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This is a magnificent interior - it is called Spanish because of the style, not for the country of origin of the congregation.
The origins of the so-called 'Sisi' watercastle near Augsburg dates back to the 12th century. It was later bought by the house of Wittelsbach and modified to the current status. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria doughter was the later Empress Elisabeth 'Sissi' of Austria.
We might be on the west coast but this NEIPA comes right from it's origin. It's the real thing and you will agree this is no imposter. Tropical, full bodied and unfiltered, this is the beer that started a revolution. Galaxy - Ella 6.4% ABV
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Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD)
San Francisco, California
The Power of One de Hans Zimmer
There are times when it is better to stop, breathe and remember where we came from.
Hay veces en las que es mejor parar, respirar y recordad de donde vinimos.
This path runs along what's called Fonte da Areia ("Sand Fountain"). These wind-sculpted cliffs are made of eolianites, which is a fancy way of referring to rocks formed by sediments carried by the wind and turned into rock. They are more than 30,000 years old, and this is where the sand of the Beach of Porto Santo comes from, travelling all the way from the north to the south shore of the island.
Porto Santo, Madeira Archipelago – Portugal
Este caminho acompanha a chamada Fonte da Areia. Estas falésias esculpidas pelo vento são constituídas por eolianitos, uma forma sofisticada de denominar as rochas formadas por sedimentos transportados pelo vento e transformados em rocha. Têm mais de 30.000 anos, e é daqui que vem a areia da Praia do Porto Santo, fazendo a longa viagem da costa norte até à costa sul da ilha.
Porto Santo, Arquipélago da Madeira – Portugal
It is considered that the origin meaning of Ouroboros symbol lies in the rotation of the planet Earth around its own axis and as a result, the rotation of the Sun and stars in sky. You may have encountered many times thу symbol depicting a serpent eating its own tail.The ouroboros often symbolizes self-reflexivity or cyclicality, especially in the sense of something constantly re-creating itself, the eternal return. It can also represent the idea of primordial unity related to something existing in or persisting from the beginning with such force or qualities it cannot be extinguished. Also its counterpart is the swastika - both of these ancient symbols represent the movement of the cosmos.
Nepal, Annapurna region, Annapurna I (8,091 m) from the Annapurna Base Camp (4,130 m).
P.S. Напоминаю, что идет набор на наши фототуры в Непал. В связи со стремительным падением рубля/гривны, в 2016 году мы предельно опустили цены на все наши программы. Так что не упустите возможность:
- INTO THE WILD: путешествие в Верхний Мустанг (20 мая - 4 июня 2016 года);
- MANASLU SPIRIT TREK (20 октября - 6 ноября 2016 года).
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Mission photos. Origins of the Iconian precursors. Last of the Iconians and their past.
Iconians in this story are not tied to STO. This is what the BluShock version would look like.
Origin and Habitat: Coast regions around Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Genus:Orbea
From my collection
Country of Origin;- North west America. Habitat:- Hot dry open areas including mountains. Diet:- Large rodents such as rabbits, as well as snakes and lizards.
Nest:- Occasionally on the ground, but will also build and use existing large nests up to 1 metre deep. The underside is almost pure white which helps it when hunting. Above 2 or 3 hundred feet it is invisible to prey on the ground.
Remarks:- This relatively large species tends to spend a great deal of time on the ground, which calls for immense strength when taking off after prey. Over recent years Ferruginous hawks have dramatically declined as a result of pesticides and persecution.
Manhattan, often referred to locally as the City, is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City and its economic and administrative center, cultural identifier, and historical birthplace. The borough is coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state of New York. The borough consists mostly of Manhattan Island, bounded by the Hudson, East, and Harlem rivers; several small adjacent islands; and Marble Hill, a small neighborhood now on the U.S. mainland, physically connected to the Bronx and separated from the rest of Manhattan by the Harlem River. Manhattan Island is divided into three informally bounded components, each aligned with the borough's long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.
Manhattan has been described as the cultural, financial, media, and entertainment capital of the world, and the borough hosts the United Nations Headquarters. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial center of the world, and Manhattan is home to the world's two largest stock exchanges by total market capitalization: the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ. Many multinational media conglomerates are based in Manhattan, and the borough has been the setting for numerous books, films, and television shows. Manhattan real estate has since become among the most expensive in the world, with the value of Manhattan Island, including real estate, estimated to exceed US$3 trillion in 2013; median residential property sale prices in Manhattan approximated US$1,600 per square foot ($17,000/m2) as of 2018, with Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan commanding the highest retail rents in the world, at US$3,000 per square foot ($32,000/m2) in 2017.
Manhattan traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic in 1624 on Lower Manhattan; the post was named New Amsterdam in 1626. Manhattan is historically documented to have been purchased by Dutch colonists from Native Americans in 1626 for 60 guilders, which equals roughly $1038 in current terms. The territory and its surroundings came under English control in 1664 and were renamed New York after King Charles II of England granted the lands to his brother, the Duke of York. New York, based in present-day Manhattan, served as the capital of the United States from 1785 until 1790. The Statue of Liberty greeted millions of immigrants as they came to the Americas by ship in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and is a world symbol of the United States and its ideals of liberty and peace. Manhattan became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898.
