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Post by Jaga on Jul 11, 2007 19:55:47 GMT -7
God's country - yes - better for God and for visitors than for humans to live there! Here are the last two pictures from Idaho, just before we entered Idaho Falls. There is a smog on one of the picture from the fire which was endangering the IF neighborhood. This pictures capture the vast perspective - one can see for miles where we live! It also show amazing clouds - since we are higher than Turbacz is I still have a couple of pictures of Utah. I will post it in the next mail
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Post by bescheid on Jul 12, 2007 5:37:55 GMT -7
Jaga
Those two photos of IF are simply spectacular! Whilst viewing, it has the feeling of a broad Savannah land with limitless splendor in depth of a vast immense space.
The crop land, are those beans or potatoes? You live in a wonderful land!
Charles
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Post by hollister on Jul 12, 2007 6:07:54 GMT -7
Jaga, I have been enjoying the pictures and feeling homesick. The west is a beautiful place.
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Post by Jaga on Jul 12, 2007 15:25:03 GMT -7
I am so glad you enjoy the pictures. I think these pictures of Idaho really show how we live here. Below a couple of more Utah picturs. Some of them are amazing since they are showing green rocks - not because of the plants by the oxidation of silicon. There will be more posted tomorrow. One picture shows the second highest mountain chain in Utah in the background - still with snow. It is about 14,000 feet high.
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Post by leslie on Jul 13, 2007 8:07:04 GMT -7
Jaga In this latest series of so interesting photos, are those rocks in the penultimate photo as pinky/mauve as they appear on the posted photo? If so, I would really love to see them.
Leslie
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Post by scatts on Jul 13, 2007 13:41:27 GMT -7
Whilst I do enjoy this scenery of Jaga's I don't think I could live within it. Being a son of England means that I get deep comfort from rolling hills, green English countryside, not too distant horizons and certain closeness to the sea. These wide open spaces a zillion miles from the ocean would drive me crazy! Warsaw and its surroundings drive me crazy but I can at least drive North towards Gdansk or Mazury and find something at least close to back home. This is what I feel at home with: The Peak District National Park
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Post by bescheid on Jul 13, 2007 14:13:09 GMT -7
Whilst I do enjoy this scenery of Jaga's I don't think I could live within it. Being a son of England means that I get deep comfort from rolling hills, green English countryside, not too distant horizons and certain closeness to the sea. These wide open spaces a zillion miles from the ocean would drive me crazy! Warsaw and its surroundings drive me crazy but I can at least drive North towards Gdansk or Mazury and find something at least close to back home. This is what I feel at home with: The Peak District National Park Ian Is this your home land? If so, it is very beutiful indeed. I think perhaps also I identifie in your meaning. As a travel, yes I do find pleasure in other lands and climates. I so complain of the winter rains/dampness/enjoy the spring/summer and fall seasons. But, I am part of the sea and need the salt air. I would only suppose, rather we like it or not, we are what we are. Charles
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Post by leslie on Jul 13, 2007 15:17:57 GMT -7
Not all parts of Britain are as cushy and soft as Ian's photo shows. The northern half of Scotland is virtually all mountains and lochs and the English Lake District is a smaller version of that. Sorry about quality and monochrome - it's from an old photo, but shows the rocky and mountainous nature of the Lake District. This is the sort of English scenery I prefer to see. Leslie
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Post by Jaga on Jul 13, 2007 22:07:37 GMT -7
Ion, I agree with you. These red rocks looks wonderful but they are scary to live there. The area is unhospitable. I also prefer some hills, but here in Idaho it is not that flat as in Warsaw, it is just a lack of tree or forests which gives the impression of open spaces. I also wish we had more green trees not only near people houses. This photo is lovely
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Post by Jaga on Jul 14, 2007 10:37:01 GMT -7
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Post by rdywenur on Jul 14, 2007 19:58:22 GMT -7
And this is where I was today and usually everyday ;D
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Post by Pawian on Jul 14, 2007 23:20:08 GMT -7
And this is where I was today and usually everyday ;D This is where I want to be tomorrow. I am going to camp at the seaside with 2 sons, again adventure holidays for boys only. w.droge.pl/drogi_wynik.php?m1=218251984696&m2=229423977324&wariant=2I want to get there in one day, to avoid jams we must leave very early in the morning. The first part of the route will be on a highway, the other, unforturtunately, on ordinary narrow roads with a lot of construction on the way.
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Post by Jaga on Jul 14, 2007 23:31:20 GMT -7
Jerzy,
I hope you would have a good trip! Your trip road is almost the same as a famous very long train trip - Przemysl-Swinoujscie, which goes through Wroclaw etc.
I hope that the roads in Poland would get better soon. This is one thing which allows to travel so fast through the US - good roads.
All the best, come back relaxed to us soon!
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Post by scatts on Jul 14, 2007 23:45:29 GMT -7
Pawian, I am probably too late but if you try the route here - www.uk.map24.com/ - it goes into Germany and back out again. They suggest 8hrs 40 minutes which is, I think, faster than your route will end up being, more like 10 hours! Best of luck whichever way you go and drive carefully!
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Post by scatts on Jul 14, 2007 23:55:01 GMT -7
Charles, I was not born IN the Peak District but very close to it, about 20 minutes drive, max, so I know the area well. Here is a map of all of Britain's best known natural beauty areas, you can see the Peak District in the middle:
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