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Annie Sloan is the name of a woman who invented a unique type of paint back in 1990. This paint, which is known as chalk paint, earned its name because of its beautiful matte finish that is somewhat “chalky” looking.
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Prayers offered along the banks of Manasarovar. It is customary to create a pile of stones or pebbles when offering prayers. Here we stopped and added prayers of our own.
The last day of our Manasarovar parikrama (circumambulation). Today we travel from Qugu to Qihu. Qihu lies at the northwestern corner of Manasarovar.
We set out by bus but a few of us including our Liaison Officer wanted to walk to Qihu instead. We got dropped off the bus and someone said that it was just 6 kilometres to Qihu. It turned out to be 18 kilometres! However, it turned out to be one of the best treks in our yatra.
We walked along the banks of the lake enjoying every moment of it! And we got some of the best views of Manasarovar as we walked along its banks up to Qihu. The 18 km trek was well worth it!
We made a yatra (pilgrimage) to the holy land of Mt. Kailash and Manassarovar Lake in Tibet in September 2007. It is only now that I have begun posting pictures from our journey! So enjoy the yatra on Flickr and if you have been to the Kailash Manassarovar region, do contribute your pictures to the Kailash Manasarovar Yatra group!
See our journey! Slideshow
My neighbour offered me a lift into town today but he insisted I sit in the back, I have no idea why.
One Quechua woman kindly offered to explain the way they traditionally dye their clothes and textiles. It was an amazing experience. What's on her lips also is a kind of dye from an insect she just crushed. She mixed lime juice to make the vivid red color from the insect into orangish color. And her magic kept going on.
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St. Chad's Cathedral offers a contrast to the brash redevelopment of Birmingham city centre, with the new Snow Hill 'Three' development under construction on the right. The busy road junction in part of the Birmingham inner Ring Road, at this point called St. Chads Queensway. It used to be a traffic island, known as St. Chads Circus, which was notable to a memorial to J.F. Kennedy and a mural dedicated to the Great Western Railway, whose Snow Hill Station abuts this location. This is the virew looking down from the new St. Chads Midland Metro stop on 28th August 2018, as a National Express West Midlands Perry Barr-based Volvo B7TL No. 4696, registration BU05 HFS swings around the junction on a Route No. 6 service to Perry Barr. The cathedral was designed by Augustus Welby Pugin that was completed around 1841, and raised to cathedral status eleven years later. The Kennedy memorial was dismantled ahead of the redevelopment and part of the mosaic (Kennedy's head) relocated ay a new location in Digbeth. The Great Western mosaic fared much worse, as it was covered in a protective polythene curtain and then buried beneath the new junction. A smaller replica now exists next to the tram tracks at the bottom of the steps leading from the forecourt of Snow Hill station to Colmore Circus Queensway.
When the offer of a waterfall shoot came up, how could I resist?!?! Although I really didn’t think the costume all the way through, of course long floaty flowing white looks great dry and wind swept – get a splash of water on it and I might as well be naked lol. Actually when photographic erotica first started in the late 1800s-early1900s they would cover women in wet muslin so they wouldn’t get in trouble but you could still see almost everything.
Anyway, the falls were great – cold, but great, its going to be really hard finding the best shots from this set – so you guys will probably be seeing heaps of them!
Carrizo Plain National Monument is one of the best kept secrets in California. Only a few hours from Los Angeles, the Carrizo Plain offers visitors a rare chance to be alone with nature. Some visitors say you can "hear the silence." The plain is home to diverse communities of wildlife and plant species including several listed as threatened or endangered and is an area culturally important to Native Americans. This remote Monument, traversed by the San Andreas Fault which has carved valleys, created and moved mountains, and yet up close, is seen in subtle alignment of ridges, ravines and normally dry ponds. Prominent features on the Monument include the white alkali flats of Soda Lake, Painted Rock, vast open grasslands, and a broad plain rimmed by mountains. When conditions are right, numerous wildflowers can carpet the valley floor; although short lived it can be breathtaking.
"The super bloom migrated north to California's Central Valley and the show is simply indescribable at the Carrizo Plain National Monument. The Valley floor has endless expanses of yellows and purples from coreopsis, tidy tips and phacelia, with smaller patches of dozens of other species. Not to be outdone, the Temblor Range is painted with swaths of orange, yellow and purple like something out of a storybook. I have never seen such a spectacular array of blooms. Ever."
--Bob Wick, BLM Wilderness Specialist and Photographer
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Subjects who wear eye glasses can offer a unique difficulty for photographers. First, there’s the dilemma of whether they should wear them or not (will they not feel & look like themselves without them? Are they hiding fabulous eyes behind those glasses?) And then there’s the problem of glare and reflection. An attentive photographer will pay attention to this factor, but it does cause issues and where a photo might be perfectly composed and lit, but a little glare in the glasses can throw the whole thing off.
All those tips for creating great catchlights? Forget ‘em. Reflectors aimed at the eyes, facing a light source…all these techniques will only show up as mirror-like reflections in the glass.
When using artificial or studio lighting, have your subject turn away from the lights just a tad and pay attention to what’s going on in the glasses.
As if pop-up flash wasn’t already a no-no, it’s even more so when your subject is wearing glasses
A rather strange suggestion is to have your subjects tilt the glasses downward only 1/2 an inch (just push them up from where they rest on their ears). This tiny bit of angle and make a huge difference. In the same manner, you can also experiment with having them tilt their head or the angle from which you’re shooting.
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Offered some Idly (south Indian food stuff ) and was happy with it ..
Love that zig zag shadow of the bird !
Location : coimbatore ,09 apr 2009
I revisited this magnificent nature reserve today 10th August 2018, many visitors to our city miss its glorious offerings, thinking all we have to offer is the beach front at the main boulevard , its a pity as this reserve is a short drive from the main tourist area and has its own charm, attraction and wealth of nature on offer, I love it .
Donmouth Local Nature Reserve is a beach site in the historic Old Aberdeen part of the City where the River Don meets the sea.
A great place to see seals and a range of interesting birds. The beach area has changed over time as the river has changed its course. There are lots of interesting plants in the dunes and beach area. Bird hide is an excellent shelter from which to watch the wildlife. The paths run across King Street to the Brig 'o Balgownie., the original bridge in to the City from the North, then down the other side of the river to the sea.
The site was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1992
Paths are good although wheelchair access to the beach would be difficult as the boardwalk can get covered with sand.
There is plenty of free car parking on the Beach Esplanade and at the car park in Donmouth Road. There are cycle racks on Beach Esplanade
Bridge Of Don has five spans of dressed granite, and rounded cutwaters that carry up to road level to form pedestrian refuges. The spans are 75 feet (23 m), with a rise of 25 feet (7.6 m).