New York County is the United States' second-smallest county by land area (larger only than Kalawao County, Hawaii), and is also the most densely populated U.S. county. It is also one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 1,664,727 living in a land area of 22.83 square miles (59.13 km2), or 72,918 residents per square mile (28,154/km2), higher than the density of any individual U.S. city. On business days, the influx of commuters increases this number to over 3.9 million, or more than 170,000 people per square mile (65,600/km2). Manhattan has the third-largest population of New York City's five boroughs, after Brooklyn and Queens, and is the smallest borough in terms of land area. Manhattan Island is often informally divided into three areas, each aligned with its long axis: Lower, Midtown, and Upper Manhattan.
Many districts and landmarks in Manhattan are well known, as New York City received a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017, and Manhattan hosts three of the world's 10 most-visited tourist attractions in 2013: Times Square, Central Park, and Grand Central Terminal. The borough hosts many prominent bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge; skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building; and parks, such as Central Park. Chinatown incorporates the highest concentration of Chinese people in the Western Hemisphere, and the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, part of the Stonewall National Monument, is considered the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. The City of New York was founded at the southern tip of Manhattan, and the borough houses New York City Hall, the seat of the city's government. Numerous colleges and universities are located in Manhattan, including Columbia University, New York University, Cornell Tech, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Rockefeller University, which have been ranked among the top 40 in the
from Wikipedia
Photo 6 of this series
Newburgh is a large stone-built village on the wide sandy estuary of the River Ythan, close to the point at which it is bridged by the A975. he origins of the village date back to 1261 when a charter was drawn up by Lord Sinclair establishing a settlement here. A little later it acquired the Chapel of the Holy Rood and St Thomas the Martyr in Inch Road. The Chapel is long gone, but the Udny Family Mausoleum which formed part of it can still be seen in the Holyrood Cemetery. art of the name of the original chapel also survives, in the imposing Holyrood Chapel on Main Street. This was originally built as a school in 1838, and the clock tower was added in 1892. The village itself developed as a centre for salmon fishing, and later as a small port. By the 1850s there was a steady traffic of boats and barges calling at the newly built quays on the River Ythan. And by the 1880s there was a small fleet of sailing vessels based here, alongside a dozen resident fishing boats. A little earlier, in 1828, Newburgh became the first port in Scotland to have a Lifeboat Station, then called the Shipwreck Institution. The RNLI, as the Institution became, based a lifeboat in Newburgh until 1961, when it moved to Peterhead. In the 1950s Newburgh remained an active port with quays and a mill. Much of its economic base had declined by 1970, but the corner was turned - as with so many settlements in north east Scotland - with the discovery of oil under the North Sea. Newburgh, with its attractive setting and within commuting range of both Aberdeen and Peterhead rapidly became a desirable place to live. Today's Newburgh is an active and thriving settlement. At its centre is the Udny Arms Hotel providing accommodation, great views over the River Ythan, and an excellent restaurant. Beyond the River Ythan lies one of the oddest landscapes in Britain. Forvie Sands comprises an area of dunes some three miles long and a mile wide. At its heart are the remains of Forvie Kirk, built in the 1100s. This is all that can now be seen of the village of Forvie, once a thriving community but buried by shifting dunes during a storm in 1413. www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/newburgh/newburgh/
Sands of Forvie Nature Reserve: www.visitscotland.com/info/towns-villages/forvie-national... Shifting sands and seabirds The stark beauty of empty sand dunes is complemented by the call of eider ducks, wafting like gentle gossiping across the Ythan estuary. With the constant shifting of the dunes, layers of history have come and gone, revealing the half buried remains of a twelfth century church. Bird life is plentiful and you can watch the summer acrobatics of diving terns or the determined stabbing of the carrot-coloured beaks of wading oystercatchers.
The lake is volcanic in origin, filling an enormous caldera formed in an eruption 84000 years ago. It is renowned as one of the most beautiful lakes in the world, and Aldous Huxley famously wrote of it: "Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlán is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing".
Tolimán is a stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the southern shores of Lago de Atitlán. The volcano has an elevation of 3,158 m (10,361 ft) and was formed near the southern margin of the Pleistocene Atitlán III caldera. The top of the volcano has a shallow crater and its flanks are covered with the thick remains of ancient lavas flows that emerged from vents in the volcano's flanks. A parasitic lava dome, known as Cerro de Oro, was formed on the volcano's northern flank, which may have erupted a few thousand years ago.
From the squirrel to the squiggly.
Fan vaulted ceiling, Bath Abbey.
