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Chapman Falls is almost as famous for a fascinating legend involving Satan as it is known as a popular state park day-trip destination. Posted on a billboard at the site is a Puritan belief that Satan once walked along the Eightmile River and became infuriated as his tail became wet. To express his anger, he scampered up to the falls and stomped his hooves on each section of the falls, leaving scars in the boulders of the natural feature the falls descend over. This is where Chapman Falls derives its alternative name, Devils Hopyard.
Devils Tower rises above the surrounding grassland and Ponderosa pine forests like a rocky sentinel. Northern Plains tribes have worshipped near this remarkable geologic formation for thousands of years. Fur trappers, explorers, and settlers alike were awed by the tower's majesty. In 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt established Devils Tower as our nation's first national monument. Many have gazed at the Tower and wondered, "How did this amazing formation form?"
The Devil drives a red Mercedes Benz van... and also has a market stall at Loughborough on a Friday.
Even the Prince of Darkness has to scratch a living (sort of).
Q: What kind of car would the Devil drive?
A: Depends - is the devil a classy, refined devil? He could have a Aston Martin DBS or maybe a rolls royce phantom. If you're looking for something just downright sinister though check out the Lamborghini Reventon.
A: A Bugatti Veyron. The Super Sport version of the Veyron is the fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a top speed of 431 km/h (268 mph). Nothing else could interest the Devil like this car. And it's good looking too. The cost per each car is between 2 and 3 million US dollars.
A: A Red Prius. The devil loves irony.
Local folklore explains the valley as the work of the devil. The legend holds that the devil was digging a trench to the sea to flood the many churches in Sussex. The digging disturbed an old woman who lit a candle, causing a rooster to crow, making the devil believe the morning was fast approaching. The devil then fled, leaving his trench uncompleted.
Another story holds that rather than digging to flood the county, he was simply in a huge goatlike form, intending to crush the surrounding area. He smelt the tang of salt water in the wind, and fearing his coat would get damp (for he is vain to the point of sin), he fled leaving nothing but a hoof-print, now known as Devil's Dyke.
This was one of the cool things we discovered on our trip, "Devil's Club" (Oplopanax horridus). It's sort of related to American Ginseng and the Native Americans in the region traditionally used in a lot of medicines. I have some Devil's Club salve and it does help with my shoulder pain.
This is a popular cave diving location near Crystal River, FL. The rickety stairs go down into the abyss
Devil's Canyon -
Porcupine Creek is a Wild and Scenic River candidate and is an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Photo by Dennis Saville
A Thorny Devil from the sandy desert of western Queensland. An iconic and interesting dragon at home in the Australian arid zone.
This sculpture shows the figures of Archangel Michael and the devil just when Michael defeated the devil. You might know this scene from the entrance of St. Michaelis Church in Hamburg. This is the ice-version.
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Hier sieht man Erzengel Michael und den Teufel beim Kämpfen. Na ja, der Teufel wurde gerade besiegt. Kennt man vom Eingang des Michels, aber das hier ist die eisige Version davon.
Alles anklickbar.
The town is noted for the Devil's Bridge (
54.199°N 2.590°W) over the River Lune, dating from around 1370 and constructed of well masoned[clarification needed] fine gritstone. It has three spans, the western two measuring 54.75 feet (16.69 m) each and the eastern one 29 feet (8.8 m). The piers are hexagonal, measuring 60 feet (18 m) round.
Devil's Bridge over the River Lune in Kirkby Lonsdale
A great flood will easily reach the base of the arches and run over the tops of the cutwaters. In common with many bridges of the same name, legend holds that the Devil appeared to an old woman, promising to build a bridge in exchange for the first soul to cross over it. When the bridge was finished the woman threw bread over the bridge and her dog chased after it, thereby outwitting the Devil. Several large stones in the surrounding area, including the Great Stone of Fourstones, are ascribed to the Devil's purse-strings bursting open as he ferried masonry to build it.
Devil's Bridge or Les Ferreres aqueducts located near Tarragona in Spain.
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