It was widened in 1958-59, from 24 feet (7.3 m), to 66 feet (20 m) by the construction of a new concrete bridge adjacent to the old one.
It now carries four lanes of the A956 road, and is the last bridge on the River Don before it meets the sea. The bridge is just downstream from a substantial island in the river. Around the area of the bridge is the Donmouth Local Nature Reserve, designated as a LNR in 1992.
Near to the bridge are a number of World War II era coastal defences, including a pill box.
Mudflats
Mudflats are formed when fine particles carried downstream by the river are deposited as it slows down before entering the sea, and to a lesser extent by fine particles washed in by the tide. The sand spit at the mouth of the Don provides shelter from the wind and waves allowing this material to build up. The mud flats are a very rich and fertile environment. Despite their rather barren appearance they support a surprisingly diverse invertebrate fauna which includes; worms, molluscs and crustacea. These invertebrates are vitally important to wildfowl and wading birds within the estuary.
Salt marsh
Along the upper shore of the south bank saltmarsh has developed. This habitat would once have been much more extensive prior to the tipping of domestic and other refuse in the area and the formation in 1727 of an artificial embankment to prevent flooding of the river into the Links. This habitat is now reduced to a narrow strip of vegetation along the river margins upstream from the Powis Burn.
The species composition of the salt marsh varies according to the salinity of the water i.e. the proximity to the sea. Close to the Powis Burn this habitat is dominated by reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima) with reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea), sea club-rush (Scirpus maritimus), spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris), hemlock water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) and common scurvygrass (Chochlearia officinalis).
Further inland reed sweet-grass continues to dominate but hemlock water-dropwort is more abundant with meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and valarian (Valariana officinalis),
Sand dunes
Sand dunes are found in the more exposed parts of the estuary at the river mouth. Again, this habitat was once much more extensive in this locality with dune grasslands stretching from Aberdeen Beach inland as far as King Street, southwards from the estuary of the Dee, northwards to the Sands of Forvie and beyond. Many of the dunes formed part of Seaton Tip, and following tipping the area was grassed over. Other areas have been formally landscaped to form golf courses or planted with native trees in 2010 to create a new woodland area.
Some remnants of the natural dune flora can be seen in the 'roughs' on the Kings Links golf course and near the mouth of the river.
Above the high water mark, fore dunes with thick clumps of the pioneer grass species including sea lyme grass (Elymus arenarius) and marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) occur. Few other species are able to cope with the shifting sand. The largest area of these young dunes is to the north and west of the headland. Further inland where the dunes are sheltered from the actions of the wind and waves, and soils are more developed, more stable dunes are present supporting a more diverse grassland habitat.
Strand line plants which are able to tolerate occasional coverage by sea water include sea rocket (Cakile maritima), frosted orache (Atriplex laciniata), sea sandwort (Honkenya peploides) and knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). Bur-reed (Sparganium sp.) has been recorded; presumably washed down by the river.
Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and sea lyme grass (Elymus arenarius) dominate the fore dunes. The latter species is not native to this area but appeared in 1802. It is thought to have been unintentionally introduced into the area by fishing boats. For a number of years it remained uncommon but from 1870 onwards it spread rapidly along the coastline (Marren, 1982).
In the more stable dunes red fescue (Festuca rubra), sand sedge (Carex arenaria), yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), wild pansy (Viola tricolour), harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and lesser meadow-rue (Thalictrum minus) are abundant. Small amounts of kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and spring vetch (Vicia lathyroides) are present.
Scattered willows (Salix sp.) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplantanus) have seeded into this area. Gorse (Ulex europaeus) scrub has colonised the dunes in some areas and appears to be spreading.
Scrub
This habitat is almost entirely artificial with only the gorse scrub on the inner dunes being a semi-natural habitat. Alder and willow were planted along the south bank of the river in about 1970 and these shrubs are now generally well established. Further shrub planting on the south bank was carried out in 1990.
Willow (Salix sp.) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) were planted in the 1970's along the south bank of the River Don eastwards of the Bridge of Don. The trees to the west of this strip are doing considerably better than those to the east. More recent planting was carried out in 1990 with hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) elder (Sambucus nigra), goat willow (Salix caprea) and alder.
Underneath the scrub neutral grassland is present with cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris), sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata), hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) and hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium).
Grassland
Much of the grassland within the reserve is formed on imported soil and is intensively managed. This includes grassland on the north and south sides of the Esplanade. Daffodils are present in the grassland on the north side of the road. On the north bank to the east of the Bridge of Don is rank grassland on a steep south-facing slope. This is unmanaged and contains some patches of scrub.
Rough grassland is present on the headland. This area has been modified by tipping, with rubble to the east and with grass cuttings to the west. The grassland contains a mixture of neutral grassland, dune grassland, ruderal, and introduced garden species. This area attracts flocks of seed eating birds in late summer and autumn.
Improved grassland is present on the headland and along the south bank of the estuary downstream from the bridge of Don. Much of this vegetation has developed on imported soil and contains a high proportion of ruderal species and garden escapes. On the headland, broadleaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius), nettle (Urtica dioica), coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris), hemlock (Conium maculatum) and hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) are abundant. Sweet cicely (Chaerophyllum bulbosum) is widespread and in late summer fills the air with the scent of aniseed.
To the south of the Esplanade the grassland is managed with an annual cut.. The grassland does flood to form pools. Early in the year cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) is common, meadow foxtail (Alopecuris pratensis)is known to occur around the margins of these pools.
Woodland
Semi-mature woodland is present on the steep sided south bank of the river upstream from the Bridge of Don. Most of this woodland has been planted in the mid 1930's though some older oak and elm trees are present. These may be relicts of former woodland cover. The woodland in the reserve is part of a strip of woodland along the River Don corridor which continues upstream from the Brig 'o' Balgownie.
Woodland is present on the south bank upstream from the Bridge of Don.
Much of the woodland consists of even aged stands with willow (Salix sp.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and alder (AInus glutinosa). At the top of the slope mature oak (Quercus sp.) and elm (Ulmus glabra) are present. The ground flora contains tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), red campion (Silene dioica), ramsons (Allium ursinum) and lady fern (Athyrium felix-femina) .In a few areas dense shading is caused by the trees and in these areas the ground flora is poor.
On the north bank scattered trees are present, mainly willow and sycamore with some scrub.
I revisited this magnificent nature reserve today 10th August 2018, many visitors to our city miss its glorious offerings, thinking all we have to offer is the beach front at the main boulevard , its a pity as this reserve is a short drive from the main tourist area and has its own charm, attraction and wealth of nature on offer, I love it .
