Shandur Top (el. 12,200 feet (3,700 m)) located in Chitral Pakistan and is often called the 'Roof of the World'. Shandur top is flat, a plateau and can be reached somewhere in the months of late April and early November. The area is crossed by small streams of waters during summer that looks plentiful. There is polo match festival played on Shandur Top between the home teams of Chitral and guest teams from other regions. Shandur Pass is one of the major mountain passes between Chital and Gilgit-Baltistan. Shandur invites visitors to experience a traditional polo tournament which since 1936 has been held annually.
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Tuesday 4 March 2014
Shandur Top Chitral Pakistan
Shandur Top (el. 12,200 feet (3,700 m)) located in Chitral Pakistan and is often called the 'Roof of the World'. Shandur top is flat, a plateau and can be reached somewhere in the months of late April and early November. The area is crossed by small streams of waters during summer that looks plentiful. There is polo match festival played on Shandur Top between the home teams of Chitral and guest teams from other regions. Shandur Pass is one of the major mountain passes between Chital and Gilgit-Baltistan. Shandur invites visitors to experience a traditional polo tournament which since 1936 has been held annually.
Friday 28 February 2014
Elakala Falls Virginia USA
The lovely Elakala Falls are a
series of four waterfalls of Shays Run as it descends into the Blackwater
Canyon in West Virginia. They’re within Blackwater Falls State Park and are reasonably
popular among photographers, with the ease of access for the first waterfall,
and the relatively low traffic of the other waterfalls in the series. The first
of the series of waterfalls is 35 feet in height and is very easily accessible
from park trails, which is second most popular waterfall in the park. From
Elakala trail there is a bridge over the top of the first waterfall offering
easy access and views. The remaining three waterfalls of the series are
progressively more difficult to access, and have no official marked trails to
them. The gorge is nearly 200 feet deep at this section accounting for the
difficulty of the descent to the lower waterfalls of the series.
The second waterfall is only 15
feet tall and is the smallest in the series, however remains popular by the
well-worn path from the first falls. The third waterfall of the series is the
highest at 40 feet tall but it is particularly difficult to reach. It has a
path worn to it but is very steep and rocky terrain. Traveling beyond the
second waterfall should be considered for experienced hikers only due to the
danger of descending the canyon without trails. The fourth and final waterfall
of the series is considered quite dangerous to access, with no trails, and
should not be attempted by inexperienced hikers.
This attractive waterfall is
accessed by a short trail starting out from the park’s main lodge. The
falls are less than a quarter mile down the trail. The trail truly
doesn’t give you a good look at the waterfall, so take the time to follow the unofficial
foot path down the ravine to the base of the falls. Elakala is loveliest
in times of heavy water flow. The water stream leaving the base of the
falls takes a lovely swirling path across the moss-greened rocks. But
make sure don’t miss climbing a little farther down the ravine to view a couple
other pretty waterfalls on Shays Run. The stream actually cascades all
the way down to the bottom of the Blackwater Canyon, but it’s not actually safe
to go much beyond the second or third cascade. In winter the Elakala falls
completely frozen over, and the sound of the water running under the ice was
magical.
The name of the waterfalls comes
from a Native American legend, although numerous meaningfully different
versions exist. According to some sources it involves a princess which name was
Elakala who threw herself over the edge of the first waterfall when her lover despised
her. But another source said the legend involves a Massawomee warrior named
Elakala who was shy-girl and fell to his death from the falls while being chased
by two women of his tribe. Alike legends exist for numerous waterfalls in the
eastern United States, and there is of course no way to confirm these stories.
Wednesday 26 February 2014
Solvay Hut Switzerland
The Solvay Hut positioned right on the slender north-eastern ridge of Matterhorn, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. Well; at over 13,000 foot above the ground level, it is the highest mountain hut in the region. The hut was named after his founder Ernest Solvay (1838-1922), a Belgian chemist and industrialist who donated the famous hut on the Hörnli Ridge on the Matterhorn as a gratitude for the memorable hours he spent in the mountains, and from the comprehension that sporadically sudden thunder storms lead to tragedies. Before his alpine career initiated after retirement, Ernest Solvay was an inventor and businessman who conceived the industrial process for sodium carbonate production, from which a world-wide undertaking resulted.
The emergency refuge is owned by the Swiss Alpine club, and is envisioned to deliver food and shelter to mountaineers, climbers, and hikers. At about 1,500 foot below the summit and two-thirds up the mountain, it offers respite to several Matterhorn climbers and rewards them with the magnificent view of all the Monte Rosa summits. It is only meant to be used during emergencies, but climbers do break there to rest and takes photographs. The Solvay hut, which can accommodate around 10 people, is not a recent construction. It was in fact built way back in 1915 and took only five days to complete.
All the building materials were brought up to
Hornli Hut, just 2,500 foot below, with the assistance of animals. A little
temp cable car was used to haul up the materials from there, and it was
reconstructed in 1966 and an emergency radio telephone was fitted in 1976. The
hut offers 10 beds and is equipped with a radiotelephone.
Baker Lake Canada
Baker Lake is located inland, at
the mouth of the Thelon River, nearby to the geographic center of Canada. The
lake is famous for its arts and craft community and it is 320 km inland from
the west coast of the Hudson Bay in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut. Several
distinguished studios and artist promoting crafts and arts i.e. Inuit Heritage Centre,
Jessie Oonark Center and art galleries. Baker Lake has rich natural resources
making significant impact on the economic development of local area, like
development of Meadowbank gold deposit, has already created several local jobs,
and more opportunities are increasing in the town at mine site approximately 70
kilometers from Baker Lake. The area community council vigorously looking
training programs for their residents for the assortment of jobs and business. The
Baker Lake area has seen main exploration projects in recent years,
particularly with gold, uranium and other minerals.
A number of major rivers,
including Thelon, the Kazan, and the Dubawnt, flow into Baker Lake. You can
explore the lake shores which tell a tale of early settlement and growth of a
community mixing tradition with high technology. The lakefront is well lined up
with several little sheds, used by inhabitants to store fishing gear, or winter
equipment. On the hills above the houses, you will see a large snow fence
installed to control drifting in the community itself.
There's the arena and community center,
the swimming pool, RCMP facilities, post office, schools and colleges and the
Health Centre. There’s a road winds north via rolling country towards White
Hills Lake. It's a lovely place to hike, and you may spot nesting loons, a
peregrine falcon, or caribou. The area at the mouth of the Thelon River has
always been an old-style gathering place for Inuit, for summer hunting and
fishing. The numerous groups travelled up the river systems in the area to
their winter hunting grounds. The Kazan River, in specific, was also very
important as a travel route and for hunting caribou. Several local outfitters proposed
trips to fish or see the sights of barren lands. The Baker Lake Hunters and
Trappers Organization are licensed to outfit sport hunts to visitors attracted
in hunting barren ground caribou and muskoxen.
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