Alps; Champery; Morzine; winter; snow; cloud sea; cloud; weather; inversion; meteorology; mountains; hillside; bleak; Col de Chesery; frontier
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WESTERN ALPS - winter on the Col de Chesery, astride the Franco-Swiss frontier above Morzine. The view is to the N.E. over the cloud-filled Champery valley to the Dent de Morcles (2969m./9741 ft) above Martigny in the Swiss Rhone Valley. ref: 0898
LAKE TITICACA, PERU : Aymara-Uros Indian in his traditional reed canoe near his village on the Torani Pata floating reed island in Puno Bay. ref: 1007803.021 (60.6/4/21(1)
LAKE TITICACA lies at an altitude of 3850m.(12,635 ft) high in the Andes astride the Peru / Bolivia border. Here an Aymara Indian fishing boat navigates through the reed beds in Peru's Puno Bay as it returns home. ref: 1007805.021 (60.6/4/12(3)
LAKE TITICACA - Bolivia and Peru : this is the Uros Indian village of Torani Pata which is establioshed on a floating reed island in the lake. ref: (60.6/4/9(2)
THE Dorsetshire GAP : view to the S.E. from just above the Gap - a narrow saddle or pass through the North Dorset Downs - towards the site of the medieval village of Melcombe Horsey with Henning Hill (199m.) beyond.
antiquity; architecture; building; England; folly; landmark; memorial; tower; 19th Century; obelisk, tower, Somerset, Blackdown Hills, Wellington, Napoleonic Wars, Iron Duke, Vale of Taunton Deane, commemorative, Duke of Wellington, hill top, needle,
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Blackdown Hills, Somerset : the WELLINGTON OBELISK, built in 1817-18 to commemorate the Iron Duke, stands on the crest of the Blackdown Hills overlooking the Vale of Taunton Deane and the little town of Wellington itself. ref: 1035489
adventure; boat; canoe; kayak, surf, coast; Coast Path; National Park; National Trail; ocean; Pembrokeshire; recreation; sea shore; South Wales; summer; Wales, Whitesands, bay, seaside, St Davids,
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PEMBROKESHIRE COAST National Park : the Coast Path is an excellent viewpoint to watch surf kayaks in action in WHITESANDS BAY near St.DAVID'S ref : 1006183.021
BATH : graceful Georgian geometry - The ostentatious ROYAL CRESCENT with its 114 huge Ionic columns was built in 1767 by John Wood the younger. ref : 07.6/1/19(4)
Africa; equatorial; Uganda; Congo; Bakonjo; tribesmen; Ruwenzori; mountaineers; high altitude; forest-dwellers; porters; ethnic; natives, young men,
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RUWENZORI MOUNTAINS - Uganda / Congo : two stout BAKONJO lads, recruited as porters for a Ruwenzori climbing expedition. The Bakonjo live in the thick montane forest that cloaks the high Ruwenzori slopes on both sides of the frontier. ref: 2878/G/28
architecture; Claerwen; construction; dam; Elan Valley; Elanydd; engineering; pattern; reservoir; shapes; stone walls; symmetry; tall; Wales; water
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ELANYDD - Mid Wales : the CLAERWEN DAM, part of the extensive Elan Valley reservoir system, is 184 feet high, 1,166 feet long and impounds a 4 mile long reservoir. ref: 1015587 (04.4/5/6(01)
PEMBROKESHIRE National Park - South West Wales : high-tide view down the long beach at NEWGALE SANDS on St.Bride's Bay. Rickets Head is seen in the far distance. ref : 1027901.021
ARGENTINE PATAGONIA : the skeletal remains of a horse lie on the arid pampas above Rio La Leona - in sight of Lago Viedma and the ice-hung spire of Fitzroy, 130 kms distant on the Andean watershed. ref: 1010781 (62.2/1/11(2)
On the INCA TRAIL : viewing the way ahead on the 'Brow of the Jungle' beyond the Abra de Runkuraqay or 'Second Pass'. CORDILLERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref: 1007086.031 (60. 4/2/7(10)
ROCK-CLIMBING GEAR : a 'Friend' (a high-tech camming device) placement in a characteristic flared crack in granite, makes a safe running belay. ref: 210/1/13(2)
