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I think Mount Ngauruhoe is one of the most beautiful volcanic cones in the world. I felt damn lucky that I got a few minutes, and I mean minutes, that the volcano wasn't shrouded in clouds. This was the only time in three days that I actually saw the whole mountain.
Mount Ngauruhoe is an active stratovolcano. I wanted to climb it so bad but it was always in the clouds and that wouldn't have been a wise use of time. For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Ngauruhoe
Mount Ruma Located very near to Mount Ohad in Sayyid Shuhada area,
Al-Madinah.the Reflection on a top of a Car.
Mount Ngauruhoe (featured in Lords of the Rings as Mt. Doom) at Tongariro National Park, which is designated a dual-World Heritage site.
Burlington is just far enough south that it still has some nice colours. Unfortunately, between work and rain I didn't get to see them this year, except for last Sunday when I made time to visit a friend, and grab some pictures as well.
Mount Nemo is worth discovering because this conservation area has one of the best cliff ecosystems on Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment. Rich green ferns blanket limestone boulders scattered among old growth forests that are alive with jewel like birds. Crevice caves and ancient cedars, a thousand years old, can be seen all along the meandering cliff edge trail.
An interpretive lookout with spectacular views of the surrounding countryside lets visitors know why this natural environment park is worth protecting. Parking and connections to the Bruce Trail are available at this intriguing conservation area.
This is the view from below the escarpment, a region that was formerly farmland but is being redeveloped into mansions. I was just in time to catch the frost on the grass in the shade.
The golf course is Indian Wells:
Indian Wells is one of the GTA's most scenic and challenging golf courses. Nestled beneath the towering cliffs of Mt. Nemo, Indian Wells offers a unique golfing experience. Our spectacular setting provides golfers with a challenging 18 hole championship layout as well as many breathtaking views of the surrounding scenery. At Indian Wells, rolling terrain and tree-lined fairways combined with strategically placed bunkers and a dangerous array of water hazards will test the shot-making skills of every golfer.
Founded in 1973, Indian Wells Golf Club offers one of the most enjoyable golf experiences in the Greater Toronto Area. Nestled against the Niagara Escarpment and surrounded by rolling farmland in North Burlington, the course is a feast for the eyes.
Indian Wells is as challenging as it is scenic, making the Toronto Star "Bogey Man's Top 18" in the GTA, in 1997. It is a par 71 championship length course, slope rated at 126, and CPGA rated at 71.8 from the blue tees. The front nine challenges the golfer with ponds coming into play on six holes, and the back nine presents narrow fairways and deep mature forests.
Whether looking at the Toronto skyline from the 11th tee, or in the valley of the 16th hole amongst tall trees, you are always surrounded by magnificent scenery.
The clubhouse at Indian Wells possesses all the facilities to begin and end your day. The fully stocked Pro Shop is available for all your golf requirements including tournament prizes available at prices lower than discount stores.
The bar, patios, beverage cart and 10th tee are all available to satisfy your hunger or thirst before, during and after your round. Also, the dining room is a great location for tournament dinners, weddings, Christmas parties and other special events.
This High Dynamic Range 360° panorama was stitched from 102 bracketed photographs with PTGUI Pro, tone-mapped with Photomatix, and touched up in Aperture.
Original size: 18236 × 9118 (166.3 MP; 197 MB).
Location: Indian Wells Golf Club, near Mount Nemo Conservation Area, Ontario, Canada
The large properties on the left would have once enjoyed commanding views across north Wirral to North Wales. This came to an end when the land to the right was developed during the late 1919s early 1920s when Mount Pleasant Hall was redeveloped. Rather sympathetically, the old and new were separated by a wide green verge and a grove of trees.
In the distance you can see Wallasey Central Library (or Earlston Library as some older residents may know it). This acts as Wallasey's main library with two satellite facilities in Wallasey Village and Seacombe.
Wallasey is rather strange in so far as unlike many towns, the civic amenities are spread across the town rather than being clustered in one location. The town hall is just over a mile away in Egremont while the main Hospital, Police and Fire stations were also in various locations in Liscard.
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1925 Map:
The picture was taken from Tzfat's graveyard of the "Righteous Ones".
The mountain in the picture is mount Meron, where Moses died a moment after he entered the Promised Land.
Mount Robson (or Robson Peak) is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies with 3,954 metres (12,972 feet). Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia.
The south face of Mount Robson is clearly visible from the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16). The south side of the mountain rises almost 10,000 feet from base-to-summit.
Mount Hood, as seen from near the town of Odell, Oregon (where we stopped briefly on our trip along the Mount Hood Railroad).
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Mount Conner, also known as Artilla or Atila, or tongue-in-cheek as Fooluru, is a mountain located in the southwest corner of the Northern Territory of Australia.
