A Walker's Diary
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Happy new week!!!
It is a reissued photograph in color and I try to highlight some central details through a light vignette.
* I appreciate the visit, favs and comments of my photo.
two namaqua sandgrouses(pterocles namaqua both males) walking around a waterhole for the daily drink.
kgalagadi transfrontier park
South Africa
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I've been away for a while, and completely off flickr ... not sure how I will ever 'catch up'! ... here's one from a half day's walk in Paris while it rained
One of those rare times when there were no container ships unloading here so I could get just the walkers.
The way I have heard it is, Lucas was being driven across the Bay Bridge when he saw the cranes at the Port of Oakland and started sketching them. They became the walkers. I don't know if it's true, but it is a fine tale.
Oakland, California.
A MUST VIEWED LARGE!!
One of my all time favourites from the Crayford marshes I don't usually meet people and use them whilst I am there but this walker was just perfect for this!
Mt. Walker, located in the Olympic National Forest, is the only peak facing Puget Sound that has a road to its summit. It is densely covered with 100 year-old Douglas-fir trees and Native Pacific rhododendrons. The south viewpoint is at an elevation 2805 feet.
The Hood Canal and the nearer Dabob and Quilcene Bays are the waterways in the foreground and Puget Sound is in the distance. Seattle, 28 miles away, is faintly visible at the horizon
On our Northern British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska road trip adventure, we went to Chicken, Alaska. To get there we took the "Top Of The World Highway" from Dawson City, Yukon. This road is gravel and only paved at the Canada-USA border and at the start in Dawson City. We did it as a day trip, and it's about 200 km one way. We went in early September so we could see the fall colours. This photograph was taken at Walker Fork Bridge, Alaska.
Roads this far north are built on top of permafrost, which is very sensitive to heat. Asphalt absorbs the sun's heat, melting the permafrost under it, leaving dips on the road. In winter the opposite happens; as the moisture under the road starts to freeze, it creates a frost heave. As vehicles run over these dips and heaves, the asphalt cracks and breaks apart, making repairs extremely difficult and expensive. The gravel roads are easy to repair, and for the most part they are in excellent condition.
A pair of walkers holding on to the bridge railings to avoid slipping on this icy morning.
I got a lot of very nice photos of the incredible dawn this morning, I will upload some more later.
We are in lockdown, and have to remain within 5km from home.... hence returning to this location :)