Aber Bach; BEACH; calm; geographical; GEOLOGICAL; high tide; landform; ocean; pebbles; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; rocks; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; Wales, coast-path, national park, stone, shingle,
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PEMBROKESHIRE COAST PATH - high tide at Aber Bach. The Coast Path, seen descending the far hillside, crosses the shingle en route to Aber Mawr. ref: 09750
On the INCA TRAIL : early morning in the 'Brow of the Jungle' region high above the gorges of the Urubamba River and not far from the Inca ruins of Phuyupatamarca at 11,900 feet altitude. ref : 1007088.021 (60. 4/2/15(6)
Modern Alpine climbing boots, insulated for very cold conditions, vibrma sole, composite leather /plastic construction - designed for serious rock, snow and ice 'grandes courses'
On the INCA TRAIL : trekker descends an Inca stairway on the steep and difficult short-cut linking 'First' and 'Second' Passes, thus by-passsing the descent through the deep Pacamayo Valley. CORDILLERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref : 1024798.021 (60. 4/2/24(9)
On the INCA TRAIL : the ruins of the Inca 'fort' of SAYAJMARCA are remotely sited at an altitude of 12,234 feet (3730m.) high on a prow in the 'Brow of the Jungle' area beyond the Abra de Runkuraquay - 'Second Pass'. Its name means " The Waiting Town" . CORDILERA VILCABAMBA, PERU ref :1013242.021 (60. 4/2/13(10)
Aber Mawr; BEACH; coast; coast-path; EROSION; geographical; GEOLOGICAL; high tide; landform; lead-into-distance; national park; nature; ocean; PEBBLES; Pembrokeshire; portrait format; SEA-COAST; SEA-SHORE; seaside; shore; stones; TEXTURE; Wales; . Pembrokeshire; wave
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PEMBROKESHIRE : Aber Mawr, seen at almost high tide - the Coast Path traverses the shingle bank at the head of what at low tide is a wide sandy beach. ref: 09810
LUNDY ISLAND, Bristol Channel : RAF Air-Sea Rescue Whirlwind helicopter lifts injured climber from cliff top for evacuation to mainland hospital. ref: 1017339.021 (201.6/1/20(01)
South America; Peru; Andes; ruins; mountains; Machu Picchu; citadel; Incas; abandoned; architecture; Torreon; buildings; historical; archeology, ancient; stone walls; Rio Urubamba; gorge; geographical; steep
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PERU - MACHU PICCHU : a view of the Inca ruins perched on a mountain ledge at 2400m.(7,900ft) altitude. The curved feature left of centre is known as the Torreon and represents classical Inca arcitecture. Over 600m. (2,000 ft) below lies the horseshope bend of the Rio Urubamba gorge. ref:1014243.021 (60. 7/1/9(1)
Ski and Mountaineering Equipment : One piece SKI / SNOW GOGGLES with interchangable face-palte - as used by both skiers and mountaineers at high altitude, the latter with specially dark face-plate.
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL : the magnificent West Front of the 13th century cathedral holds more than 100 statues and the building is especially notable for its unique three spires. It is seen from West Gate as it opens onto the Cathedral Close. ref: 0986
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL, Staffordshire : the medieval Cathedral is seen from the south west over the Minster Pool. The three spires, unique among English cathedrals, are known as ' The Ladies of the Vale' ref: 07.1/ 25 / 6
LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL, Staffordshire : the three distinctive sandstone spires of the medieval cathedral - unique among English cathedrals - are known locally as the 'Ladies of the Vale'. ref: 07.1/25/18
FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND ( Arctic Norway ): Easter Reindeer Races at KAUTOKEINO - a competitor harnesses his racing reindeer at this annual celebration of the return of the sun.
