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Finally, I have a new camera! Unfortunately my previous camera, a Sony A7II, was stolen. Switched to Fuji, happy me!
''An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience''
Billions of euro in European Union matching grants have financed the motorways of Madeira, including seven tunnels over two kilometers in length. The island's per capita public debt is twice that of mainland Portugal.
The rigging on the longship used to hoist the spar with the sail and to help keep the mast in place.
Road 400 (Cottonwood Canyon Road) connects U.S. Highway 89 with Utah S.R 12 at Cannonville near the entrance to Bryce Canyon National Park and traverses portions of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. This 47 mile dirt road has been used in the past as an alternative to U.S. Highway 89 for drivers wishing to avoid the long western detour around the scenic National Monument. Instead, Road 400 offers a unique drive through the heart of the Monument itself. The only other unpaved road (Smoky Mountain Road) traversing the entire Grand Staircase is to the east and is only suitable for high clearance four wheel drive vehicles.
Road 400 used to be a reasonably good quality dirt road (mostly sand and clay over a sandstone foundation) that allowed passage of ordinary vehicles during dry weather. Unfortunately as of mid-2009 an ongoing dispute over public rights of way in the Monument (see Revised Statute 2477) between the Federal government and Kane County (the local agency that used to provide maintenance) has led to a serious decline in the condition of the road, and only high clearance vehicles will be able to make the entire trip.
Originally constructed as a maintenance road for power lines following the canyon, it is considered impassable in wet weather as many drainages cross the road in various locations, and these may wash out during periodic flash flooding. In October-April roads will freeze after the sun sets. Additionally the first 10 miles of the southern leg traverses ancient seabed deposits of the Tropic Shale formation, and when wet this clay becomes unmanageable even with a four wheel drive vehicle.
Patient drivers of this road will be rewarded with a close look at spectacular natural features, including one known as the Cockscomb. While topography here is not on an especially large scale, the formations are jagged, varied, and colorful. Additionally there are a few excellent hiking trails that can be accessed along the midsection of the road such as Hackberry Canyon and the Cottonwood Narrows. Other notable attractions accessible from the northern reaches of this road include Grosvenor Arch and Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Given current road conditions, extra time should be allowed if this route is used. There are no services available anywhere along the route except at Cannonville on the northern end. Carry food, extra water and emergency supplies before traveling this road. Avoid this route if thunderstorms are in the area, and always check locally for road conditions at any one of the various BLM offices in the region before setting out.
A good overview of the terrain in this region may be seen at the project relief map at the Glen Canyon Dam interpretive center, located on the North side of the Glen Canyon overlooking the downstream face of the dam, where the road crosses over the bridge.
The canyon may be located on satellite images by starting from Lake Powell. The canyon is readily identified by the relatively straight gouge at the western boundary of this area running slightly east of north, in the center of Kane County.
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Stairway Series , Pic # 45 .....
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A four-car formation is seen heading towards Manors on a service to either North Tyneside or Morpeth / beyond.
This rather faded slide may be of more interest for the buildings visible, on the Newcastle skyline as in the mid-1970s.
The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge – because its Manhattan end is located between 59th and 60th Streets – and officially titled the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in 1909. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens with Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
Was a naughty boy at work today and spent my 'lunch break' Alt-Tabbing between a myriad of end of course reports (finished at last!) and my Flickr contacts recent images. I was astonished by the quality of the images, you guys are producing such wonderful pics!
To cut a long story short I came home like a bear with a sore head and just had to get out with the camera.
Hope you like:)
P.S. Guess it qualifies as a fence so Happy FFF to one and all!
Tyseley's 'Hall' No. 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall' approaches Claverdon while working 1Z95 1125 Didcot - Stratford-upon-Avon private charter on 3rd July 2008. It is a pity that the relay room (or whatever) has been positioned in that precise location, but, hey, it is all part of the railway scene. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
The Chiltern liveried 68 returned from Wolverton with two repainted Mark 3s - it was a toss up which had the freshest paint!
Part of the Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project, a $2.2 billion construction project that will increase the capacity of Michigan's only refinery to 115,000 barrels per day.
Monochromatic Visions Group - Admins Fave Award - Week of April 12, 2010
Featured in Flickr Explore - April 14, 2010 - Best Position #389
Me: Setting up camera and tripod on public sidewalk.
Homeland Security: pulls up in security vehicle... "Hey what are you doing? Taking pictures?"
Me: "Yep."
Homeland Security: Staring at me in silence
Me: "I don't know what that is but it sure looks really interesting."
Homeland Security: "That there is CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE!"
Me: Not really sure what to say... "OK then, just going to be taking some pictures."
Homeland Security: Watches from vehicle as I make my exposures then follows me back to my vehicle where he appears to be writing down my license plate number.
I shot this several times and was approached by security every time. I was told that photographing this was prohibited but that they couldn't do anything about it because I was on a public sidewalk. I am probably now on some terrorist watch list, hope it was worth it.