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This is one of our local volcanoes, Mt. Redoubt (pronounced reed-out) - she is making news around the world now as she is rumbling and getting ready to blow her stack.
Mt. Redoubt is 150 miles or so from here. I took this photo in Soldotna, Alaska several summers ago. That is Cook Inlet in the foreground.
I remember when it blew back in 1989 - we were dusted pretty heavily with ash. I still have a spice jar full that I gathered off of the hood of my car.
* 3 Photos Stitched using Photostitch.
August 2008. Mt. Buller - Victoria, Australia. [Camera: Canon PowerShot A720IS]
As seen from the beaver ponds just below the parking lot. Our hike today takes us up to the right side of the mountain.
So this was my first time solo in the alps. I tried to 'optimize' my time and money in the region, so I planned out this 10km hike that was presumeably 4hrs long. But my planning when straight out the door when my flight into switzerland lost power before take-off, and I was delayed by 1.5 hr.
On a pleasant weekend in late April the Mt. Diablo State Park held a celebration. The occasion marked the 150th anniversary of the California State Park System and the 40th anniversary of the Mt. Diablo Interpretive Association. Over the years I had taken a few aerial views of the Mt. Diablo summit and these earned an invitation to come fly a camera at the event.
As it turned out nature had other ideas. We arrived at the summit to find ourselves in the clouds. Not an unpleasant experience but not particularly conducive for kite aerial photography. By early afternoon the clouds were breaking and I tried four rounds of kite test flights. The first round found the kite pulling well but quickly disappearing into a very wet cloud. It is odd how the kite returns from some clouds relatively dry and others sopping wet. In this case it was the latter. An hour later the second test flight found highly variable winds, which for the most part were inadequate to lift the camera. The third test flight found the winds quite chaotic, shifting direction with large swings of azimuth. This was quite consistent with the visual clues provided by the low cumulus clouds. As they passed the summit, each cloud would break apart with beautiful displays of turbulence. Signs of air moving in many directions.
By the fourth test flight in mid-afternoon the summit parking lot was quite full. I coaxed the six-foot Rokkaku into the air and had a brief, wild flight. It started reasonably well in a 12-mph breeze on the leeward side of the summit. After weathering a few pronounced lulls the kite then started to overfly, reaching the zenith on a couple of occasions. Deciding that it liked this the kite then overflew the zenth by a good thirty degrees and stalled out upside down upwind. It then drifted back my way slowly while I inhauled line as fast as possible. After a playing through a few gusts, rather like landing a fish, I finally had the kite back at my feet. Thus marked the end of the day’s kite flying. Sometimes it just doesn’t work.
To avoid total skunkdom I pulled out the carp pole and played around with the “Eye of Diablo,” a recently restored, Depression-era beacon atop the summit structure. This set of images comes from that pole aerial photography session.
Located in the Shaanxi Province, about 120 kilometres east of the city of Xi'an, near the city Huayin in China. highest is the South Peak at 2160m
Huashan is famous for many things, its views, tranquility, and temples on edge cliffs. However its footpath is nothing short of crazy .They are extremely narrow, some barely enough for 1 person, and some that are very steep. One mistake in footing is all it takes to go to heaven. I couldn't believe people the people on the trip were of all ages. I have been told that this mountain is open during winter where the path is more slippery, apparently the view of snow is breathtaking.
Originally there were no cables cars and so people wanting to reach the summit had to go by foot There is a famous stretch where wooden planks are bolted to the cliffs along with chain. One has to shimmy across on the planks with a rope tied to the chains.
Personally not fond of heights, so I gave that a miss, but from the accounts of online adrenalin junkies, the journey is well worth it.
Please take the time to enjoy the photos, Alot I've had to take with zoom lens and they came out surprisingly well given the feet and hands were trembling with fear.
This day trip takes you to the summit of Mount Titlis with ease. One of the many highlights will be your thrilling 45 minute ride aboard the ROTAIR revolving cable-car. The summit station at 3,020 meters (10,000 feet) has snow and ice all year round.
Think: snowball-fights in a Winter paradise anytime you like! You can also visit the Ice Grotto, IceFlyer, relax in the sun terrace. For the more adventurous... go sledging! What is sledging? It is sliding down the snow runs with large rubber tyres. It's fun. It's LOTS of fun. Go! Go! Go!
Browse all of our things to do in Switzerland or read about the Mount Titlis day trips from Zurich and Lucerne at Viator.com
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A long time ago, when I was a singleton, I moved to Oak Forest, Pa and this spot was my front yard view. Since I really wanted to live in the mountains of Wyoming but couldn't, I named this hill Mt. Forest and my back yard view Mt. Oak...I figured these are my 'pretend' mountains until I get there. Crazy thing is...even the land owner calls these hills these new names...crazier than that...he's now my father-in-law! Still dream of Wyoming though...
Mt Khitchakut (Khao Khitchakut) situates in Khitchakut National Park, Makham District in Chanthaburi Province of Thailand. Its highest peak is about 1,000 m. Buddhist people believe for long time that there has heen Buddha's foot print on the granite rock on the top of the mountain.
About two months of every year, around January to Mar, this mountain is opened for people to visit.
Many people come up here to donate money and pray for blessings for their prosperous life.
my best panoramic yet..
handheld shots, my editing and splicing..
much learned.. especially get a cleaner lense : P
sunrise....Mt Hood in the distance from the NW side of MT. St. Helens
Mt Fuji! The icon of Japan, that mythical, mystical mountain revered by the Japanese people.
It was such a thrill visiting Mt Fuji. We went up to the 5th Station and looked at the peak towering above us. Still such a long way to go.
Mt Fuji is a UNESCO World Heritage Site