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it had been a long time since i saw a check point at this place, so this one came as a big surprise and a great opportunity for a photoshoot. with permission, so as not to antagonise anyone, i took these series of shots. due to recent incidents involving radicals and terrorist attacks, this check point was organized to control their harmful activities . it could be an inconvenience but for the safety and security of the peacful citizens, it is , in my opinion, as long as it is properly organized and implemented, necessary to have regular check points
The crumbling remains of Boddin Point lime kiln is long overdue its collapse into the sea. The old fishing boats mirror its forgotten working past.
The Point Bonita lighthouse on a moonlit night. San Francisco's Ocean Beach can be seen in the distance, on the far side of the Golden Gate.
Another photo from Tomales Point hike.
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Okay, I know that this isn't a 3,000 or higher piece puzzle, but when you look at the number of puzzles displayed, most in the 1,000 range, there are certainly a lot more than 3,000 pieces represented so hopefully Mike won't punish me for posting this one here. I just wanted everyone in the group to see this as I think this would be such a fun project to do, and one that I plan on doing in my house with some smaller puzzles eventually. Obviously the Life puzzle is way too big to be a part of a collage like this, but I'm hoping a 4,000 - 6,000 piece puzzle would make a really nice center focal point with smaller puzzles surrounding it. What do you all think?
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"The" St. Patrick's Day Rugby Tournament 2016,.
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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
In 1852 Colonel James Whiteside built a road from the north end of Lookout Mountain to his property at the top, then called Point Lookout. The ride up took four hours in a buggy with a good horse, but the view was stunning. In 1857 Col. Whiteside added a hotel that would be destroyed during the Civil War.
A few days after the battle of Chickamauga the Army of Tennessee retook Lookout Mountain and used it as an observation post and to fire on Chattanooga, Tennessee. Confederate artillery from Point Lookout was largely ineffective. After the Union Army successfully completed the "Cracker Line" the position became a target. On November 24, 1863 General Joseph Hooker launched an attack that would become known as the "Battle Above The Clouds." Although no fighting actually took place in Point Park a Confederate artillery battery did fire on Union soldiers, who were sweeping the mountainside during The Battle of Lookout Mountain.
Although the mountaintop remained relatively quiet after the Civil War, in 1879 a second toll-road was completed and a building boom ensued. By the mid-1890's there were a number of alternate routes to the top of Lookout Mountain including Inclines (Incline Railway) and two railroads (a broad gauge and narrow gauge), and a number of hotels and rooms.
Point Park was completed in 1905 to commemorate the Battle Above the Clouds" as part of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park. Land on the mountainside, acquired by the publisher of the Chattanooga Times, Adolph S. Ochs, from Col. Whiteside's family and the family of Robert Cravens comprised a significant portion of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park on Lookout Mountain, although it is not technically part of Point Park. Ochs then donated the land to the government for the memorial. Cravens House is also a part of the park and can be reached by road or trails.
Inside Point Park are numerous monuments to the men who fought and died. The New York Peace Memorial features a Union and a Confederate soldier shaking hands. A small museum at the Ochs Overlook houses items of interest for Civil War buffs.
From Point Park it is possible to access many other sites through an intricate maze of trails on Lookout Mountain. Access to the trails is from Ochs Museum. You can walk to Sunset Rock, where James Longstreet watched the Union Army march unopposed into Lookout Valley during the operations associated with the Battle of Browns Ferry. (1.1 miles, easy), walk to the Cravens House, (1.5 miles, moderate) or follow the eastern rim of the mountain (1.5, easy) on the Mountain Rim Trail. This trail is exceptionally beautiful at sunrise.
Death Knell of the Confederacy. In 1863, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Chattanooga, known as the "Gateway to the Deep South." The Confederates were victorious at nearby Chickamauga in September. However, renewed fighting in Chattanooga that November provided Union troops victory and control of the city. After the fighting, a Confederate soldier ominously wrote, "This...is the death-knell of the Confederacy."
A unit of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park located on Lookout Mountain. The site of the Civil War battle commonly referred to as "The Battle Above the Clouds." The newly renovated visitor center houses a 33' by 13' mural painted by James Walker, an eyewitness to the battle, and has several short audio-visual presentations about the painting and battles for Chattanooga.
Point Park hours of operation (Eastern Standard Time): Open daily 8:30 a.m. - sunset. Park Admission Price: Adults $3.00, visitors with any of the America The Beautiful - National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes enter free and Children under 16 enter free. Admission to the Point Park Visitor Center is free. Visitor center hours of operation (Eastern Standard Time): June-August 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.; September-May 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Perched on a cliff on northern California's 'San Mateo Coast', 50 miles south of San Francisco, the 115-foot Pigeon Point Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses in America, has been guiding mariners since 1872. Its five-wick lard oil lamp, and first-order Fresnel lens, comprised of 1,008 prisms, was first lit at sunset, November 15, 1872. The lens stands 16 feet tall, 6 feet in diameter, and weighs 8,000 pounds. It sits in a lantern room that had been constructed at the Lighthouse Service's general depot in New York before being shipped around the Horn. Although the original Fresnel lens is no longer in use, the lighthouse is still an active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation using a 24 inch Aero Beacon.
