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The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula in the Milky Way situated south of Orion's Belt in the constellation of Orion, and is known as the middle "star" in the "sword" of Orion. It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. It is 1,344 light-years away and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. M42 is estimated to be 25 light-years across. It has a mass of about 2,000 times that of the Sun.
Me windsurfing on my trusty old Windsurfer One Design at Dorans Road, Lauderdale, Tasmania in about 1990.
While actually taken during the Summer of 2017, M&E 18 can be seen waiting on NJ Transit employees to come inspect the railcars before operating on the NJ Transit line.
As of this past week, M&E #18 has been sold to the Illinois Railroad Museum and will be restored to its original TP&W paint scheme.
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Taken at the lovely sim of The Pines at Jacob Pond, come and have a look , lovely job the owner have made !
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Italien / Südtirol - Ultental
Ultimo Farm Trail
Ultner Höfeweg
The Ulten Valley (German: Ultental or Ulten, Italian: Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
It is the valley of the stream Falschauer, a right tributary of the Adige. Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower Vinschgau, and it is located south of Meran. The valley ends in the commune of Lana. A small road leading south connects the valley with Proveis and the Val di Non in Trentino.
The municipality Ulten covers most of the Ulten valley. The lower part of the valley is in the municipality of St. Pankraz. The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census). The westernmost, highest part of the valley is part of the Stelvio National Park.
(Wikipedia)
The Ultimo Farm Trail - "Via dei Masi" in Italian, "Ultner Höfeweg" in German - is one of the best ways to get to know the valley and its beautiful old mountain farms. Starting in Pracupola (Kuppelwies), we follow the trail on the sunny side of the valley until Santa Geltrude (St. Gertraud) and hike back on its shady side. The trail is 18 km long and can be done in one or two days. Today, we decide to do the longer of the two parts of the Ultimo Farm Trail. Starting at the Ultimo Valley Museum (Ultner Talmuseum) in San Nicolò (St. Nikolaus), we pass the church and hike upwards, following the signpost "Ultner Höfeweg". First, the trail leads up the valley into the forest.
We see and smell the first signs of spring. Up and down the valley, across some small bridges and passing several beautiful mountain farms with typical shingle roofs, we follow the trail through forest and meadows. The trail is very well marked and maintained. After about 3 km, we reach the highest point of this hiking tour at 1,468 m a.s.l. Getting closer to the top of the valley, the trail leads gently downwards until we reach Santa Geltrude.
After a short rest we start our way back on the other side of the Valsura river. After about 20 minutes from Santa Geltrude, we pass the huge ancient larch trees before we finally reach San Nicolò, the starting point of the Ultimo Farm Trail, which unites culture, way of life, history and nature in a very beautiful and unique way. This tour is particularly recommendable from late spring (when also the shady side of the valley is empty of snow) until autumn.
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Das Ultental, auch einfach Ulten genannt (italienisch Val d'Ultimo), ist das 40 km lange Tal der Falschauer in den Ortler-Alpen in Südtirol. Es verläuft parallel zum nördlich gelegenen Vinschgau und mündet bei Lana ins Etschtal. Der größte Teil des Ultentals gehört zu den Gemeinden Ulten und St. Pankraz, der Taleingangsbereich zur Gemeinde Lana. Die obersten Talabschnitte befinden sich im Nationalpark Stilfser Joch.
Die Ortschaften im Ultental, in talauswärts gerichteter Reihenfolge, sind
St. Gertraud (1501 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
St. Nikolaus (1256 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
Kuppelwies (1153 m, ca. 150 Einwohner)
St. Walburg (1190 m, ca. 2200 Einwohner)
St. Pankraz (735 m, ca. 1568 Einwohner)
Zwischen St. Walburg und St. Pankraz zweigt nach Süden die Straße über das Hofmahdjoch ins Nonstal ab.
In der Nähe von St. Gertraud befinden sich die drei Ultner Urlärchen, die auf ein Alter von 850 Jahren taxiert werden.
Der Ort St. Walburg weist mit dem latènezeitlichen Brandopferplatz am Kirchhügel eine im Alpenraum herausragende archäologische Fundstelle auf.
In der Mitte des Ultentals befindet sich das Skigebiet Schwemmalm. Des Weiteren gibt es eine Langlaufloipe von St. Nikolaus nach St. Gertraud.
Das Ultental bietet auch viele Tourenmöglichkeiten für Bergwanderer. Angefangen von gekennzeichneten Wanderwegen bis hin zu hochalpinen Tourstrecken. Der höchste der Ultner Berge ist die Hintere Eggenspitze mit 3443 m.
Im 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hielten sich besonders im Badeort Mitterbad bei St. Pankraz viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten auf, so etwa Kaiserin Elisabeth v. Österreich, Bismarck, Franz Defregger, Hermann Sudermann, Franz Kafka, Hermione v. Preuschen, Domherr Graf zur Lippe, Thomas Mann und Heinrich Mann. Viele kamen wegen des bekannten Arztes und Philosophen Dr. Christoph Hartung von Hartungen, der in Riva am Gardasee das Sanatorium von Hartungen betrieb und im hinteren Ultental, bei St. Nikolaus, seine Sommervilla Hartungshausen besaß.
