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I took this picture from the footbridge over the river looking down at the water. The still waters of the San Joaquin River allowed for a clear picture of the reflection of the clouds, sky and tree.
The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia.
The homemade system allows each 'allowed access' party to use their own padlock. The railroad is the main rail route between Sacramento and San Francisco.
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The festivities surrounding a Kenduri Sko festival in the village of Koto Renah, Kerinci, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Big Horn Sheep in Burnt River Canyon in Baker County
A beautiful Fall day exploring the Burnt River Canyon and watching wildlife between Durkee and Unity in Baker County Oregon .
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. Saw lots of wildlife this trip as colder temperatures have pushed lots of deer down into the canyon. We were excited to spot a few Bighorn Sheep in rut during this trip
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
We had a hard time finding the exact location of the prayer tower, due to the vagueness of the Weird California book's description, but I managed to track it down using Google Maps Satellite view!
This tower was built by a long-time SF hippie. From salvaged objects, of course.
I spotted a lady coming in to the house and asked if I could take a closer look. She was very nice.
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
The Creighton Lied Art Gallery presents the Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibit of four senior students Rachel Bennett, Heather Burk, Michael Mayer and Peter Walsh. Each student is required to present his or her most recent work and identify the themes. These four candidates offer a wide range of artistic forms:
Rachel Bennett presents Dichotomies – figurative paintings
Heather Burk presents Off The Beaten Path – graphic design
Michael Mayer presents The Process – photographic new media
Peter Walsh presents Self In Story – figurative sculpture in installation
For more information, see
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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
We rarely think about them, many people are afraid of them; yet our dependance on bees is huge. This importance does not hang on honey production, but pollination - nothing less than our food supply. So it is with pardonable pride that beekeepers have been known to endorse quotes like the one attributed to Albert Einstein: “If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.”
Ruins like this dot the Flint Hills of central Kansas, the largest remaining expanse of tallgrass prairie in North America. The flint that gave the region its name is embedded in vast sheets of limestone mostly hidden a few inches below the grass. Because the hills are (were) almost treeless, early settlers quarried the limestone to build homes, barns, bridges, and they even chiseled limestone fence posts.
Many homesteaders tried to farm the land, but the rocky soil resisted. Gradually, much of the land was allowed to go back to native grasses and then used to graze vast herds of cattle. Along the way, many of the limestone houses were abandoned. I think, but can't be sure, that's the history of this structure.
It was literally "white hot" on this June day. I could have tried HDR to salvage some color in the sky, but I think this is actually a more accurate picture of how it looked, or at least felt.
Presbytis Melalophos Melalophos, also known as a Mitered Leaf Monkey or a Sumatran Surili. Seen on the Bukit Tapan road in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Kerinci region, Sumatra, Indonesia
You've probably sped by these houses between Boulevard and Belvidere on I-95 going 75 hundreds of times and wondered where in the hell they were. Well, here you go. I stumbled on them many years ago (and you really have to stumble on them) and have always marveled at how they survived the construction of the interstate. Newtowne West.
Apparently there was a train here. Apparently the train was small. Apparently the train was never moved.
Aerial view of Kleftiko Caves, famous for their dramatic white volcanic rock formations, on Milos, a volcanic island in the South Aegean Sea, part of the Cyclades group, in Greece.
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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.
Adventure touring on the island of Dominica. It's best to pre-book these excursions well in advance of the cruise. We were a party of six and our tour guide took us off the beaten path where we didn't have to contend with 6,000 other tourists from the ship. Here's a link to this great guide
Taken during Denmark's largest Tulip festival, held at the Gavnø Palace/Castle in Southern Sjaelland about an hour south of Copenhagen. The castle grounds are open seasonally as a small park that also boasts an impressive art collection and is worth a visit if you're in the area and eager to see something different.