Nikon D700 | Nikon 14-24@14mm | ƒ2.8 | 1/50s | ISO1600 | Handheld
This image explores immersion as a state of origin and quiet resistance. Water is not escape, but return: to the body, to breath, to matter. I do not withdraw from the world; I suspend myself within it. The gaze is calm, grounded, present, yet not aligned with the dominant rhythm of reality. I remain terrestrial, embodied, carrying history and weight, even when my inner perception moves elsewhere. The cloud-like hair is neither decoration nor fantasy. It is the visible sign of a consciously assumed distance. I do not recognize myself in a world organized around speed, noise, and eloquently articulated emptiness. This distance is not rejection, but lucidity. It is the space necessary to remain whole. This image arises from a fracture: between not feeling this planet as home and having to live within it. Water becomes nourishment, threshold, and temporary shelter. It holds without erasing. It allows stillness without disappearance. It is evident that artificial intelligence is used to construct and make visible a message, a concept, a position. The image does not conceal its artificial nature. Even when my intention is focused solely on meaning, artificial intelligence inevitably intervenes on the appearance of the face, modifying it, transforming it, making it more beautiful. This is not a goal I pursue, but an intrinsic effect of the tool itself. Artificial intelligence is here a contemporary tool, deliberately bent to my will and my way of sensing. It does not replace, diminish, or compete with traditional photographic practices, which remain central and untouchable in my work. AI is a means, not a language. The vision, the body, and the responsibility remain human.
Lake St Clair or leeawuleena 'sleeping water' in the first people's language.
The lake is glacial in origin and some 215m (705ft) deep, making it Australia's deepest freshwater lake. Ripples caused by prop-wash from the ferry.
iPhone 14 Pro Max, 2.22mm UW back camera, 1/2000th sec at f/2.2, ISO 40. Halide app.
"Assassin's Creed Origins"
-8000x6000 (SRWE Hotsampling, 4:3 rotate)
-Camera Tools by Otis_Inf
-In-game Photomode
Frankreich / Provence - Gorges du Verdon
South Rim
Südrand
The Verdon Gorge (French: Gorges du Verdon Occitan: Gòrja de Verdon) is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 metres (0.4 mi) deep. It was formed by the Verdon River, which is named for its turquoise-green colour, one of the location's distinguishing characteristics. In between the towns of Castellane and Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, the river has cut a ravine to a depth of 700 meters through the limestone mass. At the end of the canyon, the Verdon flows into the artificial Lake of Sainte-Croix.
The gorge is very popular with tourists, who can drive around its rim, rent kayaks to travel on the river, or hike. The limestone walls, which are several hundreds of metres high, attract many rock climbers. It is considered an outstanding destination for multi-pitch climbing, with 1,500 routes available ranging from 20 metres (65 feet) to over 400 metres (1,300 feet).
History
During the Triassic period, the Provence subsided and was covered by the sea, leaving thick layers of various limestone deposits. Several million years later, with the arrival of the Jurassic period, the area was covered by a warm shallow sea, which allowed the growth of various corals. The Cretaceous period saw what is now Basse Provence being raised and the sea reaching the current location of the Alps, which were themselves erected during the tertiary era. As a result of the large-scale geological activity, many of the Jurassic limestone deposits fractured, forming relief with valleys and other such features. The origins of the Verdon Gorge can be traced to this era.
The dawn of the Quaternary period had large-scale glaciation, transforming water pockets and lakes into rivers of ice, which remodeled the topography, scouring and striating the landscape. At the end of this activity, erosion by rivers continued, forming the Gorge as it is today. The Verdon's riverbed was scoured for a second time of the accumulated coral and limestone sediments, by a water delivery rate nearing 2000 to 3000 cubic metres per second.
Discovery
The gorge was described in printed form from 1782 and 1804. By the second half of the 19th century, it was featured in French tourist guides. According to Graham Robb's book The Discovery of France, the gorge did not become known outside France until 1906.
Recent developments
On 10 July 2006, the Council of State annulled the declaration of public use of a project by EDF relating to a proposed high-voltage line which would have had to pass through the Verdon Gorge. This decision ended 23 years of struggle by public groups and associations of environmental defence to preserve a site of exceptional natural interest, of which a part contains protected animal and plant species.
During the 2022 European drought, the water levels in the river were very low and dried up completely in some parts.
Geography
The source of the Verdon is close to the col d'Allos hill in the Trois Eveches mountain range, whence it continues, flowing into the Durance river near Vinon-sur-Verdon after traveling 175 kilometres. Between Castellane and the Galetas bridge, the river passes through the lake of Sainte-Croix, created by the construction of a dam of the same name. Before the dam was constructed, the village of Les Salles-sur-Verdon occupied the river plain. To create the reservoir, the village was destroyed in 1973. Les Salles-sur-Verdon was reconstructed as a more modern settlement higher up the valley. Today, it is the youngest village in France.
For some distance the Verdon Gorge forms the border between the départements of Var to the south and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence to the north in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur région.
