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  • At the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long! The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA.
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  • The restored narrow gauge train steam engine #66, painted green, is exhibited at the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia (where both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave). The locomotive was used for the "Rim Rock Railroad" which operated as a frontier town and tourist attraction from 1969 to 1974 at the Rim Rock Recreational Park in Norton, Virginia. Current location: N 36° 42.140 W 082° 44.784 (17S E 344001 N 4063273).
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  • At the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long! The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA.
    08VA-2029_Natural-Tunnel-SP-Virginia.jpg
  • At the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long! The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA.
    08VA-2025_Natural-Tunnel-SP-Virginia.jpg
  • At the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long! The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA.
    08VA-2023_Natural-Tunnel-SP-Virginia.jpg
  • Stock Creek exits the south end of Natural Tunnel before flowing south to join the Clinch River. For safety, do not enter the tunnel. At the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long! The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA.
    08VA-2018_Natural-Tunnel-SP-Virginia.jpg
  • A blue and yellow PeruRail train stops in Aguas Calientes village ("Machupicchu Town"), at the foot of Machu Picchu in the Cordillera Vilcabamba, Andes mountains, Peru, South America. PeruRail runs passenger train service from Cusco to Aguas Calientes (Spanish for "hot water" or "hot springs"), nestled on the Urubamba/Vilcanota River (Sacred Valley of the Incas). 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.
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  • At sunset, see Lauterbrunnen Breithorn (3780 meters or 12,402 feet elevation) from Wengernalpbahn cog train in Lauterbrunnen Valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway (Wengernalpbahn) goes from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengen and Lauterbrunnen. The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. IUNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
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  • Our donkey train ascends halfway up Tapush Punta pass. Day 7 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • While we stop our rental camper to view wild emus (sign), a "road train" (a tractor with double trailer, sometimes triple) roars by in Western Australia. Published 2010 in print and internet by Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia, Perth.
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  • A Swiss train approaches a medieval castle in Ardez, Lower Engadine, Grison Alps, Switzerland, Europe. The Swiss valley of Engadine translates as the “garden of the En (or Inn) River” (Engadin in German, Engiadina in Romansh, Engadina in Italian).
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  • Yellow and pink flower gardens bloom at a train station of Wengernalpbahn, the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway. Wengernalpbahn goes from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengen and Lauterbrunnen in the Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe.
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  • Fog and clouds can sometimes block Gornergrat views. From Zermatt in Mattertal (Matter Valley), take Gornergratbahn rack and pinion (cog wheel) train to Gornergrat (Gorner Ridge) for excellent views and trails, in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • The Wetterhorn or "Weather Peak" (12,143 feet) rises above Kleine Scheidegg train station in the Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Wengernalpbahn, the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway, goes from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengen and Lauterbrunnen. From Kleine Scheidegg, another cog train (Jungfraubahn) ascends steeply inside the Eiger to Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe. The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. UNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
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  • Flying Scotsman train in the valley of Smardale Gill in Yorkshire Dales National Park, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Beginning in 1862, the Flying Scotsman express passenger train service has operated between Edinburgh and London, the capitals of Scotland and England via the East Coast Main Line. The name Flying Scotsman was officially adopted in 1924. Flying Scotsman LNER Class A3 4472 (not in this photo) is a Pacific steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employed on long-distance express East Coast Main Line trains by the LNER and its successors, British Railways Eastern and North-Eastern Regions. The locomotive set two world records for steam traction, becoming the first steam locomotive to reach 100 miles per hour (160.9 km/h) in 1934, and then set a record for the longest non-stop run by a steam locomotive when it ran 422 miles (679 km) in 1989 in Australia. A 2015 poll on four continents ranked it the most famous locomotive. Retired from regular service in 1963 after covering 2.08 million miles, Flying Scotsman is now displayed in England's National Railway Museum (NRM) in York. England Coast to Coast hike day 7 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • The mountain peaks of Eiger and Mönch (Ogre and Monk) rise above Wengernalpbahn cog train in Lauterbrunnen Valley, Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Wengernalpbahn, the world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway, goes from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengen and Lauterbrunnen. From Kleine Scheidegg, another cog train (Jungfraubahn) ascends steeply inside the Eiger to Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe. A gondola (gondelbahn) connects Grindelwald with Männlichen, where a cable car goes down to Wengen (Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen). The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. UNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
    05ALP_0015-Eiger-Monch.jpg
  • Train tracks snake through the trees at Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, where both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long. The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890.