Donmouth Local Nature Reserve is a beach site in the historic Old Aberdeen part of the City where the River Don meets the sea.
A great place to see seals and a range of interesting birds. The beach area has changed over time as the river has changed its course. There are lots of interesting plants in the dunes and beach area. Bird hide is an excellent shelter from which to watch the wildlife. The paths run across King Street to the Brig 'o Balgownie., the original bridge in to the City from the North, then down the other side of the river to the sea.
The site was designated a Local Nature Reserve in 1992
Paths are good although wheelchair access to the beach would be difficult as the boardwalk can get covered with sand.
There is plenty of free car parking on the Beach Esplanade and at the car park in Donmouth Road. There are cycle racks on Beach Esplanade
Bridge Of Don has five spans of dressed granite, and rounded cutwaters that carry up to road level to form pedestrian refuges. The spans are 75 feet (23 m), with a rise of 25 feet (7.6 m).
It was widened in 1958-59, from 24 feet (7.3 m), to 66 feet (20 m) by the construction of a new concrete bridge adjacent to the old one.
It now carries four lanes of the A956 road, and is the last bridge on the River Don before it meets the sea. The bridge is just downstream from a substantial island in the river. Around the area of the bridge is the Donmouth Local Nature Reserve, designated as a LNR in 1992.
Near to the bridge are a number of World War II era coastal defences, including a pill box.
Mudflats
Mudflats are formed when fine particles carried downstream by the river are deposited as it slows down before entering the sea, and to a lesser extent by fine particles washed in by the tide. The sand spit at the mouth of the Don provides shelter from the wind and waves allowing this material to build up. The mud flats are a very rich and fertile environment. Despite their rather barren appearance they support a surprisingly diverse invertebrate fauna which includes; worms, molluscs and crustacea. These invertebrates are vitally important to wildfowl and wading birds within the estuary.
Salt marsh
Along the upper shore of the south bank saltmarsh has developed. This habitat would once have been much more extensive prior to the tipping of domestic and other refuse in the area and the formation in 1727 of an artificial embankment to prevent flooding of the river into the Links. This habitat is now reduced to a narrow strip of vegetation along the river margins upstream from the Powis Burn.
The species composition of the salt marsh varies according to the salinity of the water i.e. the proximity to the sea. Close to the Powis Burn this habitat is dominated by reed sweet-grass (Glyceria maxima) with reed canary-grass (Phalaris arundinacea), sea club-rush (Scirpus maritimus), spike-rush (Eleocharis palustris), hemlock water-dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) and common scurvygrass (Chochlearia officinalis).
Further inland reed sweet-grass continues to dominate but hemlock water-dropwort is more abundant with meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) and valarian (Valariana officinalis),
Sand dunes
Sand dunes are found in the more exposed parts of the estuary at the river mouth. Again, this habitat was once much more extensive in this locality with dune grasslands stretching from Aberdeen Beach inland as far as King Street, southwards from the estuary of the Dee, northwards to the Sands of Forvie and beyond. Many of the dunes formed part of Seaton Tip, and following tipping the area was grassed over. Other areas have been formally landscaped to form golf courses or planted with native trees in 2010 to create a new woodland area.
Some remnants of the natural dune flora can be seen in the 'roughs' on the Kings Links golf course and near the mouth of the river.
Above the high water mark, fore dunes with thick clumps of the pioneer grass species including sea lyme grass (Elymus arenarius) and marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) occur. Few other species are able to cope with the shifting sand. The largest area of these young dunes is to the north and west of the headland. Further inland where the dunes are sheltered from the actions of the wind and waves, and soils are more developed, more stable dunes are present supporting a more diverse grassland habitat.
Strand line plants which are able to tolerate occasional coverage by sea water include sea rocket (Cakile maritima), frosted orache (Atriplex laciniata), sea sandwort (Honkenya peploides) and knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare). Bur-reed (Sparganium sp.) has been recorded; presumably washed down by the river.
Marram grass (Ammophila arenaria) and sea lyme grass (Elymus arenarius) dominate the fore dunes. The latter species is not native to this area but appeared in 1802. It is thought to have been unintentionally introduced into the area by fishing boats. For a number of years it remained uncommon but from 1870 onwards it spread rapidly along the coastline (Marren, 1982).
In the more stable dunes red fescue (Festuca rubra), sand sedge (Carex arenaria), yellow rattle (Rhinanthus minor), wild pansy (Viola tricolour), harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) and lesser meadow-rue (Thalictrum minus) are abundant. Small amounts of kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria), valerian (Valeriana officinalis) and spring vetch (Vicia lathyroides) are present.
Scattered willows (Salix sp.) and sycamore (Acer pseudoplantanus) have seeded into this area. Gorse (Ulex europaeus) scrub has colonised the dunes in some areas and appears to be spreading.
Scrub
This habitat is almost entirely artificial with only the gorse scrub on the inner dunes being a semi-natural habitat. Alder and willow were planted along the south bank of the river in about 1970 and these shrubs are now generally well established. Further shrub planting on the south bank was carried out in 1990.
Willow (Salix sp.) and alder (Alnus glutinosa) were planted in the 1970's along the south bank of the River Don eastwards of the Bridge of Don. The trees to the west of this strip are doing considerably better than those to the east. More recent planting was carried out in 1990 with hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) elder (Sambucus nigra), goat willow (Salix caprea) and alder.
Underneath the scrub neutral grassland is present with cocksfoot (Dactylis glomerata), false oat-grass (Arrhenatherum elatius), cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris), sweet cicely (Myrrhis odorata), hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica) and hedge bindweed (Calystegia sepium).
Grassland
Much of the grassland within the reserve is formed on imported soil and is intensively managed. This includes grassland on the north and south sides of the Esplanade. Daffodils are present in the grassland on the north side of the road. On the north bank to the east of the Bridge of Don is rank grassland on a steep south-facing slope. This is unmanaged and contains some patches of scrub.
Rough grassland is present on the headland. This area has been modified by tipping, with rubble to the east and with grass cuttings to the west. The grassland contains a mixture of neutral grassland, dune grassland, ruderal, and introduced garden species. This area attracts flocks of seed eating birds in late summer and autumn.
Improved grassland is present on the headland and along the south bank of the estuary downstream from the bridge of Don. Much of this vegetation has developed on imported soil and contains a high proportion of ruderal species and garden escapes. On the headland, broadleaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius), nettle (Urtica dioica), coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara), spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare), cow parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris), hemlock (Conium maculatum) and hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) are abundant. Sweet cicely (Chaerophyllum bulbosum) is widespread and in late summer fills the air with the scent of aniseed.
