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  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). Global warming/climate change: The Helm Glacier (at far left) had an area of 4.3 square kilometers in 1928, but declined by 78% to 0.92 square kilometers as of 2009. The Helm Glacier's melting trend mirrors that of all glaciers in the Pacific Northwest and fits into the pattern of glacier retreat across Canada (measured in the Canadian Glacier Retreat Index). From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (reference: Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause.  This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping images.
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  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Above the lake rise Mount Garibaldi (2678 m or 8786 ft), a potentially active stratovolcano. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1312-13pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake. At left rises Mount Garibaldi above Garibaldi Lake. At right are the Black Tusk and Helm Glacier. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). Global warming/climate change: The Helm Glacier had an area of 4.3 square kilometers in 1928, but declined by 78% to 0.92 square kilometers as of 2009. The Helm Glacier's melting trend mirrors that of all glaciers in the Pacific Northwest and fits into the pattern of glacier retreat across Canada (measured in the Canadian Glacier Retreat Index). From the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (reference: Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause. This panorama was stitched from 28 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1314-41pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1343-45pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • From stunning Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Panorama Ridge is 6 miles (10k) RT with 2066 ft (630m) gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Campground (or 17 miles RT with 5100 ft gain from Rubble Creek parking lot). This panorama was stitched from 10 overlapping images.
    1509CAN-1301-10pan_Garibaldi-Lake.jpg
  • 49 Palms Oasis, palm panorama in Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2103SW-A0535-564-Pano.jpg
  • 49 Palms Oasis, vertical panorama, in Joshua Tree National Park, near the City of Twentynine Palms, California, USA. The California fan palm (Washingtonia filifera, in the palm family Arecaceae) is native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2103SW-A0437-445-Pano.jpg
  • A boy in yellow shirt runs through a panorama of hoodoos in Goblin Valley State Park, in central Utah, USA. Admire fanciful hoodoos, mushroom shapes, and rock pinnacles in fascinating Goblin Valley State Park, in Emery County between the towns of Green River and Hanksville. The Goblin rocks eroded from Entrada Sandstone, which is comprised of alternating layers of sandstone (cross-bedded by former tides), siltstone, and shale debris which were eroded from former highlands and redeposited in beds on a former tidal flat. As part of the Colorado Plateau, the San Rafael Swell is a giant dome-shaped anticline of rock (160-175 million years old) that was pushed up during the Paleocene Laramide Orogeny 60-40 million years ago. Since then, infrequent but powerful flash floods have eroded the sedimentary rocks into valleys, canyons, gorges, mesas, and buttes. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-0580-82pan_Goblin-Valley.jpg
  • Cordillera Huayhuash panorama from San Antonio Pass (5000 meters or 16,4000 feet) includes left to right: pyramidal Yerupaja Grande (center, 6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest peak in the Amazon basin); Nevado Serapo with Siula Grande (6344 m or 20,800 ft) rising behind; and Nevado Carnicero (5960 m). Below is turquoise lake Juraucocha at 4343 m. This photo is from Day 6 of our 9 days trekking in 2014 around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. With a severely broken leg in 1985, climber Joe Simpson crawled for 3 days alone over 5 miles down this hazardous glacier back to his empty camp in the Sarapococha Valley (center). The gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void" captures the account told in Joe's 1988 book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival." After climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous Siula Grande, Joe broke his leg, and their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash panorama from San Antonio Pass (5000 meters or 16,4000 feet) includes: snowy Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest peak in the Amazon basin); Siula Grande (6344 m or 20,800 ft) which only appears higher from this perspective; turquoise lake Juraucocha 4343 m; and Cuyoc Valley on right. Day 6 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • Cordillera Huayhuash panorama from San Antonio Pass (5000 meters or 16,4000 feet) includes left to right: pyramidal Yerupaja Grande (6635 m or 21,770 ft, highest peak in the Amazon basin); Nevado Serapo with Siula Grande (6344 m or 20,800 ft) rising behind; and Nevado Carnicero (5960 m). Below is turquoise lake Juraucocha at 4343 m. Day 6 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Siula Grande was the subject of the gripping 2003 British docudrama "Touching the Void." In 1985, climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates scaled the treacherous Siula Grande, but after Joe broke his leg, their descent became one of the most amazing survival stories in mountaineering history. The 2003 movie is based upon Joe Simpson's harrowing book, "Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival." This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4393-4401pan_San-Antonio-Pass_...jpg
  • See a panorama of Cordillera Raura (18,757 ft / 5717 m) from Punta Cuyoc in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 5 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4261-62pan_Cordillera-Raura.jpg