    08VA-2038_Natural-Tunnel-SP-Virginia.jpg
  • Merging train tracks. Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • 20 Mule Team Wagon Train (1885) used in hauling 24 tons of borax from Death Valley to Mojave, 165 miles in 10 days. See historical mining and transportation equipment at the Borax Museum at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley National Park, California, USA. The oldest house in Death Valley was built in 1883 by F.M. "Borax" Smith in Twenty Mule Team Canyon, then moved here by his Pacific Coast Borax Company in 1954 to serve as a museum.
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  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5296_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • Train valves and meters. The popular National Railway Museum (NRM) tells the story of rail transport in Britain and houses historically significant artifacts, rolling stock, and over 100 locomotives. Visit it in York, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe. In the 1800s, York became a hub of the British railway network.
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  • Ruinaulta (or Rheinschlucht, the Rhine Gorge of Switzerland, or Swiss Grand Canyon) was created by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz/Glion and Reichenau, in the debris of the Flims Rockslide, in eastern Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Panorama cars of the Glacier Express train, operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB), provide views through the Rhine Gorge. Its local name Ruinaulta means "high heap of rubble", referring to the bizarre whitish rock formations, debris from a prehistoric rockslide that 10,000 years ago blocked the Rhine (near Flims) after the retreat of the Ice Age valley glacier. Since then, river erosion has cut an impressive gorge. Protected by cliffs several hundred meters high, the forested area is a haven for wildlife. This stretch of the river, now popular for rafting, was largely inaccessible until the Chur-Ilanz section of Rhaetian Railway, or Rhätische Bahn (RhB), opened in 1903. In 2008, the "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes" (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St Moritz) was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rheinschlucht is just upstream of the Anterior Rhine's confluence with the Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the Grisons/Graubünden/Grigioni/Grischun canton of Switzerland.
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  • Train station in Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Western log town in extensive model train diorama at Mom & Pop RV Park, Farmington, New Mexico, USA.
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  • A colorful rainbow arches over Alaska Railroad train engines. The Alaska Railroad carries both freight and passengers from Whittier and Seward to Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base, and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, USA. The railroad is connected to the lower 48 via three rail barges that sail between the Port of Whittier and Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington.
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  • A fountain flows at the main train station in Zurich (Zürich, or Züri), the largest city in Switzerland.
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  • The train engine & cars depart Silverton, Colorado, USA. The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, a National Historic Landmark, links Durango to Silverton, in Colorado, USA. Silverton is a former silver mining camp, now the federally-designated Silverton Historic District. Silverton no longer has active mining, but subsists on tourism, maintenance of US 550 (which links Montrose with Durango), mine pollution remediation, and retirees.
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  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5406_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5333_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5319_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5216_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
    17UK-5233_England.jpg
  • From Grosmont we take a steam-hauled train through North York Moors National Park to Pickering on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, in North Yorkshire county, England, United Kingdom, Europe. Along the way, see Goathland station, the setting for fictional Hogsmeade Station for the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter films. England Coast to Coast hike day 12 of 14. [This image, commissioned by Wilderness Travel, is not available to any other agency providing group travel in the UK, but may otherwise be licensable from Tom Dempsey – please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.]
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  • Bicyclist & tram by main train station in Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Bicyclist & tram by main train station in Zurich, Switzerland, Europe.
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  • Ruinaulta (or Rheinschlucht, the Rhine Gorge of Switzerland, or Swiss Grand Canyon) was created by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz/Glion and Reichenau, in the debris of the Flims Rockslide, in eastern Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Panorama cars of the Glacier Express train, operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB), provide views through the Rhine Gorge. Its local name Ruinaulta means "high heap of rubble", referring to the bizarre whitish rock formations, debris from a prehistoric rockslide that 10,000 years ago blocked the Rhine (near Flims) after the retreat of the Ice Age valley glacier. Since then, river erosion has cut an impressive gorge. Protected by cliffs several hundred meters high, the forested area is a haven for wildlife. This stretch of the river, now popular for rafting, was largely inaccessible until the Chur-Ilanz section of Rhaetian Railway, or Rhätische Bahn (RhB), opened in 1903. In 2008, the "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes" (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St Moritz) was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rheinschlucht is just upstream of the Anterior Rhine's confluence with the Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the Grisons/Graubünden/Grigioni/Grischun canton of Switzerland.
