Tagged With "Mount Rundle"
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June 7, 2020: Lake Champlain from Mount Defiance
Jonathan L takes a drive up to the top of Mount Defiance for some beautiful views
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Re: Ascending Mount Whitney (part 1 of 2)
If there's an upside to all of us stuck at home, it's the stories we might not otherwise have had the opportunity to enjoy, like this one.
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Atop Mount Whitney (Part 2 of 2)
DrFumblefinger concludes the tale of his journey to the summit of Mount Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states.
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Ascending Mount Whitney (part 1 of 2)
DrFumblefinger recounts the details of his backpacking adventure taking him to the summit of California's Mt. Whitney — the tallest peak in the lower 48 states.
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Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal, Montreal
Gumbo was at magnificent Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal
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Fort Museum of the NorthWest Mounted Police, Fort MacLeod
Gumbo was visiting the Fort Museum, a recreation of an old NorthWest Mounted Police fort in southern Alberta.
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Re: Atop Mount Whitney (Part 2 of 2)
I was too cowardly to pull out my camera on those narrow parts, choosing instead to watch my footing. But I found this photo online that gives you an idea of what that's like. It's about a 2000 foot drop on either side.
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Re: Atop Mount Whitney (Part 2 of 2)
The things we do in pursuit of adventure! My knees would not allow me to make that journey today.
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Re: Atop Mount Whitney (Part 2 of 2)
What a great account of acceptable hardship. Wish there’d been a pic of the skinny part of the trail, but then, it might be a deterrent to visitors !
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Re: Mount Gretna's Wooded Wonderland
Thanks for the precious story about our town. Please update your post, though. The Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show, one of the top ranked shows in the nation, is scheduled for August 21-22, 2021.
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Mount Gretna's Wooded Wonderland
Mount Gretna is a charming small town in Pennsylvania that Stephanie visited often before Covid, and is hoping for a return to normal this summer.
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There’s more to Croatia than its coastline
Barry shares some of the highlights of his travels to beautiful Croatia, especially visits to Mount Dinara.
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Signs of Rapid City
DrFumblefinger shares some of the signage that caught his eye while visiting Rapid City, South Dakota.
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Introduction to the Khumbu
The Khumbu is an interesting and mountainous part of Nepal. It is road-less and to go anywhere you need to walk and carry what you need with you.
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Snow and Ice, Mt. Kilimanjaro
DrFumblefinger recounts camping and trekking through the snow in the upper altitudes of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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Swan Lake, Rockefeller Preserve State Park, NY
Jonathan L took an early fall hike at The Rockefeller Preserve State Park in Mount Pleasant, New York
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A Trek to Mount Kilimanjaro: 3) Summit and Descent
We had spent the past week slowly working our way up the slopes of Kilimanjaro via the Shira route. Today was the day we would summit the mountain, before beginning our descent.
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U.S. ski resort giant takes a bite of Australia
U.S. ski resort operator Vail Resorts has paid $136 million to take over Australia's popular Mount Perisher ski area in the Snowy Mountains. Vail, which owns a dozen or so ski areas in the U.S. (Colorado, California, Utah, Michigan and...
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India's army declares war on Mt. Everest 'junkyard'
Following complaints last month by Nepal's Sherpas that Mount Everest had become the "world's highest junkyard," littered with food trash, human waste and unwanted equipment, India's army mountaineers will join a team of Sherpas on clean-up duty.
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Rockefeller Center—a New York City Must-See
On their first trip to the city, Samantha and her husband took time to visit Rockefeller Center. It is amazing and exceptional when the skating rink is open.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Sept. 24, 2013: Namche Bazaar, Khumbu Region, Nepal
Namche Bazaar is the main town of the Sherpa people, in the Khumbu region of Nepal. It's located at 3400 m (11,300') above sea level, built on the steep slopes of the hill you see in this photo.
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Sherpa complaint: climbers leaving Everest a cesspit
As the numbers of climbers rise to several hundred a year on Mount Everest, local guides and residents are complaining that the issue of human waste (for which there are no real facilities at the climbing camps) is creating a disgusting and unhealthy problem.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov. 19, 2013: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Calgary, Alberta
With the exception of its red Maple Leaf, I don't think there's any Canadian symbol more iconic than its Mounties.
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A man with his mind on mountains and museums
Reinhold Messner, the first man to climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, is, as you'd expect, a man who thinks a lot about mountains and climbing them.