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Students and faculty gathered together on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, for Upper School Convocation — the first since 2019. Class officers and Cayden Williams '20 shared words of advice for the upcoming school year. (Photo by Todd Race)
The Upper castle was built on the top of a high hill after the Mongol Invasion (1241-42). The castle was the residence of King Charles I of Hungary (1308-1342), who died here in 1342.
The short history of the Visegrád Castle:
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Part of my Hungarian Castles Project:
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Upper Swallow Falls along the Youghiogheny River in Swallow Park Falls in Garrett County, MD.
This is a shaft of light entering the narrow canyon. Upper Antelope Canyon is located near Page, Arizona. The canyon is on Navajo land so the only way to see it is with a Navajo guide.
Upper Twin Falls
Snoqualmie River
Twin Falls State Park, Washington
This is not particularly good shot, but it took a bit of work for me and my son to get down to this location, near the end I fell the last three feet landing on my backside, we were both covered with a good bit on mud. Once down it started to rain and sleet, but I wasn’t leaving without a shot! Got off six shots and packed up the gear, the hike up and out went much better than coming down.
The Tahquamenon Falls are two different waterfalls on the Tahquamenon River. Both sets are located near Lake Superior in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The water is notably brown in color from the tannins leached from the cedar swamps which the river drains. The upper falls are more than 200 feet (60 m) across and with a drop of approximately 48 feet (14 m) During the late spring runoff, the river drains as much as 50,000 US gallons (190,000 L) of water per second, making the upper falls the third most voluminous vertical waterfall east of the Mississippi River, after Niagara Falls and Cohoes Falls, both in New York State.
The Lower Falls
The lower falls, located four miles (6.5 km) downstream, are a series of five smaller falls cascading around an island which can be reached by rowboat. A hiking trail runs between the falls along the riverside, and visitors often play in the lower falls during the summer heat.
The falls are within Tahquamenon Falls State Park, between Newberry, Michigan, and Paradise, Michigan. They are a popular tourist destination in the Upper Peninsula during all seasons. Snowmobile trails lead almost to the falls, and walkways are kept clear for most of the winter. information by wikipedia
A picture of the Upper Works from an 1876 steel engraving of the five sections of the Douglas Axe Manufacturing Company of Douglas, Massachusetts.
Taken using an olympus XA2 with some expired FujiVelvia 50 ....just some trials doing some cross processing........this was taken at Upper peirce......it has been a long time since i usually carry a bag for photography kit....kinda miss it but anyway here 's a landscape pix without using a Dslr
Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Botanical Garden in September 2007. In the background, the Upper Belvedere .
(pictures you can see by clicking on the link at the end of page!)
Botanical Garden, ginkgo Jacquin, April 2005.
Botanical Garden, succulents, outdoor area, April 2005.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna (Hortus Botanicus Vindobonensis, HBV) is a botanical garden that was established in 1754 in the 3rd Viennese district Landstraße.
The Botanical Garden is a facility of the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Vienna. It is approximately 8 acres and is home to about 9,500 species. The tasks of the Botanical Garden include university research and teaching, the conservation of endangered plant species and seed and plant exchange with other institutions. A large part of the garden, adjacent to the Belvedere gardens is open to the public and serves as a recreational area.
History
The Botanical Garden was founded in 1754 as a "Hortus Medicus" (Medizinalpflanzengarten) on 1 ha. To this end, Maria Theresa - at the suggestion of her personal physician, Gerard van Swieten - had bought at Rennweg a 2-hectare estate. The order for the planning and design got Robert Laugier (1722-1793), who was since 1749 in Vienna. After having taken place the acquisition of the property, Laugier became first garden director (a position he held from 1754 until his retirement in 1768) as well as first chair holder of botany and chemistry, chairs that had been created afresh.
It subsequently evolved into a scientifically oriented botanical garden, the plants were arranged according to the Linnaean system (Linnaean taxonomy). Laugier's successor as director was Nicholas Joseph von Jacquin (Director 1768-1796). At that time the garden was home for about 8,000 species, the area was increased to approximately 7.8 acres. Jacquin's son Joseph Franz von Jacquin became his successor as director (1796-1839).
From 1841 on, the open land following the English garden style according to the system of Stephan Ladislaus Endlicher, who was director from 1839 to 1849, was redesigned. It had been layed out an officinal department with 196 beds. 1844 the Botanical Museum was built. Head gardener Joseph Diefenbach continued the redevelopment of the gardens in the sense of Endlicher. Director from 1849 to 1879 was Edward Schimmer. At this time the to European Botanic Gardens new concept of the phytogeographical groups was developed .
