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  • Hike the Garden Wall Trail from Logan Pass through fields of flowers in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA. Since 1932, Canada and USA have shared Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, which UNESCO declared a World Heritage Site (1995) containing two Biosphere Reserves (1976). Rocks in the park are primarily sedimentary layers deposited in shallow seas over 1.6 billion to 800 million years ago. During the tectonic formation of the Rocky Mountains 170 million years ago, the Lewis Overthrust displaced these old rocks over newer Cretaceous age rocks. Glaciers carved spectacular U-shaped valleys and pyramidal peaks as recently as the Last Glacial Maximum (the last "Ice Age" 25,000 to 13,000 years ago). Of the 150 glaciers existing in the mid 1800s, only 25 active glaciers remain in the park as of 2010, and all may disappear by 2020, say climate scientists.
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  • A pink flower with yellow center blooms in a garden (probably Cistaceae / rock rose family). Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA.
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  • Rosa acicularis (aka prickly wild rose, bristly rose, or Arctic rose) is distributed widely across the northern continents. Photographed at Gerstle River Wayside 29 miles east of Delta Junction, in Alaska, USA.
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  • Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Outdoor wicker furniture. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Goethe and Schiller statues in cozy library. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female dolls in old-fashioned dress, aprons, and caps, stand on a trunk. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Wooden iron-banded trunk with key in lock. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Comfy upstairs bedroom at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • A pink wild rose flower on Piute Pass trail. John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • South transept rose window. York Minster, built over 250 years 1220-1472 AD, is one of the finest medieval buildings in Europe. Also known as St Peter's, its full name is "Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York," located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. York Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England. "Minster" refers to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and now serves as an honorific title. York was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. As the center of the Church in the North, York Minster has played an important role in great national affairs, such as during the Reformation and Civil War.
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  • South transept rose window. York Minster, built over 250 years 1220-1472 AD, is one of the finest medieval buildings in Europe. Also known as St Peter's, its full name is "Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York," located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. York Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England. "Minster" refers to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and now serves as an honorific title. York was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. As the center of the Church in the North, York Minster has played an important role in great national affairs, such as during the Reformation and Civil War.
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  • Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Cozy office library with stained glass window. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson. This image was stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
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  • Old fold-down sink basin at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female doll in old-fashioned dress. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Comfy upstairs bedroom at Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Female doll in old-fashioned dress. Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast. Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • Rosengarten, the rose garden, is designed in French Renaissance style, next to the entrance of the Munot fortress in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe. In the background rises the steeple of St. Johann Church.
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  • Rosengarten, the rose garden, is designed in French Renaissance style, next to the entrance of the Munot fortress in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe. In the background rises the steeple of St. Johann Church.
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  • The metallic green "rose chafer" (or goldsmith beetle, Cetonia aurata) reaches 20 mm long and has a distinct V-shaped scutellum (the small area between wing cases). Reflection of circularly polarised light makes the beetle appear metallic green in color. Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe) was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
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  • The metallic green "rose chafer" (or goldsmith beetle, Cetonia aurata) reaches 20 mm long and has a distinct V-shaped scutellum (the small area between wing cases). Reflection of circularly polarised light makes the beetle appear metallic green in color. Plitvice Lakes National Park (Nacionalni park Plitvicka jezera, in Croatia, Europe) was founded in 1949 and is honored by UNESCO as World Heritage Site.
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  • Potentilla is the genus of typical cinquefoils, containing about 500 species of annual, biennial and perennial herbs in the rose family, Rosaceae. Hike the Garden Wall Trail from Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, Montana, USA.
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  • South transept rose window. York Minster, built over 250 years 1220-1472 AD, is one of the finest medieval buildings in Europe. Also known as St Peter's, its full name is "Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of St Peter in York," located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. York Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England. "Minster" refers to churches established in the Anglo-Saxon period as missionary teaching churches, and now serves as an honorific title. York was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. As the center of the Church in the North, York Minster has played an important role in great national affairs, such as during the Reformation and Civil War.
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  • Rosengarten, the rose garden, is designed in French Renaissance style, next to the entrance of the Munot fortress in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Europe. Beyond is the steeple of St. Johann Church.