  • Cordillera Raura (18,757 ft / 5717 m) panorama seen from Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass. Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4117-18pan_Cordillera-Raura.jpg
  • Puff-ball speleothem panorama in Caverns of Sonora, Sutton County, Texas, USA. The world-class Caverns of Sonora have a stunning and sparkling array of speleothems (helictites, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, coral trees, and other calcite crystal formations). National Speleological Society co-founder, Bill Stephenson said, after seeing it for the first time, "The beauty of Caverns of Sonora cannot be exaggerated...not even by a Texan!" Geologically, the cave formed between 1.5 to 5 million years ago within 100-million-year-old (Cretaceous) Segovia limestone, of the Edward limestone group. A fault allowed gases to rise up to mix with aquifer water, making acid which dissolved the limestone, leaving the cave. Between 1 and 3 million years ago, the water drained from the cave, after which speleothems begain forming. It is one of the most active caves in the world, with over 95% of its formations still growing. Sonora Caves are on Interstate 10, about half-way between Big Bend National Park and San Antonio, Texas. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1403TX-385-90pan_Caverns-of-Sonora_T...jpg
  • Halo Lake panorama, Caverns of Sonora, Sutton County, Texas, USA. The world-class Caverns of Sonora have a stunning and sparkling array of speleothems (helictites, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, coral trees, and other calcite crystal formations). National Speleological Society co-founder, Bill Stephenson said, after seeing it for the first time, "The beauty of Caverns of Sonora cannot be exaggerated...not even by a Texan!" Geologically, the cave formed between 1.5 to 5 million years ago within 100-million-year-old (Cretaceous) Segovia limestone, of the Edward limestone group. A fault allowed gases to rise up to mix with aquifer water, making acid which dissolved the limestone, leaving the cave. Between 1 and 3 million years ago, the water drained from the cave, after which speleothems begain forming. It is one of the most active caves in the world, with over 95% of its formations still growing. Sonora Caves are on Interstate 10, about half-way between Big Bend National Park and San Antonio, Texas. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1403TX-364-366pan_Caverns-of-Sonora_...jpg
  • Panorama: Battery Russell defended Columbia River Mouth from 1863–1947 at Fort Stevens, on the Oregon coast, USA. Fort Stevens operated from 1863–1947 as part of a three-fort American military system defending the Columbia River Mouth. Built near the end of the American Civil War, this American military installation was named for a slain Civil War general and former Washington Territory governor, Isaac I. Stevens. In June 1942 during World War II, a Japanese submarine fired 17 rounds upon Fort Stevens (luckily causing causing no real damage), making it the only military base on the Continental United States to be fired upon by an enemy since the War of 1812. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • This panorama shows the headwaters of Cataract Creek in Mist Park, along the Spray Park–Knapsack Pass Loop Trail, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. In mid August, mosquitoes and blue lupin flowers predominated, plus paintbrush and a few late-blooming avalanche lilies. Caution: the unmaintained and unmarked Knapsack Pass "social trail" exposes experienced hikers to slippery scree and steep snow (possibly icy), best hiked in late summer using a good GPS device, map, and trekking poles. 4 images were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Afternoon thunderstorm clouds loom over a panorama of historic Bodie and its Standard Stamp Mill. Bodie is California's official state gold rush ghost town. Bodie State Historic Park lies in the Bodie Hills east of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono County, near Bridgeport, California, USA. After W. S. Bodey's original gold discovery in 1859, profitable gold ore discoveries in 1876 and 1878 transformed "Bodie" from an isolated mining camp to a Wild West boomtown. By 1879, Bodie had a population of 5000-7000 people with 2000 buildings. At its peak, 65 saloons lined Main Street, which was a mile long. Bodie declined rapidly 1912-1917 and the last mine closed in 1942. Bodie became a National Historic Landmark in 1961 and Bodie State Historic Park in 1962. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    1507CAL-2698-2701pan_Bodie-CA.jpg
  • A panorama of hoodoos (mushroom-shaped rock pinnacles) fills Goblin Valley State Park, in the San Rafael Swell, Utah, USA. The park is in Emery County between the towns of Green River and Hanksville in central Utah. The Goblin rocks eroded from Entrada Sandstone, which is comprised of alternating layers of sandstone (cross-bedded by former tides), siltstone, and shale debris which were eroded from former highlands and redeposited in beds on a former tidal flat. Mount Ellen, at the northern end of the Henry Mountains, rises on the right (south). This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1503SW-0518-25pan_Goblin-Valley.jpg
  • Cordillera Raura (18,757 ft / 5717 m) panorama seen from Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass. Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4125-29pan_Cordillera-Raura.jpg
  • Cordillera Raura (18,757 ft / 5717 m) panorama seen from Portachuelo de Huayhuash pass. Day 4 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    14PER-4113-15pan_Cordillera-Raura.jpg
  • Above Huaraz, see a wide panorama of the Cordillera Blanca, including the world's highest tropical peak, Huascaran (far left). For a good day of acclimatization, bus to Callan Punta (a 4225-meter pass in the Cordillera Negra) then hike down to Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    14PER-0007-12pan_Huaraz-Peru.jpg
