Tag: mountains

March 16, 2013 at 3:23 pm

Picture of the Day: Whiskey on the Rocks

Picture of the Day: Whiskey on the Rocks

WHISKEY ON THE ROCKS Photograph by The Town Sheriff on Flickr In this creative capture by The Town Sheriff on Flickr we see a fresh take on the term, whiskey on the rocks. The whiskey? Johnnie Walker Black. As the Sheriff explains: “This shot was an idea I had in my head…

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March 5, 2013 at 5:34 pm

Picture of the Day: Looking Down from Lion’s Head

Picture of the Day: Looking Down from Lion's Head

Looking Down from Lion’s Head Photograph by trottin-the-globe.tumblr.com In this heart-stopping photograph we see a hiker overlooking Cape Town from Lion’s Head, a mountain in Cape Town, South Africa, between Table Mountain and Signal Hill. Lion’s Head peaks at 669 meters (2,195 ft) above sea level, forming Cape Town’s dramatic background as…

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February 17, 2013 at 7:37 pm

Picture of the Day: Casting an Upward Shadow

Picture of the Day: Casting an Upward Shadow

CASTING AN UPWARD SHADOW Photograph by PCloadletter26 on Reddit In this beautiful sunrise we see the shadow of Mt. Rainier being cast upward to the sky and clouds above. The photograph was taken by Redditor PCloadletter26 who says it was the last sunrise of 2012. The view is from Tacoma, Washington USA.…

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January 30, 2013 at 3:33 pm

Picture of the Day: The Hoggar Mountains of Algeria

Picture of the Day: The Hoggar Mountains of Algeria

The Hoggar Mountains of Algeria Photograph by Brigitte Djajasasmita In this beautiful photograph by Brigitte Djajasasmita we see the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria. The Hoggar Mountains, also known as the Ahaggar, are a highland region in central Sahara, or southern Algeria, along the Tropic of Cancer. They are located about 1,500 km…

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January 6, 2013 at 7:59 pm

Picture of the Day: Hanging Bridge in the Zillertal Alps

Picture of the Day: Hanging Bridge in the Zillertal Alps

Hanging Bridge in the Zillertal Alps Photograph by Böhringer Friedrich A family is spotted crossing the Drahsteg pedestrian hanging bridge in the Zillertal Alps in Austria. The Zillertal Alps are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps on the border of Austria and Italy. The range is named after the Zillertal…

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November 27, 2012 at 5:07 pm

Picture of the Day: The Alpinists

Picture of the Day: The Alpinists

THE ALPINISTS Photograph by Jakub Polomski on 500px In this incredible capture by Jakub Polomski, we see a group of Alpinists making their way to the top of Aiguille du Midi (3,824m/12,605 ft), a mountain in Chamonix (French Alps) and the starting point for one of the routes to the Mont Blanc…

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November 21, 2012 at 10:28 am

21 Incredible Photos from Red Bull’s Art of Flight

21 Incredible Photos from Red Bull's Art of Flight

Released on September 8, 2011, The Art of Flight is a Red Bull sponsored documentary film about snowboarding on some of the best mountains in the world. The film took two years to make and takes viewers to places all skiers and snowboarders dream of riding such as: Austria, Alaska, Canada, Patagonia, Aspen and…

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November 10, 2012 at 8:16 pm

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

Picture of the Day: The Maroon Bells of Colorado

THE MAROON BELLS OF COLORADO Photograph by Tom Cuccio Sifter reader Tom Cuccio submitted this wonderful photograph of the Maroon Bells in Colorado. The photograph was taken at ‘first light’ on October 26th after an early season snow storm. The Maroon Bells are two peaks in the Elk Mountains, Maroon Peak and…

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October 7, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Picture of the Day: Atop Mount Hehuan

Picture of the Day: Atop Mount Hehuan

ATOP MT. HEHUAN Photograph by Michael Liao (Michaelioa27 on Flickr) Hehuanshan (also called Joy Mountain) is a 3,416 metres (11,207 ft) high mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the boundaries of Nantou and Hualien counties and is within the Taroko Gorge National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination for…

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October 4, 2012 at 3:46 pm

A Photo Tour of the Tallest Mountains in Poland

A Photo Tour of the Tallest Mountains in Poland

Photograph by Jakub Polomski | polomski.art.pl The Tatra Mountains, also known as the ‘Tatras’ or ‘Tatra’, are a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. The peaks of Gerlach (Slovakia) and Rysy (Poland) represent the highest points in each country. Below we will take a photo tour of this…

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