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  • Ruinaulta (or Rheinschlucht, the Rhine Gorge of Switzerland, or Swiss Grand Canyon) was created by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz/Glion and Reichenau, in the debris of the Flims Rockslide, in eastern Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Panorama cars of the Glacier Express train, operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB), provide views through the Rhine Gorge. Its local name Ruinaulta means "high heap of rubble", referring to the bizarre whitish rock formations, debris from a prehistoric rockslide that 10,000 years ago blocked the Rhine (near Flims) after the retreat of the Ice Age valley glacier. Since then, river erosion has cut an impressive gorge. Protected by cliffs several hundred meters high, the forested area is a haven for wildlife. This stretch of the river, now popular for rafting, was largely inaccessible until the Chur-Ilanz section of Rhaetian Railway, or Rhätische Bahn (RhB), opened in 1903. In 2008, the "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes" (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St Moritz) was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rheinschlucht is just upstream of the Anterior Rhine's confluence with the Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the Grisons/Graubünden/Grigioni/Grischun canton of Switzerland.
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  • Ruinaulta (or Rheinschlucht, the Rhine Gorge of Switzerland, or Swiss Grand Canyon) was created by the Anterior Rhine between Ilanz/Glion and Reichenau, in the debris of the Flims Rockslide, in eastern Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Panorama cars of the Glacier Express train, operated jointly by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB), provide views through the Rhine Gorge. Its local name Ruinaulta means "high heap of rubble", referring to the bizarre whitish rock formations, debris from a prehistoric rockslide that 10,000 years ago blocked the Rhine (near Flims) after the retreat of the Ice Age valley glacier. Since then, river erosion has cut an impressive gorge. Protected by cliffs several hundred meters high, the forested area is a haven for wildlife. This stretch of the river, now popular for rafting, was largely inaccessible until the Chur-Ilanz section of Rhaetian Railway, or Rhätische Bahn (RhB), opened in 1903. In 2008, the "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes" (the part from Thusis to Tirano, including St Moritz) was honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Rheinschlucht is just upstream of the Anterior Rhine's confluence with the Posterior Rhine at Reichenau in the Grisons/Graubünden/Grigioni/Grischun canton of Switzerland.
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  • Our donkey train ascends Punta Cuyoc pass beneath Nevados Puscanturpa. Day 5 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Our donkey train ascends Punta Cuyoc pass beneath Nevados Puscanturpa (5652 m). Day 5 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • Our donkey train ascends Punta Cuyoc pass beneath Nevados Puscanturpa (5652 m). Day 5 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
    14PER-4174_Nevados-Puscanturpa.jpg
  • A colorful rainbow arches over Alaska Railroad train engines. The Alaska Railroad carries both freight and passengers from Whittier and Seward to Anchorage, Denali National Park, Fairbanks, Eielson Air Force Base, and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, USA. The railroad is connected to the lower 48 via three rail barges that sail between the Port of Whittier and Harbor Island in Seattle, Washington.
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  • Porters walk with a yak pack train beneath the mountain of Lhotse (27,940 feet), the world's fourth highest peak, in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal. The south face of Lhotse rises 3.2 km (1.98 mi) in only 2.25 km (1.4 mi) of horizontal distance (averaging a 55 degree angle slope). Sagarmatha National Park was created in 1976 and honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1979. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A rider leads a horse train up the Bright Angel Trail. Exceptional landscape vistas draw millions of worldwide visitors to the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA. Grand Canyon began forming at least 5 to 17 million years ago and now exposes a geologic wonder, a column of well-defined rock layers dating back nearly two billion years at the base. While the Colorado Plateau was uplifted by tectonic forces, the Colorado River and tributaries carved Grand Canyon over a mile deep (6000 feet / 1800 meters), 277 miles (446 km) long and up to 18 miles (29 km) wide.
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  • Handy recycling bins and vending machine at Matsumoto train station, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
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  • Donkeys carry trekkers loads down the trail. Day 8 of 9 days trekking around the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Andes Mountains, LLamac, Peru, South America.