This region between Castellane and the Lac de Sainte-Croix is called the Gorges du Verdon, or Verdon Gorge. It is split into three distinct parts:
"Prégorges" ('pre-gorge'), from Castellane to Pont de Soleils,
the deepest part of the Gorge, from Pont de Soleils to l'Imbut, and
the Canyon from l’Imbut to the Pont du Galetas.
The Verdon Gorge is narrow and deep, with depths of 250 to 700 metres and widths of 6 to 100 metres at the level of the Verdon river. It is 200 to 1500 metres wide from one side of the Gorge to the other at the summits. The Gorge has been compared to the Grand Canyon in the United States.
Hydro-electric dams
Between 1929 and 1975, five dams were erected on the course of the Verdon, between Castellane and Gréoux-les-Bains. These dams hold back water in the following reservoirs:
Lac de Castillon, which was created by flooding the village of the same name
Lac de Sainte-Croix, flooded the village of des Salles-sur-Verdon.
Lac d'Esparron-Gréoux, known locally as "lac d’Esparron".
Reservoir at Chaudanne
Reservoir at Quinson, sometimes improperly called the "lac de Montpezat", the name of the village over which it dominates.
Notable features
The Styx du Verdon, associated with the river Styx of Greek mythology, is an area of sub-canyon within the gorge.
The Imbut, also known as Embut or Embucq, is an area where the Verdon disappears underground, beneath enormous rock structures, before re-emerging above ground.
Tourism
The Verdon Gorge attracts numerous tourists, especially during the summer period. The river's turquoise colour is associated with glacial sources and the minerals of rock flour suspended in the water.
It is easily accessible on its right bank from the north (via route D952 from Castellane to Moustiers-Sainte-Marie), and on its left bank from the south (via routes D71, D90 and D955 from Aiguines to Castellane).
Sport
The Verdon Gorge attracts many rock climbers for its more than 1,500 climbing routes on good limestone rock.
The Verdon and its Gorge are also a favoured destination for fishermen, particularly for fly fishing.
Hiking, canoeing, paragliding, rafting, climbing and canyoning are some of the sports practised in the region.
Hiking and scenic walks
The most common hikes in the gorge include:
Le sentier (pathway) de Martel
Le sentier de l'Imbut
Le sentier du Bastidon
Le belvédère de Rancoumas par le pont de Tusset (the Rancoumas panoramic viewpoint near the Tusset Bridge)
The Sentier Martel, was laid out in 1928 by the Touring Club de France.[citation needed] It was named in 1930 to honor the explorer Édouard-Alfred Martel (1859–1938). Martel had visited the Verdon in 1905 as an employee of the Southeast Electricity Company, carrying out precise geological surveys of the river. On 11 August, he and his team (explorer Armand Janet, schoolmaster Isidore Blanc, geographer Cuvelier, plaus Baptistin Flory, Fernand Honorat, Prosper Marcel, and Tessier Zurcher) began an expedition of the region. Their successful arrival at the Pas de Galetas marked the completion of the first expedition of the Verdon Canyon.
Other expeditions to the Verdon included Martel's team the following year; followed by Robert de Joly, who in 1928 was the first to completely cross the Verdon Gorge.
(Wikipedia)
Die Verdonschlucht, französisch Gorges du Verdon, umgangssprachlich auch Grand Canyon du Verdon, ist eine Schlucht in der französischen Provence, Département Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Sie beginnt flussabwärts nach der Stadt Castellane und endet nahe Moustiers-Sainte-Marie im Stausee Lac de Sainte-Croix. Durch den etwa 21 km langen und bis zu 700 Meter tiefen Canyon fließt der türkisfarbene Fluss Verdon. Die Gorges du Verdon sind neben der Tara-Schlucht einer der größten Canyons Europas und Hauptbestandteil des nach ihm benannten Regionalen Naturparks Verdon.
Geographische Lage
Der Verdon entspringt in der Nähe des Col d’Allos im Bergland Trois Évêchés und mündet nach etwa 175 km in der Nähe von Vinon-sur-Verdon in die Durance. Das interessanteste Stück seines Laufes befindet sich zwischen Castellane und der Galetas-Brücke kurz vor dem Lac de Sainte-Croix. Die Schlucht von Verdon definiert über weite Strecken die Grenze zwischen den Départements Var im Süden und Alpes-de-Haute-Provence im Norden. Das Gebiet ist in drei Teilabschnitte gegliedert:
Die „Prégorges“ zwischen Castellane und der Brücke bei Soleils
Die Schlucht zwischen der Brücke und l’Imbut
Der Canyon zwischen l’Imbut und der Brücke von Galetas
Die Schlucht ist am Grund zwischen 6 und 100 m breit, die gegenüberliegenden Flanken sind zwischen 200 und 1500 m voneinander entfernt und die Tiefe variiert zwischen 250 und 700 m.
Entstehung
In der Trias-Zeit senkte sich die Provence ab und wurde vom Meer bedeckt. In der Folge lagerten sich am Grund verschiedene Schichten von Kalk (abgestorbene Muscheln u. ä.) ab. Im Jura wurde die Provence erneut von einem warmen, wenig tiefen Meer überflutet, was die Entstehung mächtiger Korallenbänke begünstigte.
