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Dawn breaks over Chiselbury Camp. Top of the 6th Bn County of London Rifles cap badge.
Overnight camp out in Chiselbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort on the top of Fovant Down, famous for it's Great War camp badges carved in the chalk of its slopes. A 40+ mile ride from home in Southampton, up to Salisbury via Romsey and the National Cycle Network Route 24, then to Salisbury Racecourse where I picked up the old cattle drove that goes all the way to Shaftesbury.
Dusk falling meant I overshot my destination in the poor light! I rode another mile or two to Ansty before realising my mistake, and had to backtrack, so by the time I reached the old fort I had missed the sunset there and it was properly dark.
The sunrise made up for that though. Up at 5.30 and a short walk to the chalk cap badges while I brewed up some tea.
Back on the road shortly after, keen to get back before the midday heat.
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia. Close to midnight, villagers in the community of Koto Renah, Sungai Penuh, Kerinci gather to perform a dance in honor of their ancestors. During the dance, commonly performed throughout Kerinci during Kenduri Sko events, possession by ancestral spirits is common (sometimes taking the form of an ancestral tiger). On this night, cycles of dancing, singing, possession, and exorcism by the local "dukun" or shaman continued until 4 am.
You can see some of the event here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6U5w8xAXFw
Left to the mercy of time and the relentless Namibian sun, this abandoned vintage truck stands as a testament to a bygone era. Rusting amidst the arid landscape, it tells silent stories of past journeys, long-forgotten roads, and the slow but inevitable reclamation by nature.
Exterial view of the renaissance-style facade for Chiesa Madre San Giorgio Martire (Mother Church of "St. George the Martyr"), built between 1769 and 1821, in the old town of Locorotondo ("round place" in Italian), in Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy.
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The Pendung Semurup waterfalls, approximately 15-20 meters in height, can be found on the eastern hills near the town of Semurup, and are reached after an easy, roughly one hour hike through relatively flat farmland and agroforest. Be prepared to get your feet wet wading through a few mountain streams on your way there! See more detailed descriptions here: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.599289883456558.1073741...
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I am completely amazed by the proliferation of #coffee shops in #Sungaipenuh since we've been away. From just one newly opened on, at least 6 or 7 new ones have popped up in about as many months! At Koffia, the owner roasts his own beans, plays the live music, and even cut down the trees for the furniture he built! Now that's #hipster. #kerinci #indonesia Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia ift.tt/1t6r2sO
From Wikipedia: Muaro Jambi (Indonesian: Candi Muaro Jambi) is a Buddhist temple complex, in Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia. The temple complex was built by the Melayu Kingdom. It is situated 26 kilometers east from the city of Jambi. Its surviving temples and other archaeological remains are estimated to date from the eleventh to thirteenth century CE. The archaeological site includes eight excavated temple sanctuaries and covers about 12 square kilometers, stretches 7.5 kilometers along the Batang Hari River, much of it as yet unexcavated.[1] It is one of the largest and best-preserved ancient temple complexes in South East Asia.
The view of Playa Rincon from the dirt road. Playa Rincon, Samana - Dominican Republic
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Family, Friends and Friends of Family enjoying a sunny day
Taken at the Blue Lagoon near Huntsville Texas
These waterfalls, approximately 15-20 meters in height, can be found on the eastern hills near the town of Semurup, and are reached after an easy, roughly one hour hike through relatively flat farmland and agroforest. Be prepared to get your feet wet wading through a few mountain streams on your way there.
Olivet Cemetary in Hugo, OK where Freckles Brown, Lane Frost and a lot of circus performers are buried.
An old highway in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, long since abandoned and replaced by nearby I-84.
Female hiker descending from Latpari Pass (2,834m / 9,297ft), with snow covered peaks of Caucasus mountains in background, during the trek from Iprali to Ushguli, in Svaneti Region of Georgia.
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Traditional Javanese dance performance at the Sultan's Palace (the Kraton), a palace complex built in the 17th century, in the city of Yogyakarta, in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia.
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Aerial view of the stunning coastline near Kelingking Beach, in Nusa Penida island, Klungkung Regency, Bali, Indonesia.
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This is a goofy-looking little falls off the road that I found in Letchworth SP the other day.
That added shot was taken 6 years ago and has the same odd rock in the middle. A lot can happen to a waterfall in 6 years.
I'm not certain, but I think this is the same falls as THIS ONE. The picture was taken 6 years ago, but I'm seeing an odd rock in the middle of both falls.
The critically endangered Sumatran Tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae).
The Kerinci Seblat National Park has the highest occurrence of tigers within any Sumatran protected area. In fact, we have more tigers in this national park than in Nepal and more than in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and China combined.
Of course, this photo was taken in a zoo.