STAFFORDSHIRE : LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL - the magnificent West Front is seen across the Cathedral Close from West Gate. Dating to the 13th. century, the Cathedral is notable as having three spires- unique in England. ref: 0988
ARCTIC Norway, FINNMARK (Norwegian Lappland ) Sami folk ( Lapps ), many in traditional dress, leave the church at KAUTOKEINO, the Sami 'capital' village, at the end of Easter service.
Staffordshire - LICHFIELD CATHEDRAL : detail on the magnificent West Front which holds more than 100 statues. The Cathedral was build in the 13th century. ref: 0990
TENBY, Pembrokeshire : Victoria Street, off the Esplanade, is flanked by terraced houses, many of them colourful seaside boarding houses. ref: 1026507 (04.6/5/11(2)
crag; distance; distant view; England; erosion; imposing; landscape format; pinnacle; quarry; rock; rural; Staffordshire; weathering; wide view; Mow Cop; Old Man of Mow; Cheshire Plain; gritstone; Biddulph, Cheshire,
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The OLD MAN OF MOW is a gritstone pinnacle left by the old quarrymen on the 1,100 foot hilltop of Mow Cop on the Staffordshire/ Cheshire border close to Biddulph. It commands wide views across the Cheshire Plain to the Welsh hills. ref ; 1035251 (01.5/12/6)
FINNMARK, NORWEGIAN LAPPLAND (Arctic Norway ): at the Easter Reindeer Races at KAUTOKEINO, an competitor struggles to harness his racing reindeer at these annual celebrations to welcome the return of the sun..
Cabin of RNAC Twin-Otter in flight, Nepal Himalaya. This small, twin-engined, STOL bush aircraft is carrying both passengers and baggage. ref: 631/1/15
LAKE TITICACA, PERU : Aymara-Uros Indian boatmen navigate traditional reed canoes through the reed beds near their village on the Torani Pata floating reed island. ref: 1026889.021 (60.6/4/19(1)
SHROPSHIRE : the COALBROOKDALE POWER STATION at the head of the Ironbridge Gorge on the River Severn in seen to the S.E. from the summit of the WREKIN (1,334 ft / 407m.)
Alps; Mont Blanc; France; Switzerland; monochrome; black and white; cloud sea; cloud, inversion; weather; meteorology; mountains; skiers; tiny figures; winter; snow; Val Veni; Verbier; St Bernard Pass; distance; cold, distant mountains,
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WESTERN ALPS - above Verbier, winter : skiers on the Haute Route pause on their way to the Mont Fort Hut. The MONT BLANC MASSIF rises to the west beyond the cloud-sea covering the Val Veni and the valleys below the Grand St.Bernard Pass. ref : 1010000.041 (10. 7/1/1(1)
Isle of Anglesey, North Wales : this is the LLANFAIR P G. railway station on the main London to Holyhead ( for the Irish ferries ) line. The full name of the village, as on the sign, is the longest of any habitation in Britain. ref: 04.1/3/3(01)
MACHU PICCHU : ruins of the Inca citadel stand at an altitude of 7,900 ft (2400m) high over the gorges of the Rio Urubamba which flows over two thousand feet below. The sharp rocky fang of Wayna Picchu, crowned by the so-called Temple of the Moon, rears more than a thousand feet above the site. ref ; 1007802.021 (60.7/1/5 (3)
Scotland; Galloway; Dam; hydro-electric; Clatteringshaws; wall; torrent; water; reservoir; Black Water; sluice; engineering; building; construction; industry; HEP
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Scotland - Galloway : the hydro-electric dam at the southern end of CLATTERINGSHAWS LOCH impounds the Black Water of Dee river and was opened in 1936. ref: 1015633 (02.9/9/22(8)
On KILIMANJARO : the evening sun is seen through the mist-shrouded giant heather forest (Erica arborea)at about 4,000 metres altitude on the remote UMBWE RIDGE on the south west flank of the mountain.