  • Speleothem panorama in Caverns of Sonora, Sutton County, Texas, USA. The world-class Caverns of Sonora have a stunning and sparkling array of speleothems (helictites, stalactites, stalagmites, flowstone, coral trees, and other calcite crystal formations). National Speleological Society co-founder, Bill Stephenson said, after seeing it for the first time, "The beauty of Caverns of Sonora cannot be exaggerated...not even by a Texan!" Geologically, the cave formed between 1.5 to 5 million years ago within 100-million-year-old (Cretaceous) Segovia limestone, of the Edward limestone group. A fault allowed gases to rise up to mix with aquifer water, making acid which dissolved the limestone, leaving the cave. Between 1 and 3 million years ago, the water drained from the cave, after which speleothems begain forming. It is one of the most active caves in the world, with over 95% of its formations still growing. Sonora Caves are on Interstate 10, about half-way between Big Bend National Park and San Antonio, Texas. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    1403TX-310-312pan_Caverns-of-Sonora_...jpg
  • Hoodoos panorama. See fantastic hoodoos and a great slot canyon in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, in New Mexico, USA. Hike the easy Cave Loop Trail plus Slot Canyon Trail side trip (3 miles round trip), 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, on the Pajarito Plateau. Distinctive cone-shaped caprocks protect soft pumice and tuff beneath. Geologically, the Tent Rocks are made of Peralta Tuff, formed from volcanic ash, pumice, and pyroclastic debris deposited over 1000 feet thick from the Jemez Volcanic Field, 7 million years ago. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
    1403NM-1106-112pan_Kasha-Katuwe_Tent...jpg
  • Hoodoos panorama. See fantastic hoodoos and a great slot canyon in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, in New Mexico, USA. Hike the easy Cave Loop Trail plus Slot Canyon Trail side trip (3 miles round trip), 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, on the Pajarito Plateau. Distinctive cone-shaped caprocks protect soft pumice and tuff beneath. Geologically, the Tent Rocks are made of Peralta Tuff, formed from volcanic ash, pumice, and pyroclastic debris deposited over 1000 feet thick from the Jemez Volcanic Field, 7 million years ago. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping photos.
    1403NM-0983-990pan_Kasha-Katuwe_Tent...jpg
  • Hoodoos panorama. See fantastic hoodoos and a great slot canyon in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, in New Mexico, USA. Hike the easy Cave Loop Trail plus Slot Canyon Trail side trip (3 miles round trip), 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, on the Pajarito Plateau. Distinctive cone-shaped caprocks protect soft pumice and tuff beneath. Geologically, the Tent Rocks are made of Peralta Tuff, formed from volcanic ash, pumice, and pyroclastic debris deposited over 1000 feet thick from the Jemez Volcanic Field, 7 million years ago. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. This panorama was stitched from 8 overlapping photos.
    1403NM-0964-971pan_Kasha-Katuwe_Tent...jpg
  • Hoodoos panorama. See fantastic hoodoos and a great slot canyon in Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument, in New Mexico, USA. Hike the easy Cave Loop Trail plus Slot Canyon Trail side trip (3 miles round trip), 40 miles southwest of Santa Fe, on the Pajarito Plateau. Distinctive cone-shaped caprocks protect soft pumice and tuff beneath. Geologically, the Tent Rocks are made of Peralta Tuff, formed from volcanic ash, pumice, and pyroclastic debris deposited over 1000 feet thick from the Jemez Volcanic Field, 7 million years ago. Kasha-Katuwe means "white cliffs" in the Pueblo language Keresan. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    1403NM-0952-57pan_Kasha-Katuwe_Tent-...jpg
  • Dingleberry Lake panorama, in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. In the Bishop Creek watershed, enjoy a scenic hike from Lake Sabrina to beautiful Blue Lake, Emerald Lakes, and Dingleberry Lake. The good trail is 8.5 miles round trip with 1850 feet cumulative gain. (Beyond Dingleberry Lake, the trail splits to Midnight Lake and Hungry Packer Lake.) This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • Comeau Pass panorama, Sperry Glacier Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA
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  • Swirling cirrus cloud panorama. The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) is one of the world's premier astronomical radio observatories. Visit the VLA on the Plains of San Agustin fifty miles west of Socorro, between the towns of Magdalena and Datil, in New Mexico, USA. US Route 60 passes through the scientific complex, which welcomes visitors. The VLA is a set of 27 movable radio antennas on tracks in a Y-shape. Each antenna is 25 meters (82 feet) in diameter. The data from the antennas is combined electronically to give the resolution of an antenna 36km (22 miles) across, with the sensitivity of a dish 130 meters (422 feet) in diameter. After being built 1973-1980, the VLA’s electronics and software were significantly upgraded from 2001-2012 by at least an order of magnitude in both sensitivity and radio-frequency coverage. The VLA is a component of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). Astronomers using the VLA have made key observations of black holes and protoplanetary disks around young stars, discovered magnetic filaments and traced complex gas motions at the Milky Way's center, probed the Universe's cosmological parameters, and provided new knowledge about interstellar radio emission. The VLA was prominently featured in the 1997 film "Contact," a classic science fiction drama film adapted from the Carl Sagan novel, with Jodie Foster portraying the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Scenes from hiking the Palm Canyon Trail to Indian Potrero Trail to Stone Pools, and looping back via Victor Trail, in the Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, California, USA. The beautiful Palm Canyon Trail visits the world's largest California Fan Palm oasis. The Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera in the palm family Arecaceae) are native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Panorama of Los Cuernos (The Horns), Lago Pehoe, and Hosteria Pehoe, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama of Rob Roy Glacier & waterfall, on Rob Roy Track in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama inside St Giles' Cathedral (High Kirk of Edinburgh), the principal place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Edinburgh. The church has been one of Edinburgh's religious focal points for approximately 900 years. The present church dates from the late 1300s, though it was extensively restored in the 1800s. Today it is sometimes regarded as the "Mother Church of Presbyterianism." The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Giles, who is the patron saint of Edinburgh, as well as of cripples and lepers, and was a very popular saint in the Middle Ages. Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, in Lothian on the Firth of Forth, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe. This image was stitched from several overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Chester soars above a hiker on Chester Lake Trail, in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park, Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. Chester Lake is a delightful hike of 5.2 miles round trip with 1000 ft gain through larch forest. Extending the hike to Three Lakes Valley is 7.8 miles RT with 1800 ft gain to a lake-dotted limestone barrens. Kananaskis Country is a park system in the Canadian Rockies west of Calgary. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping photos.
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  • Mobius Arch frames Lone Pine Peak (12,943 ft) in BLM Alabama Hills Recreation Area on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Owens Valley, west of Lone Pine in Inyo County, California, USA. The Alabama Hills are a popular filming location for television and movie productions (such as Gunga Din, Gladiator, Iron Man,  Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen), especially Westerns (Tom Mix films, Hopalong Cassidy films, The Gene Autry Show, The Lone Ranger, Bonanza, How the West Was Won, and Joe Kidd). Two main types of rock are exposed at Alabama Hills: 1) orange, drab weathered metamorphosed volcanic rock 150-200 million years old; and 2) 82- to 85-million-year-old biotite monzogranite which weathers to potato-shaped large boulders. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • The beautiful Palm Canyon Trail visits the world's largest California Fan Palm oasis, a great "tour de fronds." We hiked the Palm Canyon Trail to Indian Potrero Trail to Stone Pools, and looping back via Victor Trail, in the Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, California, USA. The Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera in the palm family Arecaceae) are native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2103SW-A0869-870-Pano.jpg
  • Panorama of Los Cuernos (The Horns), Lago Pehoe, and Hosteria Pehoe, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-4722-30-Pano.jpg
  • Panorama of Los Cuernos (The Horns), Lago Pehoe, and Hosteria Pehoe, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
    2002PAT-4705-07-Pano.jpg
  • Panorama of Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At left is the Dart Glacier. At center is Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m). At center right is Mt Aspiring above the Matukituki Valley. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama of Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At left is the Dart Glacier. At center is Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m). At center right is Mt Aspiring above the Matukituki Valley. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama of Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At left is the Dart Glacier. At center is Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m). At center right is Mt Aspiring above the Matukituki Valley. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Courtyard panorama. Tamozawa Imperial Villa (Tamozawa Goyotei) blends traditional Edo and early modern Meiji Period architecture throughout its 106 rooms. The villa was erected in Nikko in 1899, using parts of a residence that originally stood in Tokyo, Japan. Before being moved to Nikko, the building served initially as the Tokyo residence of a branch of the Tokugawa family and was later temporarily used as the Imperial Palace. In Nikko, it was enlarged into a summer residence and retreat for the Imperial Family, but suffered neglect after World War II. In 2000, the villa was opened to the public after extensive renovation works. Tamozawa Imperial Villa is one of the largest remaining wooden buildings in Japan. The interior of the villa is a curious mix of Japanese and Western styles: many floors are carpeted and elaborate chandeliers hang from the ceilings, yet Japanese elements include sliding paper doors and tatami flooring. Although still impressive in size and grandeur, Tamozawa Imperial Villa currently occupies only one third of its original area. It now functions as a museum and memorial park. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama Point at sunrise. Erosion has exposed layers of ancient colorful sediments. Badlands National Park has the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. South Dakota, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama Point at sunrise. Erosion has exposed layers of ancient colorful sediments. Badlands National Park has the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. South Dakota, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama Point at sunrise. Erosion has exposed layers of ancient colorful sediments. Badlands National Park has the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. South Dakota, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama Point at sunrise. Erosion has exposed layers of ancient colorful sediments. Badlands National Park has the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. South Dakota, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama Point at sunrise. Erosion has exposed layers of ancient colorful sediments. Badlands National Park has the largest undisturbed mixed grass prairie in the United States. South Dakota, USA. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Pine tree panorama at The Loch. Hike a classic loop from Bear Lake Trailhead with spur trails to many beautiful lakes, waterfalls and peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. Walk a scenic circuit of well-graded paths 6-13 miles with 1500-2600 feet gain. We enjoyed looping counterclockwise from Bear Lake Trailhead 13 miles via Bear Lake, Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake, Lake Haiyaha, The Loch, Timberline Falls, Lake of Glass, Sky Pond, Alberta Falls then back. Arrive early for parking or take the shuttle. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • See North Beach and Macs Cove on Whidbey Island in Deception Pass State Park, and look across the strait to Fidalgo Island (right), in Washington, USA. This is the most-visited State Park in Washington. The strait of Deception Pass connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound) with the Strait of Juan de Fuca, which are all part of the Salish Sea. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • A glacier from Siula Grande and Nevado Sarapo feeds Lake Quesillococha (4332 m) and Lake Siula in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This photo is at viewpoint halfway up the pass of Siula Punta, on Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • Gangrajanca Lake lies at the feet of massive peak Yerupaja Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Day 3 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash. This panorama was stitched from 27 overlapping photos.
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  • Trekkers rest on Cacananpunta (pass at 4690 m or 15,400 feet). Day 1 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • For a good view of the Cordillera Blanca and a good acclimatization outing, bus to Callan Punta (a 4225-meter pass) in the Cordillera Negra then hike 14 km (9 miles) down to Huaraz, in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. Below is Huaraz (population 120,000 in 2007), founded in 1574 in Callejon de Huaylas Valley. Huaraz is Peru's center of climbing, hiking, snowboarding and is also the main tourist center of the Ancash region. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Casa Rinconada, occupied about AD 1140-1200, is an isolated great kiva (out of four in Chaco Canyon), built 63 feet (19 m) in diameter with a circular inner bench, masonry firebox, masonry vaults, 34 niches, four large pits for seating roof supports, plus an unusual 39-foot (12 m) passage dug underground through sandstone and shale. Chaco Culture National Historical Park hosts the densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chaco Canyon is in remote northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington, USA. From 850 AD to 1250 AD, Chaco Canyon advanced then declined as a major center of culture for the Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Chacoans quarried sandstone blocks and hauled timber from great distances, assembling fifteen major complexes that remained the largest buildings in North America until the 1800s. Climate change may have led to its abandonment, beginning with a 50-year drought starting in 1130. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Desert varnish streaks canyon walls and a royal arch along Lower Calf Creek Falls trail in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. Manganese-rich desert varnish requires thousands of years to coat a rock face that is protected from precipitation and wind erosion. The varnish likely originates from airborne dust and external surface runoff, including: clay minerals, oxides and hydroxides of manganese (Mn) and/or iron (Fe), sand grains, trace elements, and usually organic matter. Streaks of black varnish often occur where water cascades over cliffs, but wind doesn't sculpt its shape. Varnish color varies from shades of brown to black. Manganese-poor, iron-rich varnishes are red to orange, and intermediate concentrations are shaded brown. Manganese-oxidizing microbes may explain the unusually high concentration of manganese in black desert varnish, which can be smooth and shiny where densest. Hike Lower Calf Creek Falls trail 6 miles round trip (600 feet gain). Directions: From the town of Escalante, drive 15 miles east on Scenic Byway 12 to Calf Creek Recreation Area day-use parking and campground. The panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Machu Picchu is a magnificent Inca archeological site in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, Andes mountains, Peru, South America. Machu Picchu was built around 1450 AD as an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti (14381472). Spaniards passed in the river valley below but never discovered Machu Picchu during their conquest of the Incas 1532-1572. The outside world was unaware of the "Lost City of the Incas" until revealed by American historian Hiram Bingham in 1911. Machu Picchu perches at 2430 meters elevation (7970 feet) on a well defended ridge 450 meters (1480 ft) above a loop of the Urubamba/Vilcanota River ( Sacred Valley of the Incas). UNESCO honored the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu on the World Heritage List in 1983. Seven overlapping photographs by Carol Dempsey were stitched into this panorama. Published by Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings September/October 2002. Published in a book in Paris, France. Published on a German tour operator's website.