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  • Riffelsee. From Rotenboden, from left to right are the peaks of: Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), Castor & Pollux, Breithorn ("broad horn", 4164 m) and Matterhorn in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • From Rotenboden, from left to right are the peaks of: Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), Castor & Pollux, Breithorn ("broad horn", 4164 m) and Matterhorn in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), Castor & Pollux, and Breithorn ("broad horn", 4164 m) seen from Rotenboden, in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • For a quiet hike away from crowds, walk the hidden valley of Saustal, in Lauterbrunnen municipality, Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen then ride the cable car to Grütschalp (1486 meters, 4379 feet). Instead of boarding the train to Murren like everyone else, exit the station to find trail head markers for Saustal, one hour and 20 minutes on foot. Continue onwards to Sauslager, Chuebodmi, Sulwald, and Isenfluh to catch the PostBus. The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. UNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
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  • The last orange and yellow leaves drop in early November at the unique Natural Tunnel State Park, near Duffield, Virginia, where both a train and a river share the same natural limestone cave, measuring 850 feet (255 meters) long. The railroad has used this tunnel since 1890. Natural Tunnel began forming during the early Pleistocene Epoch and was fully formed by about one million years ago. The Glenita fault line running through the tunnel, combined with moving water and naturally forming carbonic acid may have formed Natural Tunnel through the surrounding limestone and dolomitic bedrock. After the tunnel formed and the regional water table lowered, Stock Creek diverted underground, then later took the path of least resistance through the Natural Tunnel, through Purchase Ridge, flowing south to join the Clinch River. Daniel Boone is believed to have been the first white man to see it. William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) dubbed it the "Eighth Wonder of the World"; and the tunnel has been a tourist attraction for more than a century. Natural Tunnel State Park was created in 1967, and opened to the public in 1971. For a time, a passenger train line ran through Natural Tunnel, and today, the railroad still carries coal through it to the southeast USA. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland) and Castor & Pollux seen from Rotenboden, in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Riffelsee. From Rotenboden, from left to right are the peaks of: Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), Castor & Pollux, Breithorn ("broad horn", 4164 m) and Matterhorn in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • From Rotenboden, from left to right are the peaks of: Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze (4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), Castor & Pollux, Breithorn ("broad horn", 4164 m) and Matterhorn in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • For a quiet hike away from crowds, walk the hidden valley of Saustal, in Lauterbrunnen municipality, Berner Oberland, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Lauterbrunnen then ride the cable car to Grütschalp (1486 meters, 4379 feet). Instead of boarding the train to Murren like everyone else, exit the station to find trail head markers for Saustal, one hour and 20 minutes on foot. Continue onwards to Sauslager, Chuebodmi, Sulwald, and Isenfluh to catch the PostBus. The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. UNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
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  • Passengers wait iinside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of Jungfraujoch Railway in Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • From inside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of the Jungfraujoch Railway,  see the Schreckhorn (at center) and Eismeer Glacier ("Sea of  Ice" in foreground), in Bern canton of Switzerland. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Swiss ingenuity converted a hand cranked wood machine into a flower box in Zermatt, Switzerland. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. Zermatt bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery.
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  • A carved wood troll or ogre head with teeth decorates a wall in Zermatt. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. Zermatt bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery.
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  • A traditional wood storage building is preserved in Zermatt. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. Zermatt bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery.
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  • Passengers wait iinside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of Jungfraujoch Railway in Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Passengers wait iinside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of Jungfraujoch Railway in Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • From inside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of the Jungfraujoch Railway,  see the Schreckhorn (at center) and Eismeer Glacier ("Sea of  Ice" in foreground), in Bern canton of Switzerland. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • From inside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of the Jungfraujoch Railway,  see the Schreckhorn (at center) and Eismeer Glacier ("Sea of  Ice" in foreground), in Bern canton of Switzerland. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The Matterhorn (4478 meters or 14,980 feet, Monte Cervino in Italian, Mont Cervin in French) catches sunrise light, seen from Zermatt, Switzerland. Small electric taxis serve Zermatt, which bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery. Published in Wilderness Travel 1992 Catalog of Adventures. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • A traditional wood house is preserved on Hinterdorfstrasse in Zermatt. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. Zermatt bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery.
