A curious ground squirrel is observing us during a May Lake hike in Yosemite NP
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New York City - Reflections in the windows of a condo building on the 28th Street (architect: the late Zaha Hadid), seen from the High Line park.
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Split Rock Lighthouse is a major attraction along the Minnesota North Shore of Lake Superior. So much so that many photographers seem to shun it as over photographed and "loved to death." But I don't care (too much). It was my first trip to the area, the location is indeed amazing, and we had an impressive sunset on top of that.
The lighthouse was completed in 1910 and stands on top of a dramatic 40-meter high cliff. It quickly became a tourist attraction. Until 1924, however, it was accessible only by boat. According to Wikipedia, the road that became Highway 61, still the major road in the area that follows the lake shore from Duluth to the Canadian border, was built to provide land access to the lighthouse. I have my doubts that that was the main goal of the road, however. The light was retired in 1969 and is now switched on once a year on November 10.
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Hiking up the Tianzi mountain in Wulingyuan. Not a super-long hike, but rather steep and camera bag with a tripod did not help. Most people take a cable car - but I got the views on the way up and met a troop of monkeys.
Explored on 9/6/2023 at #7. Uh-oh, seems like I'll be swamped...
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lake Superior is well known for its fierce winter storms. When we were there, it was not winter and probably because of that the lake was like a perfect mirror most of the time. Here is a beautiful stretch of coastline at the Sugarloaf Cove along MInnesota North Shore
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