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  • A metallic green Cetonia aurata (rose chafer or goldsmith beetle) crawls on a magenta/pink thistle in Aoos River Valley, in Vikos-Aoos National Park, Zagoria, Epirus/Epiros, Greece, Europe. Green and magenta hues are "complements" of Color Theory. Zagori (Greek: Ζαγόρι) is a region and a municipality in northwestern Greece containing 45 villages collectively known as Zagoria (Zagorochoria or Zagorohoria). Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
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  • Sky fades from orange to dark blue at twilight behind Hualalai volcano (8271 feet elevation), seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • Pinnacle Overlook (2440 feet elevation) in Virginia, in Cumberland Gap National Historic Park, rises 1400 feet above the town of Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Tristate Peak rises to 1990 feet elevation on the middle right, where the states of Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet, as resolved in 1803. On the far right is the pass of Cumberland Gap (elevation 1600 feet / 488 meters) in the Cumberland Mountains region of the Appalachian Mountains, also known as the Cumberland Water Gap, famous in American history for its role as the chief passageway through the central Appalachians and as an important part of the Wilderness Road. Long used by Native Americans, the path was widened by a team of loggers led by Daniel Boone, making it accessible to pioneers, who used it to journey into the western frontiers of Kentucky and Tennessee. The gap was formed by an ancient creek, flowing southward, which cut through the land being pushed up to form the mountains. As the land rose even more, the creek reversed direction flowing into the Cumberland River to the north. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • At Nabesna Road Mile Post 16.6, Kettle Lake picnic site offers a great view of the Wrangell Mountains. A humorous sign here says "TOILET 1 MILE". in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, southeast Alaska, USA. Nabesna Road offers spectacular scenery in a seldom-seen, wild corner of Alaska, the headwaters of the Copper River. The Wrangell Lavas built the Wrangell Mountains over the past 10 million years. Mount Wrangell (14,163 ft) is the largest andesite shield volcano in North America. The cinder cone of Mount Zanetti (13,009 ft) rose prominently 1000 feet above its northwest flank during the past 25,000 years. Wrangell reportedly erupted in 1784 and 1884–85. Occasional steam plumes rise from the park's only active volcano, and ash sometimes coats the summit snow. Flowing northward from it is the Copper Glacier, source of Copper River which flows northward, then westward along the end of the Wrangell Range, then southward to the Gulf of Alaska near Cordova, cutting through the coastal barrier of the Chugach Mountains, marking most of Park's western boundary.
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  • Goosenecks State Park overlooks a deep meander of the San Juan River near Mexican Hat, Utah, USA. Millions of years ago, the Monument Upwarp forced the river to carve meanders over 1,000 feet deep (300 m) as the surrounding landscape slowly rose in elevation. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • River rafters. Goosenecks State Park overlooks a deep meander of the San Juan River near Mexican Hat, Utah, USA. Millions of years ago, the Monument Upwarp forced the river to carve meanders over 1,000 feet deep (300 m) as the surrounding landscape slowly rose in elevation.
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  • Silhouetted people on Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill admire the crescent moon and rays of twilight fading from orange to dark blue behind Hualalai volcano. Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • Sky fades from orange to dark blue at twilight seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. The distant bump at far left is Hualalai (8271 feet elevation), the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. The crescent moon is at  upper left. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. At lower right is an electric power substation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea (on right)) is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
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  • Rays of twilight fade from orange to dark blue behind distant Hualalai volcano seen by silhouetted people on Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • The orange sun sets behind Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
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  • The orange sun sets behind Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping images.
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  • Removing the outer layer of a natural Nautilus shell creates a "pearl nautilus" (pearly white with pink hues). Found in the Indian and Pacific oceans, Nautilus pompilius (or chambered nautilus) is a cephalopod mollusk with a spiral, pearly-lined shell with a series of air-filled chambers. The Nautilus is a predator, with a primary diet of shrimp, small fish and crustaceans, which are captured by up to 90 tentacles. Photo from Compass Rose Bed & Breakfast, Coupeville, Washington, USA. This fine 1890 Queen Anne Victorian home, on the National Register of Historic Places, is now an elegant two room bed and breakfast, furnished with antiques and glorious things from around the globe by the hosts, Captain and Mrs. Marshall Bronson.
