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For Our Daily Challenge - Parallel Lines - I thought these lines produced by roadside fencing would qualify as parallel lines serving to support and frame a beautiful garland of wild grape.
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One Canada Square (and a bit of the Reuters building) reflected in the windows of JP Morgan's offices on Bank Street.
Holding my ground perched atop a ridge alongside Route F-360, a spectacular view of the narrowing Aconcagua River basin paralleling the coastal mountain range would keep me company throughout the morning. Despite the arid climate, pastures and villages line the banks of the dry riverbed all the way to the Pacific Ocean, a fine co-existence of man and nature. From Carolmo and Concón, the Seventh Subdivision hugs the slopes of the mountains along the northern rims of the valley, snaking between fields, hills, and many front doorsteps. Much of the line is dotted with picturesque scenes such as this, and that’s not including the beachside sector to the west… [wink-wink, nudge-nudge]
An unanticipated two-hour wait would be stomached while waiting for the next expected train through El Manzanar. As for why it took so long for Train 50.951 to appear, I don’t exactly know why. 50.951 and counterpart train 50.950 do execute a crew swap along the Seventh Subdivision, typically at Colmo—maybe there was a delay with 50.951? What if the swap was done further west at Ritoque? Not having access to the road channel frequencies definitely didn’t help ease the anxiety, but it is what it is. I had the views of the valley to keep me company.
Regardless of why they were delayed, FEPASA Train 50.951 finally rounded the corner by the PK12 kilometerpost up the road at 12:15, dragging their feet the whole way past my location. FEPASA SD40-2M D-3304 does the honors powering the morning eastbound “Tortolas” service through El Manzanar, comprised of 37 pairs of empty concentrate tubs. The train originates out of the Port of Las Ventanas, transporting the aforementioned empty tubs east towards the Las Blancas transload facility, where the empties are swapped for loads set for export out of Ventanas. The engineer would throw his motor into notch 8 once they were past the cameras, speeding off towards San Pedro.
Some of y’all might be thinking that D-3304 looks distinctly North American, despite it residing in a completely different continent; if you don’t know already, the reach of EMD knows no bounds. The unit began its life in June 1980, built as SD40-2 #7212 as part of Order No° C423 for the Burlington Northern. It survived through the BNSF merger until 2003, bouncing around in lease service under First Union Rail [FURX] and National Rail Equipment [NREX]. FEPASA would purchase the unit, along with two sister ex-BN EMDs [7237, 7275] in 2013 as part of their second batch of SD40-2 acquisitions. All three were shipped together to Chile, rebuilt at Casagrande Motori in Santiago, and reclassified as SD40-2M’s—thus completing the roster of six “new” EMDs for the railroad.
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El Manzanar, Región V, Chile
EFE Subdivisión 7
Date: 06/10/2022 | 12:15
ID: FEPASA 50.951
Type: Empty Copper Concentrate
Direction: Eastbound
Car Count: 37
1. FEPASA SD40-2M D-3304
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© Vicente Alonso 2022
... because they are parallel, or at least as close as one can imagine. The angle between the rays is merely perspective.
37403 "Isle of Mull” is seen at Parton station with 06.16 (2C40) Carlisle to Barrow service. Meanwhile, in the distance 68003 top-and-tail 68017, approach the station from the opposite direction working the 05.50 (2C35) Barrow to Carlisle service.
South Australia not only has great weather, beautiful beaches and a hassle-free environment - it also has a huge acreage of very high quality vineyards.
Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Langhorne Creek and the Adelaide Hills are just some of the state's wine regions. While a lot is exported overseas, there are also numerous small and boutique winemakers who only sell locally. These wine regions are also very scenic - particularly in spring and autumn with great local restaurants and cafes. Wine tasting around a number of these producers every now and again is a lasting pleasure - the staff at the cellar door are generally very welcoming and the tasting, in all but a few, is free!
Maybe that's why I live here and not Scotland?
This is the second version of the same buildings I posted earlier, if you want to check the first one, please follow this link -
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I had been planning to photograph these two towers that are connected by the bridge for a long time. Finally, today I was able to get out because the weather was gorgeous, 22 degrees, sunshine but unfortunately, not suitable for long-exposure black and white photography which I had originally planned; no clouds... the sky was flat and bright... so, I had to improvise to come up with something which would work with the conditions I was facing. Luckily I found an interesting modern sculpture between the two towers to add another dimension to the overall composition, and using my 14mm prime lens, almost lying flat on the ground looking up I was able to compose this image. I hope you enjoy viewing it as much as I enjoyed working on it.
