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It's a beautiful morning in the Lakes Area of SpringHill Camps. |
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This Victorian Council-run Lido fell into dis-repair in the late 1980s and was closed and derelict for many years. Arne Rigner of the Glass boat Company took on the enormous task of rebuilding the Lido and developing into a popular swimming pool, health spa, cafe and top class restaurant. It is in a little back street in residential Clifton. |
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Looking back at where you've just driven up from on the way up to Whitney Portal.
Left to right how many miles do you think you can see? How many towns and highlights along US395 can you see? What along the portal road can you find? campgrounds, houses, road junctions, etc |
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Searight's tollhouse was erected in 1835 to collect tolls on the old National Road. It is one of two original toll houses left along the National Road in Pennsylvania. |
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Coca Cola no doubt intended for this park to be used by business types, or perhaps for the students of the local university, Georgia Tech. Alas, Atlanta does not take good care of its citizens and the park is used as a place to sleep for the many homeless. And Georgia Tech students are kept from the park by a fence, or perhaps the residents of the park are kept from Georgia Tech. |
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Taken from Southgate Shopping Parking Garage at 12th street (Roosevelt Road) and Canal Street south of the loop. View shows the Sears Tower (recently renamed the Willis Tower on March 12th 2009) to the left (north), the rest of the skyline and lake to the east (center), the Amtrak/Metra train yard below, the One Museum Park Condominium is the tallest building to the right (slightly south), and the black counter-weight St. Charles Airline Bascule Bridge spanning the Chicago River to the far right (south) |
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In June 2009 a surprise exhibition of art by Banksy, the Bristolian graffiti artist, was opened at the Bristol City Museum. The amazing popularity of the exhibition took the museum by surprise as nearly 400,000 people queued for up to 5 hours to see the free show which closed on 31st August.
The tower is the Wills Memorial tower of Bristol University. Built after the first world war in gothic style it is probably the biggest clock in the world without a clockface. You only know the time if you hear the bell, Great George, striking the hour!! See my view from the top See also http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/ for the view from the top of the tower http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=28576 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27362 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27250 and http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 |
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Along the Summit Lake Trail in about a foot of fresh-fallen snow, just outside of Mt. Rainier National Park. Handheld panorama using a Nikon Coolpix L110. |
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Big Oak Flat Road, also known as Highway 120, is the northern road into Yosemite National park. For most of its length it twists and turns its way towards the Yosemite Valley. However shortly before you enter the valley the forest opens up and the road straightens out. A large forest fire in 1990 cleared out much of the forest and underbrush and made a view like this possible.
Foresta is located inside the Park boundaries and is a collection of privately held inholdings. Many of these inholdings are summer homes and rentals. Can you think of a better place to spend a vacation? A 15 minute drive away from the wonders of Yosemite Valley! |
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Just south of town, the peaceful countryside. The high mountain far away to the South is the Brocken in the Harz mountains. To the East is the Asse Wald (forest, woods) and further the Elm Wald. To the West is the Oker Wald. The small town nestled in the valley is Neindorf. At the base of the hill the picture was shot from is the glider airport (flugplatz). |