KILIMANJARO : the great dome of KIBO - at 5895m (19,340 ft) the highest point on the African continent - is seen at dusk from the south-west high on the Umbwe Ridge near the upper limit of the Heather forest at some 3650m. Clumps of characteristic Helichrysum occupy the clearing in the foreground.
ISLE OF MULL - TOROSAY CASTLE, Craignure : View along the Lion Terrace with the higher Fountain Terrace standing above and to the right. In the distance stands the celebrated Dovecote Tower with the Statue Walk glimpsed beyond. ref : 1026040.021
EXMOOR - the Doone Country : autumn woods, predominantly oak and birch, at LANKCOMBE FORD by the confluence of the Lank brook and Badgworthy Water in the so-called 'Doone Valley'
Spring in SPYE PARK WOODS, Chittoe. Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) surround an ancient English Oak (Queercus ropur) hung with honeysuckle (Lonicara periclymenum) -late May. Wiltshire.
SISSINGHURST CASTLE, Kent : the castle was restored and the celebrated gardens created in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson. ref: 07.3/1/1(2)
CRANBORNE CHASE, Dorset : a hiker traverses the western ramparts of HAMBLEDON HILL (630 ft), an enormous iron-age hill fort, an outlier of Cranborne Chase which rears above the Blackmore Vale.
CRANBORNE CHASE - on a summer evening a lone hiker traverses the ramparts of HAMBLEDON HILL, an outlier of the Cranborne Chase escarpment high over the Blackmoor Vale. Dorset.
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS : the ruins of CASTLE URQUHART stand on the shore of Loch Ness. Built before 1509 as a fortress for Clan Grant, it was destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by Jacobite rebels. This is the western aspect of the castle.
CRANBORNE CHASE : HAMBLEDON HILL (630 ft) - jutting out from the western escarpment of the Chase, is crowned by one of Britain's finest hill-forts. The lone hiker looks down over the Blackmoor Vale and the village of Child Okeford.
CRANBORNE CHASE : hikers on the ramparts of imposing hillfort that crowns HAMBLEDON HILL - the view is southwards across the Stour Gap towards the 'scarp of the North Dorset Downs.
CRANBORNE CHASE - hikers on the ramparts of the HAMBLEDON HILL hill-fort looks down on the village of Child Okeford and across the BLACKMOOR VALE of Dorset.
Kent : ROCHESTER CASTLE, built in 1120 by King Henry I, and the spire of ROCHESTER CATHEDRAL, built 1077, are seen from the west across the tidal River Medway.
CRANBORNE CHASE : hikers on the imposing ramparts of the hill-fort crowning the summit of HAMBLEDON HILL, an outlier of Cranborne Chase jutting out into the Blackmoor Vale.
Snowdonia : the peaks of the 'Snowdon Horseshoe' are seen from the north-east near Capel Curig. In the foreground stands Plas y Brenin - the National Mountaineering Centre, once the Royal Hotel, with the twin lakes of Llynau Mymbyr beyond. In the distance, left, stands Y Lliwedd with Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon itself ( 3,560 ft/1085m.) - right of centre and Crib Goch and Crib y Ddysgl further right.
HOD HILL, Dorset : this is the southern portal of the Iron-Age hill fort above the village of Stourpaine near Blandford. The hill, an outlier of Cranborne Chase jutting into the Blackmore Vale, guards the Stour Gap - the River Stour is seen below with the Dorset Downs beyond. Hod Hill is unique in being the only hill-fort with a superimposed Roman legionary encampment and it has been established that the hill-fort was captured after a Roman artllery bombardment.
SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS : CASTLE URQUHART stands on the shore of Loch Ness. Built before 1509 for clan Grant, the fortress was destroyed in 1692 to prevent its use by rebellious Jacobites.
Epping FOREST, now covering some 5,600 acres,was once a huge Royal hunting preserve but has been owned by LONDON since 1882. Autumn leaves in GREAT MONK WOOD where BEECH trees (fagus sylvatica) predominate. Essex.