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When we were driving around Kruger we saw many female Kudu, but on this day we spotted this beautiful male standing in the bushes.
Spent a couple hours chasing the Mars around Sproat Lake as he did some training. Pretty awesome to see this thing in action!
Thought this shot of Clyde gave some clue as to his mighty status. Taken in Dunham Park last September
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For a passenger carrier, Amtrak has over the years rostered a large and eclectic fleet of freight locomotives for non-revenue service duties, including a group of SW-1 switchers acquired from Conrail. Pictured at Rensselaer NY on 17 July 1986 is Amtrak 743, the former CR/PC 8559, one of several assigned to this facility.
The empty Bench In front of The mighty Eiger , the Wetterhorn & Grindelwald. A view from the Kleine Scheidegg. No. 1455.
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"The Kleine Scheidegg is a mountain pass at an elevation of 2,061 m (6,762 ft), situated below and between the Eiger and Lauberhorn peaks in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The name means "minor watershed", even though it is actually higher than the neighbouring Grosse Scheidegg. Possibly this is because Kleine Scheidegg is a watershed between the two arms of the Lütschine river, while Grosse Scheidegg divides the Lütschine from the Reichenbach stream.
The pass is traversed by a walking trail and the Wengernalp railway, which both connect the villages of Grindelwald with Lauterbrunnen, passing through Wengen between the pass summit and Lauterbrunnen. In winter, Kleine Scheidegg is the centre of the ski area around Grindelwald and Wengen. In summer, it is a popular hiking destination, and is one of the passes crossed by the Alpine Pass Route between Sargans and Montreux. The Jungfrau Marathon, a mountain race that takes place every year in early September, ends at Kleine Scheidegg.
The Kleine Scheidegg railway station is sited at the summit of the pass. Besides being an intermediate stop on the Wengernalp railway, the station is also the lower terminus of the Jungfrau railway, which climbs steeply through tunnels inside the Eiger and Mönch mountains up to its terminal at the Jungfraujoch, the highest point reachable by rail in Europe. Both railways operate year-round, and any passengers travelling to the Jungfraujoch must change trains at Kleine Scheidegg. The pass is linked to the summit of the Lauberhorn and to Arvengarten, on the approach to the pass from Grindelwald, by chairlifts.
There are also several restaurants and hotels at the summit of the pass, including the historic Hotel Bellevue des Alpes that dates back to 1840.
Die Kleine Scheidegg ist die Passhöhe (2'061 m ü. M.) zwischen Eiger (3'970 m ü. M.) und Lauberhorn (2'472 m ü. M.) im Berner Oberland in der Schweiz, die Grindelwald mit Lauterbrunnen verbindet. Auf der Kleinen Scheidegg befinden sich Hotels, Restaurants, Skilifte sowie der Bahnhof der beiden Zahnradbahnen Wengernalpbahn und Jungfraubahn.
Die Wengernalpbahn führt von Lauterbrunnen und Wengen über die Kleine Scheidegg nach Grindelwald, die Jungfraubahn fährt durch Eiger und Mönch hinauf zum Jungfraujoch. Erstere wurde im Jahr 1893 fertiggestellt. Im Sommer 1896 wurde mit dem Bau der Jungfraubahn begonnen. Zwei Jahre später konnte der Abschnitt bis zum Bahnhof Eigergletscher in Betrieb genommen werden. Erst 1912 konnte die ganze, neun Kilometer lange Strecke bis zum Jungfraujoch in Betrieb genommen werden. Der Tourismus hatte sich aber schon vor dem Bau der Bahnen entwickelt: Seit dem Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts besuchten Reisende auf Grand Tour das Berner Oberland und wanderten über die Kleine Scheidegg. Ein erstes Hotel für die vorbeikommenden Touristen wurde 1840 erbaut. Mitte der 1920er Jahre waren die Hotels erstmals auch den Winter über geöffnet. 1941 wurde der Skilift aufs Lauberhorn erbaut.[1][2]
Die Kleine Scheidegg ist bekannt für das eindrückliche Panorama mit dem Dreigestirn Eiger, Mönch (4'107 m ü. M.) und Jungfrau (4'158 m ü. M.) und zahlreichen Gletschern. Zudem bietet sich hier eine gute Einsicht in die Eiger-Nordwand, um Bergsteiger in der Wand mit dem Fernglas zu verfolgen.
Im Winter ist die Kleine Scheidegg – zusammen mit dem Männlichen – Mittelpunkt eines ausgedehnten Skigebiets rund um Grindelwald und Wengen. Am oberhalb der Scheidegg gelegenen Lauberhorn befindet sich der Start des bekannten Lauberhornrennens.
Seit 1993 ist die Kleine Scheidegg jedes Jahr im September Ziel des Jungfrau-Marathons, der in Interlaken startet.
Il Kleine Scheidegg (2.061 m s.l.m.) è un valico alpino dello svizzero Canton Berna che collega le località di Lauterbrunnen e Grindelwald.
La Kleine Scheidegg (la petite Scheidegg) est un col ferroviaire suisse entre l'Eiger et le Lauberhorn dans l'Oberland bernois à 2 061 m d'altitude. Il est situé à la frontière des communes de Lauterbrunnen (Wengen) et de Grindelwald."
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I dug this one up from the archives. I think its my first shot with a shooting star so im pretty stoked.
Flexing their springtime muscles the tall and mighty showcase what budding is all about !
Pushing on that trigger is like pulling magic into my very soul...Darrell.
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Spring is around the corner in Northern Norway, but winter don't want to leave us just yet.
Today it's snowing, so i share with you a photo from easter.
Since i am not the biggest fan of "magic sunsets" i will present this in monochrome too soon :)
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Tjeldøy, Northern Norway.
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African elephants (Loxodanta africana) are elephants of the genus Loxodonta.
A male elephant can grow up to 4 metres in height and weigh up to 7 tonnes; whilst their females counterparts can still weigh in at a mere 3.5 tonnes.
To feed an animal of such gigantic proportions takes a lot of food. Their daily food intake is almost as much as 4-7% of their body weight. When you are an elephant, that equates to finding and eating an awful lot of food. As you would expect, all that food needs to be digested and dozed off, which is why our elephant friends can deposit upwards of 150 kg of dung daily! Eew!
Elephants are herbivores and only eat grasses, herbs, fruit, plants and trees. Their healthy, vegetarian diet is obviously good for them as the average elephant has a life span of around 70 odd years, a bit like we do
This huge bull Elephant was was captured during a photography safari on a late evening game drive in the Samburu National Reserve, Kenya.
An A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 354th Fighter Squadron "Bulldogs" on final for RWY 12 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.
Black-crested Titmouse guarding the river trail in the Nature Conservancy's Dolan Falls Preserve, Val Verde County, Texas.
Traveling to Lux* South Ari Atoll.
Best place in Maldives! Gorgeous beach and an amazing island!
With seaplane transfer the trip is around 25 mins with this view all around.
Go to Lux* South Ari and enjoy every second!
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More from our holidays last month.
I found it really difficult to follow the Puffins in the air but did manage a few distant shots that had to be heavily cropped.
Taken on a Staffa Tours boat trip to Staffa and Lunga near Mull.
After what felt like a month-long Antarctic Blast, Melbourne was treated to an unseasonal run of 20-degree weather this week. This shot is taken from the Evan Walker Bridge. Recreational cruise charters line the Yarra River, Princes Bridge in the midground, Hamer Hall to the right, and the magnificent MCG dominating the horizon.
I for one, am excited to see the results of the Birrarung Mar redevelopment between the G and Fed Square.