Gilles Vidal sends notice of a beautiful set of VR scenes from the Pyrenees: Pic du Midi.
Category: Travel
The Old Iron Road
David Haward Bain’s latest: The Old Iron Road is an enjoyable book that describes his family’s vacation tracing the route of the first transcontinental railroad.
Stefan Gossner Photographs the US Southwest
Enjoy the gorgeous photos.
Romania Photos
Sheila posts some very nice photos from Romania
Spaceship One Photos
Richard Seaman posted some beautiful photos of last week’s historic spaceship one flight.
Sulfur Island
P. J. O’Rourke on Iwo Jima or Sulfur Island.
From February 19 to March 26 of 1945, 6,821 Americans and about 20,000 Japanese were killed in the fight for the island.
Monday’s Private Manned Spaceship Launch
Mojave Airport, with its stands of refreshments (orange soda and doughnuts) is the site of Monday Morning’s Spaceship One Launch. This will be the first privately funded initiative into orbit – paving the way for space tourism. Mike Hodgkinson updates us from Mojave. Mike Melvill is the pilot of this Burt Rutan designed craft. Microsoft billionaire Paul Allen has backed the project with $20M.
The King of the Alps dies at 103
Zermatt based Ulrich Inderbinen, who made his last Matterhorn ascent at 90, died Monday at the age of 103.
A visit to Thule
Berkeley explorer may have stepped on ancient Thule.
Lots of Water in Watertown
Watertown is a very wet place, as these photos show:
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The city has encouraged locals to spear as many carp as possible. Watertown, it’s in the water.
No trip to Watertown would be complete without a visit to Ebert’s Greenhouse Village.
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