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The Point Arena Lighthouse stands tall and proud on the Northern California coast.
A lighthouse on Point Arena has served mariners since 1870.
This lighthouse entered service in 1908, replacing the original 1870 light which was damaged beyond repair in the Great Quake of 1906. While the 1906 quake is usually associated with San Francisco, the epicenter was very close to Point Arena, as the San Andreas Fault runs just east of the lighthouse.
This lighthouse was built of reinforced concrete by a company that specialized in the construction if smokestacks, which is why it looks like one.
I used a KITE to fly the camera.
Pt. Sur Lighthouse and its supporting lightstation buildings, now a California State Historic Park, stand atop a dramatic volcanic rock just off-shore in Big Sur, California. This historic aid-to-navigation has a modern aero-beacon which still guides ships along the treacherous Central California Coast.
Decided to go for a quick hike around the Old Rocky Point fairgrounds in Warwick RI. It has been covered to a walking area open for investigating. The kiddos loved exploring.
This is a little community out on the way to the Landings. Clarence Thomas is from here. He still has family in town. I met one of his sisters a few years ago. Sweet lady proud of her brother being a judge. She never told us what type of judge until we asked her questions about what type of judge he was.
Taken from the boat on our way out to see some Gray Whales. We did actually see a group of 5-6 about 10 miles from shore.
Point Loma is a seaside neighborhood of San Diego, California. Geographically it is a hilly peninsula that is bordered on the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the San Diego Bay and Old Town and the north by the San Diego River. Along with the Coronado peninsula, Point Loma separates San Diego Bay from the Pacific Ocean.
Point Loma was first discovered by Europeans on September 28, 1542 when Portuguese navigator Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese), departed from Mexico and led an expedition for the Spanish crown to explore the west coast of what is now the United States. Cabrillo described San Diego Bay as “a very good enclosed port,” and historians believe he probably docked his flagship on Point Loma’s east shore, likely at Ballast Point. Fort Guijarros was constructed there in 1797.
For more info on Point Loma - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Loma
Certainly not a theme park and barely an amusement park, Cedar Point is essentially a carnival with a few good roller coasters. Lines were dense during Covid and wait times stretched up to three hours. Cedar Point was not worth the trip.
Point Cabrillo Lighthouse on the northern California coast.
I flew a kite ( a Fled ) to lift the camera.
Randonnée hennuyère, un parcours très gris et bitumeux. De la pluie du début à la fin à différentes intensités. De belles lumières sous des ciels tantôt gris léger, tantôt gris foncé. Néanmoins, quelques 380 photos, de 9h45 à 15h45 de marche durant ces 20 km.
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Beloeil (du picard Beuleul ou Baileul signifiant « barrière », « palissade ») est une commune francophone de Belgique située en Région wallonne dans la province de Hainaut, ainsi qu’une localité qui en fait partie.
Elle est célèbre pour son château et son parc, appartenant à la Maison de Ligne, l'une des plus illustres familles nobles belges. L'actuel propriétaire est Michel, 14e prince de Ligne depuis le décès de son père en août 2005. Le domaine de Beloeil est ouvert au public et accueille deux importantes manifestations culturelles : l'exposition d'amaryllis dans les salons du château (en mai) et Les Musicales de Beloeil dans le parc (en août).
La commune de Beloeil abrite un parc archéologique : l'archéosite d'Aubechies.
>>> Wikipedia: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bel%C5%93il_(Belgique)
>>> Tourisme: www.beloeil.be/culture-tourisme/tourisme.html
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Commentaires photos: Canon EOS RP, objectif: 50 mm et en fin de parcours 35 mm. Raison: journée pluvieuse et donc difficulté pour zoomer avec un 24/105 mm. J’ai dû rentrer le reflex dans le sac à cause de pluie intensive pour sortir mon appareil « tout terrain », le Ricoh WG 60…
Punter Jon Crucitti (#36) flips the ball between kicks during practice in the Foley Athletic Center at the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. The Army Black Knights open the 2011 season on Sept. 3rd. at Northern Illinois and their home opener is Sept. 10th. against San Diego State. CHET GORDON/Times Herald-Record
Point Break that stared Patrick Swayze is one of my all time favourite films. The plan was to go to a local surf spot and catch some surfers but weather wasn't permitting this week so i've had to improvise.
Done for Friday's Lyrical-Imagery group
She's like the wind - Patrick Swayze
She rides the night next to me
She leads me through moonlight
Only to burn me with the sun
She's taken my heart
Fort Point has stood guard at the narrows of the Golden Gate for nearly 150 years. It has been called “the pride of the Pacific,” “the Gibraltar of the West Coast,” and “one of the most perfect models of masonry in America.” When construction began during the height of the California Gold Rush, Fort Point was planned as the most formidable deterrence America could offer to a naval attack on California. Although its guns never fired a shot in anger, the “Fort at Fort Point” as it was originally named has witnessed Civil War, obsolescence, earthquake, bridge construction, reuse for World War II, and preservation as a National Historic Site.
Fort Point was built between 1853 and 1861 by the U.S. Army Engineers as part of a defense system of forts planned for the protection of San Francisco Bay. Designed at the height of the Gold Rush, the fort and its companion fortifications would protect the Bay’s important commercial and military installations against foreign attack. The fort was built in the Army’s traditional “Third System” style of military architecture (a standard adopted in the 1820s), and would be the only fortification of this impressive design constructed west of the Mississippi River. This fact bears testimony to the importance the military gave San Francisco and the gold fields during the 1850s.
Although Fort Point never saw battle, the building has tremendous significance due to its military history, its architecture, and its association with maritime history.
In the years after the Civil War, Fort Point became underutilized and was used intermittently as an army barracks. The pre-Civil War cannons, so valuable when they were originally installed, became obsolete and were eventually removed. During World War II, the Army remodeled Fort Point for use as a detention barracks, though the building was never ultimately used for that purpose. During the 1920s, the property was used by the Presidio for housing unmarried officers and different military trade schools.
In the late 1930s, plans for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge also involved plans for the demolition of Fort Point. Fortunately, Chief Engineer Joseph Strauss recognized the architectural value of the Fort and created a special engineer arch which allowed the construction of the bridge to occur safely over the Fort. During World War II, Fort Point was once again used as temporary housing for soldiers. After World War II, the movement to preserve Fort Point for its historic and architectural value began to grow. Over the next 20 years, support for the preservation movement waxed and waned. In 1959, a group of retired military officers and civilian engineers created the Fort Point Museum Association and lobbied for its creation as a National Historic Site. On October 16, 1970, Fort Point became a National Historic Site.
(www.nps.gov/fopo/historyculture/index.htm)
Before I started on this hike, I had the intention of going all the way down 7.7 miles and 4400 feet below. Two thirds of the way down, a ranger warned that it would be too hot down there and would be difficult to get back up. He instead suggested the Plateau point, a short 1.5 mile hike from where I was.
After walking for half hour through this relentless sun, we came to the edge of the plateau and the above shot is what I saw. Photos don't do justice to this place, but atleast view it large on black. Your are surrounded on all sides by the walls of the canyon with the rim 3300 feet above me. The river and the inner canyon snaked through the 10 mile wide outer canyon and the viewpoint provided superb views of the river, the inner canyon and the surrounding area. Visibility was amazing and it made it worth lugging the camera down.
The trail down, is pictured here.
Truth be said, climbing back up is more difficult; it is a non traditional hike.
Another must visit for the winter.
Grand Canyon National Park
AZ, USA
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