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Sometimes when you lose your way in the fog, you end up in a beautiful place. Don’t be afraid of getting lost!
~ Mehmet Murat Ildan
Another one of my fog images - I still have so many. I was really lucky to have the woman in a red jacket walk in front of me here.
The Menesetung walking bridge (former railroad bridge) over the Mailtand River.
Goderich,Ontario
Canada
The Menesetung Bridge ( walking bridge) spans over the Maitland River. The river flows out of Lake Huron (left background)
Goderich,Ontario
Canada
Everywhere the human soul stands between a hemisphere of light and another of darkness; on the confines of the two everlasting empires, necessity and free will.
-Thomas Carlyle-
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A view of the Menesetung Bridge over the Maitland River and on the left Lake Huron.
Goderich,Ontario
Canada
Assateaque Island located in both Maryland and Virginia with a fence separating the two state sections. Assateaque Island is a barrier Island bordering the Atlantic Ocean and he only oceanfront park in consisting of 540 acres managed by the Maryland park service. The park was created in 1956 and home to deer, waterfowl and feral horses. The wild (Chincoteaque) ponies are claimed in legend to be survivors of a shipwrecked Spanish galleon and a popular tourist attraction.
The Chincoteaque pony population is managed by the by the Chincoteaque volunteer Fire Company, the “salt water coyboys” drive a number of the ponies to the town of Chincoteaque to be auctioned. The auction takes place on Pony Penning Day. The event helps maintaining the pony population at a level as required by an agreement with the The Chincoteaque National Refuge.
The island is also a refuge with a large population of birds to include the American oystercatcher, great blue heron and snow egret. There are over 320 species of birds that are known to inhabit the island to include gulls, terns, shorebirds, raptors, waterbirds and waterfowl. Piping plover, a threated specie nests on Assateque island. During the winter season large numbers of snow geese make their winter home on the island.
I remember that there was an orange alert for air quality that day, so I didn't spend much time at the lake, even though it was a beautiful, sunny day. It makes me sad to see people pulling out the lotus flowers on the lake shore, leaving only the green leaves. It's a very beautiful area to visit every year to see the insects and flowers, and I never get tired of it.
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Formerly a Canadian Pacific Railway Bridge built in 1906, is now a walking bridge for hikers to enjoy a walk along the former railway track route.
The Menesetung Bridge was vital to the development of Goderich as a thriving port town. The train service which crossed the Maitland River via the Menesetung Bridge on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Guelph-Goderich Line brought business and passengers to the harbour town and, through their commerce and trade, Goderich flourished. The construction, which began in 1906 by M.A. Pigott of Hamilton, was often delayed due to disputes with the competing Grand Trunk Railway (GTR).
The Menesetung Bridge's official opening ceremonies took place on September 19, 1907 and the bridge served the Town of Goderich and the CPR for over 80 years. In 1988, the final CPR train stopped on the bridge and blew its whistle for a final time. Today, due in large part to the efforts of the local community to save the bridge when it was threatened in the early 1990s, the Menesetung Bridge serves as a pedestrian bridge as part of the Maitland Trail.
The Menesetung Bridge was the longest bridge in Ontario at the time of its construction and is a fine example of a typical Canadian Pacific Rail bridge. The seven spans each measure 104 feet in length and 12 feet in width, creating a total length of 750 feet. The bridge is held up by 2 abutments and 6 concrete piers which rise about 60 metres from the Maitland River. The embankments were reinforced with millions of tons of earth, which also reduced the grade from the Township of Colborne into the Goderich Harbour.
The last few days it has been overcast, windy and cold compared to the 70's we experienced last week, which was an early treat for us. I thought I'd take a chance and see if I couldn't try and wait out some sun by one of my favorite spots and see what I could catch...a bit of color and a little light, but something's gotta give--even though you can see the green of the grass coming through already. Spring temps are overdue and we're all chomping at the bit!
Fishing is not an escape from life, but often
a deeper immersion into it.
~Harry Middleton~
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It is a real pleasure to walk around in this beautiful park close to Haarlem. I really liked the shape and color of the wood used for the structure of this bridge. Given the elevation it is great to use it for depth and perspective in the autumn forest.
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