Canon 5D Mark III, Canon EF 14mm f/4L USM II, F/9, ISO 100, exposure 1/400. Single RAW file processed in Photoshop.
This is a pond near Terrebonne in Central Oregon.
I had photographed Smith Rock from the side of the road and as I got back to the PPV I couldn't help but notice how reflective this pond was. I had to walk over and snap a shot or two of it.
The Milky Way was just starting to move up into the sky.
This wooden bench reaching towards the light is at the upper level of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinberg, Ontario, one of the best art collections in the neighbourhood of Toronto. Its grounds are also beautiful, particularly in autumn when the leaves turn colour.
In almost all of my photo columns that I write for the National Parks Traveler, I mention, at some point, of really observing your surroundings. I tell my readers to look around them to see if they can find patterns or textures that call out to them for a photo. If it catches their eye, then it's worth at least a single image.
While I was driving the dirt & gravel Howland Hill Road on the way to the Stout Grove parking lot in Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, I stopped to photograph one thing, then turned around to see this scene of straight (or almost straight) young tree trunks creating parallel lines in my composition.
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Italien / Südtirol - Ultental
Ultimo Farm Trail
Ultner Höfeweg
The Ulten Valley (German: Ultental or Ulten, Italian: Val d'Ultimo) is a 40 km long mountain valley in the western part of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy.
It is the valley of the stream Falschauer, a right tributary of the Adige. Its orientation is southwest to northeast, parallel to the lower Vinschgau, and it is located south of Meran. The valley ends in the commune of Lana. A small road leading south connects the valley with Proveis and the Val di Non in Trentino.
The municipality Ulten covers most of the Ulten valley. The lower part of the valley is in the municipality of St. Pankraz. The population of the Ulten valley is predominantly German-speaking (more than 98% according to 2001 census). The westernmost, highest part of the valley is part of the Stelvio National Park.
(Wikipedia)
The Ultimo Farm Trail - "Via dei Masi" in Italian, "Ultner Höfeweg" in German - is one of the best ways to get to know the valley and its beautiful old mountain farms. Starting in Pracupola (Kuppelwies), we follow the trail on the sunny side of the valley until Santa Geltrude (St. Gertraud) and hike back on its shady side. The trail is 18 km long and can be done in one or two days. Today, we decide to do the longer of the two parts of the Ultimo Farm Trail. Starting at the Ultimo Valley Museum (Ultner Talmuseum) in San Nicolò (St. Nikolaus), we pass the church and hike upwards, following the signpost "Ultner Höfeweg". First, the trail leads up the valley into the forest.
We see and smell the first signs of spring. Up and down the valley, across some small bridges and passing several beautiful mountain farms with typical shingle roofs, we follow the trail through forest and meadows. The trail is very well marked and maintained. After about 3 km, we reach the highest point of this hiking tour at 1,468 m a.s.l. Getting closer to the top of the valley, the trail leads gently downwards until we reach Santa Geltrude.
After a short rest we start our way back on the other side of the Valsura river. After about 20 minutes from Santa Geltrude, we pass the huge ancient larch trees before we finally reach San Nicolò, the starting point of the Ultimo Farm Trail, which unites culture, way of life, history and nature in a very beautiful and unique way. This tour is particularly recommendable from late spring (when also the shady side of the valley is empty of snow) until autumn.
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Das Ultental, auch einfach Ulten genannt (italienisch Val d'Ultimo), ist das 40 km lange Tal der Falschauer in den Ortler-Alpen in Südtirol. Es verläuft parallel zum nördlich gelegenen Vinschgau und mündet bei Lana ins Etschtal. Der größte Teil des Ultentals gehört zu den Gemeinden Ulten und St. Pankraz, der Taleingangsbereich zur Gemeinde Lana. Die obersten Talabschnitte befinden sich im Nationalpark Stilfser Joch.
