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China’s stunning and spectacularly scenic Longjin Stream River Valley opens from a branch of the Yangtze River near the massive Three Gorges Dam.
At the secluded Valley’s head is located a hidden mystic waterfall that branches into multiple streams which are capped by an ethereal mist suspended above.
In this video share the serenity of the enchanting waterfall as it flows below the mystic mist.
Adding to the mystery and enchantment of this valley are the Hanging Cliff Coffins that one passes to reach the waterfall along with the monkeys that make their home at the valley’s head adjacent to the waterfall. The locale is also steeped in history with China’s ethnic Tujia Minority Tribe having found refuge there.
Link to My YouTube Video of China's Longjin Stream Valley's Waterfalls in Hubei:
The Kegan Waterfalls in Nikko Japan are heralded as, one of, if not the most spectacular waterfalls in Japan.
In this below linked video filmed as the falling waters emerge after a winter of ice and snow one can experience the unique beauty of the waters cascading 320 feet through the ice and snow from a high cliff to reach an emerald pond and stream below.
The scene opens from a vantage point at the base of the falls where the water flowing down from the emerald pond reaches a bubbling brook. Then the camera tilts upward to capture the entire flow of the waterfall.
This viewing location is itself only reachable by an elevator that survives as an engineering marvel of pre World War II Japan.
Link to My YouTube Video of Japan's Kegon Waterfalls in Nikko:
This morning the first snow of the season fell on Anchorage Alaska but the day’s sunshine quickly left it but a memory.
Enjoy today's afternoon views here in the below YouTube video. Seen are the fall foliage, blue sky, waters of Cook Inlet and the clouds on the horizon shrouding the distant mountains to include Denali - all while listening to the clickety-clack of an Alaska Railroad train seen winding its way along Cook Inlet’s coast.
Also seen are the tidal flats that separate the railroad tracks from the water as well as views of Anchorage’s port and small boat harbor.
While this below display is less vibrant, my YouTube video does capture a unique explosive episode of the Aurora's electrical magnetic display unlike any I have ever seen in person or as filmed by others. The flashing is even accompanied by sounds of the machine gun like explosions.
It is almost as though witnessing a celestial phenomenon akin to what one would see from a telescope in outer space watching the universe's creation:
We are starting to get some color here!
I take a picture of these trees every week whether it’s full colors or not, I send them to @lordmarcovan and his family…
As the foliage as viewed from my place turned golden with the onset of fall, two Bull Moose chose the setting below them for an epic battle that made the broadcast news. This has now been followed by a conflict above the same golden leafed trees. This time the battle is between the Sun's charged particles and the Earth's magnetic field manifesting itself in the Aurora display of the Northern Lights.
Captured just after the first day of snow in Anchorage Alaska, the golden leaves of fall still cling to the trees as seen in the below linked video of the spectacular Aurora display in the early morning night sky.
Watch as the curtain of Northern Lights dance above the illuminated fall foliage below.
Link to my You Tube Video of the Celestial Battle:
Following an introduction to Fat Bear Week, the Nightly News TV anchors expanded their coverage of my just captured “on film” Bull Moose Fight at my house.
In my below linked YouTube Video, watch as the steam rises from the thermal heated onsen waters of an outdoor Japanese cedarwood bath located in beautiful and historic Nikko Japan.
The surrounding Japanese garden also contains large individual sized immersion vessels filled wit the naturally heated onsen waters.
Overhead a bright blue sky adds a stunning backdrop to the crisp mid March morning.
Link to Steam Rising Over Japanese Outdoor Hot Springs Bath:
Additional photos taken at the subject traditional Japanese Inn (Nikko Toshugu Koyoen Inn) in Nikko along with selected photos taken at the Nikko Toshugu shrine complex where Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's first Tokugawa Shogun, was enshrined after his death in 1605:
Following up prior postings, here is a newly posted YouTube Video of Japan's Kegon Falls taken from a different and higher vantage point:
Captured in mid March just as the snowy plateau above Nikko Japan’s stunning Kegon Falls begins to melt, watch as the falling waters cascade some 300 feet.