To the south of the Esplanade the grassland is managed with an annual cut.. The grassland does flood to form pools. Early in the year cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) is common, meadow foxtail (Alopecuris pratensis)is known to occur around the margins of these pools.
Woodland
Semi-mature woodland is present on the steep sided south bank of the river upstream from the Bridge of Don. Most of this woodland has been planted in the mid 1930's though some older oak and elm trees are present. These may be relicts of former woodland cover. The woodland in the reserve is part of a strip of woodland along the River Don corridor which continues upstream from the Brig 'o' Balgownie.
Woodland is present on the south bank upstream from the Bridge of Don.
Much of the woodland consists of even aged stands with willow (Salix sp.), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), ash (Fraxinus excelsior), beech (Fagus sylvatica) and alder (AInus glutinosa). At the top of the slope mature oak (Quercus sp.) and elm (Ulmus glabra) are present. The ground flora contains tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia caespitosa), red campion (Silene dioica), ramsons (Allium ursinum) and lady fern (Athyrium felix-femina) .In a few areas dense shading is caused by the trees and in these areas the ground flora is poor.
On the north bank scattered trees are present, mainly willow and sycamore with some scrub.
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region, although fairly effortless compare to some of other trek, takes you high along trails to Tengboche monastery Everest Solu Khumbu is the district south and west of Mount Everest. It is inhabited by sherpa, cultural group that has achieve fame because of the develop of its men on climbing expeditions. Khumbu is the name of the northern half of this region above Namche, includes highest mountain (Mt. Everest 8848m.) in the world. Khumbu is in part of Sagarmatha National Park. This is a short trek but very scenic trek offers really superb view of the world's highest peaks, including Mt. Everest, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Amadablam and other many snowy peaks. Fly from Kathmandu to Lukla it is in the Khumbu region and trek up to Namche Bazzar, Tyangboche and into the Khumjung village, a very nice settlement of Sherpas people. This trek introduction to Everest and Sherpa culture with great mountain views, a very popular destination for first time trekkers in Nepal. Justifiably well-known world uppermost mountain (8848m.) and also for its Sherpa villages and monasteries. Few days trek from Lukla on the highland, takes you to the entry to Sagarmatha National Park and town of Namche Bazaar is entrance of Everest Trek. Environment of the towering Himalayas is a very delicate eco-system that is effortlessly put out of balance.
Langtang trekking region mixture of three beautiful trek taking us straight into some of the wildest and most pretty areas of Nepal. Starting from the lovely hill town of Syabrubensi our trek winds during gorgeous rhododendron and conifer forests throughout the Langtang National Park on the way to the higher slopes. Leads up to the high alpine yak pastures, glaciers and moraines around Kyanging. Along this route you will have an chance to cross the Ganja La Pass if possible from Langtang Valley. Trail enters the rhododendron (National flower of Nepal) forest and climbs up to alpine yak pastures at Ngegang (4404m). From Ngegang we make a climb of Ganja La Pass (5122m). We start southwest, sliding past Gekye Gompa to reach Tarkeghyang otherwise we take a detour and another unique features of trekking past, the holy lakes of Gosainkund (4300 m.) cross into Helambu via Laurebina to Ghopte (3430 m) and further to Trakegyang. Northern parts of the area mostly fall within the boundaries of Langtang National park.
Peak Climbing in Nepal is great view of Himalayas and most various geological regions in asia. Climbing of peaks in Nepal is restricted under the rules of Nepal Mountaineering Association. Details information and application for climbing permits are available through Acute Trekking. First peak climbing in Nepal by Tenzing Norgey Sherpa and Sir Edmund Hilary on May 29, 1953 to Mt. Everest. Trekking Agency in Nepal necessary member from Nepal Mountaineering Association. Our agency will arrange equipment, guides, high altitude porters, food and all necessary gears for climbing in Nepal. Although for some peaks, you need to contribute additional time, exertion owing to improved elevation and complexity. Climbing peaks is next step beyond simply trekking and basic mountaineering course over snow line with ice axe, crampons, ropes etc under administration and coaching from climbing guide, who have substantial mountaineering knowledge and for your climbing in mountain.
Everest Base Camp Trek well noon its spectacular mountain peaks and the devotion and openness of its inhabitants, the Everest region is one of the most popular destination for tourists in Nepal. While numerous of the routes through the mountains are difficult, there are plenty places to rest and enjoy a meal along the way. Additionally, don't worry about receiving lost. Just ask a local the way to the next village on your route, and they will direct you. Most Sherpas under the age of fifty can at least understand basic English, and many speak it fluently.
Annapurna Base Camp Trek is the major peaks of the western portion of the great Annapurna Himalaya, Annapurna South, Fang, Annapurna, Ganagapurna, Annapurna 3 and Machhapuchhare and including Annapurna first 8091 meters are arranged almost exactly in a circle about 10 miles in diameter with a deep glacier enclosed field at the center. From this glacier basin, known as the Annapurna base camp trek (Annapurna sanctuary trek), the Modi Khola way south in a narrow ravine fully 12 thousand ft. deep. Further south, the ravine opens up into a wide and fruitful valley, the domain of the Gurungs. The center and upper portions of Modi Khola offer some of the best short routes for trekking in Nepal and the valley is situated so that these treks can be easily joint with treks into the Kali Gandaki (Kali Gandaki is name of the river in Nepal) region to the west.
Upper Mustang Trekking name Make an escapade beginning from world deepest gorge Kaligandaki valley into world's highest area of Lo-Mangthang valley that passes through an almost tree-less barren landscape, a steep stony trail up and down hill and panorama views of high Annapurna Himalaya including Nilgiri, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and numerous other peaks. The trek passes through high peaks, passes, glaciers, and alpine valleys. The thousands years of seclusion has kept the society, lifestyle and heritage remain unaffected for centuries and to this date.
Helicopter Tour in Nepal having high mountains and wonderful landscape of countryside but is effortlessly reachable by land transport, is known as helicopter tours country. Helicopter services industry in Nepal is now well well-known with many types and categories of helicopters for the fly to different of Nepal. The pilots are very knowledgeable expert with 1000 of flying hours knowledge in Nepal. We have service for helicopter is outstanding reputations and established records for reliable emergency and rescue flight too. Here we would like to offer some of amazing helicopter tour in Himalaya country of Nepal. Further more details information about Nepal tour itinerary for helicopter tour in different part of Nepal contact us without hesitation.