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  • A cinquefoil flower blooms yellow (Potentilla genus), in Bussalp, Grindelwald, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The purple bloom is wild thyme or creeping thyme (Thymus genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae). Potentilla is a genus containing over 300 species of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. To reach Bussalp, ride the private GrindelwaldBus.ch to the last stop in Bussalp, then ascend 40 minutes on foot. Hike a spectacular alpine trail from Eigeralp farm at upper Bussalp, around the Faulhorn to Bachalpsee, finishing at the gondola lift station at First, which descends to Grindelwald BGF. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • The Munothaldenweg / Munot pathway descends from the Munot's rose garden to the Old Town of Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, Europe. In the background rises the steeple of St. Johann Church on right. At left is the steeple of Münster zu Allerheiligen / All Saints' Minster, built in 1103 (replacing the first church built in 1049).
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  • The Munothaldenweg / Munot pathway descends from the Munot's rose garden to the Old Town of Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, Europe. The steeple of St. Johann Church rises at center.
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  • Peeling brown bark of Polylepis genus of tree, which is the only wind-pollinated group of plants in the rose family. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.
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  • See Mosque of the Janissaries, on the Old Harbor of Hania (Chania), on the island of Crete, in Greece, Europe. Mosque of the Janissaries was built in 1645, when Hania fell to the Turks, and is the oldest Ottoman building on Crete. GREEK HISTORY: The Greek War of Independence of 1821-1829 reclaimed Ottoman Turk holdings in the Peloponnese, Sterea Ellada, and the Cyclades & Sporades Islands, but intervention by Britain, France, and Russia would set up foreign kings to control Greece on and off for generations. With Ottoman decline in the mid-1800s, the "Megali Idea (Great Idea)" of a new Greek Empire became popular for reclaiming former Byzantine Greek lands. Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 expanded Greece to include southern Macedonia, part of Thrace, more of Epiros, North-East Aegean Islands, and union with Crete. After siding with the Allies in World War I, Greece invaded Turkey as far as Ankara. But the young General Mustafa Kemal (later called Ataturk) drove the Greeks out of Anatolia. In a stressful exchange, 1.5 million Christians left Turkey and 400,000 Muslims left Greece. Greece suffered terribly under Nazi occupation in World War II due to starvation, and death camps for half the Jews. Greece's turbulent history culminated in a 1946-1949 Civil War between monarchists and democrats, where more Greeks were killed than in World War II. Despair motivated nearly a million Greeks to seek better life in Australia (Melbourne), Canada, USA (New York & Chicago), and elsewhere. After a coup by Colonels 1967-74 and later socialist rule, Greece shifted politically rightwards by 2001. Greek standard of living rose rapidly; low interest rates expanded car ownership. Greece proudly hosted the lightly attended 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, seen on worldwide TV by 3.9 billion viewers. In 2010-12, debt crisis made Greece agree to Eurozone & IMF loan rescue with harsh austerity measures.
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  • Goosenecks State Park overlooks a deep meander of the San Juan River near Mexican Hat, Utah, USA. Millions of years ago, the Monument Upwarp forced the river to carve meanders over 1,000 feet deep (300 m) as the surrounding landscape slowly rose in elevation. (Panorama stitched from 10 photos.)
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  • The Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), or False Percula Clownfish, is found in Pacific coral reefs, and is a popular aquarium fish, even more so after it rose to stardom in "Finding Nemo", the 2003 Academy Award-winning computer-animated film. Seattle Aquarium, Washington, USA.