In der Kreidezeit hob sich die Provence, und das Meer zog sich in den Bereich der heutigen Alpen zurück. Erst im Tertiär wurden die Alpen aufgefaltet. Die in der Folge zerbrechenden Kalkmassive aus der Jurazeit bestimmten das Relief und die Täler. In dieser Zeit suchte sich auch der Verdon sein Bett.
Im Quartär überformten die eiszeitlichen Gletscher die Landschaft. Am Ende der Vereisung nehmen die Flüsse ihre Erosionstätigkeit wieder auf. Bedingt durch die Eisschmelze waren die Wassermengen gewaltig: bis zu 3000 m³/s. Diese Mengen ermöglichten die tiefen Einschnitte im weichen Gestein.
Jüngere Geschichte
Auf dem Gebiet des heutigen Stausees, der durch den Bau des Sainte-Croix-Staudamms entstand, befand sich vor 1973 die Ortschaft Les Salles-sur-Verdon, die kurz vor der Flutung des Tals vollständig zerstört und an anderer Stelle neu aufgebaut wurde. Heute ist sie eine der jüngsten Gemeinden Frankreichs.
Seit dem 7. Mai 1990 ist die Schlucht offizielles Naturschutzgebiet.
Am 10. Juli 2006 beschloss der Conseil d’État, dass die geplante 400.000-Volt-Hochspannungsleitung der Électricité de France durch den Canyon nicht gebaut werden dürfe. Damit endete ein über 23 Jahre andauernder Kampf verschiedener Umwelt- und Naturschutzorganisation, die sich für den Erhalt der ursprünglichen Schlucht einsetzen.
1905: Erste vollständige Durchquerung der Schlucht durch den Speläologen Martel
1929: Grundsteinlegung des Castillon-Staudamms
1932: Unterbrechung der Bauarbeiten
1936: Ein Brand beschädigt den Staudamm
1948: Fertigstellung des Castillon-Staudamms
1951: Fertigstellung des Chaudanne-Staudamms
1960: Fertigstellung des Esparron-Gréoux-Staudamms
1973: Flutung des Sainte-Croix-Stausees
1973: Wiederaufbau der gefluteten Ortschaft Les Salles-sur-Verdon etwa 400 m entfernt
1974: Beginn der Stromproduktion des Wasserkraftwerks in Sainte-Croix
1975: Flutung des Quinson-Stausees
Aktivitäten
Auf dem Wasser
Teilweise lässt sich die Verdonschlucht mit Wildwasser-Kajaks befahren, im Unterlauf am Lac de Sainte-Croix auch mit größeren Booten. Der Wasserabfluss der oberen Stauseen ist zumindest während der Hauptreisezeit Juli und August einheitlich festgelegt. Um den Wassersport wie Wildwasserschwimmen, Rafting etc. zu unterstützen, wird an zwei Tagen der Woche (meist dienstags und freitags) mehr Wasser abgelassen. Der Abfluss beträgt dann 10–16 Kubikmeter Wasser pro Sekunde, an den anderen Tagen ca. 0,5 Kubikmeter Wasser pro Sekunde. Es existiert eine Hotline zur Information über aktuelle Wasserstände. In der Vor- und Nachsaison hingegen wird deutlich unregelmäßiger Wasser abgelassen, in manchen Jahren wochenlang bis zu 40 Kubikmeter pro Sekunde, in anderen wochenlang nur 0,5 Kubikmeter pro Sekunde. Bei Wassermengen über 2 bis 3 Kubikmeter wird im Wildwasserschwimmen Ungeübten vom Baden in der Strömung abgeraten. Durch unberechenbare Hindernisse wie Siphone, Unterspülungen und Holzverblockungen besteht dann Lebensgefahr.
Wandern
Das Wandern in den unzugänglicheren Regionen der Schlucht ist beliebt und gilt als ungefährlich. Die bekannteste Wander-Route durch den Verdon-Canyon beginnt und endet in der Mitte des Canyons an einem Aussichtspunkt, von dem es relativ steil über Serpentinen bergab geht. Sie führt entlang des Sentier Martel (benannt nach dem Erstdurchquerer Martel). Der Abstieg beginnt von der Route de Crête, am Vereinshaus La Maline. Unten am Fluss angelangt sollte man sich an der dortigen Weggabelung nach Norden halten und dort zügig dem Wegverlauf stromaufwärts folgen. Im Verlauf der fast sechsstündigen Wanderung – ohne Möglichkeit eines Zwischenausstieges – führt der Wanderweg beständig bergauf-bergab und über einige künstlich angelegte Leitern und Treppen abwärts. Eine davon (Brèche Imbert) ist recht steil und führt über 252 Stufen von einem Aussichtspunkt hinunter. Kurz vor Ende der Route führt der Weg durch zwei hintereinander liegende Tunnel, die als einzige Möglichkeit weiterführen. Hier sollte ursprünglich der Fluss komplett umgeleitet werden, doch das Projekt wurde nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgegeben. Die Länge des ersten Tunnels beträgt 110 m, die des zweiten 657 m.
