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Aerial view of Palaiokastritsa, a picturesque coastal area on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece.
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Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
View of Naxos Town (Chora) on the west side of the island of Naxos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece.
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Morning light over Lake Braies (Italian: Lago di Braies), situated at the foot of Seekofel (2,810m), part of the Prague Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in South Tyrol, northern Italy.
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It is not too often that so much water cascades down like a huge waterfall, especially in Arizona, but after the latest winter storm mix passed through, it left lots of rain and snow to be gradually melted off and flow through the local lakes and creeks. This picture is of the Wolf Creek Falls, which is only seasonal, in the Prescott National Forest, AZ. Shadow and light dance across the water as the clouds passed overhead. The sun hit the water spray at just the right angle to produce a small rainbow's arc toward the lower half.
Social Distancing in Burnt River Canyon in Baker County
A beautiful Spring day exploring the Burnt River Canyon between Durkee and Unity in Baker County Oregon . Lots of wildlife, and it's calving season so lots of baby cows too
The Burnt River Canyon near Durkee is always one of our favorite drives for taking in the majestic scenery of Eastern Oregon and watching wildlife along the way.
For more information about Burnt River Canyon or other Baker County back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
All you have to do is simply get the bike you want and prepare yourself for the ride. Adventure awaits, and it's just off the beaten path. 🚀
Chỗ này mà làm track đua là đẹp lắm đấy. 🏁
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Barriles (known also as Sitio Barriles or by the designation BU-24), is one of the most famous archaeological sites in Panama. It is located in the highlands of the Chiriquí Province of Western Panama at 1200 meters above sea level. It is several kilometers west of the modern town of Volcán. This places the site in the Gran Chiriquí culture area (encompassing Western Panama and much of Southern Costa Rica, parts of the even broader Intermediate Area or Isthmo-Colombian Area). The site was originally named for several small stone barrels found in the area, although these have also been found elsewhere in the Río Chiriquí Viejo valley and in Costa Rica. This area has a cool, spring-like climate with a pronounced rainy season between May and November, and a dry but windy season the rest of the year. The region lies on the western flanks of Volcán Barú, a dormant volcano and the highest mountain in Panama.
Like El Caño in Central Panama or Panamá Viejo in Panama City, Barriles is one of the few archaeological sites in Panama regularly accessible to the public. The northwestern portion of the site is accessible to the public through the Landau finca (which is a private property), who have a variety of artifacts on display in their yard, in the walls of a fake excavation block, and in a small private museum. Not all of the artifacts on display were found on-site. The family offers guided tours of the collections and their gardens in both Spanish and English. Donations are greatly appreciated.
The site is believed to have once been a socioceremonial center with a substantial residential population between 500-1000 individuals. It contains a small mound which was once associated with a row of 14 statues. Ten of these depicted solitary individuals, while four included one individual- often chubbier, taller, wearing a conical hat and ornaments- riding atop the shoulders of a naked man, though some of these individuals also wore conical hats. Many scholars have interpreted these double individual statues as evidence for the existence of higher and lower status social groups within Barriles. A large metate (grinding stone) whose border was adorned by tiny stone heads has also been interpreted as evidence for violence or human sacrifice in the past. Many of the statues and the metate are on currently display in the Museo Antropológico Reina Torres de Araúz in Panama City.
source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barriles
Sign at the entrance to the 'Heaven Community', located off FM 1371 in Washington County near Buckhorn. A local eccentric farmer has a penchant for signs - another sign was the Picture of the Day on July 9th: Heaven Community Inc., Garden of Eaten Pups. Another crumpled-up sign lay on the grown behind that one, with a very nice wildflower bed out front.
You can view more photos from my 2009 'Picture a Day' set at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157625855768121/
And the fun continues with a Picture a Day through 2010 at: www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/sets/72157620610035860/
Rules - Watch Dogs, No Deadbeets, Dog Killers, Gossip-rs, Morons, Idiots, Greedy Hogs, CEO's, Tax Dodgers! Park on side of road, keep on our road - 007 Hell Rd - Wildflowers Planted On side - No Free Pictures, R Adm. - No Stealing, God Look-n, Melons, Veg's, Plants, May B 4 Sell, No Free INfo - No Alcohall R Alcohallics Allowed!
Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis) on the slopes of Gunung Tujuh, Kerinci-Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Known as Elang hitam in Indonesia.
Description: Large (70cm), long tailed black eagle. Due to its long wings it looks very big in flight. There is a palish patch at the base of the primaries and slight barring on the tail but general appearance in flight or resting is all black.
