Tag: “Mountains”

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  1. Breathe in Yosemite National Park, California

    Visiting Yosemite National Park, is nothing like this in any part of this planet. The majestic mountain range & the beauty of life surrounding the valley.

  2. Finding Room

    When I arrived in the Vietnamese town of Sapa in July 2007, all the hotels in the town center were full. Winding my way down a road to the outskirts, where restaurants and asphalt began to give way to a dirt road and open spaces, I came upon a small hotel that offered me a room on the rooftop for $5/night.

  3. Harissa, Lebanon

    Harissa (Arabic حريصا) is an important Lebanese pilgrimage site high above Jounieh, located at 650 meters altitude from the coast and 20 km distance from Beirut the capital city; the site is accessible either by a steep winding road or a nine-minute journey by a gondola lift, known as the "Téléférique". It attracts both pilgrims and tourists who want to enjoy views of Jounieh.

    The main site is a huge 15-ton bronze (and painted white) statue of Virgin Mary, known as Our Lady of Lebanon or Notre Dame du Liban/Harissa or Our Virgin of Lebanon, with her arms outstretched.

  4. Echo Lakes, California

    Echo Lakes, California, is located off Highway 50 between Placerville and South Lake Tahoe. There are two small alpine lakes in the High Sierra Nevada Mountains at about the 7,000 feet above sea level.

  5. Seven BridgesTrail

    One of the seven bridges along the Seven Bridges Trail in North Cheyenne Canyon, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

  6. Seven Bridges Trail Looking Up

    After walking along Seven Bridges Trail in North Cheyenne Canyon in Colorado Springs for a while, the trail becomes very steep. It is precariously located on the side of a mountain.

  7. A First Class View

    Over looking the western edge of the Rocky Mountains upon the final decent into Salt Lake City airport. From my window seat in row one, I had one of the most comfortable, scenic flights.

  8. Pink Vespa

    Close up view of a scooter with the Wasatch mountain range in the background.

  9. The Rocky Mountains

    An afternoon in Salt Lake City looking toward a church and the Wasatch mountain range that borders the eastern border of the city.

  10. at the top of the world

    banff alberta...as seen from the gondola