Insgesamt ist für diese Bergwanderung mit etwa fünf bis sechs Stunden reiner Gehzeit zu rechnen. Am End- bzw. Ausgangspunkt Point Sublime im Norden befindet sich ein weiterer Parkplatz. Für die Rückfahrt zum Ausgangspunkt besteht die Möglichkeit, ein Schluchtentaxi oder einen allerdings selten verkehrenden Linienbus zu benutzen.
Klettern
Die Verdonschlucht war in den 1970er und 1980er Jahren eines der bedeutendsten Klettergebiete. In den 1970er Jahren wurden zahlreiche ausgesetzte technische Linien erstbegangen, in den 1980er Jahren gelang dann Kletterern wie Patrick Berhault und Patrick Edlinger die freie Begehung vieler dieser Routen. Auch heute wird in dem Gebiet noch intensiv geklettert.
Weitere Aktivitäten
Auf der Ringstraße um den Verdon-Canyon sind immer wieder Aussichtspunkte zur Schlucht hin, aber auch auf die Lavendel-Felder, für die die Region berühmt ist, angelegt. Über der Schlucht kreisen häufig Paraglider, Drachen und Segelflieger, wenn das Wetter dies zulässt. Die Pont de l’Artuby wird sehr stark von Bungee-Jumpern frequentiert. Ebenso ist die Schlucht mit ihren Pässen Ziel vieler Motorradfahrer.
(Wikipedia)
It is impossible to describe God adequately, but here's some of what such a description might contain.
Thanks for looking? Isn't God a great artist/creator/architect?
SN: Cycas Revoluta, Cycadaceae Family
This Palm has its origin in the Ryukyu Islands in Southern Japan. Although called Palm it doesn't belong to the Palmaceae family. Nowadays is disseminated all over. Produces a center of future leaves looking like a cabbage. It is quite attractive.
The Sago Palm is one of the most widely grown houseplants in the world because of its attractive, easy-care habit. It's a cycad, not an actual palm. The thick, shiny-green fronds have a slightly cascading appearance and they arise from a stout, brown, textured truck. When it’s container-grown, it performs well in any bright, sun-filled indoor space. This slow-growing evergreen plant is moderately cold hardy (to zone 8) and it’s native to southern Japan. Easy to care for, it prefers a well-drained potting mix or sandy soil when planted outside in southern zones. Sago Palm makes it easy to add a touch of greenery to your indoor living space.
Cycas revoluta (Sotetsu [japonés ソテツ] palma sago, king sago, la cica, palma de iglesia, o falsa palmera, es una planta oriunda del sur de Japón ejemplo paradigmático de las pseudopalmeras o cicadáceas. Se suele cultivar como planta de interior, ya que no soporta el frío, aunque en España vegeta a gusto en la zona mediterránea.
Cycas revoluta, conhecida no Brasil como sagu-de-jardim, é uma espécie de cicadófita do género Cycas da família Cycadaceae, nativa de Fujian, na China, e de Kyushu e Ilhas Ryukyu, no Japão. Esta espécie tem importância ornamental e dela é extraído amido usado na alimentação humana. É ainda usada na medicina popular. Segundo dados de 2010, a população encontra-se estável.
Cycas revoluta est une espèce de cycas du genre Cycas de la famille des Cycadaceae, originaire du Fujian en Chine, et des îles Kyushu et Ryukyu au Japon. Cette espèce a une importance ornementale et on en extrait de l’amidon utilisé dans l’alimentation humaine. Il est encore utilisé en médecine traditionnelle. Selon les données de 2010, la population est stable.
Cycas revoluta, conosciuta in Brasile come sagu da giardino, è una specie di cicadina del genere cycas della famiglia Cycadaceae, originaria del Fujian, in Cina, e delle isole Kyushu e Ryukyu in Giappone. Questa specie ha importanza ornamentale e da essa viene estratto l'amido utilizzato nell'alimentazione umana. È ancora usato nella medicina popolare. Secondo i dati del 2010, la popolazione è stabile.
Cycas revoluta is een cycadine uit de familie Cycadaceae, afkomstig uit de familie Cycadaceae. Deze soort heeft sierbelang en daaruit wordt zetmeel gewonnen dat wordt gebruikt in menselijk voedsel. Het wordt nog steeds gebruikt in de volksgeneeskunde. Volgens gegevens uit 2010 is de bevolking stabiel.
Cycas revoluta ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung der Cycas ("Cycas") in der Familie der Cycadaceae. Diese Art hat dekorative Bedeutung und daraus wird Stärke gewonnen, die in der menschlichen Nahrung verwendet wird. Es wird immer noch in der Volksmedizin verwendet. Nach Angaben von 2010 ist die Bevölkerung stabil.
