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. . . It is totally unfair! The Upper Tahquamenon falls get all of the attention, and the Lower Falls are virtually ignored. Well I intent to right this wrong on my future postings! I hope everyone likes root beer colored water!
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DBZ2311 with DBZ2309 trailing on 5602 empty woodchip train on Lower Denmark Road at Elleker on 19 May 2022. Photo: Phil Melling.
. . . including the Navajo guide for a sense of scale.
A visit to Page, Arizona is not complete without a visit to one of the slot canyons! Lower Antelope Canyon is called Hazdistazí, or 'spiral rock arches' by the Navajo. It is longer, narrower and sometimes footing isn't available, making it a more difficult hike than Upper Antelope. The Antelope Canyons are located in the Navajo Nation and to visit the slot canyon you must use a tour guide that has been authorized by the Navajo Nation.
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Been here many times but I shot it for the first time from the top of a living room sized boulder next to the falls. It gave me a new perspective. Shot below from about a year ago after lots of rain.
One branch of the Tahquamenon River at the lower falls in Tahquamenon State Park.
Nikon F Photomic T
Nikkor-O 35mm f/2
Ilford FP4+
The Ilkerbruch is an approximately 125-hectare former nature reserve (NSG identifier BR 089) in the north-west of the city of Wolfsburg in Lower Saxony. The wetland with larger water areas is particularly important for bird protection. It has been under protection since 1989. In February 2021 it opened up in the newly designated Barnbruchswiesen and Ilkerbruch nature reserve.
With the exception of small peripheral areas, the former nature reserve is in the European bird sanctuary Barnbruch (ID DE-3530-401) and in the large FFH area Aller (including Barnbruch), lower Leash, lower Oker (ID DE-3021-331). This makes it part of the European network of protected areas Natura 2000.
View of the water areas of the Ilkerbruch from an observation post (2010)
The wetland is located immediately south of the Ilkerbruch settlement, which belongs to the Fallersleben district of Wolfsburg. Furthermore, the Ilkerbruch lies south of the Barnbruch wetland. The northern side of the area is bordered by the sometimes busy district road 114 ("North Tangent"). There is a lot of commuter traffic to the nearby Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, especially during rush hour. The border in the south is formed by the high-speed railway line between Hanover and Berlin and the Mittelland Canal with the Sülfeld lock. A few kilometers to the east in the direction of Wolfsburg, to the south and north of the K 114, is the Düpenwiesen wetland.
The Ilkerbruch consists of larger water areas with shallow water areas and reed zones, wet grassland and alder break-like forest stands. Since 2001, an Agenda 21 project with Heck cattle and Konik ponies as grazing animals has been running on meadows in Ilkerbruch. The animals keep the grass growth low by grazing. The 40-hectare site used for this was bought and leased by Volkswagen AG as compensation for the expansion of the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg. A nature adventure trail around six kilometers long leads around the Ilkerbruch nature reserve. There are stations with information boards on different topics. Visitors can observe waterfowl from several observation decks and from a 12m[1] high observation tower.
Because of the large areas of water and the surrounding grassland, the Ilkerbruch is of great importance for breeding and resting birds. There are penduline tit, snipe, white-tailed eagle, black-necked and red-necked grebe and duck species such as pintail and shoveler, among others.
Das Ilkerbruch ist ein etwa 125 ha großes, ehemaliges Naturschutzgebiet (NSG-Kennung BR 089) im Nordwesten der niedersächsischen Stadt Wolfsburg. Das Feuchtgebiet mit größeren Wasserflächen ist vor allem für den Vogelschutz bedeutend. Es stand seit 1989 unter Schutz. Im Februar 2021 ging es im neu ausgewiesenen Naturschutzgebiet Barnbruchswiesen und Ilkerbruch auf.
Mit Ausnahme kleiner Randbereiche liegt das ehemalige Naturschutzgebiet im Europäischen Vogelschutzgebiet Barnbruch (Kennung DE-3530-401) und im großen FFH-Gebiet Aller (mit Barnbruch), untere Leine, untere Oker (Kennung DE-3021-331). Dadurch ist es Teil des europäischen Schutzgebietsnetzwerks Natura 2000.
Blick auf Wasserflächen des Ilkerbruchs aus einem Beobachtungsstand (2010)
Das Feuchtgebiet liegt unmittelbar südlich der Siedlung Ilkerbruch, die zum Wolfsburger Stadtteil Fallersleben gehört. Im weiteren liegt das Ilkerbruch südlich des Feuchtgebietes Barnbruch. Die Nordseite des Gebietes wird von der zeitweise stark befahrenen Kreisstraße 114 („Nordtangente“) begrenzt. Auf ihr herrscht besonders zu Zeiten des Berufsverkehrs starker Pendlerverkehr zum nahegelegenen Volkswagenwerk Wolfsburg. Die Grenze im Süden bilden die Eisenbahn-Schnellfahrstrecke Hannover–Berlin und der Mittellandkanal mit der Schleuse Sülfeld. Einige Kilometer östlich in Richtung Wolfsburg liegt südlich und nördlich der K 114 das Feuchtgebiet Düpenwiesen.
