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“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
"I don't much care where –"
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go.”
― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Long-tailed Shrike/Bentet Kelabu (Lanius schach bentet) in Rawa Bento swamps, Kerinci, Sumatra.
Bento Swamps, Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra.
Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
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Panoramic view of the Arctic Ocean from the location we were allowed to stop and take photos from.
Taken on Day 14, during the tour of Prudhoe Bay, before flying back to Anchorage.
A beautiful photo from Shaun McCance on his expedition "Chasing the Sunrise." Shaun's goal is to bike the length of six of the seven continents! Check out his website for more surreal shots: shaunmccance.com/
I like abandoned school because the pastel painted walls, the cool drininking fountains, the bathrooms where places were delightfully deranged, the smily face gold stars everywhere, and the gum under the formica coated desk tops. But when schools are abandoned you can hear the laughter in the halls but its only a ghost. You can smell the pecil dust falling from the sharpener but its only decay. School is out for the summer but come fall no one returns. Bells no longer ring and children no longer sing, but the voices are forver cemented in every footstep and finger print
Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia
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2013 - Trang, Thailand
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Under the stairs, across the alley out the back door of the restaurant where we ate dinner, this is the bathroom I was shown to. Sheer brilliance.
Since I was not in Japan until June I did not see personally how bad the mess was in the beginning. Sometimes I thought I was seeing a place where almost nothing had been done in 3-4 months. This article shows very well in paired photographs the tremendous effort that has been made already and highlights how much more is left to be done.
Learn about All Hands Volunteers (and donate) here.
The Musee Meachanique also featured a Santa's Workshop display. As poor little elves toiled away, slave-driver Santa laughed maniacally over his Book of Names.
Dawn breaks over Chiselbury Camp.
Overnight camp out in Chiselbury Camp, an Iron Age hill fort on the top of Fovant Down, famous for it's Great War camp badges carved in the chalk of its slopes. A 40+ mile ride from home in Southampton, up to Salisbury via Romsey and the National Cycle Network Route 24, then to Salisbury Racecourse where I picked up the old cattle drove that goes all the way to Shaftesbury.
Dusk falling meant I overshot my destination in the poor light! I rode another mile or two to Ansty before realising my mistake, and had to backtrack, so by the time I reached the old fort I had missed the sunset there and it was properly dark.
The sunrise made up for that though. Up at 5.30 and a short walk to the chalk cap badges while I brewed up some tea.
Back on the road shortly after, keen to get back before the midday heat.
The main reason to come to Cocuy is for the trekking and climbing opportunities that this high altitude wilderness offers. Within the climbing community its considered one of the last secret destination of the America’s. We came with intention to complete two days of trekking and if possible scale one of the two 5000m peaks. After obtaining our permit and additional information from the national park office in Cocuy, we decided to tackle the snow draped Pan de Azúcar 5200m it sits at the southern end of the park . This trek would also offer great views of the strange looking El Púlpito del Diablo – The Devils Pulpit sitting to the left of the peak it’s a perfect granite cube of rock. We weren’t sure whether we would be able to scale the last 200m of the peak because ropes and crampons were needed, but we were adamant we could make it to the snow line.
Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Thinking Nomads.
Another view of the pipeline, this time somewhere before the start of Atigun Pass. There are more pipeline view to come as it is now more visible.
Taken on Day 13, during the journey from Coldfoot to Prudhoe Bay.
To discover that there is indeed an abandoned nursing home at the end of this road. I was starting to wonder, it's hidden that good.
Abandoned Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, Texas.
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Suhaib Mahmood, Ronda, the city teetering on a cliff and boasting a wealth of beauty, culture, and wonder #romance #Hemmingway #offTheBeatenPath
A frosty morning in Olean, NY.
This is a little duck pond at Olean Wholesale
Grocers. At this time the geese have moved in.
But, I've woken before the geese today.
I'm always trying to find something nice
to look at. How about you?
Stay warm.
Be safe.
Enjoy the ride.
I was very excited to finally see the London Eye in real life, but unfortunately, since that day was such a beautiful sunny day, there were a lot of people in this area. As I walked by the line of people waiting to get onto the London Eye, I only had a quick second to take a picture before the crowd pushed and shoved, I did not even had time to pose in the picture. Thankfully, this picture came out beautifully. I also really like it because it had only red, white and blue in the color of this picture, and it made me miss the United States while I was abroad.