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Article including the 100 plus other advertising signs that were “brandalised”.

Taken with a $200 potato phone from my kayak. In the summertime the water is much higher, covered in lily pads, and the slots are boat-filled.

Moderate, 1.9 mi out and back with spur

Moderate, 1.6 mi out and back

FYI: Older and low capacity DDR3 RAM. So nothing ov value was wasted.

Easy, ~1 mi loop

I don’t wanna show y’all my face, sorry lol. You can marvel at how goddamn short I am tho lmao.

Contrasting with stone structures like Machu Picchu, the Lima people built structures of clay blocks. This one is seven staggered steps high. Numerous mummified bodies have been found in it. {Yes, they’re manniquins)

Source: u/igneisnightscapes.

Hawa = Air. It is called the Hawa Mahal because the top most storey is technically called that. Lies on a busy road in the city adjacent to a metro station.

Strenuous, 2-5+ mi loop

Off the coast of Peru are a group of islands which are home to many bird species. Every few years, a group of Peruvians go to the islands and harvest the guano for agricultural use. They collect millions of tons of it using shovels and sacks.

Hard, 9.7 mi out and back

You can’t see them, but there are three sea lions in the net feasting on the easy prey.

Hard, 10.4 mi loop

Loving the Lisa Frank vibes this lightweight rainsheet gives.

The Humbolt Current keeps the water cold enough for them to live there.

This springtail was about 1mm long. Lens: Laowa 25mm f/2.8 Ultra Macro 2.5-5X. two of the photos are focus stacked.

Gotten as a gift for the daughter. Despite it having no risk of being swallowed i assumed its still banned in the usa haha

Easy, 0.74 ft loop

Easy, 0.1 mi out and back

Mt. Tamalpais

Ingleton, Yorkshire Dales, England, UK.

Moderate, 6.08 mi Out and back with spurs to other arches

Moderate, 6.08 mi Out and back with spurs to other arches

Makes me think of Arrakis.

A sculpture in front of the Mesa Verde National Park Visitor Center depicting an ancestral Puebloan climbing a cliff face using hand and toe holds. The sculpture, titled “The Ancient Ones,” was created by Edward J. Fraughton in 2012.

Might need to update the hair cut on this:

Moderate, 4.3 mi out and back

Easy, 0.6 mi out and back

Easy, 2.0 mi out and back

Easy, 0.3 mi loop

I took out my phone and she kept touching it with her lips. I turned on some music and she stopped and ate her dinner. She’s so damn smart and loves music.

The weather was a bit cool, so they felt wonderful.

Been doing the Alton Brown recipe for years and gotten better each time. I don’t even like turkey but I like cooking for people!

Our room overlooked the Canyon. We watched condors fly by our window. Spectacular.

Easy, 1.64 mi loop trail

Built from scrap/waste materials, this was the handiwork of one Nek Chand back in the 1970s; Chandigarh, India

A few viewpoints with minimal hiking

A view from Shimla, India.

No hike; short drive on a somewhat rough (iirc) gravel road

It took over an hour to get all those spiky plants out of her mane and tail. I’m so glad I didn’t have to cut any of it. I greased it up with some equiderm (horse lotion) because I don’t have any detangler.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39209033

This was all shot on my dining table, with an elaborate set that took about three hours to build just right. I had help from a couple of good photographer friends, as well as a storyboarding consultant, and I think this turned out wonderfully. As night wore on, the weather shifted in the environment.

Located in Chandigarh, India ; it rotates on it’s axis and is the official symbol of the city. The architect meant it as open to give and open to receive

Nature Walk, ~1 mi or less to see it all

Source

Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK.

Moderate, 4.35 mi out and back