Das Ilkerbruch besteht aus größeren Wasserflächen mit Flachwasserbereichen und Röhrichtzonen, vernässtem Grünland und erlenbruchartigen Waldbeständen. Auf Wiesenflächen im Ilkerbruch wird seit 2001 ein Agenda 21-Projekt mit Heckrindern und Konikponys als Weidetieren betrieben. Die Tiere halten durch das Beweiden den Grasbewuchs niedrig. Das dafür verwendete 40 ha große Gelände kaufte und pachtete die Volkswagen AG als Ausgleich für die Erweiterung des Volkswagenwerkes Wolfsburg. Um das Naturschutzgebiet Ilkerbruch führt ein rund sechs Kilometer langer Naturerlebnispfad. Es gibt zu verschiedenen Themen jeweils Stationen mit Infotafeln. Besucher können auf mehreren Beobachtungsplattformen und von einem 12 m[1] hohen Aussichtsturm Wasservögel beobachten.
Wegen der großen Wasserflächen und den sie umgebenden Grünlandflächen hat das Ilkerbruch große Bedeutung für Brut- und Rastvögel. Es kommen unter anderem Beutelmeise, Bekassine, Seeadler, Schwarzhals- und Rothalstaucher und Entenarten wie die Spießente und die Löffelente vor.
Grazing in Lower Slaughter.
Despite the harshness of its name the Cotswold village takes its name from the Old English term “slough” which means “wet land”.
Situated just 6.4 kilometres (4 miles) south west of Stow-on-the Wold the village has been inhabited for in excess of 1,000 years and today boasts a population of less than 300.
Whilst it is an agricultural area the village relies heavily on tourism for its financial survival.
Lower Slaughter.
Gloucestershire, Great Britain.
Pure power--
Winter average flow (63,500 gallons/sec): Enough to fill 1 Olympic pool every 10.4 seconds.
Spring peak flow (≈ 600,000 gallons/sec): Enough to fill 1 Olympic pool every 1.1 seconds.
And plenty left over for doing the dishes.
Yellowstone National Park Wyo
While walking around and taking in sights at Navajo Point with a view looking to the north across the various eroded formations, temples and buttes present at this overlook. A little bit of the Colorado River flowing by was also visible! My thinking in composing this image was to bring out a more sweeping view across this wide open, canyon expanse by angling my Nikon SLR camera slightly downward. The earth-tones present in the lower portion of the image would be complemented by the blues of the skies above.
Lower Deception Falls
Mt. Baker - Snoqualmie National Forest
Washington
October 2025
Tucked away along Highway 2 in the Cascades, Deception Falls is a hidden gem of Washington’s wilderness. Crystal-clear water rushes through moss-covered rock and cedar forest, filling the air with the sound of pure mountain energy.
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming, USA
During warmer times, the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and the canyon where the color of the cliffs provide the logic for the name of the park.
Yellowstone was established as the first U.S. national park during 1872 and covers an area of 3,468 square miles which exceeds the combined area of the states of Rhode Island and Delaware. Most of the park is located in Wyoming, but parts are in Idaho and Montana. The park has abundant wildlife and is a wonder of nature.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 at 50 mm
1/160 sec at f/9 ISO 100
July 29, 2016
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The Beach Lighthouse (also known as the Lower Light) is a 44-foot (13 metre) tall sandstone lighthouse in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
The lighthouse was designed in 1839 by Decimus Burton and Capt H.M. Denham. Burton had been commissioned three years previously by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood as the architect of the new town of Fleetwood. Unusual for a lighthouse, it is in neoclassical style with a square colonnaded base, square tower, and octagonal lantern and gallery.
The Lower Light stands on Fleetwood sea front and was built with its counterpart—the Upper Light, or Pharos Lighthouse—to provide a navigational guide to shipping entering the Wyre estuary. Together the lights provide a leading line when the Pharos Light is directly above that of the Lower Light. Together they provide a range of about 12 nautical miles (22 km). In turn they point to the Wyre Light on the North Wharf Bank, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) offshore.
Both lighthouses were first illuminated 1 December 1840. Each was run off the town's gas supply, with a single parabolic reflector placed behind the burner; later they were converted to electricity.
The Beach Lighthouse was designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage on 26 April 1950. The lighthouse is managed by the Port of Fleetwood. Wikipedia
Our first stop on our road trip was Lower Antelope Canyon near Page, Arizona. Last year we went to Upper Antelope Canyon. These slot canyons are amazing. Thousands of years of wind, sand and rain created these canyons. The textures, colors and shapes are just amazing. Compared to the Upper Canyon, this one is much more difficult to manuver through. I wish I could have watched Mike Jones squeezing through some of the tight spots with all his gear!
In August of '97 a flash flood caught tourists in this canyon. Eleven people drowned. Seven were from France, 2 from the U.S., one from England and one from Sweden. I can only imagine how terrifying it must have been.
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Rest In Peace Grandmother Pearl D. Murray! I will always love you. 08/10/1929 - 02/20/2019.
Photo of the Monroe Street Dam and Lower Spokane Falls captured from the Monroe Street Bridge via Minolta MD W.Rokkor-X 17mm F/4 lens. Downtown Spokane (officially the Riverside Neighborhood). City of Spokane. Spokane River. Selkirk Mountains Range. Northern Rockies Region. Inland Northwest. Spokane County, Washington. Late February 2019.
Exposure Time: 6 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/11 * Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 4850 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Superia 100