Kathmandu Pokhra Tour is an exclusive tour package specially designed for all level travelers. Kathmandu Pokhara tour package is effortless tour alternative for Nepal visitors. This tour package vacation the historically significant and ethnically rich capital (Kathmandu ) of Nepal and the most stunning city of world by the nature, Pokhara. Mountain museum and world peace stupa are another charming of Pokhara tour. Pokhara is the center of escapade tourism in Nepal. Package tour to Kathmandu Pokhara is design to discover highlighted areas of Kathmandu and Pokhara valley. Nepal is the country which is socially and geographically different that’s why we powerfully recommend you discover Nepal to visit once in life time. It is hard to explore all Nepal in one Nepal tours trip in this way we design this trip to show you the highlights of Nepal especially in Kathmandu and Pokhara.
Adventure trekking in the southern part of the asia continent there lays a tiny rectangular kingdom squeezed between two hugely populated countries, China to the north and India to the south, this country is Nepal a world of its own. Adventure trekking is a type of tourism, involving exploration or travel to remote, exotic and possibly hostile areas. Adventure trekking in Nepal is rapidly growing in popularity, as tourists seek different kinds of vacations. The land of contrast is presumably the exact way to define the scenery of Nepal for you will find maximum world highest peaks high high up above the clouds determined for the gods above. Straight, active and attractive learning experience adventure trekking in Nepal that engross the whole person and have real adventure. Mt. Everest, Kanchenjunga, Daulagiri, and Annapurna and many more are there for the offering for mountain-lovers, adventurers and travelers.
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Builder: Chantiers de la Liane, Boulogne
Year: 1936
Location Cornwall
Length on deck: 43'6" + bowsprit
Beam: 10'6"
Draft: 5'10"
Tonnage(TM): 16TM
£65,000
A positively stunning and eye-catching yacht, French pre-war designed and built, UK owned and refitted is now offered for sale lying in Cornwall.
The long, fine counter stern with the sweetest of sheers, the generous beam, the high freeboard with an almost flush white scrubbed teak deck, the wonderful rich varnished teak deck works and a tall Bermudian cutter rig all serve to make this yacht a classic in every sense of the word.
The yacht was originally robustly built to a high standard in teak and has been extensively refitted over recent years in past and present ownership to make her now as good if not better than new.
Built by the Chantiers de la Liane in Boulogne, N France in 1936.
An old brochure we have probably dating from the early 1970’s indicates that she was offered for either bare boat or skippered charter in the South of France and claims that she had already made several North Atlantic crossings.
We first came across her in the Golfe de Morbihan in 1987 when she was owned by Ambrose von Herberstein. We sold her for him to Gareth Wright and she came under UK flag and sailed to Devon. She changed hands again to Cornish ownership, a boatyard owner who upgraded her significantly and raced her successfully in several classic regattas.
In 2005 she came to the present owner who keeps her on the River Fal. In his ownership she had some major work done in a Cornish boatyard, detailed below and is now in absolutely superb condition.
She has competed successfully on the classic yacht circuit on the South Coast coming second to Kelpie in the Fowey Classics passage race from Fowey to Falmouth in 2006. She took on the moderns in the 2010 Fowey Royal Regatta passage race from Falmouth to Fowey and flying her enormous asymmetric spinnaker she won her class.
I had the great pleasure of sailing in her to Douarnenez in the summer of 2012 when we put her through her paces in both gentle breezes when she ghosted along always moving and in stronger winds when she really picked up her heels and skipped along. She has a lovely steady motion, she responds well to a lift in the breeze, when you learn her ways she can be nursed up close to the wind and you can still cook a 3 course dinner below.
Construction.
Carvel planked in 1 1/8” Burma teak, caulked and payed. The hull planking is very fair, no plank seams visible and finished in expertly applied off-white enamel with a high polish.
100mm x 70mm grown oak frames at 60cm in single sweeps from forward back to the mast and from the forward end of the cock-pit (or the engine) up into the counter.
The midships sections have similar grown oak frames, wider spaced with two 40mm x 40mm steam bent oak timbers between.
All fastenings a copper nails with roves and bronze screws in the hood ends.
Heavy grown oak floors on the grown frames.
Galvanised steel floors on the steam bent timbers.
Ballast. External 4000kg lead ballast keel secured with bronze keel bolts.
Keel bolts replaced in the winter 2010/2011 refit.
Major refit in 1984, galvanised steel strap floors were removed and 38 new galvanised steel floors made and fitted. Any deteriorated timbers below the floors was scarphed in with new.
Several oak futtocks approx 3” x 2” added at the lower ends between the steamed timbers as additional strength in view of the several scarphs in the steam bent timbers.
Ballast keel dropped.
Both garboards replaced.
Refit 1995
New deck, cock-pit and coach-roof
New galley and quarter berth
New saloon table
Refit 2005.
All floors up into the counter refastened
New stem
All floors forward of the mast refastened.
Major refit 2010
New oak stern post
New stern tube and bearings
New engine mounts
Total repaint and revarnished to a high gloss.
Deck.
New deck laid in 1995 by Traditional Sail in Salcombe in yacht laid teak on a ply sub deck. The deck planks are swept round to the gunnel and joggled in to the king plank to superb effect.
Seams payed in butyl rubber.
All new deck beams in 1995.
5” varnished teak toe rail.
At the same time as the new deck was laid, the cock-pit coamings, the coach-roof coamings, beams and sheathed ply roof, the sliding entrance hatch and garage, the charming little twin doors with bevelled glass panels and the fore hatch were all replaced in new teak to the original design.
The yacht appears to be almost flush decked with a shallow, narrow coach-roof standing only some 6 or 7 inches off the deck, reaching up almost to the mast and not much wider than the cabin entrance hatch thus leaving what appears to be acres of wide clear side decks but just enough to give little extra head-room through the boat below.
The yacht is not fitted with stanchion posts or guard-wires, neither pulpit of pull-pit clutter her exquisite lines.
Coach-roof coamings are in varnished teak.
Sliding hatch in a garage entrance to the cabin with tow little glazed doors and a long ladder down into the bowels of the ship. Only then do you appreciate her size and her lines.
Cock-pit
The cock-pit coamings form a rectangle, also in highly varnished teak standing 6” off the deck and take off nicely each side of the narrow coach-roof leaving a wide bridge deck and seating each side of a deep foot well, with varnished linings and teak gratings.
Self-draining well.
The main sheet is on a horse across the well easily accessed by either crew or the helm if short handed sailing.
Engine control panel and nav instruments mounted out of the way in the well.
Deck access to the counter space is by a locker lid in the after end of the well.
Sheet winches on the deck just outside the coamings.