    05ALP_4156-old-Zermatt.jpg
  • Small electric taxis serve Zermatt, which bars combustion-engine cars to help preserve small village atmosphere and prevent air pollution. The famous mountaineering and ski resort of Zermatt lies at 1620 meters or 5310 feet elevation at the head of Mattertal (Matter Valley) in Valais canton, Switzerland, the Pennine Alps, Europe. The German word matten means "alpine meadows." Most visitors reach Zermatt by cog railway train from the nearby town of Täsch (Zermatt shuttle). Trains also depart for Zermatt from farther down the valley at Visp and Brig on the main Swiss rail network. Hike the High Route (Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route) for exceptional mountain scenery.
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  • From inside the east face of the Eiger at Eismeer Station (3159 m) of the Jungfraujoch Railway,  see the Schreckhorn (at center) and Eismeer Glacier ("Sea of  Ice" in foreground), in Bern canton of Switzerland. Engineering the dramatic cog-wheel Jungfraujochbahn required 16 years (1898-1912) to carve through the Eiger and Mönch for 7 kilometers (4.3 mi), with gradients of up to 25%. Kleine Scheidegg entry station can be reached by trains from Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The train ride from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch (the highest railway station in Europe) takes 50 minutes including stops at Eigerwand and Eismeer viewing portals. Downhill return takes just 35 minutes. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Rooftop fish sculpture "for fire protection" on Himeji Castle, built 1609, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles. History: Starting as forts built in 1333 and 1346, Himeji Castle (aka White Heron Castle or White Egret Castle) was remodeled in 1561, remodeled in 1581, enlarged in 1609 to its present complex, extensively repaired in 1956, and renovated in 2009-15. Displayed inside are historic samurai armour and swords. From the upper floors, view fish-shaped roof ornaments that are believed to protect from fire. Across the moat, visit Koko-en, a pleasing reconstruction of former samurai quarters, nine Edo period homes, plus movie-set gardens. Himeji Castle starred in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice"; in Akira Kurosawa's 1980 film "Kagemusha" and 1985 "Ran"; and in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun (portraying feudal Osaka castle). By train, Himeji is 3 hours round trip from Kyoto.
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  • Playfully, Switzerland advertises the Glacier Express as "the slowest express train in the world." Opened in 1930, this narrow gauge railway connects the mountain resorts of Zermatt and St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps, from the Matterhorn to Piz Bernina, frequently applying a rack-and-pinion system to go up and down steep grades. An especially curlycue portion of the Glacier Express route is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: the "Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes". Jointly operated by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) and Rhaetian Railway (RhB), the 7.5 hour railway journey crosses 291 bridges, enters 91 tunnels and reaches 2033 m (6670 ft) elevation at Oberalp Pass.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • Castor & Pollux seen from Rotenboden, in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of more than twenty 4000-meter-high peaks. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • Monte Rosa massif / Dufourspitze(4634 m / 15,203 ft, second-highest mountain of the Alps and highest of Switzerland), in the Pennine/Valais Alps, Europe. In Zermatt, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of more than twenty 4000-meter-high peaks. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg.
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  • In Zermatt, Switzerland, the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB) takes you to a spectacular ridge (at 3135 m or 10,285 ft) between Gornergletscher and Findelgletscher, with views of 20+ four-thousand meter peaks, whose highest are Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa massif), Liskamm, Matterhorn, Dom and Weisshorn. Gornergrat train, opened in 1898, climbs almost 1500 m or 4900 ft via Riffelalp and Riffelberg in the Pennine Alps, Europe.