From 1883 to 1890, the Jacquingasse was created whereby the garden area was reduced to about 6 ha. 1890-1893 was built by director Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1878-1898) the greenhouse plant with tropical house. 1904/ 05 followed the new construction of the Botanical Institute and laying out of the biological groups.
1930, the Botanical Garden was to the so-called Host'schen garden at the southern end extended (formerly private garden of the Hapsburgs), as a result the garden reached its present size of approximately 8 ha. The adjacent Alpine Garden remained with the Belvedere gardens. Director from 1899-1931 was from Richard Wettstein. At the beginning of the 40s under director Fritz Knoll (1931-1945) the Alpine Garden was recreated in its current area.
Due to bomb damages during the Second World War (more than 40 hits), the demolition of the Botanical Museum and the felling of about 200 trees was necessary. Up to the 1970s under director Lothar Geitler (1945-1969) took place the removal of war damages and the reconstruction of the collections.
1970 the Host'sche garden was opened to visitors. 1975 began the general refurbishment of the institute building (until 1992) and the greenhouses, Director 1970-1995 was Frederick Ehrendorfer. In the 80s, the experimental house were built and created new experimental areas. In 1991, the Association of the Friends of the Botanical Garden was founded.
From 1995 on, the rehabilitation of the greenhouses was continued and the tropical house opend to the public. The Canaries group was built and expanded the group of the Austrian flora. Michael Hesse (1995-1997) was followed by Tod Stuessy (1995-2005) as director, since January 2006, Michael Kiehn is director of the botanical garden.
The garden collections include:
Abies pinsapo
Aesculus pavia
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Diospyros lotus
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Ephedra
Ficus carica
Ginkgo biloba
Gunnera chilensis
+Laburnocytisus adamii
Liriodendron tulipifera
Magnolia
Metasequoia glyptostroboides
Graves of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin and Joseph Franz von Jacquin on the grounds
Nothofagus antarctica
Ostrya carpinifolia
Parrotia persica
Paulownia tomentosa
Phyllostachys viridiglaucescens
Pinus aristata
Platanus orientalis
Poncirus trifoliata
Prunus tenella
Rhododendron
Salvia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
Syringa
Viburnum
Vitis riparia
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Dear Anna, Daniel, Duncan, Rae and Sara
Our "Draw the Line to Protect the Great Lakes" event did not draw the crowd we had hoped, the weather was not conducive to rallying outside! But a few committed/passionate individuals did come out to not only inform President Obama of our opposition to the Keystone XL but also to share with our Representative Dr. Dan Benishek why it can not come through the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!
www.facebook.com/events/320985244704996/
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/589910/Benis... said he doesn't see why the U.P. can't have the Keystone pipeline come down from Canada, which he says would provide many area jobs and might lower gas prices, as well."
But thanks to a young, sympathetic reporter our event did make the front page of our local paper!
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/590950/Keyst...
Thank you,
Heidi Gould
Event Organizer
This is the view of Upper Swallow Falls and popular sport for swimming. It has nice water slide. You can actually go bihind of the fall.
Swallow Falls State Park is located nine miles north of Oakland, Maryland and contains some of Maryland's most breathtaking scenery. The Youghiogheny River flows along the park's borders, passing through shaded rocky gorges and creating rippling rapids. The park contains 4 waterfalls - Muddy Creek, Upper Swallow, Lower Swallow, and Tolliver Falls. The Youghiogheny River and Muddy Creek are white water rivers – waterfalls, violent rapids, swift currents, deep pools, underwater hydraulics, cold water, slippery rocks and rough terrain. Injuries and deaths have occurred in and around these waters. Despite all these conditions, all visitors swim in the river which we just did while we were camping.
I did not do much “photography” because I was having too much fun swimming or exploring the areas with my daughter. Photography is lower priority in this trip so they were taken during normal hours with normal conditions; and they do not have dramatic color or breath-taking mountains with nice morning fog. But at least I tried to be careful enough to pick places to place myself for the composition and to best take control of the lighting that I was given by the nature. So some images works while others may not. Hopefully, I can convey what this state park can offer for those who love outdoor.
Single-track lift bridge over Hackensack River was built by the Lackawanna Railroad and completed March 1959 for Boonton Line service and replaced a dated 1901 swing bridge. In 1963 Erie Main Line service was rerouted via Upper Hack. Currently used by NJ Transit Main Line service between Suffern and Hoboken via Paterson.