Sponsored images from 
View allAll Photos Tagged offthebeatenpath
Exploring the country roads of California. The very gracious owner of this land unlocked a gate and let me roam freely here. Refreshes your faith in people when someone who has just met you will trust you to be unaccompanied on their property. That's hard to come by nowadays. Can't blame 'em for doing otherwise, after being abused so many times. A little Caterpillar 10 farm tractor, and out of respect the map location is only in the vicinity.
Here today, gone tomorrow. Notice how many precariously placed rocks there are. Oddly, it looks as if this falls is only about 3 feet high, but it is actually more like 15 ft.
NO INVITES PLEASE
A lone house by Ionian Sea, at Asos, a village on the west coast of the island of Kefalonia, Greece.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
For the first time in many times that I've visited the Drumheller area, today, I decided to visit the "ghost town" of Wayne, Alberta. Here is some information on Wayne and the hotel. The railway that used to feed this area was torn up in August/September of 2014.
Deep in the heart of Alberta’s Badlands, ghostowners can find the tiny village of Wayne, once a thriving coal-mining town of more than 3,000. But now, the ghosts are knocking in Wayne, which has witnessed its population dwindle to about 40 diehard souls.Wayne is about 10 miles southeast of Drumheller, the main centre in the Alberta Badlands, and area of the province which is considered to hold the richest dinosaur fossil beds in the world. To get to village, visitors must get off the main highway six miles east of Drumheller and then drive four miles in a winding moon-like valley, crossing 11 one lane bridges, each with a wooden plank bed. Along the way, visitors will see countless coal mining relics of the past, including abandoned homes and machinery.Wayne was one community of several that sprang up after the Red Deer Coal Company introduced the area’s first mine in 1912. By 1932, the area, including Wayne, was booming, holding a population of more than 10,000. But the coal mines started closing down in 1932. And by 1957, the last mine closed, and each town in the valley started declining.During its heyday, Wayne supported a school, hospital, theatre and several stores but today, with its Main Street barely visible, only the Rosedeer Hotel hangs on. The hotel, built in 1913 is the only structure remaining of the mining days. Inside the Saloon you will find the walls covered with old black and white photographs of Wayne and the coal mines plus a collection of mining gear.
Wayne may be but an insignificant shell of what it once was and in hopes of tourists coming to browse around to spend a few dollars at its hotel and store and maybe even decide to stay. From 1914, when the Rose Deer Mine that opened in 1912 finally got going, until 1932 when the great depression hit the town with a vengeance, Wayne had grown to upwards of 1500 hardy, hard-working people. During those years, the town had a grain elevator, lumberyard, service station, garage, and a general store. It also had four tennis courts, a baseball diamond, skating rink, theatre, bank, tailor shop, dance hall, meat market, and a hotel. But the depression years of the 1930s finished the flourishing town of Wayne. Mines closed, people moved away looking for jobs that were practically non-existent, and those who did stay had to rely on their gardens and “relief” until better times finally came. But Wayne never recovered. By 1956, the population was down to 255 and that was reduced to 93 ten years later. Today, it is a sleepy hamlet nestled in a valley reached by a gravel road that follows Rosebud Creek from Rosedale. Here, empty buildings beckon the ghost towner to spend a leisurely afternoon or day
Information from: www.ghosttowns.com
Asian cats have stub tails. Apparently. it's natural. Perhaps the result or an imbreeding genetic mutation??? Who knows?
2013 - Trang, Thailand
Body: Nikon D7000
Lense; Nikon 70-300mm 4.5-5.6
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Constructive criticism and suggestions are welcomed!
Please don't post big/flashy awards..
©Arild Barka 2012. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
If you'd like to use any of my pictures contact me either via Flickr or my email.
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Trullo houses in the town of Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy. A trullo (plural, trulli) is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell
in the house of the Lord forever.
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.
A giant Trullo building housing a church and a hotel, in the town of Alberobello, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia region, southern Italy.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
Despite thousands of people around the world visiting Yangshuo in South East China, we found the River Li had attracted the majority of tourists, and the smaller Yulong river was very much unaffected and just as beautiful...!
The burst of bougainvillea flowers in the summer, in Lefkes, a picturesque village in the central part of Paros, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
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