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  • Walk downhill from Eigergletscher train station (Jungfraujoch "Top of Europe") to Alpiglen station, in the Grindelwald Valley, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Europe. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Walk downhill from Eigergletscher train station (of the Jungfraujoch "Top of Europe" railway) under the north face of the Eiger (3970m / 13,020 ft elevation) to Alpiglen station in Grindelwald Valley, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Eiger has the biggest north face in the Alps: 1800 vertical meters (or 5900 ft) of rock and ice. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Walk downhill from Eigergletscher train station (of the Jungfraujoch "Top of Europe" railway) under the north face of the Eiger (3970m / 13,020 ft elevation) to Alpiglen station in Grindelwald Valley, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Eiger has the biggest north face in the Alps: 1800 vertical meters (or 5900 ft) of rock and ice. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Walk downhill from Eigergletscher train station (of the Jungfraujoch "Top of Europe" railway) under the north face of the Eiger (3970m / 13,020 ft elevation) to Alpiglen station in Grindelwald Valley, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The Eiger has the biggest north face in the Alps: 1800 vertical meters (or 5900 ft) of rock and ice. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • In the alpine meadows of Lötschental above Lauchernalp gondola lift station, see the Bietschhorn (3934 m/12,907 ft) in canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The northeast and southern slopes of the Bietschhorn are in Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschenpass (Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles are recommended for snow and rocks. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • In the alpine meadows of Lötschental above Lauchernalp gondola lift station, see the Bietschhorn (3934 m/12,907 ft) in canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The northeast and southern slopes of the Bietschhorn are in Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschenpass (Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles are recommended for snow and rocks. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Sheep graze a patch of snow in the alpine meadows (alps) of Lötschental above Lauchernalp gondola lift station in canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, Europe. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschenpass (Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles are recommended for snow and rocks. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Sheep graze in the alpine meadows (alps) of Lötschental above Lauchernalp gondola lift station in canton Valais/Wallis, Switzerland, Europe. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschenpass (Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles are recommended for snow and rocks. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. For example: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. For example: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Alpine violet flower. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. For example: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut.
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  • Lötsch glacier trail, Lötschen Pass. Bern canton, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. An epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Kandersteg is a great base for hiking in Switzerland. For example: an epic hike from Selden in Bern canton traverses Lötsch glacier and Lötschen Pass (German: Lötschenpass, Swiss German: Lötschepass) to neighboring Lötschental in Valais canton; hiking poles recommended. The walk starts with a reserved Postbus ride from Kandersteg to Selden (in Gasterntal / Gasteretal / Gasterental), climbs 1350 meters, descends 925 m, and ends 13 km later at Lauchernalp lift station, which descends to Wiler in Lötschental, to reach Goppenstein via Postbus, back to Kandersteg via train. You can also reverse the route or stay overnight in dorms at Lötschepass hut. For licensing options, please inquire.
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  • The Lauterbrunnen Breithorn rises to 3780 meters or 12,402 feet elevation above Lauterbrunnen Valley, as seen from Wengernalpbahn cog train near Wengen, Switzerland, in the Alps, Europe. Staubbach Falls (Staubbachfall), the highest waterfall in Switzerland, plunges 1000 feet (300 meters) into Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Berner Oberland. The world's longest continuous rack and pinion railway (Wengernalpbahn) goes from Grindelwald up to Kleine Scheidegg and down to Wengen and Lauterbrunnen. The Bernese Highlands are the upper part of Bern Canton. UNESCO lists “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” as a World Heritage Area (2001, 2007).
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  • A wagon with iron-bound wooden wheels stands outside a late 1800s livery stable preserved at the outdoor history museum of Nevada City, Montana, USA. Nevada City was a booming placer gold mining camp from 1863-1876, but quickly declined into a virtual ghost town. This fascinating town inspires you to imagination what life must have been like in early Montana when gold was discovered at nearby Alder Gulch. More than 90 buildings from across Montana have been gathered for preservation at Nevada City, mostly owned by the people of the State of Montana, and managed by the Montana Heritage Commission. In 2001, the excellent PBS television series "Frontier House" used one of the buildings and its furnishings to train families in re-creating pioneer life. A miner's court trial and hanging of George Ives in the main street of Nevada City was the catalyst for forming the Vigilantes, a group of citizens famous for taking justice into their own hands in 1863-1864. Directions: go 27 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana on Highway 287.
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  • A kerosene lamp hangs in a glass window of a late 1800s cabin preserved at the outdoor history museum of Nevada City, Montana, USA. Nevada City was a booming placer gold mining camp from 1863-1876, but quickly declined into a virtual ghost town. This fascinating town inspires you to imagination what life must have been like in early Montana when gold was discovered at nearby Alder Gulch. More than 90 buildings from across Montana have been gathered for preservation at Nevada City, mostly owned by the people of the State of Montana, and managed by the Montana Heritage Commission. In 2001, the excellent PBS television series "Frontier House" used one of the buildings and its furnishings to train families in re-creating pioneer life. A miner's court trial and hanging of George Ives in the main street of Nevada City was the catalyst for forming the Vigilantes, a group of citizens famous for taking justice into their own hands in 1863-1864. Directions: go 27 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana on Highway 287.