Voice: Repeated plaintive 'kleee-klee' or 'hee-lee-leeeuw'.
Distribution: India, China, SE Asia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Moluccas.
Habits: Inhabits forest where it is usually seen circling low over the canopy. It is a magnificent glider, effortlessly quartering the forested hillsides, often in pairs. Regularly raids the nests of other birds. Shy of humans.
~From "A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Bali: The Greater Sunda Islands" by John MacKinnon
Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Exterior view of the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, also known as the Kastello, in the Medieval City of Rhodes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese island group, in South Aegean, Greece.
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"Glass Lake" in English, Danau Kaca is a small lake about a three hour hike into the jungles from Lempur village of the Kerinci-Seblat National Park in Jambi Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Fed by underground springs, the water is crystal clear, and eerily blue. Rumor has it that no one has yet been able to discover its true depth, despite numerous attempts. Bear Grylls visited this lake in season 2, episode 10 of his show Man vs. Wild / Born Survivor / Ultimate Survival.
""Kaco" is the local dialect."
Mountain Chickadee
Social Distancing along the back roads of Baker County Oregon
A beautiful Spring day exploring the back roads of Baker County Oregon . Some great wildlife and lots of wide open scenery.
Located at the intersection of three Oregon Scenic Byways Baker County is surrounded by spectacular scenery and wide open spaces. For more information about Baker County's back roads and scenic byways visit the Baker County Tourism website at www.travlebakercounty.com
Aerial view of Gideros Bay, one of the most beautiful bays of Black Sea, 11 km west of the town of Cide, in Kastamonu province of Turkey.
Gideros is mentioned in the text by Homeros. When he tells about the war of Troy in his famous work Ilieda, he also touches on the kingdom of Paphlagonia. He mentions that this kingdom covers the cities of Parthenios (Bartin), Sesamos (Amasra), Kromna (Kurucasile), Kytoros (Gideros) and Aigialos (Cide).
Gideros Bay is reported to be a place for sea pirates to hide in the past.
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Last sunset light over Ano Syros (“Upper Syros”), a picturesque medieval settlement established by the Venetians around 1200 AD, on the island of Syros, South Aegean, Greece.
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omchai's Love Garden," officially known as The Kingdom of Somchai's Affection, is a secluded sculpture park on Koh Mak, Thailand, created by local artist Khun Somchai. The garden features numerous concrete statues of nude women in provocative poses, reflecting Somchai's unique artistic vision.
Bougainvillea blooming in Mykonos town (Chora), on the island of Mykonos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece.
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Traditional house covered with overgrown grape vines, in Lefkes, a picturesque village in the central part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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The sun sets on the cattledrove from Salisbury to Shaftesbury while I look for Chiselbury Camp in the fading light.
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.
Heova'ehe (Yellow Hair) monument's is just before the ravine to the left side of the photo. The Immaculate Conception Church is in the distance and the white speck in the foreground of the church is our vehicle. This photo was taken descending the US. Cavalry Monument.
As well defined in the photo this is a ghost town, the site where the U.S. Cavalry laid in wait for the Cheyennes.
Wide open space, coyotes & rattlesnakes.
Dawn light over Parga, a picturesque resort town on the Ionian coast, in Epirus, northwestern Greece.
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A beautiful day exploring the back roads and winter landscapes of Baker County Oregon through Virtue Flats and Keating. Valley
A beautiful winter day for exploring the winding back roads of the Baker and Keating valleys with spectacular views of the Wallowa and Elkhorn Mountains.
Montrose is a former village in Sioux County, Nebraska. The townsite is located near the intersection of the Powder River Trail and the Cheyenne & Black Hills Stage Road and is now a part of the Oglala National Grassland. Montrose was established in 1887 on a ford across Hat Creek by immigrants from Austria, Germany, & Luxembourg. It was named from its lofty elevation (mont) and native rose bushes (rose).
In 1890, fear of the Ghost Dance cult led the settlers to construct a fortified bunker. Omaha Bishop Richard Scannell confirmed 46 Catholics at the church in June 1899. By 1904, the settlement had a school, a blacksmith, and a general store. In 1910, the settlement's population peaked at 24 inhabitants.
Montrose had a post office from 1887 to 1948. In 1953, the schoolhouse was moved away from the townsite.
All that remains of the town is the historic Immaculate Conception Catholic Church built by the settlers there in 1887, and the Warbonnett Historic Site.
Havilah and Bodfish, Kern County, California. Downtown hotel. Corlew's Silver City - manufactured ghost town. Old buildings from all over the Kern Valley have been hauled in and re-arranged in the form of an old western town.
