Wednesday, October 30, 2013

October Colors, Philadelphia

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There are still Sugar Maples growing in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, planted decades ago.  The photo below shows a Sugar ...

October Skies

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To continue the theme of skies, these sunset images offer reminders that stunning beauty occurs in passing moments, even at home.   In this...
Monday, September 30, 2013

September Sunsets: 2013, Philadelphia

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The weather in Philadelphia in Sept 2013 was balmy and clear, dominated by high pressure systems.  Not much rain but some beautiful sunsets....
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Thursday, August 15, 2013

Overview: July-August 2013

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The following 30 blog 'chapters' illustrate chronologically the following:  I.  Champoly, Rhone-Alpes, France:  one post for bri...
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Champoly 2013

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The Chateau d'Urfe is in the small town of Champoly, west of Lyon France. A volunteer organization works to maintain and conserve the ...

Sion

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Going east up the Rhone Valley from the Lake of Geneva are the towns of Martigny, Sion, Sierre, Visp and Brig.  We chose Sion as a point to ...
Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Graechen and Depart from the Mattertal

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We chose to start the Tour of the Matterhorn not from Zermatt, but from St. Niklaus at the head of the Matterhorn Valley.  We stayed in the ...
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Day 1: Augstbordpass and Descent

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The weather was cold and raining on the first day of the hike, on the climb up from St. Niklaus/1,400 meters to the Augstbordpass/2,900 mete...
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Day 2: Gruben-Meiden up to Meidpass

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Today we started at about 1,700 meters in Gruben-Meiden in Turtmantal and climbed to 2,800 meters at the Meidpass.  The first part of the ...

Day 2: Meidpass at 2,800 meters and down to Zinal

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From the col/pass below to the town of Zinal is a very long 15 km downhill stretch.   The shape of seedheads from Yellow Alpi...