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Splitting the town of Austell, GA in half is NS train 23N, seen sporting a sharp-looking UP SD60M leading the train northward.
During the 20th century, this pale dove expanded its range spectacularly from the Middle East all the way across Europe. Introduced accidentally into the Bahamas in 1974, it soon spread to the Florida mainland. Its expansion westward and northward from there since the 1980s has been remarkable, and the species is now common to abundant across much of North America, as far northwest as Oregon and Washington. Oddly, the expansion has not yet penetrated the northeastern states, aside from a few records of strays. (Audubon Field Guide)
I could not find any information about their current status in Alberta, but I do know there are pockets of populations around Calgary and Hannah. These two were found northeast of Edmonton near Fort Saskatchewan. They are part of a flock of about 20.
Strathcona County, Alberta.
Bon holy mountain - Pori Ngeden...Fragrant Incense Mountain...in Khyungpo Shangshung... Nemo Nanyi མེ་མོ་ ན་ ཉི་ (Gurla Mandhata) 7728m (25354ft). It is the 34th highest peak in the world (using a 500 metre prominence cutoff). It is also notable for being well within the Tibetan Plateau (most peaks of similar height - except notably Shishapangma, the world's 14th highest peak - lie nearer to or outside the edge of the Plateau) and relatively far away from other peaks of height greater than 7500 metres. It sits roughly across Lake Manasarowar from the sacred peak of Mount Kailash. The Tibetan name, Naimona'nyi, is said to come from naimo = "herbal medicine", na = "black", nyi = "heaped-up slabs", giving "the mountain of heaped-up slabs of black herbal medicine." In 1905 T. G. Longstaff, accompanied by two alpine guides and six porters, made an attempt on Gurla Mandhata. They turned back at around 7,000 m (23,000 ft) after being caught in an avalanche and encountering other difficulties.[1] This was a strong achievement for the time, especially for such a small group; at that time no summit of over 7,000 m had yet been climbed and Longstaff's height represented a world altitude record. The first ascent of the peak was by a joint Japanese/Chinese team led by Katsutoshi Hirabayashi, via the north side of the peak, in May 1985. Since that time, there have been six additional successful ascents and two failed attempts on the peak. In 1997, an attempt was made to ascend the peak via the then-unclimbed North Face route by Quinn Simons, Soren Peters, and their guide, Charlie Fowler. The team made a valiant effort, climbing high on the mountain, but after severe storms and other difficulties had to retreat. Their descent ended in a fall of some 450 m (1,500 ft) down the North Face of the peak. Fowler was slightly injured, while Simons and Peters both suffered extreme frostbite on their extremities. The standard ascent route climbs the western flanks of the mountain ascending the Chaglung'mlungha Glacier to the summit plateau. Most teams choose to approach the mountain over land by jeep from either Lhasa, Tibet, or Kathmandu, Nepal. However, an alternate approach begins in the mountain hamlet of Simikot, Nepal, in the remote Humla district of west Nepal and follows the Karnali River northward, crossing into Tibet in the village of Sher. Jeeps then take climbers north through Taklakot (Burang) to basecamp on the mountain. The first official American ascent of the mountain was made on September 28, 2006 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurla_Mandhata
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Visiting a friend whose apartment is in the foothills of the Sandia mountains. She has a nice view northward from which she can not only see the mountains but has a bit of an open area with native grasses and plants.
Had marked difficulty uploading to Flickr today, but I'm not convinced it was Flickr's fault. Every website to which I navigated had problems. Yet my phone, also using our house wifi, had no problems whatsoever. Thankfully, this image finally uploaded.
Happy Window Wednesday.
On the 99 from Vancouver going northward, the sound is close to the road and begs to be captured. Despite the omnipresent clouds, still was able to capture some of the iconic aspects of BC. The light was very diffuse, and just to get this level of contrast I used a yellow filter and pushed about a third of a stop to increase the contrast. I still needed all the speed of HP5. While not as sharp as I'd like, I was ok with the tonality.
The CP wayfreight negotiates the wye at Fort Steele. After stopping to do some work they will continue on their northward journey along CP's Windemere Sub.
