Nederland - Kootwijkerzand, rijp
Nederland - Strabrechtse Heide
Nederland - De Alde Feanen
Nederland - Berg en Dal, Duivelsberg
Nederland - Eijsden
Greece - Lake Kremasta
Greece - Agia Anna, Tsouka waterfall
Greece - Konitsa Bridge
Greece - Vikos Gorge
Greece - Lake Kastraki
Greece - Κleidonia Bridge
Greece - Gavros, Karpenisiotis Valley
Greece - Tzoumerka
Greece - Pogoniskos/Boútsikon
Austria - Kleinwalsertal, Hoher Ifen
Nederland - Haaksbergen, Het Lankheet
Nederland - Overasseltse en Hatertse Vennen
Nederland - Nieuw Milligen, Kootwijkerveen
Nederland - Hoog Soeren, Aardhuispark
Nederland - Drents-Friese Wold
Nederland - Zwartemeer, Bargerveen
Nederland – Epe/Heerde, Renderklippen
Nederland - Heerde, Pluizenmeer
Nederland - Laren, Zuiderheide
Nederland - Nationaal Park Veluwezoom, Posbank
Nederland - Schoorl, Vogelmeer
Nederland - Schoorlse Duinen
Nederland - Het Gooi
Germany - Wurmlinger Kapelle
Nederland - Glimmen, Appelbergen
Greece - Konitsa bridge
Greece - Konitsa - Aoos Gorge
Austria - Fuschlsee
Argentina: Purmamarca - Cuesta de Lipán - Salinas…
Argentina - Tigre, Arroyo Santa Rosa
USA - Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park
USA - Utah, Capitol Reef National Park
USA - Utah, Wilson Arch
USA - Utah, Dead Horse Point State Park
USA - Utah, Wire Pass Slot Canyon
USA - Utah, Paria Rimrocks
USA - Utah, Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park
USA - Mexican Hat, Goosenecks State Park
USA - Mexican Hat, Valley of the Gods
USA - Utah, Zion National Park
Greece - Meteora
USA - Utah, Kodachrome Basin State Park
USA - Utah, Little Wild Horse Canyon
USA - Utah, Goblin Valley State Park
USA - Utah, Canyonlands National Park
Greece - Konitsa bridge
Nederland - Brummen/Bronkhorst
Germany - Oberstdorf, Söllereck
Nederland - Callantsoog, Zwanenwater
Switzerland - Wildhaus, Churfirsten
Germany - Externsteine
Switzerland - Matterhorn
Greece - Didyma ‘craters’
Wales - Brecon Beacons National Park, Twyn y Gaer
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Australia – Uluru
Austria - Lake Plansee
Nederland - Mander, Molen van Frans
Spain - Andalucia, Puerto del Viento
Nederland – Dwingelderveld
Nederland - Biesbosch
Nederland - Kootwijkse Veld
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Nederland - Heerde, Pluizenmeer
Nederland - Kootwijk, Kootwijkerzand
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Nederland - Klarenbeek, Beekbergerwoud
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Kootwijkerzand is a drifting sand area on the Veluwe in the Dutch province of Gelderland. With an area of 700 ha is the largest shifting sand area in Western Europe. It is part of the Kootwijk forestry reserve.
Around 2500 BC, people already lived on the Kootwijkerzand. A flint arrowhead and some pottery remains from around 1700 BC have been found. In the second century AD, a few farms were built and from 700 AD one can speak of a village. In the Middle Ages, iron ore was collected and processed. For this purpose, forest was cut down on a large scale for the production of charcoal. The sandy soil was exposed and started to shift. As a result, the village disappeared under the sand in the 11th century.
Management measures are necessary to keep the sand of the Kootwijkerzand moving. Otherwise algae, mosses, lichens and higher plants will cover the sand. The sand is still really drifting. In strong winds, the loose sand blows away in certain places, and comes back down a bit further on. As a result, the terrain changes shape again and again, forming new sand dunes.
On the open sandy plain, the temperature can rise to 40 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature can also drop below 0 degrees in summer. The area is often called “the Dutch Sahara”.
Around 2500 BC, people already lived on the Kootwijkerzand. A flint arrowhead and some pottery remains from around 1700 BC have been found. In the second century AD, a few farms were built and from 700 AD one can speak of a village. In the Middle Ages, iron ore was collected and processed. For this purpose, forest was cut down on a large scale for the production of charcoal. The sandy soil was exposed and started to shift. As a result, the village disappeared under the sand in the 11th century.
Management measures are necessary to keep the sand of the Kootwijkerzand moving. Otherwise algae, mosses, lichens and higher plants will cover the sand. The sand is still really drifting. In strong winds, the loose sand blows away in certain places, and comes back down a bit further on. As a result, the terrain changes shape again and again, forming new sand dunes.
On the open sandy plain, the temperature can rise to 40 degrees Celsius, while the night temperature can also drop below 0 degrees in summer. The area is often called “the Dutch Sahara”.
Fred Fouarge, natureoncam aka Greg, Heide, J. Gafarot and 44 other people have particularly liked this photo
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Bonne semaine
HBM Jaap and good new week ahead.
Bonne semaine. Amitiés
Have a good week
wunderschöne Aufnahmen. Ein toller Ort. Ich plane dieses Jahr einen Kurzurlaub in der Nähe. Ich war vor ca. 5 Jahren schon mal dort.
Weard
......wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni:))
Have a good week. Herb
I love this collage............all the images are beautifully taken and presented. My favourite is the image at the top........the sky is amazing! Fantastic work Jaap.
love the one with the big tree
Merci pour les explications.
Enjoy your day, Doug
Sehr ansprechend in Wort und Bild.
Freundliche Grüße und einen guten Abend
Erich
This Dutch desert is remarkable, as is this beautiful collage and each of its shots.
Have a nice weekend, Jaap.
Thank you for this valuable information.
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