“Mt Conner was named by exporer W C Gosse on 18.7.1873 after a minor South Australian Parliamentarian, Mountifort Longfield Conner. Mr Conner was the member for Light in the period 1871-73 during the ministeries of Hart, Blyth and Ayers. He resigned in 1873 and served as Chief Warden of the Goldfields in Darwin from October 1873 until his appointment was terminated in November 1874. Conner returned to Adelaide where he again became a MHA for Albert (Feb 1875 – June 1875)”
The Beauty of Batur volcano is well known. This mount can be climbed up with artificial stairs. You will only need 2 hours to the top!
Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began drilling into the 5,725-foot mountain in 1927. Creation of the Shrine of Democracy took 14 years and cost a mere $1 million, though it's now deemed priceless.
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Mount Kailash (also Mount kailas; Tibetan: གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེKangrinboqê or Gang Rinpoche; simplified Chinese: 冈仁波齐峰,Gāngrénbōqí fēng, Sanskrit: कैलास Kailāsa) is a peak in the Kailas Range (Gangdisê Mountains), which forms part of the Transhimalaya in Tibet. It lies near the source of some of the longest rivers in Asia: the Indus River, the Sutlej River (a major tributary of the Indus River), the Brahmaputra River, and the Karnali River (a tributary of the River Ganga). It is considered a sacred place in four religions: Bön, Buddhism, Hinduism andJainism. The mountain lies near Lake Manasarovar and Lake Rakshastalin Tibet.
According to Hinduism, Lord Shiva, the destroyer of ignorance and illusion, resides at the summit of a legendary mountain named Kailās, where he sits in a state of perpetual meditation along with his wife Pārvatī.
According to Charles Allen, one description in the Vishnu Purana of the mountain states that its four faces are made of crystal, ruby, gold, and lapis lazuli.[7] It is a pillar of the world and is located at the heart of six mountain ranges symbolizing a lotus.[7]
Every year, thousands make a pilgrimage to Kailash, following a tradition going back thousands of years. Pilgrims of several religions believe that circumambulating Mount Kailash on foot is a holy ritual that will bring good fortune. The peregrination is made in a clockwise direction by Hindus and Buddhists. Followers of the Jain andBönpo religions circumambulate the mountain in a counterclockwise direction. The path around Mount Kailash is 52 km (32 mi) long.
Some pilgrims believe that the entire walk around Kailash should be made in a single day, which is not considered an easy task. A person in good shape walking fast would take perhaps 15 hours to complete the 52 km trek. Some of the devout do accomplish this feat, little daunted by the uneven terrain, altitude sickness and harsh conditions faced in the process. Indeed, other pilgrims venture a much more demanding regimen, performing body-lengthprostrations over the entire length of the circumambulation: The pilgrim bends down, kneels, prostrates full-length, makes a mark with his fingers, rises to his knees, prays, and then crawls forward on hands and knees to the mark made by his/her fingers before repeating the process. It requires at least four weeks of physical endurance to perform the circumambulation while following this regimen. The mountain is located in a particularly remote and inhospitable area of the Tibetan Himalayas. A few modern amenities, such as benches, resting places and refreshment kiosks, exist to aid the pilgrims in their devotions. According to all religions that revere the mountain, setting foot on its slopes is a dire sin. It is claimed that many people who ventured to defy the taboo have died in the process[citation needed]. It is a popular belief that the stairways on Mount Kailash lead to heaven.
Following the political and border disturbances across the Chinese-Indian boundary, pilgrimage to the legendary abode of Lord Shiva was stopped from 1954 to 1978. Thereafter, a limited number of Indian pilgrims have been allowed to visit the place, under the supervision of the Chinese and Indian governments either by a lengthy and hazardous trek over the Himalayan terrain, travel by land from Kathmandu or from Lhasa where flights from Kathmandu are available to Lhasa and thereafter travel over the great Tibetan plateau by car. The journey takes four night stops, finally arriving at Darchen at elevation of 4,600 m (15,100 ft), small outpost that swells with pilgrims at certain times of year. Despite its minimal infrastructure, modest guest houses are available for foreign pilgrims, whereas Tibetan pilgrims generally sleep in their own tents. A small regional medical center serving far-western Tibet and funded by the Swiss Ngari Korsum Foundation was built here in 1997.
Walking around the holy mountain—a part of its official park—has to be done on foot, pony or yak, taking some three days of trekking starting from a height of around 15,000 ft (4,600 m) past the Tarboche (flagpole) to cross the Drölma pass 18,200 ft (5,500 m), and encamping for two nights en route. First, near the meadow of Dirapuk gompa, some 2 to 3 km (1.2 to 1.9 mi) before the pass and second, after crossing the pass and going downhill as far as possible (viewing Gauri Kund in the distance).
We were on Skyline Trail, having taken Lakes Trail from Reflection Lake when we came to this great viewpoint of The Mountain
Mount Rainier National Park.
Mount Ruapehu is an active stratovolcano at the southern end of the Taupo Volcanic Zone in New Zealand. Ruapehu, the largest active volcano in New Zealand, is the highest point on the North Island and has three major peaks: Tahurangi (2,797 m), Te Heuheu (2,755 m) and Paretetaitonga (2,751 m). The deep, active crater is between the peaks and fills with water between major eruptions.