YN2 CW44AC 395 blows smoke into the night air as it awaits a northward march. M574 was tied down at Memphis Junction due to flooding on the northern end of the Mainline Sub.
Traveling along Hawkins Pickle Road, we stopped and walked along Inch Creek to catch this lovely fall scene looking northward.
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After the magma chamber under the Yellowstone area collapsed 640,000 years ago in its previous great eruption, it formed a large caldera that was later partially filled by subsequent lava flows. Part of this caldera is the 350 km2 basin of Yellowstone Lake. The original lake was 61 m higher than the present-day lake, extending northward across Hayden Valley to the base of Mount Washburn.
Captured in October from the shores of Innfjorden in Rauma municipality, this image looks northward across the tranquil waters of Romsdalsfjorden. The faint silhouette of Klungnes emerges in the distance, partially veiled by low-hanging clouds. Autumn has brushed the mountainsides with warm hues, while the fjord mirrors the overcast sky and rugged peaks in perfect stillness. Shot at 1/160 sec, f/10, and 16mm, the composition balances depth, texture, and atmosphere—an ode to the quiet drama of Norway’s western fjords.
Peaks from left to right are Annapurna I (8,091m - top of the peak is not visible), Annapurna South (7,219m), Huichuli (7,246m), and Machapuchare (6,997m). Although there is a viewing tower, ground level view is sufficiently spectacular.
The whistling heron measures 53 to 64 cm in length and weighs 521 to 546 g. There are two subspecies, the southern S. s. sibilatrix and the northern S. s. fostersmithi.
The subspecies sibilatrix inhabits eastern Bolivia, Paraguay, western and southern Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and northeastern Argentina. Recent records suggest that it may be expanding its range northward and eastward in Brazil.
View from the Catholic parish church of Flüelen to the north. The northern part of Lake Lucerne was in thick fog, only here in the southern part the sun shone. The fog from the north drifted away over the lake and continued to dissipate.
Camera: Shen Hao TZ-45 IIB
Lens: Schneider Kreuznach Apo-Symmar 150
Filmback: Shen Hao 6x17
Film: Kodak Ektar 100, 120
Scanner: Epson V850 Pro
ScannerSoftware: SilverFast
Just over 283 miles out of Chicago on BNSF's Aurora Subdivision, the S-CHCWEN1 05A to Wenatchee, Washington winds Northward along the Mississippi River near Genoa, Wisconsin. In the distance, BNSF H-NTWBRC9 06A rumbles South down river toward the Belt Railway in Chicago.
CP 01H is on the move northward after it's stop in Kleinburg and is highballing north with a clearance to Baxter, seen here passing over Highway 50 on the approach to Palgrave.
Another capture of the full moon rising above Lake Michigan, here featuring the Sheboygan Lighthouse at the end of the North Pier.
1/3 of a second, on a tripod, looking northward...
Enjoy!
CN R960 with its IC GP40R pair slides past the CN RDC at North Kankakee which is about to make a trip northward towards Markham.
This is the northwestern fringe of the Mojave Desert and the view is northward. It was taken along the Trona Wildrose Road in southwestern Inyo County. Death Valley lies to the right (eastward) form this point approximately 30 miles.
Panamint Valley, Southern California
January 8, 2008
Nikon Coolpix L1
Home signal that governed the northward moves of the old C&NW Troy Grove line at the crossing with the BNSF Mendota Sub.
The Norfolk Southern business train races northward back to the barn in Altoona, Pennsylvania following the 2019 Master's Tournament. This is the former Southern Railway between Columbia, South Carolina and Charlotte, North Carolina.
‘The hobbits turned back. The voices of the Ents were still rising and falling in their conclave. The sun had now risen high enough to look over the high hedge: it gleamed on the tops of the birches and lit the northward side of the dingle with a cool yellow light.’
JRR Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
The White-faced Ibis has been expanding its breeding territory northward in Canada for more than a decade. This year I am seeing them in greater numbers than ever before. I still can't convince them to land near me and meander by in front of my camera, but that day may come.
