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Cold weather never slows down our traveling. Here we are at a castle in western Poland near the German border. BURRRRRR! Taken in the Winter 2001/2002
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Cold weather never slows down our traveling. Here we are at a castle in western Poland near the German border. BURRRRRR! Taken in the Winter 2001/2002
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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/ezee123/">Anoop Negi</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ezee123/55088262395/" title="The jagged cliffs as you climb up the Khardung La"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55088262395_f53424e73f_m.jpg" width="240" height="159" alt="The jagged cliffs as you climb up the Khardung La" /></a></p> <p>Sheer mountain sides rise up full of snow and ice as well as rock, scree and cliffs where the sun melts it away. These are midway as you climb up from the North Pullu to the Khardung la Pass.<br /> <br /> The reddish mounds rising up in the diagonal frame atop the foregraound mountainside have been shaped by millions of of years of erosion of the soil of the erstwhile upraised Thethys Sea which existed in the Mesozoic era when the Himalayas were formed. ( About 65 -250 million years ago )<br /> <br /> <br /> Tracing back centuries before it became the &quot;highest motorable road,&quot; Khardung La was a vital artery of the ancient Silk Route. <br /> <br /> Historically, this pass served as a high-altitude bridge for massive caravans connecting India to Central Asian trade hubs like Kashgar and Yarkand. <br /> <br /> It was an ancient trade hub where every year roughly 10,000 horses and camels braved the pass, hauling pashmina wool, silk, and spices.<br /> <br /> The double-humped Bactrian camels can still be found in the Nubra Valley's Hunder dunes and are direct descendants of those original Silk Route pack animals. I have not ridden any but did manage to take some photos on the trip. Please see in the comments section.<br /> <br /> During World War II, the route was briefly reconsidered for its strategic value in an attempt to transfer war materials to China.<br /> <br /> Today, it remains a critical route for the Indian Army to supply the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield. <br /> <br /> <br /> _DSC7176 nef 2026</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/aaryak05/">@oopsheclickeditagain</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/aaryak05/55088195630/" title="tempImagePAdcoD"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55088195630_bdca2450bb_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="tempImagePAdcoD" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/11086755@N00/">Chicamguy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11086755@N00/55088085514/" title="Tagine Spices | Marrakesh"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55088085514_be26a4c0d3_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Tagine Spices | Marrakesh" /></a></p> <p>Time to spice things up. I attended a cooking class in Marrakesh, Morocco, a couple of years ago. We had to eat what we prepared, and I survived.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/romu-photo/">Romuphoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/romu-photo/55087972033/" title="Das Mondtal in Bolivien: Eine surreale Landschaft nahe La Paz"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087972033_6cd3cda3ff_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Das Mondtal in Bolivien: Eine surreale Landschaft nahe La Paz" /></a></p> <p>Das Bild zeigt eine weite Ansicht des Mondtals (Valle de la Luna) in Bolivien, nahe La Paz. Die Landschaft ist geprägt von unzähligen, stark erodierten Lehm- und Sandsteinformationen, die wie spitze Türme und Nadeln in den Himmel ragen und eine surreale, mondähnliche Szenerie bilden. Die Farben der Felsen variieren von hellem Beige bis zu dunklerem Braun. Im oberen Bereich des Bildes, auf einem erhöhten Plateau, ist ein braunes Gebäude mit einem einzelnen Baum davor zu sehen. Weiter unten, inmitten der zerklüfteten Landschaft, befindet sich eine markante rote Aussichtsplattform, auf der sich mehrere Personen aufhalten. Entlang der Wege zwischen den Formationen sind weitere kleine Gruppen von Menschen erkennbar, die die Dimensionen der Landschaft verdeutlichen. Im Hintergrund erheben sich bläuliche Bergketten. Der Himmel ist strahlend blau und mit grossen, flauschigen weissen Kumuluswolken bedeckt. Vereinzelt sind kleine grüne Pflanzen in den Tälern der Formationen zu sehen.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/romu-photo/">Romuphoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/romu-photo/55086879032/" title="Stacheliger Säulenkaktus im Mondtal von Bolivien"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55086879032_3dc636d5a7_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Stacheliger Säulenkaktus im Mondtal von Bolivien" /></a></p> <p>Eine vertikale Nahaufnahme zeigt einen kräftigen, grünen Säulenkaktus, dessen Oberfläche dicht mit zahlreichen langen, scharfen, goldgelben bis braunen Stacheln besetzt ist. Der Kaktus ist scharf fokussiert und nimmt den grössten Teil des Bildes ein. Im unscharfen Hintergrund sind die charakteristischen, erdfarbenen und ockerfarbenen Felsformationen des Mondtals (Valle de la Luna) bei La Paz, Bolivien, zu erkennen, darüber ein Streifen blauen Himmels mit einigen weissen Wolken. Das helle Sonnenlicht betont die Textur und die Farbe der Stacheln und des Kaktuskörpers.