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Mt. Kunyit is an active volcano in the Kerinci Seblat National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia. The trek to the crater takes about six hours, and passes through beautiful cloud forests and beside fumrole volcanic vents. In the middle of the crater lies a bubbling hotspring, and what locals call "Taman Dewa" or "The Garden of the Gods." It has a spiritual, mythical place in local folklore, and is the site where local hero Depati Parbo meditated to supposedly gain invulnerability to Dutch bullets during the war for Kerinci.
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Those ears perfectly explain why California's version are named "mule" deer.
Roaming freely thru a hilly, grassland and oak tree-covered area of northern California that is also occupied by ranch-style homes, wildlife seems to continue to move about more or less freely. The roads here are narrow and windy, so traffic is slow and cars don't seem much of a threat to wildlife. One of those rare places that wildlife and humans seemingly co-exist in 'mutual harmony'. I'm sure the fact that "it takes money to live here" means none of the residents feel the need to hunt... at least where they live. And any "interlopers" with hunting in mind will be obvious.
Cuttalossa Rd , nice gravel road . This is why I don't ride on those skinny tires , if I see something interesting , away I go . I was riding my 10 speed touring bike on hiking paths before those sissies in California got around to " inventing " mountain bikes . Like every kid in the world wasn't already riding off road .
A narrow alleyway at Ano Syros (“Upper Syros”), a picturesque medieval settlement established by the Venetians around 1200 AD, on the island of Syros, South Aegean, Greece.
Ano Syros was sometimes referred to as the “hill of Catholics,” as it used to be inhabited by mainly Catholics islanders, who trace their origins to Venetian merchants and Frankish crusader and settled there as a safer location during the Middle Ages, when the island was subject to frequent raids by pirates.
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The Pendung Semurup waterfalls, approximately 15-20 meters in height, can be found on the eastern hills near the town of Semurup, and are reached after an easy, roughly one hour hike through relatively flat farmland and agroforest. Be prepared to get your feet wet wading through a few mountain streams on your way there! See more detailed descriptions here: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.599289883456558.1073741...
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Aerial view of the harbour town of Symi, on the island of Symi, part of the Rhodes regional unit, in South Aegean, Greece.
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Off the beaten path, our trek to pietown, was less xonventional, about 25% of it was on little dirt roads
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
Panoramic view of the Arctic Ocean from the location we were allowed to stop and take photos from.
Taken on Day 14, during the tour of Prudhoe Bay, before flying back to Anchorage.
The Pendung Semurup waterfalls, approximately 15-20 meters in height, can be found on the eastern hills near the town of Semurup, and are reached after an easy, roughly one hour hike through relatively flat farmland and agroforest. Be prepared to get your feet wet wading through a few mountain streams on your way there! See more detailed descriptions here: www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.599289883456558.1073741...
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2013 - Trang, Thailand
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The Musee Meachanique also featured a Santa's Workshop display. As poor little elves toiled away, slave-driver Santa laughed maniacally over his Book of Names.
Since I was not in Japan until June I did not see personally how bad the mess was in the beginning. Sometimes I thought I was seeing a place where almost nothing had been done in 3-4 months. This article shows very well in paired photographs the tremendous effort that has been made already and highlights how much more is left to be done.
Learn about All Hands Volunteers (and donate) here.
Century Farms and Small Town Charm Along The Elkhorn Scenic Byway in Baker County Oregon
Spent a beautiful early summer day exploring small towns and century farms along the Elkhorn Scenic Byway in Baker County. Baker County is home to more than two dozen Oregon Century Farms and Ranches and the Elkhorn Scenic Byway and back roads along the way, are a great way to explore this working landscape of the American West.
Small towns along the way like Haines and Baker City offer visitors a glimpse at small town Americana at its best.
This scenic byway circles through the Elkhorn mountains of Northeast Oregon beginning and ending in Baker City and passing through small towns like Sumpter, Granite, and Haines. The drive is incredibly scenic with wide open panoramic views across the Baker valley, high alpine forests, and following pristine rivers and creeks along the way. In the winter Anthony Lakes is home to Oregon's highest base elevation ski resort. In the summer the pristine alpine lake is a fishing and camping destination. For more information about the Elkhorn Scenic Byway or other Baker County backroads and Scenic byways visit Baker County Tourism’s website www.basecampbaker.com
The main reason to come to Cocuy is for the trekking and climbing opportunities that this high altitude wilderness offers. Within the climbing community its considered one of the last secret destination of the America’s. We came with intention to complete two days of trekking and if possible scale one of the two 5000m peaks. After obtaining our permit and additional information from the national park office in Cocuy, we decided to tackle the snow draped Pan de Azúcar 5200m it sits at the southern end of the park . This trek would also offer great views of the strange looking El Púlpito del Diablo – The Devils Pulpit sitting to the left of the peak it’s a perfect granite cube of rock. We weren’t sure whether we would be able to scale the last 200m of the peak because ropes and crampons were needed, but we were adamant we could make it to the snow line.
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Another view of the pipeline, this time somewhere before the start of Atigun Pass. There are more pipeline view to come as it is now more visible.
Taken on Day 13, during the journey from Coldfoot to Prudhoe Bay.
... in Asolo, a picturesque, off the beaten path, hill town, that you did not want to leave. A traveler could sit back, enjoy the local culinary, and feel as he could blend. It was easy to see why famous poets made Asolo their home.
Our daughter, her husband and their two children in Asolo, Italy.
I like abandoned school because the pastel painted walls, the cool drininking fountains, the bathrooms where places were delightfully deranged, the smily face gold stars everywhere, and the gum under the formica coated desk tops. But when schools are abandoned you can hear the laughter in the halls but its only a ghost. You can smell the pecil dust falling from the sharpener but its only decay. School is out for the summer but come fall no one returns. Bells no longer ring and children no longer sing, but the voices are forver cemented in every footstep and finger print