Here is a group of nine that rose from a marsh at the north end of Newton Lake earlier this month. Last week, I saw almost 40 in a similar flight at Lonetree Lake.
The three-quarter backlight here was difficult, to say the least, but it did pick up some of the beautiful iridescence in their plumage. Of the 25 shots I made in burst mode, this was the only one without major overlap among the airborne birds.
Photographed near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2022 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Rolling northward with coal empties through lots of "s" curves south of Walsenburg, Colorado we find Burlington Northern SD40-2's and a GE doing the work in July of 1979
Rowe Sanctuary, Gibbon Nebraska
Two sandhill cranes that are part of the 750,000 taking part in the annual northward migration migrating through the Platt River valley in central Nebraska to their breeding grounds.
Just the essence of gold on the crown means this one has to molt soon for the trip northward for breeding. Garden Bar Rd, Nevada Co, California on 25 March 2018.
Here is a picture of a Glossy Ibis. They are thought to have originated in Africa in the 19th Century and spread northward via the Caribbean.
Once an uncommon bird in its U.S. range, it steadily increases in numbers and span and is commonly seen on our shoreline.
Unlike herons, ibises fly with their necks stretched out. As always, thank you for your feedback. I photograph everything in Southeastern CT.
NS's gorgeous F unit set hauls their gorgeous business train northward, passing through the quaint downtown of Orange, VA on the Washington District on June 25, 2016, deadheading home to Altoona after a trip to Florida.
Springtime bird migration in Central Park - a prothonotary warbler blows in hungry and tired. The park is a vital stop on the northward push and birding it is like no other birding experience.
Southbound RF&P intermodal train No. 175 climbs upgrade past northward automatic signal 274 at Rutherglen, VA on Feb. 25, 1989.
Departed Pacific City, OR for Newport, OR. Stitched panorama of northward view, now ~30 miles south of morning at Cape Kiwanda.
I composed this image recently while hiking in the Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, in Southern California. There was much beauty in evidence there, but also scenes likes this, signs of the destruction wrought by tropical storm and former hurricane Hilary.
Hurricane Hilary was a large and powerful Pacific hurricane in August 2023 that brought torrential rainfall and gusty winds to the Pacific Coast of Mexico, the Baja California Peninsula, and the Southwestern United States, resulting in widespread flooding and mudslides. Hilary weakened as it approached land, making landfall as a tropical storm in San Quintín along the western Baja California peninsula. The storm tracked northward into California, the first tropical storm to enter the state since Nora in 1997.
In anticipation of "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding", the National Hurricane Center issued its first-ever tropical storm warning for Southern California, extending from the Mexico–United States border to just north of Los Angeles.
The South Joliet local is about to knock down the classic CPL northward home signal at Argo tower, which I have graciously pulled out for him back in June of 1983. Argo is named for that giant plant to the left of the train, Argo Corn Starch, the province of IHB switch crews, who probably wished they were issued gas masks. I remember on certain days when the breeze blew in the wrong direction, I wish I had one, too. You can see that the ICG's ex-GM&O MOW guys have been busy, dropping ballast on both mains.
Overlook at the Kislovodsk basin northward. The observation deck is situated on the famous Cascade stairs near the entrance to the Kislovodsk national park. On the background one can see the Borgustan ridge protecting the resort from the northern winds
Canadian National local L588 returns to Centrailia with 2 cars from Carbondale. They just dropped off a hopper at Du Quoin, waited for Amtrak, and now they are back on the move northward at St. Johns, just north of Du Quoin.
A new spot (to us), CN A443 pulls northward over the fill/dip on the southside of Trochu. March 27, 2021.
Three Susquehanna C430s and a leased CF7 have a northward facing container train parked at Montgomery Street in Binghamton on 24 August 1985. Ill-fated 3002 and 3004 were both written off after grade crossing rollovers.
A tree swallow alights on a cottonwood branch, pausing from its acrobatic aerial ballet while hunting flying insects. Tree swallows occur throughout most of North America, though migrate seasonally from Mexico northward during the breeding season.