Viewed from the top of the falls at the plateau level one first sees the expansive snow covered plateau.
The camera then pans downward to capture the falling waters as they first reach an ice fronted emerald pond before flowing further downward in multiple streams overflowing from the cliff positioned emerald pond.
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We are starting to get some color here!
I take a picture of these trees every week whether it’s full colors or not, I send them to @lordmarcovan and his family…
@asheland is very dedicated. 50+ weeks a year, every Monday morning, he sends us a picture of those same trees, taken from the same vantage point every time. It’s fun to watch the subtle changes through the seasons, especially like now, when they’re in fall color (which we don’t get much of down where I live). Also once or twice a year there will be snow on the ground (which we don’t get at all here).
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Sequel to Waterfalls Photos and Waterfall Haiku with Videos of Waterfalls in China and Japan:
China’s stunning and spectacularly scenic Longjin Stream River Valley opens from a branch of the Yangtze River near the massive Three Gorges Dam.
At the secluded Valley’s head is located a hidden mystic waterfall that branches into multiple streams which are capped by an ethereal mist suspended above.
In this video share the serenity of the enchanting waterfall as it flows below the mystic mist.
Adding to the mystery and enchantment of this valley are the Hanging Cliff Coffins that one passes to reach the waterfall along with the monkeys that make their home at the valley’s head adjacent to the waterfall. The locale is also steeped in history with China’s ethnic Tujia Minority Tribe having found refuge there.
Link to My YouTube Video of China's Longjin Stream Valley's Waterfalls in Hubei:
The Kegan Waterfalls in Nikko Japan are heralded as, one of, if not the most spectacular waterfalls in Japan.
In this below linked video filmed as the falling waters emerge after a winter of ice and snow one can experience the unique beauty of the waters cascading 320 feet through the ice and snow from a high cliff to reach an emerald pond and stream below.
The scene opens from a vantage point at the base of the falls where the water flowing down from the emerald pond reaches a bubbling brook. Then the camera tilts upward to capture the entire flow of the waterfall.
This viewing location is itself only reachable by an elevator that survives as an engineering marvel of pre World War II Japan.
Link to My YouTube Video of Japan's Kegon Waterfalls in Nikko:
And here are some related still photos from Nikko Japan and Hubei China in proximity to the respective waterfalls;
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This morning the first snow of the season fell on Anchorage Alaska but the day’s sunshine quickly left it but a memory.
Enjoy today's afternoon views here in the below YouTube video. Seen are the fall foliage, blue sky, waters of Cook Inlet and the clouds on the horizon shrouding the distant mountains to include Denali - all while listening to the clickety-clack of an Alaska Railroad train seen winding its way along Cook Inlet’s coast.
Also seen are the tidal flats that separate the railroad tracks from the water as well as views of Anchorage’s port and small boat harbor.
Link to Today's Video:
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neat constructions photo - just who took the pictures
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A couple of quick hand-held grab shots of the Northern Lights over my neighborhood from last night.
RIP Mom- 1932-2012
FOR THIS FRIDAY, AN ALASKA AURORA DISPLAY FROM EARLIER TODAY
Captured in the early hours of this October Friday, curtains of Northern Lights dance high in the sky above the roof of my home.
Watch as the multi colored lights of the Aurora shift from left to right and right to left.
Link to my YouTube Video Capturing the Curtains of Dancing Northern Lights:
While this below display is less vibrant, my YouTube video does capture a unique explosive episode of the Aurora's electrical magnetic display unlike any I have ever seen in person or as filmed by others. The flashing is even accompanied by sounds of the machine gun like explosions.