The dunes and beach near the far western end of Blakeney Point, Norfolk. Taken from OS grid ref TF996465, facing west.
Sunrise Fingle Point, NSW, July 2008. Taken during the Flickr meet in late July.
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This is the lighthouse at Point Atkinson in West Vancouver, BC, Canada. This was the first manned lighthouse in Canada, built in 1910, to replace the original wooden one built in 1874. It is situated in Lighthouse Park, home to the last virgin rainforest and old growth trees in the city. This landmark lighthouse lets ship's captains know when they have arrived in the port of Vancouver, or upon departure, when they are officially "at sea". The name Point Atkinson was given to the rocky bluff by Captain Geroge Vancouver in 1792, named after a friend of his.
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Sign at the 2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Hyatt Regency DFW Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
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Situated at the mouth of the Golden Gate, Point Bonita Lighthouse sits 124 feet above sea level. Activated in 1855 and now part of the Golden Gate Recreation Area, the lighthouse still serves as an active navigation aid. Its original second-order Fresnel lens remains in place and is operational.
The original Point Bonita light was built higher up on the bluffs (306 ft. above sea level) in the left of this photograph. Because the dense high fog on the West Coast often left the original light cloaked in fog it was decided, in 1877, to move its location to the current site which is only 124 ft. above seal level. This was a tricky engineering feat because it required flattening a rock, digging a tunnel 118 ft. long, and stretching a narrow rock bridge across a chasm to reach the rock. The rock bridge was later replaced with a suspension bridge (patterned after the Golden Gate Bridge) giving Point Bonita the distinction of being the only lighthouse in America that must be reached by crossing a suspension bridge. A portion of the bridge can be seen in this photograph to the left of the lighthouse.
This photo was taken, with a 500mm Tamron telephoto lens, from the parking lot at the west end of Conzelman Road looking south towards the lighthouse
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Black Point Fissures. These deep, narrow cracks occur on the crest of Black Point, a volcanic cinder cone on the north side of Mono Lake. The cone was formed about 13,000 years ago during an eruption that began beneath Lake Russell, the Pleistocene ancestor of modern-day Mono Lake. These cracks are the result of rapid cooling of the volcanic rocks in the glacially-fed lake. Inyo National Forest. Near Lee Vining, Mono Co., Calif.
Towards the end of life, a star has burnt the majority of its fuel mass. As the energy from the fusion reactions within it now exceeds the force exerted by its gravitational field, the star expands. In so doing, its average temperature decreases. The Red Giant, which it has now become, will last for millions of years and inexorably continue to expand and cool.
However, a time will come when the fuel is burnt and the energy from the fusion reactions can no longer resist the gravitational pull of the Giant's remaining mass. At this point, the star collapses in Supernova.
The biggest bang in the universe.
(Of course, none of the above has anything at all to do with our bedside lamp !)
Point Royal, a 1960s Arup Associates designed tower block in Easthampstead, Bracknell. Know locally as the 'Threepenny Bit Flats' (NLA Tower in Croydon, anyone?) - lovely.
One specific bud on this lilac was the point of focus; a purple ornament against a backdrop of green.
Point Perpendicular Lighthouse and Keeper's quarters, Jervis Bay
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Historic 1876 Race Point Light on Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts. The lighthouse is a 45 ft round cast iron tower with lantern room and gallery. The site includes an original wood keepers house. The light has a focal plane of 41 ft and a 16 mile range. Automated in 1972. The station is now part of the Cape Cod National Seashore.
The lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987 (NRHP No. 87001482 as the Race Point Light).
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The early light at Nash Point. The first day out with Umm in South Wales enroute to the Gower Peninsula.
Cadet Alok Barua, John’s Hopkins University, races against the clock to assemble an M17 during the Weapons Assembly/Disassembly event at 4th Brigade’s Army ROTC Ranger Challenge on October 15 at Fort A.P. Hill. The second day of competition saw teams competing in ten different events, before ending their day with a 6-mile ruck. The top two teams go on to represent 4th Brigade in the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition held at West Point Military Academy in April 2023. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
I took this from Garrison, a hamlet across the river from West Point. The Army vs. Ball State football game could be heard throughout the entire area.
Sunset over Sea Point and Lions Head in Cape Town, South Africa.
This was one of the most amazing light displays I have ever seen, I've actually toned down the colour in this image.
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Today, grandson, Joshua, and I went to the Pt. Loma lighthouse and preserve. We had such a wonderful time, and enjoyed a picnic lunch while looking at and listening to the waves crash on the shore.
The Old Point Loma Lighthouse stood watch over the entrance to San Diego Bay for 36 years. At dusk on November 15, 1855, the light keeper climbed the winding stairs and lit the light for the first time. What seemed to be a good location 422 feet above sea level, however, had a serious flaw. Fog and low clouds often obscured the light. On March 23, 1891, the light was extinguished and the keeper moved to a new lighthouse location closer to the water at the tip of the Point.