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Nam Tso གནམ་མཚོ།
The lake lies at an elevation of 4,718 m, and has a surface area of 1,870 square kilometres. It is the highest salt lake in the world, and largest salt lake in the Tibet Autonomous Region. However, it is not the largest salt lake in the Tibetan Plateau. That title belongs to KokoNor མཚོ་སྔོན་ མཚོ་ཁྲི ་ཤོར་རྒྱལ་མོ་ (almost twice the size of Namtso). Namtso has five uninhabited islands of reasonable size, in addition to one or two rocky outcrops. The islands have been used for spiritual retreat by pilgrims who walk over the lake's frozen surface at the end of winter, carrying their food with them. They spend the summer there, unable to return to shore again until the water freezes the following winter. This practice is no longer permitted under the Communist Chinese regime in Tibet. www.footprinttravelguides.com/c/2848/tibet/&Action=pr...
One from back in the very early days of the pandemic, before most restrictions went into place. Wearing Chicago Surface Lines livery, Kenosha PCC 4606 rounds the corner from 11th Ave to 56th St in golden light, just after departing the Metra station.
(From Wikipedia)
Inle Lake is a freshwater lake located in the Nyaungshwe Township of Taunggyi District of Shan State, part of Shan Hills in Myanmar (Burma). It is the second largest lake in Myanmar with an estimated surface area of 44.9 square miles (116 km2), and one of the highest at an elevation of 2,900 feet (880 m). During the dry season, the average water depth is 7 feet (2.1 m), with the deepest point being 12 feet (3.7 m), but during the rainy season this can increase by 5 feet (1.5 m).
Day geckos have toe pads consisting of tiny lamellae which allow them to walk on plain vertical and inverted surfaces like bamboo or glass.
Green Madagascar Day Gecko (Phelsuma madagascariensis)
"Surface"
Site naturel classé des Cascades du Hérisson dans le Jura (Franche Comté)
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Metropol Parasol is a wooden structure located at La Encarnación square, in the old quarter of Seville, Spain. It was designed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer and completed in April 2011. It has dimensions of 150 by 70 metres (490 by 230 ft) and an approximate height of 26 metres (85 ft) and claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world. Its appearance, location, delays and cost overruns in construction resulted in much public controversy. The building is popularly known as Las Setas de la Encarnación (Incarnation's mushrooms).
The structure consists of six parasols in the form of giant mushrooms ("Las setas" in Spanish), whose design is inspired by the vaults of the Cathedral of Seville and the ficus trees in the nearby Plaza de Cristo de Burgos. Metropol Parasol is organized in four levels. The underground level (Level 0) houses the Antiquarium, where Roman and Moorish remains discovered on site are displayed in a museum. Level 1 (street level) is the Central Market. The roof of Level 1 is the surface of the open-air public plaza, shaded by the wooden parasols above and designed for public events. Levels 2 and 3 are the two stages of the panoramic terraces (including a restaurant), offering one of the best views of the city centre. [Wikipedia] HSS
This photo was shot on the Oregon coast. Some interesting rocks were exposed on the beach where I was at.
Al Tramonto: Montagna della Luce.
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Il 'Monte Lessino' (al singolare) indicava il territorio dedicato al pascolo nelle montagne a nord di Verona e già nel IX secolo appare citato in documenti con il termine 'Luxino'.
Le ipotesi su questo termine sono varie. Lessa dal germanico medioevale Lees (pascolo). Dal nome personale Alessio, contrada di Erbezzo. Dal termine romano lixia quindi luxare (disboscare, simile al diffuso roncare), ma significante l'azione di rendere 'liscia' la superfice con operazioni di livellamento e la pratica agricola romana del 'debbio', consistente nel bruciare la sterpaglia, per formare praterie adatte alla fienagione e al pascolo.
In ogni caso, quindi, termini che convergono nelle attuali caratteristiche di questa montagna, con grandi superfici prative e a pascolo.
Altra suggestiva ipotesi viene dall'antico termine Luxinum vale a dire "Montagna della Luce".
Comunque sia tutte le ipotesi si adattano perfettamente a questo territorio ed ognuna ne evidenza le caratteristiche.
Ho già descritto questo altopiano in una precedente foto postata ad agosto 2017.
Ho voluto riportare questa descrizione per la spiegazione storica nella quale è chiamata "Montagna della Luce".
Infatti all'ora del tramonto la luce del cielo, i colori si riflettono sulla montagna.
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At Sunset: Mountain of Light.
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The 'Monte Lessino' (in the singular) indicated the territory dedicated to grazing in the mountains north of Verona and already in the ninth century appears to be cited in documents with the term 'Luxino'.
The assumptions on this term are various. Lessa from the medieval Germanic Lees (pasture). From the personal name Alessio, district of Erbezzo. From the Roman term lixia then luxare (deforestation, similar to the widespread roncare), but signifying the action of making the surface 'smooth' with leveling operations and the Roman agricultural practice of 'debbio', consisting in burning the brushwood, to form prairies suitable for haying and grazing.
In any case, therefore, terms that converge in the current characteristics of this mountain, with large meadows and pastures.
Another suggestive hypothesis comes from the ancient term Luxinum that is to say "Mountain of Light".
However all the hypotheses are perfectly adapted to this territory and each one of them highlights its characteristics.
I have already described this plateau in a previous photo posted in August 2017.
I wanted to report this description for the historical explanation in which it is called "Mountain of Light".
In fact, at sunset time the light of the sky, the colors are reflected on the mountain.