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Water Strider (Trepobates species?).
Cedar Hill State Park. Cedar Hill, Texas.
Dallas County. 30 September 2018.
Nikon D500. Nikkor AF-S 300mm f4E ED PF VR + TC-14e III teleconverter.
(420mm) f5.6 @ 1/640 sec. ISO 2200.
Statuette of a Striding Figure, Proto-Elamite or Mesopotamian, 3000/2800 BC, copper, Anonymous loan to Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Lucas Livingston, 18 January, 2013.
Statuette of a Striding Figure, Proto-Elamite or Mesopotamian, 3000/2800 BC, copper, Anonymous loan to Art Institute of Chicago. Photo by Lucas Livingston, 18 January, 2013.
Mark Tilden's Strider was an excellent example of low-power walking. Using very shallow angles of attack, the swing of the legs did not create much vertical displacement in the walking gait. This meant it had _almost_ a shuffle-like walk, but in fact was very elegant in its motion.
This woman didn't seem to care about the rising water, she already had her shoes in her hand and acted like this was all quite normal for a Friday afternoon.
Parkhouse Hill (Derbyshire and Peak District National Park) seen from ENE near Jericho Farm and Fernydale, Earl Sterndale.
Parkhouse Hill (c.370 m) is a one of the most striking and best known features of the White Peak. It is one of a series of 'hog's back' hills, whose axes run approx NW-SE , lying between the villages of Earl Sterndale on their northern side, and Hollinsclough, Longnor and Crowdicote on their southern side in the upper part of Dovedale. Buxton lies c 7 Km to the north.
The summit ridge of Parkhouse Hill (running across the view, and seen in silhouette here) is strikingly sharp and arrête-like, like a scaled-down version of well-known British arrêtes like Striding Edge on Helvellyn in the Lake District. Though the crest is very steep on each side, especially on its northern, almost cliff-like side, it is mostly grassy with intermittent rocky crags. Even so, this is not a place to miss your footing or for anyone who dislikes heights. This view looks obliquely at the northern flank.
The narrowness and undulating nature of the aligned crests of this series of hills, along their long axes, has given rise to their local nickname as the 'Dragon's Back', and their summits are a popular but unofficial walker's trail. For many years however, this and neighbouring Chrome Hill were off-limits to walkers and naturalists because there was no right of way to their summits. They have since been designated as an Access Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). On the day we climbed the hill, the local farmer was welcoming and helped to point out the best route to the the Parkhouse summit.
The V-shaped feature between the two hills nearer the camera is Glutton Dale, a very short little gorge.
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The neck assembly was quite ingenious, as it was only when the head swivelled far enough to touch the limit pins it actually turned to what it was looking at.
Mark Tilden's Strider was an excellent example of low-power walking. Using very shallow angles of attack, the swing of the legs did not create much vertical displacement in the walking gait. This meant it had _almost_ a shuffle-like walk, but in fact was very elegant in its motion.
Strider's cuff, crocheted from yarn left over from the Goblin Cleaver shawl. Size 8 glass beads and one really cool charm :-)