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The Lodge I worked at is at the base of the mountain in front. Great to get over to the Milford Track on a morning or afternoon off. Had to Kayak though as no boat service in the winter months.
Sandfly Point is the end of the Milford Track- most people reach here only after walking for 3-4 days through the wilderness of Fiordland National Park. Normally a boat taxi would pick them up here to spend a night in Milford or be dispatched off to a hotel in Te Anau or Queenstown.
Milford Sound itself is just around to the left from here but many patrons of the track never see it- instead opting to head off to town for a decent hotel. Seems a waste as the Milford Track was originally established as a means of reaching the '8th wonder of the World' (as Kipling called it) before the road was introduced.
Pointe du siège, près de Ouistreham, Calvados, Normandie
Photographie aérienne par cerf-volant
Kite Aerial Photography (KAP)
The Point Sur Lightstation sits 361 feet above the surf on a large volcanic rock off the Big Sur coast. It's on the National Register of Historic Places.
Taken and originally posted in 2008.
Members of the West Point cadet parachute team land on the field prior to the Army - Hawaii game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Saturday, September 11, 2010. Hawaii defeated Army 31 - 28. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record
Shingle-style House (before 1904)
111-03 14th Rd. (formerly Nichols Ave./Second Ave.)
College Point, Queens
© Matthew X. Kiernan
NYBAI14-4442
The first ship was launched from Point Hope Shipyard in Victoria's Inner Harbour in 1875. The yard has been in service ever since and the most recent owner has been one of the most successful in the history of the yard. He has ambitious plans for a long term future.
Its geographic location in the city is ideal for ship repair, maintenance and building small to mid size vessels or components for larger vessels. It's protected from the rougher waters of the outer harbour or the weather attendant at more distant and more open bays.
The owner confided recently, that without that location, the yard would not likely be viable. They have carved out a niche and intend to stay where they are.
Victoria will always be a city where marine industry is central to the city's economic vitality and, with a history nearly as old as the city itself, likely to be a fixture for decades into the future.
An issue raised again in casual conversation, and one I have heard too many times before, is that the city is overspending to provide a lift bridge for industries with no future or, sometimes from the same sources, do not contribute to the cost of the bridge.
Much of the spurious debate over the bridge, the design and the other issues of process and expense also cost me my job. Critics chipped away at support, even among those who should be easily convinced by the facts and rational arguments. The desire for a cheap and simplistic solution is a powerful attraction in the debate over spending tax dollars.
Ship repair is a profession as old as civilzation and there is no reason to suspect that it will disappear from our shores anytime soon, if it all. Why, in fact, would we want to export the jobs associated with the industry? We owe it to ourselves and our important economic sectors to provide them with the best supports we can offer.
Provided that those appropriate supports are in place (a proper lift structure that provides sufficient vertical and horizontal clearance for the ships coming in and out of the harbour to and from the yard, as well as though serving those few other industries, they will be in business for at least as long as the bridge is designed to serve.
Like so many other projects that our taxpayers don't want to spend on, the issue of thumbing our collective noses at senior government authorities is also just not possible. We're required to keep navigation open, (amongst other responsibilities we have to the province or federal governments). It is not credible to suggest that one small city can dismiss the requirements every other city in the country is obliged to follow, or at least in this case every other city with a waterfront,
The premise too that the shipyard and other marine industries that rely on a lift bridge should pay tolls or contribute directly to the capital costs is also unsupportable by the facts. Wtih about 150 jobs and more than 250 more on the way, plus the enormous spin offs of subcontracting to around 600 other local businesses, the shipyard pays plenty in supporting the robust economy we need to run our city, and that means renewing, or as needs be, replacing our infrastructure. As an industrial taxpayer, the shipyard also adds considerably to the city's revenue stream, so one way and another, they are paying at least their fare share of the costs of the bridge.
It is sometimes hard to confront people with the facts and the more detailed expalnations of how decisions are informed. This too, however, chipped away at some of my votes as various interests concocted more, often fictional critiques of an important project. The bridge will proceed and our ships will continue to come in.
A small sampling of the shps of Point Hope, and more to come, can be found in the set dedicated to illustrating the flotilla of vessels that have come and gone. It may allow you to judge for yourself how vital and vibrant this industry is. Is it something we want to chase away?
More at: www.flickr.com/photos/luton/sets/72157622890679725/
Glacier Point is a viewpoint above Yosemite Valley, in California, United States. It is located on the south wall of Yosemite Valley at an elevation of 7,214 feet (2,199 m), 3,200 feet (980 m) above Curry Village. The point offers a superb view of Yosemite National Park's Yosemite Valley, including Yosemite Falls, Half Dome, Vernal Fall, Nevada Fall, and Clouds Rest.
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles southeast of Helston
The Point Arena Lighthouse stands tall and proud on the Northern California Mendocino Coast.
There has been a lighthouse here since 1870. This particular lighthouse was built in 1908, replacing the original tower which had been damaged beyond repair in the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906.
This new reinforced concrete lighthouse was built by a construction company specializing in industrial smokestacks, which is why it looks like one.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Coastline between Chimney Rock and the lighthouse; Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin County, California; July 2011
To assist navigation around the point into Racine Harbor (Wisconsin), the Wind Point Lighthouse began functioning in 1880 with a kerosene lamp, focused and magnified by a third order Fresnel lens. Its light could be seen for 19 miles. At 108 feet, it is one of the tallest and oldest lighthouses still serving navigation on the Great Lakes. It fog horns, which last sounded in 1964, could be heard for 10 miles. In recognition of the key role this lighthouse has played in the maritime history of Racine County, it was placed on the national Register of Historic Places in 1984. In 1997, the National Park Service awarded ownerhsip of the proeprty to the village of Wind Point. The Coast Guard still maintains the light as a public navigation aid.
Location: latitude 46°40' south, longitude 168°51' east
Elevation: 21 metres above sea level
Construction: wooden tower
Tower height: 13 metres
Light configuration: flashing LED beacon
Light flash character: white light flashing 5 times every 20 seconds
Power source: batteries charged via solar panels
Range: 9 nautical miles (16 kilometres)
Date light first lit: 1884
Automated: 1975
Demanned: 1975
www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Aids-to...
Point Lobos is a rocky and exceedingly scenic point of land that extends into the Pacific Ocean a little south of Monterey, California. Many of the craggy peaks are forested with Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) that have been sculpted by winds and salt spray. The trees often take on highly contorted shapes, sometimes looking like branched corkscrews.
Original b&w photo from 1974 or 1975.
they put up this really ugly fence at the end of the bridge right where you would normally walk around the edge. i guess that was done after 9/11. i have mixed feelings about this since i think that it has severely reduced the beauty that is fort point but i understand the need for safety. i guess. i'm just naive in thinking that everyone loves sf and no one would want to hurt it. but i get that it's a symbol.
anyway, runners would touch the edge of the fence and then turn around and head back towards the marina. me and my schmoo had done this many, many times. now you have to touch the wall sooner and they put up fancy signage for both the humans and non (see notes).