It is almost as though witnessing a celestial phenomenon akin to what one would see from a telescope in outer space watching the universe's creation:
Link to the Exploding Aurora:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Y-CsrzBMock
And here are from still photos of the Northern Lights as captured by my camera this very early Friday morning:
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I remember this when I was a manager of our local Burger Chef in 1971
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Crystal River in Michigan
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Reverse vantage points.
First photo I took from an open window of Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle looking to Mary's Bridge.
Second photo of Neuschwanstein Castle as I took it from Mary's Bridge:
Once owned, curious where it might be now:
Balboa Park, my brother took that this week, he lives near there, San Diego
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We are starting to get some color here!
I take a picture of these trees every week whether it’s full colors or not, I send them to @lordmarcovan and his family…
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Ah, the memories:
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As the foliage as viewed from my place turned golden with the onset of fall, two Bull Moose chose the setting below them for an epic battle that made the broadcast news. This has now been followed by a conflict above the same golden leafed trees. This time the battle is between the Sun's charged particles and the Earth's magnetic field manifesting itself in the Aurora display of the Northern Lights.
Captured just after the first day of snow in Anchorage Alaska, the golden leaves of fall still cling to the trees as seen in the below linked video of the spectacular Aurora display in the early morning night sky.
Watch as the curtain of Northern Lights dance above the illuminated fall foliage below.
Link to my You Tube Video of the Celestial Battle:
Following an introduction to Fat Bear Week, the Nightly News TV anchors expanded their coverage of my just captured “on film” Bull Moose Fight at my house.
Here is a reposted link to the Terrestial Battle:
Related Still Photos:
First the Battle Below the Fall Foliage:
Second the Battle above:
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My Grampa always got me a Christmas present from TEXACO. I will never forget the Fire Engine he gave me.
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A JAPANESE [HOT SPRINGS] ONSEN HAIKU
The steam rises up
From thermal heated waters
Of the Onsen Bath
In my below linked YouTube Video, watch as the steam rises from the thermal heated onsen waters of an outdoor Japanese cedarwood bath located in beautiful and historic Nikko Japan.
The surrounding Japanese garden also contains large individual sized immersion vessels filled wit the naturally heated onsen waters.
Overhead a bright blue sky adds a stunning backdrop to the crisp mid March morning.
Link to Steam Rising Over Japanese Outdoor Hot Springs Bath:
Additional photos taken at the subject traditional Japanese Inn (Nikko Toshugu Koyoen Inn) in Nikko along with selected photos taken at the Nikko Toshugu shrine complex where Tokugawa Ieyasu, Japan's first Tokugawa Shogun, was enshrined after his death in 1605:
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Navy Boot Camp - memories I would rather forget
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Following up prior postings, here is a newly posted YouTube Video of Japan's Kegon Falls taken from a different and higher vantage point:
Captured in mid March just as the snowy plateau above Nikko Japan’s stunning Kegon Falls begins to melt, watch as the falling waters cascade some 300 feet.
Viewed from the top of the falls at the plateau level one first sees the expansive snow covered plateau.
The camera then pans downward to capture the falling waters as they first reach an ice fronted emerald pond before flowing further downward in multiple streams overflowing from the cliff positioned emerald pond.
And added photos:
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Cool gift of Purple Sweet Potato Tarts from a YouTuber friend who just returned from filming an episode with the U.S. Marines in Okinawa.
Purple Sweet Potatoes are a staple in the diet of Okinawans and are claimed to be one of the reasons for the long lives lived by people from Okinawa.
Views from the weekend:
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@asheland is very dedicated. 50+ weeks a year, every Monday morning, he sends us a picture of those same trees, taken from the same vantage point every time. It’s fun to watch the subtle changes through the seasons, especially like now, when they’re in fall color (which we don’t get much of down where I live). Also once or twice a year there will be snow on the ground (which we don’t get at all here).
Sizzling fajitas (w/steak, chicken, AND shrimp) at our favorite little hole-in-the-wall Mexican joint (Tacos Don Pancho, Brunswick, GA).
Photos from this evening's walk here in the Northland:
And the view upon the return:
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