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Start Point is a promontory in the South Hams district in Devon, England, grid reference SX832370. Close to the most southerly point in the county, it marks the southern limit of Start Bay, which extends northwards to the estuary of the River Dart.
The rocks of the point are greenschist and mica-schist, formed by metamorphism of Devonian sediments during a period of mountain building towards the end of the Carboniferous period.
The name "Start" derives from an Anglo-Saxon word steort, meaning a tail. This root also appears in the names of birds with distinctive tails, like the redstart.
As a result of the many shipwrecks in the area, Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 to alert ships to the danger of the point and its surrounding rocks. The lighthouse, and the area's birdlife, make it a popular spot for visitors, and Start Point is accessible to walkers from the South West Coast Path.
The Start Point transmitting station is located on top of the promontory, just north-west of the lighthouse. Built in 1939, it nowadays transmits only a single broadcast, BBC Radio 5 Live.
Lamacraft Farm is near Start Point and a quarter of a mile from South Hallsands.
A stellar day on the cliffs above Jervis Bay.
The Point Perpendicular lighthouse is no longer in use, and is only lit on special occasions.
Hastings Point NSW looking south 205 kms to Cape Byron, the most Easterly point on the Australian mainland.
Yosemite National Park's stunning Half Dome rock formation protrudes over the horizon as the warm hues of the sunset are reflected from behind. From the wider collection © www.paulreiffer.com
Rawley Point juts out into Lake Michigan (there's a lighthouse here.). Its main feature is a series of beach ridges formed as the lake dropped and paused from higher glacial levels over thousands of years. A beautiful place to be at any time, but especially pretty during sunrise.
Cold day at Dead Horse Point. Colorado River, San Juan County, Utah.
The legend of Dead Horse Point originates around the turn of the 19th century when cowboys would round up the wild mustangs that roamed the mesa. It is said, a herd was driven down the neck of the peninsula, its sheer cliffs forming a natural corral, and the 30-foot-wide entrance was fenced off with branches and brush. For reasons unknown, the herd was left or forgotten. After a period of time with no food or water, they succumbed to the harsh desert elements, with the Colorado River in view 2,000 feet below. It is rumored those horses can be seen and heard still roaming the area.
It was cloudy that day. We couldn't get and good images for the Golden Gate Bridge. We were lucky the other side of Point Bonita's sky gave us some nice color. At least we have something to go home.
"Thelma & Louise Point" on the Colorado River from the "Potash Road" below Dead Horse Point State Park, Utah USA.
This is where "Thelma and Louise" drove their car off the cliff at the end of the movie of the same name.
This is accessed from Utah Highway 279 along the Colorado River northwest of Moab, Utah. This road becomes the "Potash Road" that weaves through the colorful potash ponds and eventually ends up in Canyonlands National Park as the "Shafer Trail".
13 Jun 2013
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or that point where I finally merge with everything
Lake County, Oregon, 2024
Zenza Bronica S2A, Nikkor 75mm, Kodak Tmax 100
Sunrise at Nugget point, NZ. When I arrived at this spot the whole scene was shrouded in fog. A few japanese photographers had already set up their tripods. After some time they lost patience and left the viewpoint. Good for me. Shortly afterwards the fog lifted and revealed this nice coastal view and it was nice and quiet.
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„LA DIAVOLEZZA“ - DIE SCHÖNE TEUFELIN
Da oben hauste vor vielen Jahren eine wunderbare Bergfee. Sie lebte in ihrer Felsenburg hoch oben zwischen Chapütschöl und Munt Pers, dort wo – eingefasst von Felsentürmen und grossen Geröllhalden- mitten in einer blumenbedeckten Bergweide, ein tiefblauer See die Sonne widerspiegelt, dort wo ganze Rudel von munteren Gämsen sich tummeln und im saftigen Gras weiden, dort wo die Berghühner gackern, hochfliegen, dann im elegantem Gleitflug landen, um zu weiden und weiter zu gackern, dort wo die Schneehasen mit offenen Augen träumen und schliesslich aufgeschreckt in gestrecktem Galopp davon sausen.
Das herrliche Weib wurde nur selten und flüchtig von Jägern erblickt und mit Vorliebe dann bestaunt, wenn sie über die Felsbände des Munt Pers zum „Lej da la Diavolezza“ hinüberwechselte, um dort ein erfrischendes Bad zu nehmen. Dann allerdings wurden die jungen Jäger ganz vernarrt und unvorsichtig. Sie folgten ihr, die stets von ihrer Gämsherde bewacht war, über die Felsgänge bis hinüber zu ihrem Felsenschloss.
Was dann dort geschah, das weiss man nicht, man ahnt es nur. Ein Jäger nach dem anderen verschwand und verlor sich am Munt Pers (verlorener Berg). So auch Aratsch, ein stattlicher Jüngling aus dem Dorf. Er kehrte von der Jagd nicht mehr zurück. Überall wurde vergeblich nach ihm gesucht und schliesslich musste man annehmen, er sei auch in die Gletscherbrüche am Pers gefallen oder irgendwo abgestürzt. Denn wer bis Einbruch der Nacht sich in der Region des Bernina-Massivs aufhielt, hörte, vom Winde getragen, die Klagestimme der Diavolezza, die ausrief: „mort ais Aratsch“ (Aratsch ist tot).
Das erzählte man sich von Generation zu Generation und nannte dann die schöne Alp im Kessel der Berninagruppe Alp Morteratsch. Aber die Diavolezza hatte keine Ruhe bis nicht der Gletscher vorrückte und die ganze Alp bis hinunter ins Tal mit Eis und Geröll zugedeckt war. Dann verliess sie die Gegend mit dem Klageruf: „davent dal Munt dal Pers“ und wurde nie mehr gesehen.
With most of the heavy lifting done, a Denver & Rio Grande Western Cumbres Turn rounds Windy Point at Milepost 331.0, clawing its way up the last half mile to Cumbres Pass, CO, bringing a large cut of freight loads, destined for Alamosa, CO. The road engine today is DRGW K-36 #487. Helping on the tail end of the train is sister engine #488, both out of Chama, NM. On the very far left edge of the photo, the tracks just east of Coxo Crossing are visible in the valley far below, demonstrating that even at the very end of its run to Cumbres Pass, the railroad maintains that steep, 4% grade.
This image was captured during an October, 2012 photo shoot on the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, organized by Lerro Photography. The camera a position offering this commanding view of Windy Point is a ridge on the south side of Highway 17. The rocky point where I am standing has informally acquired the name "Roger's Rock", after noted local photographer, Roger Hogan.