The long varnished tiller is mounted with bronze fittings to the rudder stock which penetrates the after deck in a finely varnished chock. Rebuilt rudder and fittings in the 2010 refit.
Rig.
Bermudian cutter rig on varnished (believed Oregon pine) pole mast stepped through the main deck onto the keel built in 2002 by Noble Masts in Bristol using their bird beak method of construction.
The mast is approx 8” circumference turning to octagonal just above the deck penetration and
Twin spreaders.
All stainless steel rigging fitted 2002 with swaged terminals and stainless steel rigging screws to 1995 internal stainless steel chain plates.
Single masthead standing back-stay to the counter.
Running back-stays on tackles from the upper spreaders to bronze anchor points on the quarters, the tails led to the windward winches.
Twin lowers, intermediates and cap shrouds
Inner fore stay, upper spreaders to inboard of the stemhead
Outer fore stay masthead to end of bowsprit.
Both inner and outer forestays fitted with Harken roller reefing gear.
New varnished spruce bowsprit in 2005 with polished stainless steel end fitting, heel fitting passing through twin chain roller stemhead fitting.
Stainless steel shrouds and stainless steel bob-stay chain.
The inner fore stay anchored to an eye bolt set through the bowsprit down to the inside face of the stem.
Polished stainless steel low-level pin rails either of the mast take the halyards secured clear of the mast to conserve the varnish. The pin rails cleverly incorporate a cradle for the life raft between the mast and the coach-roof.
Winches.
Pair of Antal ST W40 self tailing
2 pairs of top action 2-speed Lewmar 43
Pair of top action single speed Lewmar 9 either side of the entrance hatch
Mast winches
Staysail sheets to a bronze track each side of the mast.
Jib sheets to tracks in the scuppers each side about midships
Varnished boom with bronze goose neck fitting pivots on the original very substantial galvanised steel mast fitting. Bronze end cap fitting with spinning bale to take the main sheet.
Harken main sheet track, car and blocks.
Sails
Mainsail by John McKillop
No.1 cruising yankee
No.1 racing yankee by Hood Sails
Cruising staysail
Racing staysail by Hood sails
No.2 yankee
Asymmetric spinnaker
Machinery
Yanmar diesel installed new in 2005
Most unusually, this yacht has a dedicated walk-in engine room. The vertical companionway ladder is mounted on a door in the after bulkhead below the cock-pit entrance hatch. The almost full standing head-room door carrying the ladder hinges open to allow walk-in entrance with standing space immediately inside the doorway.
Aft is the very smart engine mounted on the centre-line to a conventional centre-line shaft drive fitted with a vibration-free, flexible water-cooled sea and an earthing lead.
Quite reasonable access all round and over the engine.
Good stowage space down the port side of the engine takes the inflatable dinghy, fuel cans and outboard engine.
Easy access fuel filters with clearly visible glass water traps.
Easy access incoming salt water filter
New switch board just inside the door to stbd.
All new electrical wiring on 12v circuits in the 2005 refit.
Accommodation. 6 berths
Access to the cabin is by the sliding hatch and twin glazed doors from the cock-pit down a varnished companionway ladder to an entrance lobby.
To stbd is a large quarter berth rebuilt by Traditional Sail in the 1995 refit, a generous berth set quite high due to the fine lines of the hull allowing lockers and the fridge under.
A varnished teak board can be placed on the berth as a chart desk when required.
Nav instruments on the bulkhead above the head of the berth can be seen from the sliding hatch entrance.
Galley to port rebuilt by Traditional Sail in the 1995. Thick varnished teak work surface with inset large and small deep rectangular stainless steel sinks.
Gimballed 3-burner and oven stainless steel gas cooker in a stainless steel lined recess.
Varnished teak lockers above and below.
Pressurised cold water supply to the sink.
Salt water faucet on foot pump
Bulkhead door forward to the saloon cabin means that the working part of the boat can be shut off from the living area.
Saloon with port and stbd settee berths.
Shelf above the port settee.
Narrow berth above the stbd settee.
Cupboards in the after corners.
Mast forward.
Oil fired cabin heater on the cabin sole to port of the mast with 12v pumped fuel supply.
Varnished cabin sole inlaid in holly
A very fine teak folding table built by Traditional Sail to the designs of the great Dr Tom Harrison Butler folds away into a box recess in the cabin sole to give a flush floor.
Varnished bulkheads, varnished coamings and sky-light above, white painted deckhead.
Blue leatherette cushions with buttoned upholstered panels to the seat backs which fold open to access lockers behind the settees.
Panelled varnished mahogany door forward to the forward lobby.
Forward again to the forward cabin bulkhead door.
Both doors close off the lobby to create a private ablutions compartment.
Blake sea toilet to port.
Antique drop down porcelain hand basin with fold out bronze faucet, drains in the heads below and folds away to present a teak locker door.
Forward cabin with a large double berth. It is possible to either sleep fore and aft of to sleep athwartships.
Up forward is open to the hull sides with the chain chute, electric windlass in the deckhead.Chains below the berth forward.
6’6” headroom in the entrance lobby and saloon, 5’10” forward.
Equipment
Nav gear
Sestral steering compass mounted on the bridge deck
Hand bearing compass
Raytheon ST60 Log
VHF radio with DSC
Furuno Navigator GPS
Raytheon Radar and chart plotter combined, single/spilt screen.
Safety gear
4 man life raft
3 fire extinguishers
Fire blanket
Flares
Life lines on the side decks.
Ground tackle.
2 x 35kg CQR anchors stow on the stemhead rollers.
Anchor chain
Deck gear
Deflatable dinghy with pump and oars.
Outboard engine
Mooring warps
4 fenders
Domestic
Galley equipment
Oil fired cabin heater in the saloon cabin
To offer faster journeys between Long Eaton and Derby, Trent Barton operate Zoom, with journey times clocking in at an impressive 25 minutes, much faster than Indigo or Y5!!
652 illustrates why it's quicker, seen bombing up the outside lane of the A52 with a Zoom to Old Sawley via Borrowash and Long Eaton.
Offered in the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway snack bar in Winchcombe near Cheltenham, England.