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  • Prayer flags fly from the trekkers' peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation). See Mount Everest (center left), adjacent Lhotse, and the distant pyramid of Makalu. The largest glacier in Nepal, Ngozumpa Glacier, flows down the valley floor covered in gray rocks. Its lateral moraine dams several lakes. To the left of Third Gokyo Lake is Gokyo village (15,583 feet / 4750 meters), a small cluster of teahouses for trekkers and climbers. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Panorama stitched from 5 images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Walk two routes 4 or 5 miles to Triple Falls (~130-foot plunge) in Oneonta Gorge, in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon, USA. Panorama stitched from 6 overlapping images.
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  • At sunset, the Pacific Ocean breaks waves on Three Arch Rocks and high bluffs at Oceanside, Oregon, USA. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping images.
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  • Stehekin Valley is seen from Sahale Arm, in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. (Panorama stitched from 6 images.)
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  • Doubtful Lake and the Stehekin Valley, as seen from Sahale Arm, in North Cascades National Park, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from nine images. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Scenes from hiking the Palm Canyon Trail to Indian Potrero Trail to Stone Pools, and looping back via Victor Trail, in the Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, California, USA. The beautiful Palm Canyon Trail visits the world's largest California Fan Palm oasis. The Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera in the palm family Arecaceae) are native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • The "tour de fronds." A traditional Indian thatched dwelling is dwarfed by tall trees along the Palm Canyon Trail in the Indian Canyons, Palm Springs, California, USA. The beautiful Palm Canyon Trail visits the world's largest California Fan Palm oasis. The Indian Canyons are the ancestral home of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. California fan palms (Washingtonia filifera in the palm family Arecaceae) are native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Today's oasis environment was protected from a drying climate, restricting this cold-tolerant palm to widely separated relict groves. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Downtown Seattle, the Space Needle, Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains at sunset, on July 4, 2007. Panorama stitched from 4 images photographed by Tom Dempsey from the 33rd floor of First Hill Plaza, 1301 Spring Street, Seattle, Washington. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A hiker admires turquoise Solteracocha lake (4120 m) under glaciers of Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Day 9 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, near Llamac, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Chair Peak (6238 feet) rises above Snow Lake (elevation 4400 feet) in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Trail #1013, in the Cascade Range of Washington, USA. Take Interstate 90 Exit #52 westbound or Exit #53 eastbound and follow signs to Alpental Road ski area parking lot and trailhead. To avoid crowds at this popular trail, start early and avoid sunny weekends. The trail down from the saddle viewpoint to Snow Lake is often snow covered through July 4. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Hikers admire turquoise Solteracocha lake (4120 m) under glaciers of Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Day 9 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, near Llamac, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping photos.
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  • Hikers admire turquoise Solteracocha lake (4120 m) under glaciers of Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Day 9 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, near Llamac, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • Crater Lake National Park, Wizard Island, Oregon, USA. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping images.
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  • Turquoise Solteracocha lake (4120 m) under glaciers of Nevado Jirishanca (Icy Beak of the Hummingbird, 6126 m or 20,098 feet). Day 9 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, near Llamac, Peru, South America. This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk rises above Black Tusk Lake (foreground) and Mimulus Lake, seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping images.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) rises above Mimulus Lake (on far left), turquoise Black Tusk Lake, and Helm Lake, seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. The Black Tusk is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping images.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) rises above Mimulus Lake, Black Tusk Lake, and Helm Lake (left to right), seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. The Black Tusk is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 12 overlapping images.
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  • From the base of Panorama Ridge Trail, see the volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) above Helm Creek in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Visit Garibaldi Provincial Park east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler. The Black Tusk is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. This panorama was stitched from 8+ overlapping images.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) rises above Mimulus Lake, turquoise Black Tusk Lake, and Helm Lake (left to right), seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. The Black Tusk is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping images.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk rises above Black Tusk Lake, seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. The Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 11 overlapping images.
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  • The volcanic pinnacle of Black Tusk (2319 m or 7608 ft) rises above Helm Lake, seen from Panorama Ridge Trail. The Black Tusk is a remnant of an extinct andesitic stratovolcano which formed 1.3-1.1 million years ago: after long glacial erosion, renewed volcanism 170,000 years ago made the lava flow and dome forming the tooth-shaped summit. The top of Panorama Ridge is 17 miles round trip with 5100 feet gain from Rubble Creek parking lot (or 6 miles/10k RT with 2066 ft/630m gain from either Taylor Meadows or Garibaldi Lake Backcountry Campground). A hiking loop to Garibaldi Lake via Taylor Meadows Campground is 11 miles (18k) round trip, with 3010 ft (850m) gain. Garibaldi Provincial Park is east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping images.
