Loop trail Vanderbilt mansion

This building is a watermill

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Este molino está sobre el Río Xabriña en la Ruta dos Muiños do Xabriña.

Indicaciones : Carretera de Mondariz Balneario a Villasobroso, ramal a Mouriscados.

Direct nadat de 2233 aangekomen was in Beekbergen vertrok de goederentrein voor een slag naar Apeldoorn VAM. De VSM 2530 en 2459 zaten dit keer op de heenrit voorop terwijl de 52 3879 achterop de trein geplaatst was en dus terug naar Beekbergen de trein zou trekken.

Op de foto komt de VSM 52 3879 met goederentrein 783 langs de Els onderweg vanaf Apeldoorn VAM naar Beekbergen.

English:

On september 3, 2022, the VSM 52 3879 came along Lieren as train 783 from Apeldoorn VAM to Beekbergen.

Another slide to digital transfer, circa 1978. Not so great, but it's a view.

A friend and I decided to do a little trek. Since we were only going for 3-4 days, we left our backpacks at our lodgings in Kathmandu and took only our sleeping bag stuff sacks, filled with only the essentials. Sleeping bag, change of underwear and socks, a little bit of TP, toothbrush and toothpaste.

The red sack in the bottom left is mine, The large animal is the ever ubiquitous wandering water buffalo.

This is a little village we passed thru on the way to higher elevations.

You could always find food and lodgings, most often with a Nepalese family. The food was lentil soup and tea, the lodging was a straw mat on the floor sometimes shared with the family as the house could be small, one story, one room.

Sometimes the owner of a "restaurant" or whatever could speak minimal English and would ask a traveler for a name for his place to attract other vagabonds.

They'd paint it on a big plank of wood to hang outside over the door.

Even the foothills of Nepal are VERY steep and we were climbing up one that felt just shy of being perpendicular. As we approached the top, we first saw the roofs, a little higher we saw a little more. Then, there it was.

The Sign.

BEANIE'S BAR and GRILL. 😅

It cracked me up and I almost fell backwards down the hill.

I'm certain the owner had absolutely no idea what that even meant, but someone probably told him the name of their favorite place back home.

But I must admit, I did secretly entertain a tortured hope for a hamburger, fries and nice cold beer.

It served lentil soup and tea.

Trekkies, we're everywhere.

Milpitas, California.

Digital painting, collage and processing

Autumn moods.

net fishermen South Africa

This was shot at a hill station in Uttarakhand in Joshimath when I was kind of trekking in the nature

La rivière de galets .

Bishigram lake trek ... place of picture taken at : Dand Banda, which is the last settlement of the Nomads in that region, last week of those people to come down too. view is from Dand Banda towards Down valley in which places were : Matai Banda, Dena and DoBando (Dobando means the junction of two valleys).

height of Bishigram Lake is 11,481 feet above sea level.

Dover, England

Happy Teddy Bear Tuesday. The bears are trying to persuade their friends to stick around a little longer before the long trek North.

For us in the wealthy nations, we can pay for Nepalese porters to carry our loads, and they earn less in a year than I carried in my pocket. If the country introduces more regulations, as with all regulated activities there will be costs, both financial and ethical. The tragedy in Nepal could have easily been avoided with a simple weather warning, but it remains a fact that porters will have died due to inadequate training and equipment. They are wonderful people who work to provide education and basics for their families and deserve everything they are paid and more. We could not enjoy these wonderful places without them

The The Annapurna Circuit Trek is one of Nepal’s most famous and diverse journeys. It takes you through green forests, river valleys, and high mountain deserts as you walk around the Annapurna range. The trek reaches its highest point at Thorong La Pass (5,416m), offering stunning views and a true sense of adventure. Along the way, you experience local culture, traditional villages, and changing landscapes that make every day unique. is one of Nepal’s most famous and diverse journeys. It takes you through green forests, river valleys, and high mountain deserts as you walk around the Annapurna range. The trek reaches its highest point at Thorong La Pass (5,416m), offering stunning views and a true sense of adventure. Along the way, you experience local culture, traditional villages, and changing landscapes that make every day unique. For more details

amblehimalaya.com/package/annapurna-circuit-trek

Stage # 37 Beget >> Sant Aniol d'Aguja (4/4)

Sant Aniol d'Aguja.

That's all we nedeed to complete our "home" landscape: a monastery!

The church building is on the edge of the stream Sant Aniol, which passes near the apse, and the valley of Aguja (or Sant Aniol).

The monastery was founded in 859; in the middle ages had been home to a Benedictine group of monks and later a parish and a sanctuary.

Opposite the church is the house of the tailor rectory and shelter, now abandoned and in ruins.

There were lots of people spending the Saturday afternoon here, but they left by day's end. Complying with the rules of the Pyrenees, we waited till 19:00 to raise our tent - meanwhile we were doing the laundry and cooking our spaghetti lyophilized.

As most of the trekkers do, we didn't wait for the sun to set down to go to our tent to sleep...