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Screening/Hairstyle: She comes in FR White skintone (velvet touch skin) and Blonde haircolor. She has the same screening as La Vie en Bleu. Didnt like that screening the first time, but it looks so different now with darker upper and lower eyeshadow. I fell in love! She has light blue/gray eyes and a hint of gold eyeshadow on her eyelids. Her lips are full and light pink/nude. The eyebrows are the same as the ones from anniversary Elyses we had two years ago. This hairstyle is my favorite hairstyle with short hair. She is simply a PERFECTION. 10/10
Outfit/Accessories: Her dress is Jason Wu miniature replica of the dress actress Diane Kruger wore in 2017. It is adorned with Swarovski crystals and looks ultra Haute Couture in person. She comes with a pair of long nail hands (the first velvet touch hands) and a pair of regular FR hands. Earrings are simple and do not look nice with the dress IMO. She could have lived without them. I would add a big black or cream ring instead. Now, the shoes... I think these are the ugliest shoes I have ever had and I collect IT dolls almost ten years. Just terrible design... She does need more accessories... 7/10
Production Quality: High quality doll. 10/10
Overall: Lovely blonde Elyse, IMO the best of the latest offerings. She just feels like Elyse. She has that sleek, masculine and yet gorgeous look. Such a shame shoes are so unimaginative and the lack of proper accessories bring lowers overall very good experience on lower level. But, because of her gorgeous face and dress, she really does deserve: 10/10
2014 Gore Aussie Muscle Mania Car Show (12-4-14)
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When the 350ci Donk made its way into GM's local product, Holden's heavyweights were covering up a massive secret. Here's what they didn't want a soul to know...
Australia was one of the first markets outside the US to be offered the new 350ci (5.7-litre) version of the Chevrolet small block. Holden’s prestige dealers were advertising the new Chevrolet Camaro SS 350 extensively in the first half of 1967, two years ahead of the first Monaro powered by a 350.
A full page Preston Motors advertisement in a Melbourne Motor Show supplement in early 1967 described the new Camaro as “undoubtedly Chevrolet’s greatest achievement”. Featured on the same page were an imported 1966 Buick Riviera, locally assembled 1966 Chevrolet Impala Hardtop, Holden HR Special and Vauxhall Viva Deluxe.
The latest 1967 Camaro was the main feature of the ad, with two photos and both with RHD, topped with the claim: “the Car of the Year has arrived… the swift, sleek Chevrolet Camaro”.
This was no idle beat-up for a one-off motor show appearance. Another Melbourne Holden dealer Bill Patterson Motors presented the same car offering two specifications: “210 h.p. V8, 295 h.p. V8”.
A factory spec sheet confirms that the 210hp V8 was the Camaro’s 327ci (5.4-litre) entry level V8, the two-barrel version of the locally assembled Chevrolet Impala’s 327. The 295hp version was the RPO L48 option as fitted to the SS 350 which also featured the concealed headlight SS grille, special bonnet with intake grids, front bumble bee stripes and special D70-14 red wall tyres. Disc brakes, normally an option, were listed as standard on both models.
Fast forward to October 1967, the issue date of the Motor Manual which featured a striking RHD Camaro SS 350 on its cover in metallic blue with black vinyl roof, five spoke imitation mag wheel covers, bumper over riders and full chrome highlights around the wheel arches and sills. The interior was also dramatic by 1967 standards with its alloy spoked, fake woodrim steering wheel and pleated bucket seats.
Registered JTA 265, it hit Australian roads as early as April 1967. Underbonnet photos revealed a mirror RHD swap with its dual master cylinder and integrated power booster on the correct side. It was a world away from the sloppy local Mustang conversions offered in Ford dealers in the lead-up to the XR Falcon release. The Camaro’s swoopy hidden-headlight look was the talk of Australia for that year.
Stifled by the two-speed Powerglide, it was still a rocket with a 15.8 second standing quarter and a top speed of 116mph (187km/h). Tester Chris de Fraga was suitably impressed. Camaro prices were always listed POA but the test quoted a $7600 figure, about the same as an E-type or $2000 more than the local Chevrolet Impala. In the US, the test Camaro SS 350 and an Impala 4-Door Hardtop cost around $US2800.
Because very few Australians could line up for a new Camaro at this price, why was it fast tracked onto Australian roads ahead of other US models? Holden actually had a department that made sure these things happened. It was staffed by a young John Crennan, former HSV chief, in his earliest days at Holden.
In 1967, Holden was in trouble for the first time. A critical new model had to be held over for a year until it could be stretched in width and wheelbase to match the new XR Falcon. Ford’s Mustang-bred message of fun and excitement made the HR and Holden both look sad.
Holden would offer its first V8 option in 1968 but that was only the start. Not only would the coming Monaro be Holden’s first coupe, it would be more powerful than its biggest US models in one short leap from conservative HR sixes. Holden was leaving nothing to chance as its most powerful engine jumped from the X2’s 145hp (108kW) to 250hp (187kW) in the GTS 327. After the Falcon Hardtops failed, Holden also had to convince Australians the Monaro coupe was what they wanted and worth paying for.
The 1967 Camaro SS 350 trickle campaign achieved all this, and more, especially after the Camaro started appearing on local race tracks. The HK Monaro GTS 327 shared Camaro detailing never seen before on a Holden inside and out, including stripes, steering wheel, seat stitch patterns, body highlights, five spoke wheel covers, red wall D70-14 tyres and metallic colours. Its whopping 327ci (5.4-litre) V8 option could have caused serious backlash if the Camaro had not already raised the bar as a smaller car with a 350ci performance option and the 327ci V8 as the cooking option. The Falcon’s biggest V8 engine in 1968 was still only the 302 (4.9-litre) and Chrysler’s was still a 273 (4.5-litre).
Best of all, Holden could present the HK Monaro GTS 327 as a $3790 half price alternative to the Camaro. It was at least as quick, with a full-sized back seat and big boot as a bonus. After the 1968 Bathurst win cemented the Monaro GTS 327 as Holden’s hero car, the Camaro’s job was done. It then paved the way for the Australian 350, the HT Monaro GTS 350, which arrived without a hint of protest.
Holden’s local HT and HG GTS 350 range hid two models at least as significant and race-prepared as any GT-HO rival. Many Australians still have no idea about the full extent of what was lurking in Holden showrooms. This was intentional.
Before Brock’s HDT operation allowed Holden’s race homologation specials to reach buyers one step removed from Holden, GM’s international no-racing directive forced Holden to be extra careful about drawing too much attention to any Bathurst specials.
The HK GTS 327 was coded on release as a model option for the GTS (HK80737-XT2) before it was given a new standalone HK81837 code in mid-1968. This initial standalone code still encourages many to claim that the HK GTS 327 was the only Bathurst Monaro special.
Nothing could be further from what actually happened.
If any Holden was identified as a special Bathurst model, its motorsport involvement could have ended in an instant. The later XU-1 only survived after Harry Firth presented them to visiting Detroit suits as rally cars that happened to be effective on the track! The 81837 code denoted just another model in the HK line-up and could no longer be identified as a special XT2 option.