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  • Wrangell Mountains, seen from Nabesna Road, in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, southeast Alaska, USA. Nabesna Road offers spectacular scenery in a seldom-seen, wild corner of Alaska, the headwaters of the Copper River. Here at Mile Post 16.6, Kettle Lake picnic site offers a great view of the Wrangell Mountains. A humorous sign here says "TOILET 1 MILE". The Wrangell Lavas built the Wrangell Mountains over the past 10 million years. Mount Wrangell (14,163 ft) is the largest andesite shield volcano in North America. The cinder cone of Mount Zanetti (13,009 ft) rose prominently 1000 feet above its northwest flank during the past 25,000 years. Wrangell reportedly erupted in 1784 and 1884–85. Occasional steam plumes rise from the park's only active volcano, and ash sometimes coats the summit snow. Flowing northward from it is the Copper Glacier, source of Copper River which flows northward, then westward along the end of the Wrangell Range, then southward to the Gulf of Alaska near Cordova, cutting through the coastal barrier of the Chugach Mountains, marking most of Park's western boundary. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Rays of twilight fade from orange to dark blue behind Hualalai volcano seen by a silhouetted person on Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • Silhouetted people on Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill admire the crescent moon and rays of twilight fading from orange to dark blue behind Hualalai volcano. Hualalai (8271 feet elevation) is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the Big Island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • The Munothaldenweg / Munot pathway descends from the Munot's rose garden to the Old Town of Schaffhausen, in Switzerland, Europe. At center is the steeple of St. Johann Church. At left is the steeple of Münster zu Allerheiligen / All Saints' Minster, built in 1103 (replacing the first church built in 1049). This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Polylepis genus of tree is in the rose family. As a day trip by car and foot from Huaraz, hike to Lake 69 (4600 meters elevation, 8 miles round trip with 800 meters gain) in the Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America. This gnarled tree is wind-pollinated.
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  • Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) surf crashes on ancient rock in Western Australia which was once joined with Antarctica. At Torndirrup National Park, sea water has sculpted impressive formations from coastal granite. Visit this popular park on King George Sound in Western Australia, 400 km southeast of Perth and 10 km south of Albany. The park’s oldest gneiss, seen along the cliff walls of the Gap, was formed 1300-1600 million years ago. The granites were formed later as molten rock rose to the surface when the Australian Plate collided with the Antarctic Plate 1160 million years ago.
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  • At Torndirrup National Park, the Indian Ocean (or Southern Ocean according to Australian geographers) has sculpted Natural Bridge and other impressive formations from coastal granite. Torndirrup National Park is on King George Sound in Western Australia, 400 km southeast of Perth and 10 km south of Albany. The park’s oldest gneiss, seen along the cliff walls of the Gap, was formed 1300-1600 million years ago. The granites were formed later as molten rock rose to the surface when the Australian Plate collided with the Antarctic Plate 1160 million years ago. Tom walks atop the water-carved natural wonder.
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  • Sky fades from orange to dark blue at twilight in the distance behind Hualalai volcano seen from Mauna Kea's Sunset Hill. Hualalai (8271 feet elevation, the small bump in the far distance) is the westernmost and third-youngest of the five shield volcanoes that form the island of Hawaii. Hualalai rose above sea level about 300,000 years ago. Last erupted in 1801, Hualalai is still active and may erupt again within the next century, which will be a rude shock to the town of Kailua-Kona built on its flanks. For colorful sunset views of the Saddle Road region, walk 1 mile round trip (160 ft gain) to the cinder cone of Pu'u Kalepeamoa, or Sunset Hill, from the Onizuka Center for International Astronomy Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station at 9200 ft elevation. About a million years old and last erupted 6000 to 4000 years ago, Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, USA. Mauna Kea stands 13,800 feet above sea level and is the highest point in the state of Hawaii. Measured from its base on the ocean floor, it rises over 33,000 ft, significantly greater than the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. Paving ends at the Visitor Info Station, and four-wheel drive is recommended to reach the top, where Mauna Kea summit's dry, clear, stable air makes one of the world's best sites for astronomy.
