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“A cloud does not know why it moves in just such a direction and at such a speed...It feels an impulsion...this is the place to go now. But the sky knows the reasons and the patterns behind all clouds, and you will know, too, when you lift yourself high enough to see beyond horizons.”
Richard Bach
One of the several remaining lift bridges left on the Hennepin Canal in Northern Illinois.Originally conceived in 1831,the canal did not open until 1907.By then railroads were beginning to proliferate and barges were getting bigger,which made the narrow canal almost obsolete by the time it opened. It closed in the early 1950's and later became the largest state park in Illinois.It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Some of the architects who later designed the Panama Canal helped build the Hennepin Canal.
More on the canal and its history here:
Een aantal van de, als ik het me goed herinner, dertien ballasttreinen die ingezet werden bij de werkzaamheden van Strukton Rail in Heeze in februari/maart 2023 werd gereden door VolkerRail. Een 'concurrent' die ballasttreinen rijdt voor een ander bedrijf; in de Infrapool kan het.
Door deze samenwerking kon de fraaie combinatie van een VolkerRail loc met de hoge ballastwagens t.b.v. de nieuwe bovenlaag meermaals vastgelegd worden. Tot aan de spanningsloosstelling werd gereden met elektrische tractie. Daarna nam de dieselloc het over.
Op bovenstaande foto zijn we al diep in de buitendienststelling en is er net begonnen met het lossen van de trein; zie de vijfde Fccpps. Dieselloc 203-1 "Tom" trekt de trein tergend traag de overweg over. Het wegverkeer zou nog een hele tijd staan te wachten..!
Achterop lift de VR 7178 mee.
Another image of Stanier Pacific Princess Elizabeth 6201 approaching Nottingham on the Chesherman in some nice winter sun.The Stanier Pacific's seemed prone to the safety valves blowing early.And I recall a Driver telling me when priming this could result in a steady stream of warm water running down the back of your neck.
Looking a little rattier than the last time I saw her, RLK 4001 lifts a train from the sprawling Bunge facility along Hamilton's harbour front.
yesterday as the fog lifted.
Today was dull all day, damp but not as cold.
Stay safe, get vaccinated when you can.
This is one from earlier in the year. I needed a bit of colour in my life after a fairly grey day and I thought this fitted the bill nicely.
While i was taking pictures of F16 fighters I found this one. Any airplane seems clumsy against these magnificent animals.
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3, 2, 1, lift off. We spotted this Juvenile Red Tailed hawk while driving through Lower Klamath Basin’s auto tour. Immature Red Tails can be readily identified at close range by their yellowish irises. As the bird attains full maturity over the course of 3–4 years, the iris slowly darkens into a reddish-brown hue, which is the adult eye-color. We captured this image just before takeoff. We were so excited to be up close and personal with this beautiful bird of prey.
Zion National Park is an American national park located in southwestern Utah near the city of Springdale. A prominent feature of the 229-square-mile (590 km2) park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles (24 km) long and up to 2,640 ft (800 m) deep. The canyon walls are reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone eroded by the North Fork of the Virgin River. The lowest point in the park is 3,666 ft (1,117 m) at Coalpits Wash and the highest peak is 8,726 ft (2,660 m) at Horse Ranch Mountain. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity. Numerous plant species as well as 289 species of birds, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), and 32 reptiles inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest. Zion National Park includes mountains, canyons, buttes, mesas, monoliths, rivers, slot canyons, and natural arches. Human habitation of the area started about 8,000 years ago with small family groups of Native Americans, one of which was the semi-nomadic Basketmaker Anasazi (c. 300). Subsequently, the Virgin Anasazi culture (c. 500) and the Parowan Fremont group developed as the Basketmakers settled in permanent communities. Both groups moved away by 1300 and were replaced by the Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes. Mormons came into the area in 1858 and settled there in the early 1860s. In 1909, President William Howard Taft named the area Mukuntuweap National Monument in order to protect the canyon. In 1918, the acting director of the newly created National Park Service, Horace Albright, drafted a proposal to enlarge the existing monument and change the park's name to Zion National Monument, Zion being a term used by the Mormons. According to historian Hal Rothman: "The name change played to a prevalent bias of the time. Many believed that Spanish and Indian names would deter visitors who, if they could not pronounce the name of a place, might not bother to visit it. The new name, Zion, had greater appeal to an ethnocentric audience." On November 20, 1919, Congress redesignated the monument as Zion National Park, and the act was signed by President Woodrow Wilson. The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the national park in 1956. The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts, and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateau lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 m) starting 13 million years ago. The park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three North American geographic provinces: the Colorado Plateau, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern part of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section and is accessible from Interstate 15, exit 40. The 8,726-foot (2,660 m) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666-foot (1,117 m) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,600 m). Streams in the area take rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The stream gradient of the Virgin River, whose North Fork flows through Zion Canyon in the park, ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (9.5 to 15.2 m/km) (0.9–1.5%)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America. The road into Zion Canyon is 6 miles (9.7 km) long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava, which is named for the coyote god of the Paiute Indians. The canyon becomes more narrow near the Temple and a hiking trail continues to the mouth of The Narrows, a gorge only 20 feet (6 m) wide and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) tall. The Zion Canyon road is served by a free shuttle bus from early April to late October and by private vehicles the other months of the year. Other roads in Zion are open to private vehicles year-round. The east side of the park is served by Zion-Mount Carmel Highway (SR-9), which passes through the Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel and ends at Mount Carmel. On the east side of the park, notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple. The Kolob Terrace area, northwest of Zion Canyon, features a slot canyon called The Subway, and a panoramic view of the entire area from Lava Point. The Kolob Canyons section, further to the northwest near Cedar City, features one of the world's longest natural arches, Kolob Arch. Other notable geographic features of the park include the Virgin River Narrows, Emerald Pools, Angels Landing, The Great White Throne, and Court of the Patriarchs. Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is normally heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 to 110 °F; 35 to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 to 70 °F; 18 to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; in Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 to 40 °F (−7 to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road which is closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions last from November through March. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park
Yesterday, l decided to go out at sunset and take a few photos .....but, l waited too late to leave the house ...the sun was about to disappear behind the hills ....so ....the 1st thing l had to do was carefully balance the sun on my thumb (as shown in the top photo) and ...very gently ...lift the sun a little higher in the sky ....
This gave me a few more minutes of daylight ...and l was able to get the photos posted below :-))))
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Explore 20 Aug 16 #209
Started World Photography Day right..... Shot the Delta IV AFPSC-6 lift-off at 12:52 a.m. Friday. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station with the AFSPC-6 mission for the U.S. Air Force
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De lift in verpleeghuis De Eshoeve is niet te missen.
De tweede lift, een stukje verderop laat een Hollands weidelandschap met zwartbonte koeien zien.