cultures and history.
Intense traveling with more than 20000 kilometers in our mobile home on sometimes roads that hardly could be called that way. We saw many villages and cities (some wonderful, others very ugly), countries that are transforming from the old Soviet era into something more related to older cultures and the way people live, often funded by oil readily available around the Caspian sea. We saw the amazing mountains south of the Black Sea, the wonderful Caucasus, and the high mountains in the far east close to China with peaks over 7000 meter, and not to forget the (Bulgarian) Alps!
We crossed the great steppe of Kazakhstan. a drive of at least 5000 km, the remnants of lake Aral, once one of the biggest lakes of the world, saw a rocket launch from Baikonur (this little part is Russian owned), we crossed many high mountains passes, and drove the breathtaking canyon that comes from the Pamir, beginning at ca 4500 meter, and going down for ca. 400km to an altitude of 1300 meter, driving for 100's of kilometers along the Afghan border.
And then the numerous lakes with all sorts of different colors from deep cobalt blue to turquoise, and one rare spectacle in Turkmenistan where a gas crater is burning already for more than 40 years. And finally and certainly not the least to mention an enormous amount of wonderful, hospitable and welcoming people. The woman often dressed in wonderful dresses, and bringing a lot of color in the streets of almost of all countries we visited.
Captured by mounting my Canon upside-down to the inside of the windscreen of my car using a suction cup gadget holder. It had a screw mount for a GoPro or similar that fitted the tripod mount on the EOS. I then trailed a remote release to the drivers side which I could operate safely whilst keeping both hands on the steering wheel. The camera set up was full manual with bulb exposure. White balance was set to cloudy to capture the orange and yellow motorway lights accurately.
Straight out of camera other than a little contrast tweak.
An explored version of this capture can be seen here flic.kr/p/JQxfr9
If you ever get to the Trossachs this is three pounds well spent a beautiful drive but don't forget to buy a permit if you want to overnight there in your motorhome.
The seven-mile (11.5km) one-way Three Lochs Forest Drive begins about two miles north of the popular town of Aberfoyle on the A821, The Duke’s Pass. It was launched 40 years ago in 1977 to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The drive is open to vehicles from Easter to October, daily from 9am, although you can walk or cycle the route at any time of year. The entrance is at grid reference NN 517 036 and the nearest postcode is FK8 3SY. Please note that the entrance barrier is locked at 4pm while the exit barrier is locked by 5pm. The cost per vehicle is £3 payable at a machine, which takes coins and cards.
As the name suggests, the Forest Drive takes visitors past three lochs, Reòidhte, Drunkie and Achray. As well as enjoying the views of these picturesque lochs you will love the wider landscape of the Trossachs, including forest, hills and mountains and if your lucky Golden Eagles
This avenue of trees put on a good show of autumn colour last year, captured in some misty conditions on the morning of Halloween.
October 2016 | Berkshire
© George Edwards Photography
Taken while cruising the back roads looking for owls. Those sticky things are marvellous for keeping stuff from sliding off the dash. Though this hasn't been tested in an emergency stop situation.
Calaveras Big Trees State Park.
There was once a time when you could drive your car through this tree. The tree is still alive, but it doesn't look too healthy. There are burn marks inside from wild fires, and there are only a few green branches up on top of it. Still, it's not everyday you get to walk through a tree!
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Light trails from passing vehicles on Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park form in a long-exposure
Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park.
See www.youtube.com/watch?v=uElAkArWQ1Y for a related video.
South Beach (Miami Beach), Florida. The palm tree is brown because of a recent frost. It happens to complement the colors of the building.
Please don't try this yourself kids!! I balanced the camera on the dash and rapidly fired off about ten shots. The SOOC shot in the comments was about the best shot of the lot~! Do you like the mad tilt on it?
Seriously, I had a lot of fun & wasted time slippin' & slidin' this one!! It really isn't a standard view of this iconic bridge is it? But all the other views have been done so well that I didn't bother with them. Well, that's not true. I did bother with them; they just weren't that good!!
Happy Sliders Sunday Everyone!!