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  • From Panorama Ridge, admire the vibrant turquoise color of Garibaldi Lake, which comes from glacial flour suspended in meltwater from Sphinx and Sentinel Glaciers. Above the lake rises Mount Garibaldi (2678 m or 8786 ft), a potentially active stratovolcano in Garibaldi Provincial Park, east of the Sea to Sky Highway (Route 99) between Squamish and Whistler, in the Coast Range, British Columbia, Canada. Below Mount Garibaldi are Table Mountain and Warren Glacier. Mount Garibaldi began erupting and growing steadily since 250,000 years ago and is the only major Pleistocene age volcano in North America known to have formed on top of a glacier. Although part of the Garibaldi Volcanic Belt within the Cascade Volcanic Arc, it is not considered part of the Cascade Range. The unusually-flat Table Mountain formed just 12,000 years ago from a lava eruption underneath a glacier! Regarding global warming and climate change: from the early 1700s to 2005, half (51%) of the glacial ice cover of Garibaldi Provincial Park melted away (reference: Koch et al. 2008, web.unbc.ca). The record of 1900s glacier fluctuations in Garibaldi Park is similar to that in southern Europe, South America, and New Zealand, suggesting a common, global climatic cause. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping images.
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  • Native rhododendron flowers (in the heath family, Ericaceae) bloom pink-magenta in this vertical panorama on May 19, 2015 at the southern base of Goose Rock Summit Trail in Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, in Washington, USA.  This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Native rhododendron flowers (in the heath family, Ericaceae) bloom pink-magenta in this vertical panorama on May 19, 2015 at the southern base of Goose Rock Summit Trail in Deception Pass State Park, on Whidbey Island, in Washington, USA. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • This panorama of Campo Santa Maria Formosa in Venice was stitched from 7 overlapping photos. The Church of Santa Maria Formosa, built in 1492, is Renaissance architect Mauro Codussi's architectural masterpiece. The square known as Campo Santa Maria Formosa is in Castello sestiere, in Venice, Italy, Europe. Two façades were commissioned: in 1542, the Renaissance-style side facing the channel and in 1604, the Baroque side facing the square. Venice (Venezia) is the capital of Italy’s Veneto region, named for the ancient Veneti people from the 900s BC. The romantic "City of Canals" stretches across 100+ small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy, between the mouths of the Po (south) and Piave (north) Rivers. The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, a staging area for the Crusades, and a major center of art and commerce (silk, grain and spice trade) from the 1200s to 1600s. The wealthy legacy of Venice stands today in a rich architecture combining Gothic, Byzantine, and Arab styles. This panorama was stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • The famous tuff cone of Pinnacle Rock juts like a knife from Bartolomé Island in the Galápagos archipelago, Ecuador. Bartolomé Island (or Bartholomew Island, named after a Lieutenant of the British Navy) is one of the geologically younger islands in the Galápagos Islands, just off the east coast of Santiago (or James) Island seen in the background. The volcanic Galápagos Islands (Official name: Archipiélago de Colón; other names: Islas de Colón, Islas Galápagos, or Enchanted Islands) are grouped along the equator in the Pacific Ocean 972 km west of continental Ecuador, South America. Panorama stitched from five images. In 1959, Ecuador declared 97% of the land area of the Galápagos Islands to be Galápagos National Park, which UNESCO registered as a World Heritage Site in 1978. Ecuador created the Galápagos Marine Reserve in 1998, which UNESCO appended in 2001. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Hike up 2000 feet from Gokyo village to the peak of Gokyo Ri (17,575 feet / 5357 meters elevation) for a spectacular panorama of mountains, glaciers, and lakes in Sagarmatha National Park, in the Khumbu region of Nepal, Asia. Left of center on the horizon is Mount Everest, the highest peak on earth. Along the valley floor flows the gray rock-covered Ngozumpa Glacier, the largest in Nepal. A side (lateral) moraine dams several Gokyo Lakes. Prayer flags mark summit ridges. Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. (Panorama stitched from 5 images.)
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  • Torsfjorden panorama on Moskenesøya (the Moskenes Island), in the Lofoten archipelago, Nordland county, Norway. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 4 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 7 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 7 overlapping photos.
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  • Peaks of Desolation Wilderness rise in the background of this lake panorama at Wrights Lake Recreation Area, Eldorado National Forest, California, USA. Directions to Wrights Lake Campground: 23 miles east of Placerville on Highway 50, 11 miles north on Ice House Road (Forest Road<br />
3), 9 miles east on Forest Road 32 (Wrights Lake Tie Road), and 2 miles north on Forest Road 4 (Wrights<br />
Lake Rd). This panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Wenaha River Trail panorama, Blue Mountains, Umatilla National Forest, Oregon, USA. This panorama was stitched from 13 overlapping images.
