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A well preserved piece of California history located in Monterey CA at Point Penos. The lighthouse was constructed in 1859 and served as a navigational aid until 1957.
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This photograph was taken at Point Vicente in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
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Point Betsie Lighthouse in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Petosky stone hunters are in the foreground.
Photographed using an Olympus Pen E-PL1 with a 17mm pancake lens.
22 May, 2011
"Stormy Point offers you the chance to view one of the best preserved sequences of river terraces in the world. Each major terrace formed during a period cooler than the present. An increase of erosion in the Rangitikei River headwaters filled the valley with greywacke gravels. Each intervening period of warmer climate allowed the river to cut into these deposits, forming a deep gorge as seen at present. Continued uplift of the land, which is being tilted to face south, raised the older terraces above a level where they could be buried by each successive terrace forming episode".
Before I started on this hike, I had the intention of going all the way down 7.7 miles and 4400 feet below. Two thirds of the way down, a ranger warned that it would be too hot down there and would be difficult to get back up. He instead suggested the Plateau point, a short 1.5 mile hike from where I was.
After walking for half hour through this relentless sun, we came to the edge of the plateau and the above shot is what I saw. Photos don't do justice to this place, but atleast view it large on black. Your are surrounded on all sides by the walls of the canyon with the rim 3300 feet above me. The river and the inner canyon snaked through the 10 mile wide outer canyon and the viewpoint provided superb views of the river, the inner canyon and the surrounding area. Visibility was amazing and it made it worth lugging the camera down.
The trail down, is pictured here.
Truth be said, climbing back up is more difficult; it is a non traditional hike.
Another must visit for the winter.
Grand Canyon National Park
AZ, USA
The Point Cabrillo Lighthouse stands on the Northern California Mendocino Coast.
This lighthouse and its Third Order Fresnel lens have served as an active aid to maritime navigation since its lamp was first lit on June 10, 1909 - 110 years to the day before this picture was taken.
According to the nautical charts, its light flashes six times every minute, and is visible twenty-two miles out to sea.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Looking east from Llantwit Major towards Stout Point. In the far distance is the chimney of Aberthaw Power Station.
Vanishing Point on Tiengemeten.
Tiengemeten is an island in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Korendijk, and lies about 11 km south of Spijkenisse.
On 10 May 2007, the island was officially given back to nature; its farming inhabitants were relocated and nature has been allowed to work its way undisturbed. New nature reserves are rare in the Netherlands, and since its return to nature, Tiengemeten has become a real wilderness with trackless terrain, flowing creeks and gullies, meadows full of flowers and huge populations of migrating birds, including ospreys and egrets. Some of the marshy pastures are grazed by Highland cattle and other hardy animals. The island has cycle paths and tracks, and also a large earthwork which serves well as an elevated outlook post for birdspotters. Tiengemeten is free of cars and accessible only by water via a small pedestrian- and bike-friendly ferry which runs regularly on the ten-minute crossing between the small port at Nieuwendijk and the island. Alternatively, bikes can be hired on the island, particularly during the summer months. There is ample free car parking at the ferry terminal. Once on the island, Margerita Farm is a short walk from where passengers alight from the ferry, and holds an information centre, gallery space, café and toilets. Walking tours are available, and volunteers are on hand to answer questions. There are regular special nature-related events on the island; biodiversity surveys, open days and special tours. Notices are posted in local press and on websites.
January 1, 2020
Views of Long Point Lighthouse from the Provincetown waterfront. These views are looking slightly East of South from Fanizzi's Restaurant. The sun was setting and I am zoomed in as much as I could.
(I didn't have my long lens in the restaurant - These are highly cropped, but I'm keeping for the light and color!)
Dune Shack Trail
Cape Cod National Seashore
Provincetown, Massachusetts
Cape Cod - USA
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Point Reyes (about 30 miles from San Francisco) is final frontier of land before the Pacific. It juts out about 15 miles from California coastline and is the windiest place on the Pacific coast. It was the first time, I saw the great Pacific and stood admiring the calm ocean.
Lighthouse at point reyes can be seen in the backdrop.
Point Fermin Lighthouse: San Pedro, California west of Los Angeles, north of Long Beach.
Taken on June 19, 2008:
THIMPHU CITY, BHUTAN - SEP 9, 2014: Buddha Point on top of Kuensel Phodrang hill in Thimphu, Bhutan.
A view from the Sunset Point rest area on Arizona's I-17 which connects Flagstaff and Phoenix. I like the looks of this stretch and the clouds were pretty nice today with sprinkles on and off. Just enough to mess up the car.
This is the most westerly point on Skye. Skye or the Isle of Skye, is the largest and most northerly island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate out from a mountainous centre dominated by the Cuillin hills. Although it has been suggested that the first of these Gaelic names describes a "winged" shape there is no definitive agreement as to the name's origins.
The island has been occupied since the mesolithic period and has a colourful history including a time of Norse rule and a long period of domination by Clan MacLeod and Clan Donald. The events of the 19th century had a devastating impact on the human population, which declined from over 20,000 to around 9,200 in the early 21st century. Nonetheless, in contrast to many other Scottish islands, this represents a 4 per cent increase from the census of 1991. The main industries are tourism, agriculture, fishing and whisky-distilling and the largest settlement is Portree, which is known for its picturesque harbour. Just over 30 per cent of the residents on Skye speak the Scottish Gaelic language.
Skye is part of the Highland Council local government area and is now linked to the mainland by a road bridge. The island is renowned for its spectacular scenery, vibrant culture and heritage, and its abundant wildlife including the Golden Eagle, Red Deer and Atlantic Salmon.
Source: Wikipedia
After hiking for nearly five miles, and gaining 2,600 feet, we reached Indian Point high above the Gorge. We had been hiking through the forest for the entire hike, so the views from here were welcome, although I could have done without the icy wind. It's rather dangerous out here. There are steep drop-offs on both sides of this rocky spine. One slip and you'd be toast