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/romu-photo/">Romuphoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/romu-photo/55087766891/" title="Mondtal (Valle de la Luna) in Bolivien bei La Paz"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087766891_fd1fe04ac3_m.jpg" width="240" height="125" alt="Mondtal (Valle de la Luna) in Bolivien bei La Paz" /></a></p> <p>Das Bild zeigt eine beeindruckende Panoramalandschaft des Valle de la Luna (Mondtal) in der Nähe von La Paz, Bolivien. Im Vordergrund dominieren bizarre, säulenartige und zerklüftete Erosionsformationen aus Lehm und Sandstein in verschiedenen Gelb- und Brauntönen, die an eine Mondlandschaft erinnern. Einige spärliche Büsche und Gräser sind auf den weniger steilen Hängen zu sehen. Im Mittelgrund erstreckt sich eine Ebene mit weiteren erodierten Hügeln und einigen vereinzelten Gebäuden mit roten Dächern. Im Hintergrund erheben sich majestätische, bewaldete Berge unter einem teilweise bewölkten blauen Himmel. Die Lichtverhältnisse deuten auf einen sonnigen Tag hin.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/romu-photo/">Romuphoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/romu-photo/55088134945/" title="Mondtal (Valle de la Luna) bei La Paz, Bolivien"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55088134945_a69398373f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Mondtal (Valle de la Luna) bei La Paz, Bolivien" /></a></p> <p>Das Foto zeigt eine beeindruckende Landschaft des Valle de la Luna (Mondtal) in der Nähe von La Paz, Bolivien. Im Vordergrund und Mittelgrund dominieren bizarre, stark erodierte Lehm- und Sandsteinformationen, die an eine Mondlandschaft erinnern. Diese hellbraunen bis beigefarbenen Säulen und Spitzen sind das Ergebnis von Wind- und Wassererosion. Zwischen den Formationen wächst spärliche, trockene Vegetation. Auf den höher gelegenen Plateaus sind mehrere Gebäude zu sehen, darunter ein markantes Holzhaus mit dunklem Dach und ein weisses Haus. Ein rotes Unterstandgestell steht auf einer flachen Fläche über den erodierten Schluchten. Im Hintergrund erheben sich bewaldete und karge Berge unter einem teilweise bewölkten blauen Himmel. Die Szenerie vermittelt einen Eindruck von der einzigartigen Geologie der Region.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/romu-photo/">Romuphoto</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/romu-photo/55087765656/" title="Holzhaus im Mondtal von La Paz, Bolivien"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087765656_09857f6ddc_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Holzhaus im Mondtal von La Paz, Bolivien" /></a></p> <p>Das Bild zeigt eine malerische Landschaft im Valle de la Luna (Mondtal) nahe La Paz, Bolivien. Im Vordergrund dominieren bizarre, hellgraue und beige erodierte Felsformationen, die an eine Mondlandschaft erinnern. Auf einer erhöhten Ebene inmitten dieser einzigartigen Geologie steht ein charmantes Holzhaus mit einem markanten roten Ziegeldach und mehreren Fenstern. Es ist umgeben von üppigen grünen Bäumen, die einen starken Kontrast zu den trockenen Felsen bilden. Im Hintergrund erheben sich majestätische, zerklüftete Berge mit verschiedenen Erdtönen, die die Weite und Rauheit der Andenlandschaft unterstreichen. Der Himmel ist strahlend blau mit einigen weissen, flauschigen Wolken, was auf einen sonnigen Tag hindeutet.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/knowlesadventures/">Knowles Adventures</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/knowlesadventures/55087956153/" title="Steam Train along the Animas River"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087956153_bc4906f6ee_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Steam Train along the Animas River" /></a></p> <p>A steam train travels along the rocky bank of the Animas River, surrounded by forested hills in Colorado.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55087643461/" title="Capturing a Picturesque Setting of Mount Eddy from the Black Butte Trail"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087643461_c2c109e56a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Capturing a Picturesque Setting of Mount Eddy from the Black Butte Trail" /></a></p> <p>While hiking along the Black Butte Trail, I took in this view looking southwest down a mountainside to a valley below with Interstate 5 going through. Beyond, more distant hills and mountains of the Trinity Mountains with Mount Eddy were visible. This area is in the Shasta–Trinity National Forest.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/markcstevens/">thor_mark </a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/markcstevens/55087861168/" title="Enjoying a Walk Along the Shoreline of Lake Superior"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087861168_f5b419b1c0_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Enjoying a Walk Along the Shoreline of Lake Superior" /></a></p> <p>While walking around and exploring the North Shore of Lake Superior. The setting is located in Temperance River State Park with a view extending to the southwest. With this image, I focused on the lake waters with wave after wave coming into the shore.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/74347473@N02/">Bernie Duhamel</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/74347473@N02/55087862413/" title="Moorhen"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087862413_e1971a2c3b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Moorhen" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/darkelfphotography/">Maciek Gornisiewicz</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/darkelfphotography/55087637651/" title="Intertwined"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087637651_5047e20402_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Intertwined" /></a></p> <p>A more intimate follow up to the previous photo of Moreton Bay Fig trees on Norfolk Island. Here you can see the true nature of a strangler fig as, befitting of its name, it slowly strangles one of the iconic Norfolk Island Pine trees growing out of the fig's buttress roots. For the moment it seems more like a gentle embrace, but with time that stronghold will be come much tighter, before taking over the entire pine. Either way, the future of both trees is now firmly intertwined.