Holden used this with devastating effect for the HT. By applying the same HT81837 code to the automatic and manual HT GTS 350, an even more formidable Bathurst special could be unleashed and hidden as a simple manual alternative.
For a stand-alone Monaro GTS 350, there was no need to specify an engine option code, a transmission option code, rear axle, special suspension or anything else. There was an automatic and a manual, and given that the race car would always be a manual, Holden could load whatever tweaks or changes under the manual specification to go racing.
Key suspension parts, drivetrain, wheels, brake cooling slots, long distance tank, floorpan, bodywork and other parts could be added or modified without raising any attention in the public arena. It could never appear as anything other than the manual version of the automatic.
That allowed Holden to offer two totally different 350 engines without any risk of one being identified as a Bathurst special. The 275hp (205kW) engine – Holden’s figure – used in the automatic GTS 350 was the same L65 Chevrolet 250/255hp engine option offered across the Chevrolet range except for the Corvette.
The GTS 350 manual featured the latest version of the 300hp (224kW) L48 as offered in the locally-delivered 1967 Camaro SS 350 and was also the base Corvette engine.
An Australian Rochester 4MV Quadrajet carburettor specification was the only deviation from US specs and had nothing to do with the automatic’s sudden 25hp (19kW) power rise while it was on the water!
There could be only two explanations for this. The local 308ci (5.0-litre) V8 had an optimistic claimed figure of 240hp (179kW) for marketing purposes over Ford’s 302ci (4.9-litre). Offering an imported 350 (5.7-litre) option with all its extra duty and currency issues could never add up in the showroom if it delivered only 10hp (7.5kW) over the 308. If no one specified a 350 automatic, Holden had nowhere to hide a Bathurst GTS 350 special. Jacking-up its power output to 275hp (205kW) was expedient on more than one score.
Holden could now present the GTS 350 automatic as a slightly de-tuned version of the manual. A 25hp (19kW) difference was close enough not to warrant any further questions. A softer engine spec for an auto was, and still is, a routine occurrence.
Except that wasn’t the case here. The L48 300hp (224kW) engine was not only a specific engine re-engineered for a much higher compression ratio (10.25:1 versus the auto’s 9.0:1), it also had four bolt mains.
The ruse didn’t end there. The press HT GTS 350 manuals were presented with optional Dunlop SP Sport radials, standard on the XW Falcon GT. The importance of these tyres over the GTS 350’s lethal standard cross-plies was enough to distract testers from the lacklustre zero to 160km/h times of 19 seconds. The showroom cars could do it in 16 seconds flat.
If the word had got out, the whole process would have been exposed. Holden not only got their special Bathurst GTS 350 manuals to the start line without raising alarm in Detroit, Ford was caught completely offguard. Even if Ford took a very public hit on their choice of tyres, the hidden and unexpected form of the HT GTS 350 manual had applied the blow torch. The press cars were carefully retained by the company and later moved on through dealers and buyers who would not draw attention to their sudden gains in performance.
Because the secret was still not out, there was good reason to keep it this way. Holden had just revealed the XU-1 Torana as its new Bathurst weapon and there were no guarantees. An improved hot HG GTS 350 manual in the wings was good insurance.
After HT press information and advertising listed different GTS 350 suspensions for manual and automatic, the HG material by omission suggested they were the same. Every tester who didn’t crawl under the HG GTS 350 manual stated that the manual had been softened in line with the automatic. The belief that the HG GTS 350 manual was a soft shadow of the HT version is entrenched to this day. Again, it was a complete ruse. The racing HT GTS 350 manual hardware was still all there and more.
Stocks of the carryover HT’s manual L48 engine from Tonawanda ended in August 1970 to make way for the wild new Z28 360hp (269kW) version due to be slipped under the bonnet for Bathurst that year. Instead, Holden had to source a substitute L48 from McKinnon Industries in Canada after September 1970 for the last HG GTS 350 manuals. This high-comp transition engine is especially significant as it marked the end of Holden’s commitment to the Monaro as a race car (see sidebar). Buried in obscure service bulletins was the full extent of the unannounced changes in these final HG GTS 350 manuals.
A stronger cylinder block with the latest ‘010’ casting was dressed with new cylinder head, inlet manifold, special valve covers with improved top-end lubrication and distributor. The latest 3973370 cylinder heads had the infamous ‘fuelie’ camel hump identification marking on the ends. A new tailshaft addressed the HT 350’s carryover weakness.
Wheels tester Mel Nichols was left gobsmacked after driving one of these final HG GTS 350 manuals and it exposed what had been hidden from view. After insisting that his disbelieving colleague Peter Robinson drive one, the full extent of the ruse that started in 1969 was only revealed on the eve of the HQ release when it no longer mattered.
Peter Robinson recently confirmed what came to light: “If I remember correctly it was almost as quick as a Phase III, but a very different car in character. The Monaro was more a born racer. I loved the thing, still do, despite poor brakes (a common failing). There were many subtle changes that made this a far more desirable car than the HT.”
From there, it could only highlight how far the HQ GTS 350 manual had slipped with its L65 auto-spec engine and its inflated output figures. Although the figures suggested it was a straight carryover from the HG GTS 350 auto, the HQ’s 350 was another equivalent export engine built for the Australian market by McKinnon Industries in Canada. After the manual version was dropped during 1973, the final deliveries of this engine with auto-only had their compression ratio slashed from 9.0:1 to 8.5:1 and a range of components tailored for US unleaded emissions late in 1973.
Although the claimed 275hp (205kW) never varied from 1969, it had slipped to at least local 308 (5.0-litre) figures or below. Holden gave its once great and all-conquering 350 a mercy killing on the arrival of the HJ in 1974. It had been reduced to a woolly and soft shadow of its former self.
ULTIMATE GTS 350:
The HG ‘Bathurst Special scheduled to appear in August-September 1970 as an HG 81837 running change if the XU-1 hadn’t fired on all cylinders would have featured:
- 360hp (269kW) 350ci (5.7-litre) engine from the 1970½ Z/28 Camaro
- M21 close-ratio Muncie 4-speed manual transmission
- Revised exhaust manifold pipe to first joint
- Heavy-duty aluminium radiator assembly
- Magnesium alloy wheels with revised offset
- Rear axle radius rods deleted to clear wider wheels
- Lowered ride height with new suspension settings
- Special frontal treatment with unique grille
- Front brake air intakes between grille and headlamps
- Front and rear spoilers
- Fender edges reshaped for wider wheels/tyres
(Story courtesy of Unique Cars Magazine. Ref: www.uniquecarsmag.com.au/news-and-reviews/article/article...)
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