Die Ortschaften im Ultental, in talauswärts gerichteter Reihenfolge, sind
St. Gertraud (1501 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
St. Nikolaus (1256 m, ca. 300 Einwohner)
Kuppelwies (1153 m, ca. 150 Einwohner)
St. Walburg (1190 m, ca. 2200 Einwohner)
St. Pankraz (735 m, ca. 1568 Einwohner)
Zwischen St. Walburg und St. Pankraz zweigt nach Süden die Straße über das Hofmahdjoch ins Nonstal ab.
In der Nähe von St. Gertraud befinden sich die drei Ultner Urlärchen, die auf ein Alter von 850 Jahren taxiert werden.
Der Ort St. Walburg weist mit dem latènezeitlichen Brandopferplatz am Kirchhügel eine im Alpenraum herausragende archäologische Fundstelle auf.
In der Mitte des Ultentals befindet sich das Skigebiet Schwemmalm. Des Weiteren gibt es eine Langlaufloipe von St. Nikolaus nach St. Gertraud.
Das Ultental bietet auch viele Tourenmöglichkeiten für Bergwanderer. Angefangen von gekennzeichneten Wanderwegen bis hin zu hochalpinen Tourstrecken. Der höchste der Ultner Berge ist die Hintere Eggenspitze mit 3443 m.
Im 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts hielten sich besonders im Badeort Mitterbad bei St. Pankraz viele berühmte Persönlichkeiten auf, so etwa Kaiserin Elisabeth v. Österreich, Bismarck, Franz Defregger, Hermann Sudermann, Franz Kafka, Hermione v. Preuschen, Domherr Graf zur Lippe, Thomas Mann und Heinrich Mann. Viele kamen wegen des bekannten Arztes und Philosophen Dr. Christoph Hartung von Hartungen, der in Riva am Gardasee das Sanatorium von Hartungen betrieb und im hinteren Ultental, bei St. Nikolaus, seine Sommervilla Hartungshausen besaß.
Die Wasserkraftwerke im Ultental sind eine Reihe von Speicherkraftwerken, welche die Wasserkraft der Falschauer und ihrer Nebenflüsse und -bäche mit Hilfe von sechs Stauseen zur Gewinnung von Energie nützen.
(Wikipedia)
Der Ultner Höfeweg eignet sich besonders gut, um einen Eindruck vom Ultental zu bekommen und die urigen Höfe, die das Tal so besonders machen, aus nächster Nähe zu erkunden. Der Höfeweg startet in Kuppelwies und führt auf der Sonnenseite taleinwärts bis nach St. Gertraud, talauswärts verläuft er auf der Schattenseite - insgesamt ist er etwa 18 km lang und kann in einer Tageswanderung als auch in zwei Teil-Etappen zurückgelegt werden. Wir entscheiden uns heute für den längeren der zwei Teilabschnitte. Wir starten am Ultner Talmuseum in St. Nikolaus und wandern an der Kirche vorbei aufwärts, der Markierung "Höfeweg" folgend.
Der Weg führt taleinwärts und in einer Steigung in den Wald hinein. Der Frühling liegt in der Luft und die ersten Boten sind auch hier schon zu sehen. In ständigem Auf und Ab, über Brücklein und vorbei an hübschen Paarhöfen - natürlich mit typischen Schindeldächern - im Wald und über Wiesen. Der Weg ist stets gut ausgeschildert, die Orientierung ist einfach. Den höchsten Punkt der Wanderung (1.468 m ü.d.M.) erreichen wir nach etwas mehr als 3 km. Nähert man sich dem Talschluss, geht es allmählich bergab, bis man im Dorf St. Gertraud ankommt. Nach einer kleinen Rast machen wir uns auf den Rückweg, der entlang der anderen Seite der Falschauer verläuft.
Dieser Abschnitt ist schattiger und erst im späten Frühling schneefrei. Nach etwa 20 Minuten ab St. Gertraud gelangen wir zu den Ultner Urlärchen. Deren Umfang ist wahrlich erstaunlich! Blickt man auf die gegenüberliegende Talseite, staunt man über die Lage mancher Höfe. Allmählich nähern wir uns wieder St. Nikolaus, wo unsere Wanderung am Ultner Höfeweg endet. Kultur, Lebensweise, Geschichte und Natur sind entlang dieses Weges in einzigartiger Weise vereint. Empfehlenswert vom späten Frühling (Schattenseite oft erst spät schneefrei) bis Herbst.
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