سيكاس ريفولوتا، المعروفة في البرازيل باسم ساغو الحديقة، هو نوع من السيكادين من جنس سيكاس من الأسرة Cycadaceae، الأصلي إلى فوجيان، الصين، وجزر كيوشو وريوكيو في اليابان. هذا النوع له أهمية الزينة ومن ذلك يتم استخراج النشا المستخدمة في الغذاء البشري.
لا يزال يستخدم في الطب الشعبي. ووفقا لبيانات عام 2010، فإن عدد السكان مستقر.
ソテツはソテツ科ソテツ属のソテツの一種で、中国の福建省、日本の九州、琉球列島が原産です。この種は観賞用として重要であり、人間の食品として使用するためにデンプンが抽出されます。それは今でも伝統医学で使用されています。 2010 年のデータによると、人口は安定しています。
Without the modern large ways the people used to transit village by village using trails with only a wagon to transport the own things.
To remember good or bad events they built small building with inside painted wall, that showed religious things.
Today these trails are still to be abandoned, but this belongs to my origins.
El pueblo de Primošten se originó por el asentamiento de las familias que huían de las invasiones del ejército otomano. Primosten era una pequeña isla cercana a la costa, que para una mayor seguridad se fortificó y se conectó al continente con un puente de madera replegable. Tras las guerras otomanas y el fin de la amenaza turca, el puente de madera se reemplazó por una lengua de tierra convirtiendo la antigua isla en una península.
Il Santuario ebbe origine da un grandioso progetto, denominato "Novella Gerusalemme o sia Palestina del Piemonte, detta di San Carlo a Graglia", di don Nicolao Velotti, vercellese, nominato parroco di Graglia nel 1615, che prevedeva la realizzazione di un Sacro Monte, comprendente 100 cappelle, tra il paese di Graglia (m 600) ed il Colle San Carlo (m 1020). Si trattava di un progetto missionario di evangelizzazione visiva, che avrebbe dovuto far conoscere e ricordare al pellegrino le principali verità della Rivelazione Cristiana, attraverso la rappresentazione, tramite scene realizzate con gruppi statuari, degli episodi salienti della nostra Fede: dalla creazione, alle varie fasi della vita di Gesù, fino alla gloria di Dio e dei Beati in Cielo. I lavori iniziarono nel 1616 con la costruzione sul colle della Chiesa di San Carlo (che rimarrà incompiuta e molto ridimensionata rispetto al progetto iniziale) e di alcune cappelle dedicate alla Passione ed alla morte di Cristo; nel 1617, ad 800 m di altitudine, dove oggi sorge il Santuario, venne edificata una Cappella dell'Annunciazione, costruita sulle misure della Santa Casa di Nazaret, venerata nel Santuario di Loreto, in cui, oltre alle statue di terracotta dell'Angelo Gabriele e di Maria, venne posta una statua in legno di pioppo della Madonna Lauretana, fatta scolpire a Torino nel 1620. Intorno a questa statua si sviluppò subito un'intensa devozione mariana, che portava molti pellegrini alla cappella. Negli anni successivi sorsero altre cappelle, arredate con statue di terracotta policroma e dedicate alla nascita di Gesù, all'Adorazione dei Magi, alla presentazione di Gesù al Tempio, alla Circoncisione, alla strage degli Innocenti (quest'ultima non più esistente). La morte di don Velotti nel 1626, segnò una battuta di arresto dei lavori. Il successore don Garrono, infatti, per evitare, soprattutto in inverno, la lunga marcia dei pellegrini per raggiungere il colle S. Carlo, fece costruire, alle porte di Graglia, un oratorio dedicato alla Madonna della Neve, con annessa abitazione per i sacerdoti che dimoravano a S. Carlo; tale costruzione non prevista dal progetto del Sacro Monte, venne in seguito annessa ad esso e diede vita al Santuario della Madonna di Campra, ancora oggi molto frequentato, soprattutto in occasione della festa del 5 agosto.