Day trip: 16.40 Km, total time 7:28 h, moving time 4:52 h, total ascent: 592 m, total descent: 654 m

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Technical Info:

Camera: Canon PowerShot G11

Lens: 6.1-30.5 mm

Focal Length: 7.41 mm

Sensitivity: ISO 200

Exposure: 1/640 sec at f/6,3

Exposure bias: 0 EV

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Metering Mode: Spot

Flash: no flash

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Coordinates: 42°19'2" N 2°35'14" E

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Explored #12 2020-04-09

African elephants (Loxodonta africana), range throughout the savannahs of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of central and West Africa.

Elephants are matriarchal, meaning they live in female-led groups. The matriarch is usually the biggest and oldest. She presides over a multi-generational herd that includes other females, called cows, and their young. Adult males, called bulls, tend to roam on their own, sometimes forming smaller, more loosely associated all-male groups.

Having a baby elephant is a serious commitment. Elephants have a longer pregnancy than any other mammal - almost 22 months. Cows usually give birth to one calf every two to four years. At birth, elephants already weigh some 200 pounds and stand about three feet tall.

This beautiful scene of Elephants grazing in the early morning light with Mt. Kilimanjaro as the backdrop was photographed on a game drive in Amboseli National Park, Kenya.

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Luosto is a picturesque ski village with a surprisingly large number of accommodations. Although there are a few hotels, you'll mostly find cozy bungalows here. Luosto is nestled in the heart of Pyhä-Luosto National Park, surrounded by ancient forests, rugged gorges, and peat bogs. It's a unique piece of nature rarely seen in our part of Europe. Finnish Lapland is far to the north, so there's usually plenty of snow here. Luosto offers a stunning landscape for adventurous activities and the opportunity to enjoy the tranquility and beauty of the Finnish wilderness. Our plan is to climb the spectacular fell (mountain). As we step out of the car, it feels like nature here is in a deep winter sleep. Our hike begins at dawn in the remote hamlet of Ukko-Luostontien. In Lapland, the colors of the sky during sunrise and sunset can be very intense due to the low position of the sun on the horizon. The long twilight periods can create unique colors in the sky, including green hues, due to various scattering effects of sunlight. The trees gently bend under the weight of the snow.

We walk along the ridge of the fells of Ukko-Luosto, passing through the surrounding primeval forest. The summer path to the top is closed due to avalanche danger, so we continue our journey and attempt to reach the summit via the northern ridge of Ukko-Luosto. The path ascends steeply through the enchanting ancient forests, where the trees covered in crown snow look magical. The last section to the top of the mountain has snow too deep for us. The path winds its way to the top of Pikku-Luosto Fell. We sink in and have to crawl to the top. Snowshoes are definitely necessary here. In the impressive Ukko-Luosto Scenic Hut, we can take a break, warm up, and admire the magnificent view. It's terribly cold up here on the 514-meter-high mountain, partly due to the biting polar wind. The sun reaches its highest point on this short January day and shines beautifully just over the mountain's peak. There's also a solar halo visible, an optical phenomenon caused by the refraction, reflection, and scattering of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. We thaw out a bit and rest before starting our return journey. Walking in the snow is exhausting. We take the same route back because we don't want to get stuck in deep snow and aim to be back in Luosto before dark. In total, we walked more than 18,000 steps, but we enjoyed this special place in Lapland. In Luosto, we treated ourselves to delicious reindeer jerky and panna cotta, while BieJee savored a reindeer burger.

Luosto biedt een prachtig landschap voor avontuurlijke activiteiten en de mogelijkheid om te genieten van de rust en schoonheid van de Finse wildernis. Ons plan is om de spectaculaire fell (berg) te beklimmen. Wanneer we uit de auto stappen, lijkt de natuur hier in een diepe winterslaap te verkeren. Onze wandeling begint bij dageraad in het afgelegen gehucht Ukko-Luostontien. In Lapland kunnen de kleuren van de lucht tijdens zonsopkomst en zonsondergang zeer intens zijn door de lage stand van de zon aan de horizon. De lange schemerperiodes kunnen unieke kleuren in de lucht veroorzaken, inclusief groene tinten, door verschillende verstrooiingseffecten van het zonlicht. De bomen buigen zachtjes onder het gewicht van de sneeuw. We lopen op de rug van de fells van Ukko-Luosto langs het oerbos in de bijzondere omgeving. Het zomerpad naar de top is afgesloten vanwege lawinegevaar, dus we vervolgen onze weg en proberen de top te bereiken via de noordelijke bergkam van Ukko-Luosto. Het pad loopt steil door de betoverende oerbossen, waar de bomen bedekt met kroonsneeuw er magisch uitzien. Het laatste gedeelte naar de top van de berg is de sneeuwlaag te diep voor ons. Het pad slingert zich een weg naar de top van Pikku-Luosto Fell. We zakken weg en moeten kruipen naar de top. Sneeuwschoenen zijn hier dus echt nodig. In de indrukwekkende Ukko-Luosto Scenic Hut kunnen we even bijkomen, op temperatuur komen en het magnifieke uitzicht bewonderen. Het is verschrikkelijk koud hier op de 514 meter hoge berg, mede door de strakke poolwind. De zon bereikt zijn hoogste punt op deze korte januaridag en schijnt prachtig net over de top van de berg. Ook is er een zonnehalo te zien, een optisch fenomeen dat ontstaat door de breking, reflectie en verstrooiing van licht door ijskristallen in de atmosfeer. We ontdooien nog even en rusten uit voordat we beginnen aan onze terugreis. Wandelen in de sneeuw is zwaar. We nemen dezelfde route terug omdat we niet vast willen komen te zitten in de diepe sneeuw en we in ieder geval voor het donker terug willen zijn in Luosto. In totaal hebben we meer dan 18.000 stappen gezet, maar we hebben genoten van deze speciale plek in Lapland. In Luosto hebben we onszelf getrakteerd op heerlijke rendier-jerky en panna cotta, terwijl BieJee genoot van een rendierburger.

