The last from Muker ??
A Jack's Drove Evening.
calm down and breath deeply
Bosco di San Francesco (PiP)
Porcupine Gorge
Low Tide At Whitianga
Ribblehead
On the Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
Evoramonte, Alentejo
Crest of the Santa Rosas
Frastanz Österreich
over the hump
Another Dales View
To The Horizon.
Another Tree from me
Down the coast
Carneros Wine District
Ben Lomond looking Eastwards
Taumaranui Camp At Mananui.
Exmoor View
Baltistan, North Pakistan
Looking down on seat by river
Moelfre Lifeboat Station
Taklamakan-Wüste, China
From The Road To Rotorua.
Little Humboldt River
m’ friend the tree
Waschbach Österreich
Another from Muker
King Country Hills
After The Rain.
Happy Fence Friday
Patchwork, HFF
Assisi am Fuß des Monte Subasio
The initial disconnect
Muker
Waikato River At Taupo
Another Tree
a lonely tree somewhere in Wyoming
Hilltop Rock
Cauldron Falls
An Exmoor Farm
looks like....?
At Taupo Lookout
Three Tarns
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" Amazing Nature - Einmalige Natur - La nature unique - La natura unica "
" Amazing Nature - Einmalige Natur - La nature unique - La natura unica "
I LOVE IT ! ★ J'AIME CELA ! ★ DAS LIEBE ICH ! ★ MI PIACE MOLTO !
I LOVE IT ! ★ J'AIME CELA ! ★ DAS LIEBE ICH ! ★ MI PIACE MOLTO !
Scotland / Schottland / Écosse / Scotia / Caledonia
Scotland / Schottland / Écosse / Scotia / Caledonia
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When the clouds are within grasp of a hand
The Cairngorm Mountains in the Scottish Highlands are not especially tall, topping out at about 1,300 meters. But their modest heights boast a fierce reputation: Scotland is one of the top destinations in the world for winter climbing on mixed rock and ice terrain, and the region has produced some of the boldest, strongest and technically proficient mountaineers in history, including Hamish MacInnes of Glencoe, who invented the first metal ice axe, and Dave MacLeod, who established some of the most technically challenging climbing routes in Scotland.
Formed from a granite pluton, the Cairngorms sit atop a glacially carved plateau that has long presented a barrier to travel through the region. To this day, the Cairngorms are bisected by a network of ancient footpaths, but no roads. One of the most famous and dramatic routes through the Cairngorms runs through the Lairig Ghru, a deep, narrow, 43-kilometer-long glacially carved canyon that has served as a major trade and migration route from Aviemore to Braemar for hundreds or perhaps thousands of years.
Exploring the Cairngorms on foot is not for the faint-hearted or tender-footed. The year-round arctic-like weather is dangerously unpredictable and the terrain is intensely rugged. But in spite of the dangers — or perhaps because of them — the Cairngorms have inspired mountain men and women to climb their glacially sculpted granitic slopes since at least the 16th century, when the first ascents of major peaks were recorded.
You don’t have to be a world-class mountaineer to experience the Cairngorms, however. The region is preserved within the bounds of Cairngorms National Park — the largest park in the British Isles — which maintains hundreds of kilometers of hiking paths suitable for all skill levels. The park also offers skiing, mountain and road biking, horseback riding, fishing and golfing.
Scotland isn’t a big place, but it boasts some of the most diverse and inspiring geology found anywhere in the world. A dramatically scenic, globe-trotting landmass known for being the birthplace of geology and mountaineering, Scotland should be at the top of every geo-traveler’s list.
www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-inspiring-globe-trotting-rocks-scotland
Formed from a granite pluton, the Cairngorms sit atop a glacially carved plateau that has long presented a barrier to travel through the region. To this day, the Cairngorms are bisected by a network of ancient footpaths, but no roads. One of the most famous and dramatic routes through the Cairngorms runs through the Lairig Ghru, a deep, narrow, 43-kilometer-long glacially carved canyon that has served as a major trade and migration route from Aviemore to Braemar for hundreds or perhaps thousands of years.
Exploring the Cairngorms on foot is not for the faint-hearted or tender-footed. The year-round arctic-like weather is dangerously unpredictable and the terrain is intensely rugged. But in spite of the dangers — or perhaps because of them — the Cairngorms have inspired mountain men and women to climb their glacially sculpted granitic slopes since at least the 16th century, when the first ascents of major peaks were recorded.
You don’t have to be a world-class mountaineer to experience the Cairngorms, however. The region is preserved within the bounds of Cairngorms National Park — the largest park in the British Isles — which maintains hundreds of kilometers of hiking paths suitable for all skill levels. The park also offers skiing, mountain and road biking, horseback riding, fishing and golfing.
Scotland isn’t a big place, but it boasts some of the most diverse and inspiring geology found anywhere in the world. A dramatically scenic, globe-trotting landmass known for being the birthplace of geology and mountaineering, Scotland should be at the top of every geo-traveler’s list.
www.earthmagazine.org/article/travels-geology-inspiring-globe-trotting-rocks-scotland
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