<br /> <br /> More about this photo on my Blog and Facebook page.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://darkelf.aminus3.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DarkelfPhotography" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Facebook</a> | <a href="http://www.darkelfphotography.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Website</a> | <a href="http://www.instagram.com/darkelfphotography" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Instagram</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/190313955@N06/">abhayclickss</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/190313955@N06/55087823018/" title="Grace of Colours"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087823018_b828381dba_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Grace of Colours" /></a></p> <p>Best of Nature</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/humblechristfollower/">Humble Christ Follower</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/humblechristfollower/55087826679/" title="Price&#039;s Alley, Charleston, SC"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087826679_4d8fe10797_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Price&#039;s Alley, Charleston, SC" /></a></p> <p>Who will rise up for me against the wicked?<br /> Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?<br /> Unless the Lord had given me help,<br /> I would soon have dwelt in the silence of death.<br /> When I said, “My foot is slipping,”<br /> your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.<br /> When anxiety was great within me,<br /> your consolation brought me joy.<br /> <br /> [Psalm 94:16-19 NIV]<br /> <br /> 5 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW:<br /> <br /> 1. Like it or not, we are ALL sinners: As the Scriptures say, “No one is righteous—not even one. No one is truly wise; no one is seeking God. All have turned away; all have become useless. No one does good, not a single one.” (Romans 3:10-12 NLT)<br /> <br /> 2. The punishment for sin is death: When Adam sinned, sin entered the world. Adam’s sin brought death, so death spread to everyone, for everyone sinned. (Romans 5:12 NLT)<br /> <br /> 3. Jesus is our only hope: But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. (Romans 5:8 NLT) For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23 NLT)<br /> <br /> 4. SALVATION is by GRACE through FAITH in JESUS: God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. (Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT)<br /> <br /> 5. Accept Jesus and receive eternal life: If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NLT) But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. (John 1:12 NLT) And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. (1 John 5:11-12 NLT)<br /> <br /> Read the Bible for yourself. Allow the Lord to speak to you through his Word. YOUR ETERNITY IS AT STAKE!</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/matthewpaulson/">Photomatt28</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewpaulson/55087785993/" title="Plate-billed Mountain Toucan feeding at sunrise (1)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087785993_f44fb5731f_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Plate-billed Mountain Toucan feeding at sunrise (1)" /></a></p> <p>Plate-billed Mountain Toucan feeding at sunrise-After the Andean Cock-of-the-rock, his is the bird I was hoping to see most on our trip last summer to Ecuador. Such beautiful and unique birds. They came in on 2 of the mornings we were there to visit the feeding stations and eat some bananas.</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/vickielacharite/">Vickie L.</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vickielacharite/55087381711/" title="Liège"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087381711_99a7dfea5d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Liège" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/achilles631/">米奇 黃</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/achilles631/55087887295/" title="DSC07516"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087887295_cd5c7e380a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="DSC07516" /></a></p> <p>Sony α6000<br /> Samyang 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/vagpic/">Vagelis Pikoulas</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/vagpic/55086631947/" title="Venice Carnival"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55086631947_4cf0fd61f0_m.jpg" width="152" height="240" alt="Venice Carnival" /></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/redcathedral/">Red Cathedral [ Official ]</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/redcathedral/55087514161/" title="If you wore a red shirt, you were expendable."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55087514161_9924246885_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="If you wore a red shirt, you were expendable." /></a></p> <p>Shot made next to our 360° videobooth <a href="https://tinyurl.com/GeeksFreaks2026" rel="noreferrer nofollow"> at Geeks &amp; Freaks Maastricht - click for info &amp; video</a></p>

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