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The hoarfrost is burning off around Galesburg on this crisp December morning in 1992. The Illinois Zephyr makes good time on its morning trek from Quincy to Chicago. The train is on the Mendota Sub and is just about to pass through Wataga.

Scanned print from December 1992.

Kirk: How is he, Bones? Were Spock and Sulu able to reach him in time to save him?

Bones: 'E's passed on! This Security Guard is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't put 'im on a display base 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-SECURITY GUARD!

Kirk: Uh...yeah, ok-what the HELL was all that just now?

Bones: Sorry, Jim. I'm just trying to spice up the old repitoire a bit, do you have any idea how tired I am of just saying " He's dead, Jim?" all the time?

Jim: With the mortality rate aboard our ship, I can imagine!But...what was that? It seemed...somehow familiar...

Bones: Lifted it from the ship's library computer,mid 20th century British comedy, Monty Cobra or somesuch....

Kirk: Ah yes! Monty Python! The " dead parrot sketch " I believe, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Parrot classic! Good choice!

Bones: So you think It's a good routine to use from now on?

Kirk: No, you butchered it, never do it again in my presence- Cleese and Palin are flipping in their graves as we speak.You call THAT a British accent?

Bones: Do you really think it was THAT bad, Jim?

Kirk: No Bones...it was worse, far worse than you can...possibly imagine!Ah well, looks like we have to find a new planet to barbeque on. I'll have Scotty launch some marker buoys to declare this world as "too dangerous to party down on" immediately.Bummer.

Warsaw, Poland

Winter

Perfect foggy start for my early morning explorations in the neighborhood. Wasn't expecting fog, but couldn't be more delighted to discover it had filled the streets when I woke up. :) Greetings from Ochota! :)

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Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu (the Salkantay Trail). This hike to Machu Picchu is one of the most interesting and important alternative treks to Machu Picchu

www.incatrailhikingtours.com/en/machu-pcchu-salkantay-tre...

Nepal

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Trekking near Hsipaw, in the Shan State.

Trek

Choquequirao es reconocida como la hermana de Machu Picchu. Ambos lugares tienen muchas similitudes. Sin embargo Choquequirao es uno de los asentamientos incas más remotos en los Andes del Perú. Y aún no son muchos los turistas los que la visitan.

www.intupacusco.com/choquequirao-treks/

"My emotions, instincts, and interests are all with nature."

~ Eliot Porter

The place is Gavi, a beautiful forest area encircled by tea plantations and picturesque valleys. It lies in the buffer zone of the well known Periyar Tiger Reserve that is situated near the Mullaperiyar Dam. If you take the trouble to trek up to the highest peak around, you end up with a view like this, definitely worth the trouble.

Situated just east of one of the most popular treks of Nepal, the Annapurna Base Camp trek, the Mardi Himal trek is a hidden gem. Few trekkers make their way to the Mardi Himal Base Camp spectacularly situated at the base of Mardi Himal and the impressive Machapuchhre.

The trail goes along small winding paths, through magical rhododendron forests until you climb out of the forest at an elevation around 3,300 m. The landscape changes quite abruptly into a rugged high mountain landscape, with amazing views of Mardi Himal, Machapuchre, Annapurna South and Hiunchuli.

From High Camp (3580 m; some maps incorrectly mention 3900 m) you can climb up to Mardi Himal Base Camp in about 3-4 hours, which offers spectacular close up views of the entire Annapurna Range.

There are simple guesthouses and homestays along the entire route. If you plan to do this trek in the winter months please check with a local tour operator if the lodges are open.

Seasons: March,April, May, September, October, November.

Altitude : 4500 metre.

Level of Difficulty : Medium

The frozen waterfall @ Naerak The highlight of the trek.

see video at...

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PhotoBook at: Chadar Trek 2017 Blurb www.amazon.com/dp/1714207226/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_awdb_t1_WLie...

On the path from Lo Manthang to Dhakmar

Frozen in time and temperature.

The poor birds have to trek through the snow to get to the seed.

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Pachuca, Hildago.

Kevin Dooley's Pan-American Trek using Google Street View, printed on Impossible Project Color 600 instant film with the Instant Lab Universal photo printer.