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  • From Queen Elizabeth Park atop the City of Vancouver’s highest point, view an urban panorama crowned by the mountains of its North Shore, in British Columbia, Canada. A former rock quarry on Little Mountain (501 feet) has been converted into the beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park with flower gardens, public art, grassy knolls, and Bloedel Conservatory (address: 4600 Cambie Street). This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping images.
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  • St. Michael the Archangel Parish church (Parrocchiale di San Michele / Pfarrkirche zum Hl. Michael) dates back to the 1200s and was converted to Baroque style in 1735, in the town of San Candido (Innichen), in Alta Pusteria (Pustertal), in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol (South Tyrol), Italy, Europe. This interior panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos. San Candido is a gateway to the Sesto Dolomites (Dolomiti di Sesto / Sexten / Sextner / Sextener Dolomiten) mountains. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009. This interior panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Interior panorama of St. Johann in Ranui church, Val di Funes (Villnöss valley), Dolomites, Italy, Europe. The Baroque, onion-domed Church of St. Johann in Ranui was built in 1744 and dedicated to Saint Johannes Nepomuk. John of Nepomuk, or Nepomucenea, is a national saint of the Czech Republic, the first martyr of the Seal of the Confessional, a patron against calumnies, and a protector from floods. The Dolomites are part of the Southern Limestone Alps, Europe. UNESCO honored the Dolomites as a natural World Heritage Site in 2009. This panorama was stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
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  • From atop Hanging Rock, you can view across a sea of autumn orange and red foliage to Moore's Wall, at Hanging Rock State Park in Stokes County, North Carolina, USA. (Panorama stitched from 3 images.) The eroded quartzite knob called Hanging Rock rises to 2150 feet elevation. The park is 30 miles (48 km) north of Winston-Salem, and approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) from Danbury. Hanging Rock State Park is located in the Sauratown Mountain Range, which is made up of monadnocks (or inselbergs, isolated hills) that are separated from the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. Prominent peaks in the Sauratown range rise from 1,700 feet (520 m) to more than 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation and stand in contrast to the surrounding countryside, which averages only 800 feet (240 m) in elevation. Named for the Saura Native Americans who were early inhabitants of the region, the Sauratown Mountains are the erosion-resistant quartzite remnants of mountains pushed up between 250 and 500 million years ago. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • 180 degree panorama looking from west to north to east from Rotsteinpass, in the Alpstein limestone mountain range, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Appenzell Innerrhoden is Switzerland's most traditional and smallest-population canton (second smallest by area). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The fun Pueblo Alto Trail overlooks Pueblo Bonito, a monumental public building (Puebloan Great House) occupied from around 828 to 1126 AD, now preserved at Chaco Culture National Historical Park, New Mexico, USA. The huge D-shaped complex of Pueblo Bonito enclosed two plazas with dozens of ceremonial kivas, plus 600 rooms towering 4 and 5 stories above the valley floor. The functions of this building included ceremony, administration, trading, storage, hospitality, communications, astronomy, and burial, but few living quarters. Chaco Culture NHP hosts the densest and most exceptional concentration of pueblos in the American Southwest and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in remote northwestern New Mexico, between Albuquerque and Farmington. From 850 AD to 1250 AD, Chaco Canyon advanced then declined as a major center of culture for the Ancient Pueblo Peoples. Chacoans quarried sandstone blocks and hauled timber from great distances, assembling fifteen major complexes that remained the largest buildings in North America until the 1800s. Climate change may have led to its abandonment, beginning with a 50-year drought starting in 1130. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • This view from the top of Carne Mountain into Glacier Peak Wilderness Area includes: Buck Mountain (left), Glacier Peak, Liberty Cap, Fortress Mountain (middle left), Chiwawa Mountain (middle), Spider Gap, Sevenfingered Jack (sharp peak on right) and Mount Maude (with white glacier to its right). Phelps Ridge runs from the lower left to the middle of this image, with Phelps Creek Valley in front of it, and the Chiwawa River Valley behind. (Panorama stitched from 8 images.) Hike 7 miles 3600 feet to top of Carne Mountain (elevation 7085 feet). This panorama was stitched from 8 images.
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  • Downtown Seattle, the Space Needle, Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains at sunset, on July 4, 2007. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. (Panorama stitched from 4 images; photographed by Tom Dempsey from the 33rd floor of First Hill Plaza, 1301 Spring Street, Seattle, Washington.)
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  • The view from Polalie Ridge in Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area includes Chikamin Peak and Lemah Mountain, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 photos. Polalie Ridge hike starts from Pete Lake Trailhead near Salmon La Sac Campground, which is 8 miles North of Cle Elum on State Hwy 903, Washington, USA. Panorama stitched from 4 images.
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