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  • A cinquefoil flower blooms yellow (Potentilla genus), in Bussalp, Grindelwald, Switzerland, the Alps, Europe. The purple bloom is wild thyme or creeping thyme (Thymus genus in the mint family, Lamiaceae). Potentilla is a genus containing over 300 species of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae. To reach Bussalp, ride the private GrindelwaldBus.ch to the last stop in Bussalp, then ascend 40 minutes on foot. Hike a spectacular alpine trail from Eigeralp farm at upper Bussalp, around the Faulhorn to Bachalpsee, finishing at the gondola lift station at First, which descends to Grindelwald BGF. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Rhodiola rhodantha (or Queen's Crown; Red orpine; Rose Crown; or Redpod Stonecrop) is in the family Crassulaceae (Stonecrop), seen at Fuller Lake. I hiked Ice Lakes Basin as a memorable loop (8.9 miles with 3120 feet gain) from USFS South Mineral Campground to Lower and Upper Ice Lakes, then up to Fuller Lake, and back via Island Lake, near Silverton, Colorado, USA. Or, to Upper Ice Lake alone is 7.4 miles round trip with 2400 ft gain. Silverton, San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA.
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  • A yellow Potentilla flower blooms in wild alpine gardens of Graubünden canton, Grison Alps, Switzerland, Europe. Cinquefoil or Potentilla is a genus containing over 300 species of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae.
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  • The Princess Parrot is native Central and West Australia but today is rarely seen in the wild. It's also known as a Princess of Wales Parrot, Queen Alexandra parakeet, Spinifex parrot, Rose-Throated Parrot, or Splendor Parrot. Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Address: 4600 Cambie St. Bloedel Conservatory is a domed lush paradise where you can experience the colors and scents of the tropics year-round, within Queen Elizabeth Park, atop the City of Vancouver’s highest point. A former rock quarry has been converted into beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park with flower gardens, public art, grassy knolls. In Bloedel Conservatory, more than 200 free-flying exotic birds, 500 exotic plants and flowers thrive within a temperature-controlled environment. A donation from Prentice Bloedel built the domed structure, which was dedicated in 1969 "to a better appreciation and understanding of the world of plants," and is jointly operated by Vancouver Park Board and VanDusen Botanical Garden Association.
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  • Needles of Chamonix rise above pink alpenrose flowers (Rhododendron ferrugineum, aka snow-rose or rusty-leaved alpenrose). Hike the Grand North Balcony from Plan de l'Aiguille to Montenvers, above Chamonix, in France, Europe (4.3 miles one way with 2000 feet vertical ascent and 700 ft descent).
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  • The Princess Parrot is native Central and West Australia but today is rarely seen in the wild. It's also known as a Princess of Wales Parrot, Queen Alexandra parakeet, Spinifex parrot, Rose-Throated Parrot, or Splendor Parrot. Bloedel Conservatory, Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Address: 4600 Cambie St. Bloedel Conservatory is a domed lush paradise where you can experience the colors and scents of the tropics year-round, within Queen Elizabeth Park, atop the City of Vancouver’s highest point. A former rock quarry has been converted into beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park with flower gardens, public art, grassy knolls. In Bloedel Conservatory, more than 200 free-flying exotic birds, 500 exotic plants and flowers thrive within a temperature-controlled environment. A donation from Prentice Bloedel built the domed structure, which was dedicated in 1969 "to a better appreciation and understanding of the world of plants," and is jointly operated by Vancouver Park Board and VanDusen Botanical Garden Association.
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  • Pink alpenrose flowers (Rhododendron ferrugineum, aka snow-rose or rusty-leaved alpenrose). Hike the Grand North Balcony from Plan de l'Aiguille to Montenvers, above Chamonix, in France, Europe (4.3 miles one way with 2000 feet vertical ascent and 700 ft descent).
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  • Craster village harbor. Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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  • Eroding stone notch. Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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  • Walk 3 miles round trip from Craster village to the impressive ruins of 1300s Dunstanburgh Castle on the coast of Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe. The castle was built by Earl Thomas of Lancaster between 1313-1322 on existing earthworks of an Iron Age fort. Thomas was a short-lived leader of a baronial faction opposed to King Edward II. This strategic northern stronghold never recovered from seiges during the Wars of the Roses 1455-1487 after it changed hands several times between rival Lancastrian and Yorkist factions. King James I sold the fort into private ownership in 1604. Dunstanburgh Castle is now owned by the National Trust and run by English Heritage.
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