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  • An 1890s era laundry building is restored in Nevada City, Montana, USA. In 1870, Chinese people (nearly all male) made up 10% of the territorial population of Montana. Territorial laws prohibited "China Men" from owning placer claims, so they mined the leavings of others or performed laundry or domestic service, which was always in great demand. Today, Nevada City contains several fascinating Chinese buildings built about 1890, mostly moved here from Butte, Montana. Nevada City was a booming placer gold mining camp from 1863-1876, but quickly declined into a virtual ghost town. This fascinating town inspires you to imagination what life must have been like in early Montana when gold was discovered at nearby Alder Gulch. More than 90 buildings from across Montana have been gathered for preservation at Nevada City, mostly owned by the people of the State of Montana, and managed by the Montana Heritage Commission. In 2001, the excellent PBS television series "Frontier House" used one of the buildings and its furnishings to train families in re-creating pioneer life. A miner's court trial and hanging of George Ives in the main street of Nevada City was the catalyst for forming the Vigilantes, a group of citizens famous for taking justice into their own hands in 1863-1864. Directions: go 27 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana on Highway 287.
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  • Old buckets hang on a late 1800s restored frontier log cabin in Nevada City, Montana, USA. Nevada City was a booming placer gold mining camp from 1863-1876, but quickly declined into a virtual ghost town. This fascinating town inspires you to imagination what life must have been like in early Montana when gold was discovered at nearby Alder Gulch. More than 90 buildings from across Montana have been gathered for preservation at Nevada City, mostly owned by the people of the State of Montana, and managed by the Montana Heritage Commission. In 2001, the excellent PBS television series "Frontier House" used one of the buildings and its furnishings to train families in re-creating pioneer life. A miner's court trial and hanging of George Ives in the main street of Nevada City was the catalyst for forming the Vigilantes, a group of citizens famous for taking justice into their own hands in 1863-1864. Directions: go 27 miles southeast of Twin Bridges, Montana on Highway 287.
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  • Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles. History: Starting as forts built in 1333 and 1346, Himeji Castle (aka White Heron Castle or White Egret Castle) was remodeled in 1561, remodeled in 1581, enlarged in 1609 to its present complex, extensively repaired in 1956, and renovated in 2009-15. Displayed inside are historic samurai armour and swords. From the upper floors, view fish-shaped roof ornaments that are believed to protect from fire. Across the moat, visit Koko-en, a pleasing reconstruction of former samurai quarters, nine Edo period homes, plus movie-set gardens. Himeji Castle starred in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice"; in Akira Kurosawa's 1980 film "Kagemusha" and 1985 "Ran"; and in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun (portraying feudal Osaka castle). By train, Himeji is 3 hours round trip from Kyoto.
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  • Rooftop view of Himeji Castle, built 1609, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles. History: Starting as forts built in 1333 and 1346, Himeji Castle (aka White Heron Castle or White Egret Castle) was remodeled in 1561, remodeled in 1581, enlarged in 1609 to its present complex, extensively repaired in 1956, and renovated in 2009-15. Displayed inside are historic samurai armour and swords. From the upper floors, view fish-shaped roof ornaments that are believed to protect from fire. Across the moat, visit Koko-en, a pleasing reconstruction of former samurai quarters, nine Edo period homes, plus movie-set gardens. Himeji Castle starred in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice"; in Akira Kurosawa's 1980 film "Kagemusha" and 1985 "Ran"; and in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun (portraying feudal Osaka castle). By train, Himeji is 3 hours round trip from Kyoto. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. Unlike many other Japanese castles, it was never destroyed by war, earthquake or fire and survives to this day as one of the country's twelve original castles. History: Starting as forts built in 1333 and 1346, Himeji Castle (aka White Heron Castle or White Egret Castle) was remodeled in 1561, remodeled in 1581, enlarged in 1609 to its present complex, extensively repaired in 1956, and renovated in 2009-15. Displayed inside are historic samurai armour and swords. From the upper floors, view fish-shaped roof ornaments that are believed to protect from fire. Across the moat, visit Koko-en, a pleasing reconstruction of former samurai quarters, nine Edo period homes, plus movie-set gardens. Himeji Castle starred in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice"; in Akira Kurosawa's 1980 film "Kagemusha" and 1985 "Ran"; and in the 1980 television miniseries Shogun (portraying feudal Osaka castle). By train, Himeji is 3 hours round trip from Kyoto.
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