Un altro successore di don Velotti e don Garrono, don Agostino Dal Pozzo, venendo a mancare i mezzi necessari alla prosecuzione del progetto originario, scelse come centro di devozione la Cappella della Santa Casa di Nazaret. Furono le numerose grazie e miracoli (per lo più guarigioni, citate da don Dal Pozzo nel suo "Ragguaglio" e presentate all'esame dell'autorità ecclesiastica) ottenuti dai fedeli pregando davanti all'immagine taumaturgica, a sviluppare una forte devozione popolare, per cui don Agostino pensò di inserire detta Cappella al centro di un maestoso Santuario. Finanziatore del progetto fu il Duca Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia, che incaricò l'Ing. Pietro Arduzzi (già Capitano militare di Casa Savoia) di disegnare il complesso del Santuario. Egli progettò, intorno alla Santa Casa, la Chiesa, con pianta a croce greca e vi pose, a coronamento, una grandiosa cupola con cupolino. La Chiesa era completata , ai due lati, dagli edifici da adibire ad ospizio per i pellegrini ed ad abitazione del clero. La prima pietra del Santuario fu posta , con una solenne cerimonia, nel 1659. Per diverse cause, guerre, epidemie, mancanza di mezzi economici ed altre vicissitudini, i lavori procedettero lentamente e la Chiesa fu terminata solo nella seconda metà del 1700, soprattutto per merito di don Carlo Giuseppe Gastaldi, che profuse nell'opera ogni sua energia e che per questo fu definito il secondo fondatore del Santuario. Successivamente alla Cappella dedicata alla Madonna Lauretana fu data nuova allocazione, a sinistra dell'altare maggiore. Unica statua rimasta intatta nel tempo, quella lignea del 1620 raffigurante appunto la Madonna con Bambino. Quindi furono progettati e costruiti l'altare e l'ancona (seconda meta del sec. XVIII) con teca in vetro che ancora oggi ospita l'antica statua oggetto di profonda devozione. Nella parete di fronte ad essa é presente una tela settecentesca raffigurante l'Immacolata attorniata da angeli. Negli anni successivi il complesso subì numerosi lavori di ampliamento e restauro. Agli inizi del 1800, durante il periodo napoleonico, il complesso del Santuario fu utilizzato come sede di un collegio imperiale. Fonte: www.santuariodigraglia.com
Every tradition, every myth, is based on a grain of truth...
Recent evidence suggests that the easter bunny originated somewhere in what was once the supercontinent Gondwana, 2000 to 2000000000 years ago.
Several factors were important in the creation of the easter bunny story:
- dinosaurs would lay their eggs at this time of year
- their eggs were nutritious
- prehistoric man would be really hungry after a long winter
- being male and hungry predisposed him to making stupid decisions e.g.. stealing dinosaur eggs
- ancient megafauna like megarabbit were slow moving and easy to kill, but not as nutritious as dinosaur eggs
- if you wore megabunny ears like a hat, it would make you (prehistoric man) appear bigger and thus scarier to dinosaurs, increasing your chance of successfully stealing dinosaur eggs and surviving to procreate another day from 1:32544756485 to 1:7362486346
- prehistoric man had not yet mastered statistics or critical thought.
With these well documented facts put together, we can now appreciate how the story of the "easter bunny" and "easter eggs" came to be.
Ofcourse, like all stories, it has changed somewhat over the years, but the main message of Easter has remained the same - chocolate eggs taste better than real eggs, but are far less nutritious.
Happy hunting, and happy Easter!
My own creation, a mix of Arkham-Freeze and BTAS.
Arnold-Freeze ice puns always welcome. What do you guys think?
Julienrupt, le village... En contrebas les cités ouvrières où vivaient ma grand-mère et ses jeunes enfants, parmi lesquels ma mère, durant la guerre (WW2) ... Mon grand-père, combattant, était retenu prisonnier par le barbare germanique ... Je ne sais si les actuels résidents de ces bâtisses aujourd'hui rénovées savent que les caves ont longuement servi de logements protecteurs pendant les terribles bombardements à la fin de cette guerre ?...
Ainsi passe la vie ...
Lumix G & Olympus - 35.0mm f/9.0 1/400 ISO 200 ...
The Gate of the Sun, Madrid's main square and the origin point of all of Spain's roads.
The Puerta De Sol takes it's name from a gate within the medieval city wall.
The square is also home to the clock whose chimes indicate the eating of the Twelve Grapes and the start of each new year.
Muy buenas, hoy vuelvo para mi tierra, pegadito a la costa, y os dejo esta toma que realicé en el Parque Natural de Calblanque. En esta ocasión la idea la tenía clara, unir el efecto que produce la lana de acero con el entorno y aprovechar la vía láctea para realizar un encuadre completo.
Como siempre, en una sola toma, sin utilizar Photoshop, y realizando un procesado ligero en Lightroom. En esta ocasión, pude realizar la toma gracias a tener un objetivo completamente manual. Para los que estéis familiarizados con la fotografía nocturna, sabréis que la configuración de la cámara para sacar la vía láctea, es totalmente distinta a la configuración para lograr una correcta exposición de la lana de acero. Para lograrlo, tuve que jugar con la apertura, y solo pude hacerlo gracias a que el objetivo que utilicé es totalmente manual, y me permite cambiar la apertura una vez iniciada la toma.
Estos son los datos de la toma:
Canon 6D @ Samyang 14mm @ 40 seg. @ 6400 ISO @ F/2.8-22
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A l'origine, le Haut-Kœnigsbourg est un château fort du XIIe siècle, qui a été remanié au XVe siècle. Il fut sous Guillaume II un symbole impérial allemand. Il se dresse sur la commune française d'Orschwiller dans le département du Bas-Rhin en Alsace.
Le nom actuel du château est l'adaptation du nom allemand Hochkönigsburg que l'on peut traduire par « haut-château du roi ».
I swirled the water around inside the bowl of this leaf to get this shot. This one was the most amusing--like it has a little mouth or something.
The original Origins