The Cousteaus
The first family of the sea, photographed for Outside Magazine.
A podcast of an Outside interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau.
Posted: January 30th, 2009 under Art/Photography.
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Archive for January, 2009
Iztaccihuatl, September 1974
AMAZING photos from Iztaccihuatl, September 1974
Iztaccihuatl is the third highest mountain in Mexico, after the Pico de Orizaba (5,636 m) and Popocatépetl (5,426 m). Its name is Nahuatl for “white woman”.
The mountain has four peaks, the highest of which is 5,230 m above sea level. Together, the peaks are seen as depicting the head, chest, knees and feet of a sleeping female figure, which is visible from either the east or the west. Iztaccíhuatl is a mere 70 km to the southeast of Mexico City and is often visible from the capital, depending on atmospheric conditions.
Posted: January 29th, 2009 under Art/Photography.
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Wind Cave National Park
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota:
American Indian stories dating back centuries speak of a “hole that breathes cool air” in the Black Hills. Cowboys came across a breathing hole in 1881 and the exploration of Wind Cave began. In 1903 Wind Cave became the first cave anywhere in the world to be designated a national park. Cave explorers are still finding new rooms and passages in Wind Cave, the fourth longest cave in the world. The cave is well known for its outstanding display of boxwork, an unusual cave formation composed of thin calcite fins resembling honeycombs.
Posted: January 27th, 2009 under Camping, Public Lands.
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Grassy Ridge Bald
Campout on Grassy Ridge Bald, NC. Elevation 6,189 ft. Temperature range -5 F to 22 F.
Balds are mountain summits or crests covered primarily by thick vegetation of native grasses or shrubs occurring in areas where heavy forest growth would be expected.
Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Camping.
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Grigsby Prairie
Archived pictures from the Grigsby Prairie in Barrington, Illinois, the town that I grew up in.
Barrington Area Library Flickr Page
Posted: January 26th, 2009 under Flora/Fauna.
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Dennis Linde
Dennis Linde wrote Elvis’ “Burning Love” and that Dixie Chicks tune “Goodbye Earl.” There were many others in between, but those are the two we all know and love. Sort of. I secretly think the Dixie Chicks are great, but that’s for another time.
Back in 1970, Linde made his first solo album and he called it Linde Manor. I’ve posted some songs from the album before and man oh man is it a fine one.
“Burning Love” on the back of a horse:
MP3: Dennis Linde – Call Me Honey
MP3: Dennis Linde – I Don’t Want Nobody ‘Ceptin’ You
Posted: January 23rd, 2009 under Music/Movies/Books.
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