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Sooooo today was interesting... I woke up to sheets of rain bettering my window and the realization that....
in just a few hours I will be laying down on the increasing flooding patch I used to call grass...
AWESOME
Overlooking majestic Sun Moon Lake in the Jade Mountain Range, in 1901 during the Japanese era, Mr. Ito built a small wooden cabin on the Lalu Peninsula for vacation use and called it “The Lalu”. In 1923, the Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito visited Taiwan and appointed The Lalu to be his official residence. From this time on, The Lalu turned itself from a luxury vacation home into an official government guest house.
In 1949, when the Chinese Nationalist Government retreated to Taiwan, The Lalu became President General Chiang Kai-Shek’s retreat and guesthouse, used primarily for vacation use and to entertain foreign head of states. It also served as the Nationalist command headquarters during the Fall of Chengdu. With strict entrance control, only senior governmental official, generals, prime ministers, and emperors are allowed into The Lalu.
In 1998, Mr. Cheng-Yi Lai, chairman of the Shining Group, received a phone call that filled his heart with tremendous excitement and doubt. For the past 30 years, his dream was to build a world class hotel along the shores of Sun Moon Lake. The man that made the phone call indicated to him that The Lalu was for sale. After 5 years and an investment of NT$ 1.86 billion, using the theory of utmost simplification of Zen style as the architectural design, The Lalu was redesigned by Australian Architect Kerry Hill.
A walk across the Rhinog range in Snowdonia, Wales on Saturday 5th Jan 2013.
We started from the car park to the east of Craigddu-isaf, followed the Roman steps path westwards through the woods then veered southwards on a small path past Llyn Du then steeply to the summit of Rhinog Fawr. We then tried to follow a suggested route eastwards then soutwards into the cwm to the immediate south but this was very steep, rocky, slippery, craggy, misty and it took us an hour to descend to the wall running through Bwlch Drws Ardudwy where we lunched.
We then followed the path southwards up past Llyn Cwmhosan and a little further up we found a good path leading eastwards up through the boulder fields to the summit ridge of Rhinog Fach which we followed to the summit.
From the summit we followed a wall down to the east to avoid the summit crags, then crossing this on a stile, we followed the path southwards along the ridge between Llyn Hywel & Llyn y Bi. From this ridge we followed the path up to the crest of Y Llethr then a wall to the summit.
We continued southwards besides the wall to eventually reach the trig point on Diffwys.
We now retraced our steps back to the stile over the wall then followed the path eastwards towards the forest; this path was vague to non-existant at first but we found the well-built miners path lower down. Once in the forest (night had now come) we followed the rough forestry road northwards then continued past Hafod-y-Brenhin and beyond to the ruins 800 metres beyond. From here (now in complete darkness; the only light visible except our head torches being Jupiter) we followed a compas bearing due north heading for a wall & eventually the corner of the next forest; we we aided as to our location in this tricky terrain by a GPS. Upon reaching the forest, we found a stile into the woods then followed the rough forestry roads back to the car.
The route was 14.6 miles (23.5kms) with 4500ft (1370 metres) of ascent. The walk took us 10 hours (from 09:40 to 19:40).
Visibility was poor on all the tops with a very strong wind later in the day. It was raining gently by the time we finished.
خل الجمال اللي بوجهك يسرك
لا صار قلبك من حلا الروح خالي
لا صرت ما ترأف بـ حبيبن يبرك
وش خانت العشره من اول وتالي
اللي وطا هالناس لازم يمرك
اصبر وشوف الوقت يثبت مقالي
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By me ... Aljawhara Fahad Photography | 2010
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona
Arizona is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. Its other neighboring states are Nevada to the northwest and California to the west. It also shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest. It is the 6th-largest and the 14th-most-populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix, which is the most populous state capital in the United States.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, achieving statehood on February 14, 1912. Historically part of the territory of Alta California and Nuevo México in New Spain, it became part of independent Mexico in 1821. After being defeated in the Mexican–American War, Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848, where the area became part of the territory of New Mexico. The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase.
Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate, with extremely hot summers and mild winters. Northern Arizona features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees; the Colorado Plateau; mountain ranges (such as the San Francisco Mountains); as well as large, deep canyons, with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff, Sunrise, and Tucson. In addition to the internationally known Grand Canyon National Park, which is one of the world's seven natural wonders, there are several national forests, national parks, and national monuments.
Arizona is home to a diverse population. About one-quarter of the state is made up of Indian reservations that serve as the home of 27 federally recognized Native American tribes, including the Navajo Nation, the largest in the state and the country, with more than 300,000 citizens. Since the 1980s, the proportion of Hispanics has grown significantly owing to migration from Mexico and Central America. A substantial portion of the population are followers of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Arizona's population and economy have grown dramatically since the 1950s because of inward migration, and the state is now a major hub of the Sun Belt. Cities such as Phoenix and Tucson have developed large, sprawling suburban areas. Many large companies, such as PetSmart and Circle K, have headquarters in the state, and Arizona is home to major universities, including the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University. The state is known for a history of conservative politicians such as Barry Goldwater and John McCain, though it has become a swing state in recent years.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman,_Arizona
Kingman is a city in and the county seat of Mohave County, Arizona, United States. It is named after Lewis Kingman, an engineer for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is located 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 180 miles (290 km) northwest of Arizona's state capital, Phoenix. The population was 32,689 at the 2020 census.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Route_66_museums
Arizona Route 66 Museum
The Arizona Route 66 Museum opened in Kingman, Arizona on September 29, 2001 during Andy Devine Days. The museum, located in the Powerhouse Visitor Center, formerly the Desert Power & Water Co. Electric Power Plant, depicts the historical evolution of travel along the 35th parallel that became Route 66.
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Opened September 2001, the Arizona Route 66 Museum is located in Kingman’s Historic Powerhouse and depicts the historical evolution of travel along the 35th parallel that became Route 66. Visit the Museum text page to see the signs text translated in other languages.
Brilliant murals, photos, and life-size dioramas capture each of the groups that have traveled what came to be known as the Mother Road. Follow the paths of the Native American trade routes and the U. S. Army led survey expeditions. Travel along with the settlers on their migration west over the nation’s first federally funded wagon roads. Feel the hardship and despair of the dust bowl refugees as they journeyed along the Mother Road to a better life. Visit Main Street America as the 50’s usher in fun and excitement for Route 66 travelers.
The Route 66 Museum is truly unique in that it is a museum of history, housed in a historical building that lighted the way for the earliest Route 66 travelers. The building, built in two phases between 1907 and 1911, was operated by the Desert Power & Light Company and powered early Kingman and area mines starting in July, 1909. It also supplied power for the construction of Hoover Dam, until the Dam began producing cheaper hydroelectric power in the late 1930’s. It was soon mothballed, not to be restored until 60 years later when it was opened as a Visitor Center in 1997.
New in 2014, the Route 66 Electric Vehicle Museum, the first of its kind anywhere, is now open and can be accessed only through the Arizona Route 66 Museum! This 3,600 square foot Museum includes twenty-nine (and counting) vehicles on loan from the Historic Electric Vehicle Foundation, with members world-wide. The Foundation’s purpose is to preserve the history of and examples of electric vehicles from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century for all the peoples of the world to enjoy and learn from. The exhibit has been open since December 2014.
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(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "米国" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis" "ארצות הברית" "संयुक्त राज्य" "США"
(Arizona) "أريزونا" "亚利桑那州" "אריזונה" "एरिजोना" "アリゾナ州" "애리조나" "Аризона"
(Kingman) "كينغمان" "金曼" "קינגמן" "किंगमैन" "キングマン" "킹맨" "Кингман"
New cadets in Cadet Basic Training receive instruction on and get the opportunity to fire the M320 grenade launcher. Range 7, Camp Buckner, West Point, NY on 28 July 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen, USMA)