Corlew's Silver City, Bodfish, Kern County, California. Corlew's Silver City is a not a real ghost town, but a manufactured one. In the sixties and seventies, Dave and Arvilla Mills found several old, historic buildings from all over the Kern Valley region, hauled them to Bodfish and rearranged them to re-create the old western town of Silver City.
While the town itself is not real, nearly all of the buildings are authentic. Brought in from all over the area, from Keyesville to Isabella, from Whiskey Flat to Kernvale - many old towns and mining camps that are just a faded memory, or lost under the waters of nearby Lake Isabella. The Corlew family purchased the attraction and re-opened it in 1992, and have spent many hours restoring the buildings to an authentic state. Some of the buildings include the Isabella Jail, church, hotel, post office, saloon, and more.
Corlew's Silver City is waaaay off the beaten path, tucked away in the southern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, roughly an hour northeast of Bakersfield, a few miles from Lake Isabella. It's a bit of a faded tourist stop, a little worse for wear from the ravages of time - but that's partly by design, because the buildings are meant to be preserved in a state of 'arrested decay'. A bit of tourist-trap kitsch with the creepy mannequin displays, but still worth the visit for old western buffs and history enthusiasts.
For more information on Corlew's Silver City, visit Their Official Website.
Or, visit the information page on www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/silvercity.html.
Picture taken December 16, 2007. Photo #30 of 60 of my Havilah and Bodfish' photoset.
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Morning light over Lake Braies (Italian: Lago di Braies), situated at the foot of Seekofel (2,810m), part of the Prague Dolomites, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in South Tyrol, northern Italy.
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Morning on 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.
Dusk light over the Temple of Apollo (Portara), an ancient Greek temple constructed in the 6th century BC, with Naxos Town (Chora) in background, on the west side of the island of Naxos, part of the Cyclades island group, in Greece.
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Intentionally shaped with distinctive characteristics that convey that the tree was shaped by human activity rather than deformed by nature or disease. A massive network of constructed pre-Columbian roads and trails has been well documented across the Americas, and in many places remnants can still be found of trails used by hunters and gatherers. One unique characteristic of the trail marker tree is a horizontal bend several feet off the ground, which makes it visible at greater distances, even in snow. Even today, modern hunters look for horizontal shapes while hunting deer, elk, and moose.
Decorated rose window for Chiesa Rettoria Madonna della Greca (Church of Madonna della Greca), oldest church in the old town of Locorotondo ("round place" in Italian), in Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy.
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Havilah and Bodfish, Kern County, California. The Wells Fargo building. Corlew's Silver City - manufactured ghost town. Old buildings from all over the Kern Valley have been hauled in and re-arranged in the form of an old western town.
Corlew's Silver City, Bodfish, Kern County, California. Corlew's Silver City is a not a real ghost town, but a manufactured one. In the sixties and seventies, Dave and Arvilla Mills found several old, historic buildings from all over the Kern Valley region, hauled them to Bodfish and rearranged them to re-create the old western town of Silver City.
While the town itself is not real, nearly all of the buildings are authentic. Brought in from all over the area, from Keyesville to Isabella, from Whiskey Flat to Kernvale - many old towns and mining camps that are just a faded memory, or lost under the waters of nearby Lake Isabella. The Corlew family purchased the attraction and re-opened it in 1992, and have spent many hours restoring the buildings to an authentic state. Some of the buildings include the Isabella Jail, church, hotel, post office, saloon, and more.
Corlew's Silver City is waaaay off the beaten path, tucked away in the southern foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, roughly an hour northeast of Bakersfield, a few miles from Lake Isabella. It's a bit of a faded tourist stop, a little worse for wear from the ravages of time - but that's partly by design, because the buildings are meant to be preserved in a state of 'arrested decay'. A bit of tourist-trap kitsch with the creepy mannequin displays, but still worth the visit for old western buffs and history enthusiasts.
For more information on Corlew's Silver City, visit Their Official Website.
Or, visit the information page on www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/silvercity.html.
Picture taken December 16, 2007. Photo #25 of 60 of my Havilah and Bodfish' photoset.
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Gran Turismo stopover in Baker City Oregon
Had a great time checking out all the amazing super cars visiting Baker City Oregon during the Gran Turismo Oregon
Aerial view of the harbour town of Symi and its adjacent upper town Ano Symi, on the island of Symi, part of the Rhodes regional unit, in South Aegean, Greece.
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Night view of the Saint Nicholas Fortress, a single stronghold that guards the Mandraki harbour, in the Medieval City of Rhodes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese island group, in South Aegean, Greece.
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