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EXPLORED 8-5-12. I had the opportunity to explore the awesome city of San Diego last week, as I attended a work conference downtown. My friend and I went to the sunset cliffs area 2 nights in a row, and we got a decent light show both nights. The texture in these mini tide pools proved to be my favorite fg elements. Spectacular place, and I will be sharing many more from the 2 nights here as well as some shots of the skyline from Coronado;-) I hope you enjoy, please let me know what you think!
Warm tones compliment the cool blue sea as the setting sun shines on the 300ft cliffs at Dunnet Head - the most northerly point on the UK mainland.
We left Queenstown to make our way to Milford Sounds. Stopped in Te Anau for morning tea and to buy some lunch for our day trip. We we will be staying at Te Anau for the night.
Arrived at Milford Sounds just in time for our boat trip on the 'Milford Sound Nature Cruise" on the 'Milford Marner': For More Info: www.realjourneys.co.nz/en/experiences/cruises/milford-sou...
Day five of our fast trip around the South Island with my friends from the UK. November 5, 2013 New Zealand.
Milford Sound is the most northerly of the fiords indenting the south-western coastline of the South Island; it occupies the trunk portion of a formerly glaciated valley system cut deeply below the surrounding mountains. The mountains rise to heights of 6,000 ft above sea level, and the deepest point of the fiord, near Stirling Falls, is 1,280 ft below sea level. The Arthur and Cleddau Rivers occupy the Milford Valley and enter the head of the fiord; a delta built across the mouth of the Arthur Valley by the Cleddau River is slowly cutting off part of the Sound to form a freshwater lake. The Arthur Valley is occupied by Lake Ada, 3 miles long, which is dammed up partly by old glacial moraine and partly by landslides from the walls of Arthur Valley. From its head, the Sound follows an irregular course for 9 miles to the sea and is joined by Bowen, Sinbad, Harrison, and Stirling Rivers whose valleys were formerly occupied by tributary glaciers. Harrison Valley is still occupied at its head by a small glacier that terminates at an estimated height of 4,500 ft on the south-east slopes of Mt. Pembroke (6,710 ft). Stirling Falls (480 ft), and Bowen Falls (520 ft) spout from hanging valleys over near-vertical faces to the Sound. The inner reach of the Sound has very steep walls reaching heights of 5,560 ft at Mitre Peak and 4,150 ft at the Lion. Like many of the other fiords, Milford is deeper in the inner reaches than about the entrance, and about 1 mile seaward off Stirling Falls the deep basin rises abruptly to a sill at 360 fathoms. Beyond this the floor of the Sound forms a basin a little deeper than 360 ft, which extends out for 2 miles on to the shelf bordering the west coast; the western end of this basin is separated from the indented continental slope by a sill in 240 ft. The basin and sills were formed by glacial erosion which was a result of the confining by the steep fiord walls of the former valley glacier.
Milford Sound offers what is probably the most spectacular fiord scenery in the southern hemisphere, and the well-known and striking views of Mitre Peak from the head of the fiord form the subject of innumerable paintings, postcards, posters, and pictorial postage stamps. The area is well served with tourist amenities, and the luxurious Hotel Milford is situated at the head of the fiord. Visitors may travel to Milford either by car or bus on the Te Anau – Eglinton – Homer Tunnel road, or by plane from Queenstown, Te Anau, or further afield, or by walking the Milford Track from Te Anau. Tourist ships occasionally visit Milford but there has been no regular service by sea for many years. Apart from the amusements provided by the hotel, the attractions of Milford are confined to sightseeing, short walks about the head of the fiord, launch trips and sea fishing and, for the more energetic, tramping and mountaineering. But the sheer impressiveness of the scenery is sufficient to make a visit well worthwhile even if it is only to the head of the fiord.
The first settlers at Milford were Donald Sutherland, J. McKay, and J. Malcolm who, in 1877–80 built permanent huts both at the head of the fiord and at Anita Bay near the entrance. At first they were interested in deposits of asbestos and greenstone at Anita Bay, but in later years Sutherland married and settled down in the homestead at the head of the fiord: By Bryce Leslie Wood, M.SC., New Zealand Geological Survey, Dunedin.
More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milford_Sound
Any one interested in following our trip around the South Island.. here is a map: <a href="http://www.wises.co.nz/l/lewis+pass/#c/-41.801671/172.516537/8/"
In the upper left of this photo is a nesting gull whose chicks were clearly visible from the viewing area. Below that are the many other species that nest on the cliffs.
Unstable cliffs at Callifa State beach in San Clemente. Much of Southern California beach view homes are built on strata much like this. Eventually erosion takes its course.
Vermilion Cliffs at Moonrise: Named for obvious reasons, here is what Wikipedia has to say about their extraordinary colors: "The Vermilion Cliffs are made up of deposited silt and desert dunes, cemented by infiltrated carbonates and intensely colored by red iron oxide and other minerals, particularly bluish manganese." The Vermilion Cliffs, located in northern Arizona, are part of the Colorado Plateau and known as the second step of the Grand Staircase. October 2015
The overlook we stopped at is situated on top of this cliff. The view off to the right gives a good idea of where we are when we look out over the valley below. I had not intended to make a panorama when I took these pictures; it wasn’t until I got home that I realized they matched up (although a bit off-set).
After a few hours drive these cliffs were the only ones I got to see at Mizenhead because the famous Arched Bridge is being replaced this year therefore the best point of view was closed. Our driver/trip leader knew this but didn't mention it to the group so you can imagine it was a very big disappointment for every one of us. This was it :-(
I'm not sure what happened to my face in this photo (it's gone), but I still like the cliff and clouds. It would have been cooler if I was out a little farther but I started to get a little bit of vertigo and didn't want to get any closer to the edge. ;)
Breath taking in every way. Hiking to the top of the White Cliffs of Dover, England.
I stood there in awe of the whole experience.
The ragged edge of Parker Creek Canyon is illuminated by the setting sun. Roosevelt Lake is in the distance. - Sierra Ancha Mountains, Tonto National Forest, Arizona
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I always seem to find my self disappointed with the sharpness of the final image, given what I started with. This shot is of the white cliffs in Dover
Eagle Cliff Falls is in the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York close to the town of Montour Falls. It is a short hike up to the falls along a spectacular little stream and is one of the prettier overlooked falls in the region. Luckily, I was there in the fall and was able to capture a little color in addition to the otherwise already beautiful scene.
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