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The Botkin Trail in the Yalta Nature Reserve is one of the most famous hiking trails in the Crimean Mountains. Its length from Kirov Street to the top of Stavri-Kay aMount is 4.5 kilometers.
The Botkin Trail route was created in 1901 for tuberculosis patients. They could take wellness walks here, so it is also called the "Health Trail". In these places, the phytoncides of the coniferous forest are mixed with the sea breeze, which creates a positive effect for the treatment of lung diseases.
Professor Sergey Botkin was one of the most famous physicians in Russia in the second half of the 19th century. He received the title of academician and the position of physician of the royal family. Since 1870, he has been studying the climate of the Southern coast of Crimea and made a huge contribution to the popularization of recreation and the development of sanatoriums in the Crimea. He was the first to note the healing properties of the air on the Southern coast of Crimea for the treatment of lung diseases.
Боткинская тропа проложена по левому берегу реки Учан-Су. Начинаясь у Поляны сказок, она завершается у скалы Ставри-Кая. Правда, завершается условно, поскольку сразу переходит в Штангеевскую тропу, которая заканчивается у водопада Учан-Су. Нередко две тропы объединяют в один маршрут. Это логично, поскольку в противном случае от скалы Ставри-Кая придется возвращаться обратно по уже пройденному пути. Если же идти до водопада, получится круизный маршрут.
Тропу оборудовали в 1901-1902 году силами Крымско-Кавказского горного клуба. В то время активно действовало ее ялтинское отделение. Назвать решили в честь доктора Боткина. Он хоть и жил в Москве, но активно участвовал в исследовании роли Южного берега Крыма как курортологического направления. Получив звание академика, он стал лейб-медиком царской семьи и много времени проводил вместе с ней в Ливадийском дворце.
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DeKalb County (North Druid Hills), Georgia, USA.
22 October 2020.
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Day 14 -- DIC Sep 2022
Wk 37 -- One A Week 2022
New park and new bridge crossing McGalliard Creek. Nice place for a walk.
West Fork Trail is touted to be one of the best trails in Arizona and one of the top 10 trails in the United States. The trail is approximately 6 miles round trip and is rated easy. Although, there are a few areas where short uphill stepping stones are used. There are also numerous stream crossings (at least 13) which are done with stepping stones and logs. At the end of the trail a pool of water surrounded by cliffs is encountered. Passage from this point requires wading in water. It is possible to travel another 11 miles upstream requires boulder hopping, wading and even some swimming. This extended hike is an overnight adventure.
Coastal Trail 13X operates currently hourly at weekends only but increases to 7 days operation during the summer season. The route runs from Brighton, along the coast via Rottingdean - Peacehaven - Newhaven - Seaford and onto the country roads via Birling Gap and Beachy Head and into Eastbourne. The service uses a mix of vehicles and can see some interesting workings.
For example here we have Brighton & Hove 407 heading along Brighton seafront on its final part up to Churchill Square. 07th May 2016.
The trail to Grinnell Glacier. A truly remarkable trail, to an incredible destination. We spotted/encountered deer, bighorn sheep, grizzlies, mountain goats and moose in addition to the jaw-dropping scenery.
Star trail shot from Burwash Common, East Sussex UK, comprising approximately 2 hours worth of exposures stacked in StarStax.
Last night was a night of firsts for me on Mauna Kea. I visited the VLBA antenna for the first time, drove out to the Thirty Meter Telescope site for the first time (that was a rough road!), and I hiked to Lake Waiau for the first time.
Lake Waiau is a small lake near the summit of Mauna Kea. It is extremely sacred to the Hawaiian people. It is at an altitude of 13,200 ft, and Wikipedia reports that it the seventh-highest lake in the U.S.
The winds were low, so the stars reflected well off Lake Waiau, and I took a few images of the reflections. This is a stack of 5 5-minute exposures. The red lights are from my fellow photographers across the lake. This isn't the most exciting star trails photo I've ever taken, but I've never managed to get reflections this clear before, so I decided to post this.
Random trivia: stars have very different colors. Lower-mass main sequence stars have lower temperatures and appear red, whereas heavier stars are hotter and more blue. Our Sun is a mid-size star, and its spectrum peaks at green wavelengths.
Railroad Trestle Park
Sequim, WA
In early October my wife and I took a week to explore the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. We saw a wide variety of nature and small towns. To see more pictures of our third day out, read my blog post Olympic Peninsula: Sequim Spit and Salmon Spawning in my blog Batteredsuitcase.net
The bottom of this valley is flat and there are faint trails leading everywhere. There are only a few good trails down from the top and it is good to see these markers for the return trip.
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Hiking in late spring on the Olympic Peninsula is a great time to see wild rhododendrons alongside the trail. This species, the Pacific Rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum) is the state flower of Washington, and the forests are absolutely filled with them. They can grow up to 30 feet tall (over nine meters). I took this shot standing near the top of Mount Zion (4,278 ft – 1,304 m) looking across towards Mount Townsend (6,243 ft – 1,903 m).
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Batsto Mansion Star Trails - Batsto Village, NJ
Stars swirl over the former residence of ironmasters from the past. Simply known as the Batsto Mansion,it sits at the center of the village that produced bog iron from 1766-1867.
I got to hang out with my friends Jay of Cass Imaging & Ben of Reclaimed LLC for a bit to explore Batsto last night. I've actually never been to the park during the day, but after last night I'll definitely be heading back when it's a little easier to explore. Definitely a fun night. Be sure to swing by their pages to see what they caught!
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