Die Wasserkraftwerke im Ultental sind eine Reihe von Speicherkraftwerken, welche die Wasserkraft der Falschauer und ihrer Nebenflüsse und -bäche mit Hilfe von sechs Stauseen zur Gewinnung von Energie nützen.
(Wikipedia)
Der Ultner Höfeweg eignet sich besonders gut, um einen Eindruck vom Ultental zu bekommen und die urigen Höfe, die das Tal so besonders machen, aus nächster Nähe zu erkunden. Der Höfeweg startet in Kuppelwies und führt auf der Sonnenseite taleinwärts bis nach St. Gertraud, talauswärts verläuft er auf der Schattenseite - insgesamt ist er etwa 18 km lang und kann in einer Tageswanderung als auch in zwei Teil-Etappen zurückgelegt werden. Wir entscheiden uns heute für den längeren der zwei Teilabschnitte. Wir starten am Ultner Talmuseum in St. Nikolaus und wandern an der Kirche vorbei aufwärts, der Markierung "Höfeweg" folgend.
Der Weg führt taleinwärts und in einer Steigung in den Wald hinein. Der Frühling liegt in der Luft und die ersten Boten sind auch hier schon zu sehen. In ständigem Auf und Ab, über Brücklein und vorbei an hübschen Paarhöfen - natürlich mit typischen Schindeldächern - im Wald und über Wiesen. Der Weg ist stets gut ausgeschildert, die Orientierung ist einfach. Den höchsten Punkt der Wanderung (1.468 m ü.d.M.) erreichen wir nach etwas mehr als 3 km. Nähert man sich dem Talschluss, geht es allmählich bergab, bis man im Dorf St. Gertraud ankommt. Nach einer kleinen Rast machen wir uns auf den Rückweg, der entlang der anderen Seite der Falschauer verläuft.
Dieser Abschnitt ist schattiger und erst im späten Frühling schneefrei. Nach etwa 20 Minuten ab St. Gertraud gelangen wir zu den Ultner Urlärchen. Deren Umfang ist wahrlich erstaunlich! Blickt man auf die gegenüberliegende Talseite, staunt man über die Lage mancher Höfe. Allmählich nähern wir uns wieder St. Nikolaus, wo unsere Wanderung am Ultner Höfeweg endet. Kultur, Lebensweise, Geschichte und Natur sind entlang dieses Weges in einzigartiger Weise vereint. Empfehlenswert vom späten Frühling (Schattenseite oft erst spät schneefrei) bis Herbst.
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We found this little one in our front garden. He is still tiny and is sitting on my husband's hand.
Look at the bit of grass in his mouth!!
We will keep him with our big one that we have had for years!!
Have an awesome Thursday everybody!!
One Compact camera + One Light + One Model
Shoot with beautiful Model Kathe Londoño using a Fujifilm compact camera with Profoto lighting.
Special thanks to Julio Palomo, Leandro Buitrago and Flasherz
Retiring hogger JW heads under the Ackerville 164 bridge one last time while a CN employee. While I never met him before, it was still cool to be a part of his last day, and not too shabby power either!
EXPLORE! highest position #129
kinda went for a black and white/ toned look for this one. the color is subtle but i really like it. i used to do duo toning on black and white prints for photo class using rubber cement for a masking agent. you got some nice effects with it but... if you messed up there was no undo button lol. i ruined a lot of prints.
living thing Macro Monday. I was in the pet shop getting food for the snakes so took this shot , It was in a plastic box.
Well, I was too quick to say that the little rose garden across the street was done for... It is struggling but producing a few nice ones...
Sometimes it feels as though I am holding on to you by the tips of my fingers.
Just holding on.....
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You are like a butterfly, fragile and fleeting.
One rough breath, one lurch , one tiny movement of my hand and you would fly away from me....
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Officially only 101 GT's were sold in Europe. I'm a huge (!) fan of it, would take it over an LP560 or 458.
Whilst building my mega windmill transporter, I was already thinking about building another truck to accompany it. I seriously considered building one for transporting one of the turbine's blades, but I didn't relish the challenge of building the blade itself. The turbine's hub, however, is also a substantial bit of equipment and struck me as an interesting load.
july 1, 2010
what makes you happy
will make you sad
I got woken up ungently after 7 hours of sleep, which is not enough on a free day. I hung around on my bed and watched tv for hours, then dragged myself into the bathroom to clean it up and left it semi-finished. I've been too bitchy to my parents lately and if I'm not alone or with my friends, I'm in such a bad mood and I don't even know why. I didn't take the photos I planned on taking and was lazy all day.
three of my friends left for vacation today and I miss them already.
the picture makes it look like I had a good day but I didn't really. I don't even know what my camera is doing there and I only spent like 5 minutes outside to take this.
This guy had the right idea, enjoying an uninterrupted breakfast all alone in the other retention pond.
We went, we played, and we concord. It is a sort of tradition we do. We played UNIA, The Interview, Sinister Slaughter, and now The Tower.
Ever since UNIA we loved the games, and the Tower wasn't so bad. Lots of puzzles and a bit of story behind it.
We even had some new people playing with us. :D I had lots of fun, and people should totally check it out.
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*This game is not free to play, it does cost L$1000 for the game and L$99 for the head piece*