This morning we got up early and had a quick breakfast and then met our guide at the first station at 7.30am. We drove out of Dubrovnik for about 1/2 hr and then picked up three Italian guys who were going us for the day. About 45 minutes out of Dubrovnik we get to the border of Croatia and Montenegro. We stopped at the Croatian border and had our passports checked. No worries, we keep driving and a few minutes later we stop at the Montenegro border and passports checked no worries. We keep driving for a while and the scenery is beautiful. We see big beautiful lake, gorgeous fjords and lots of towns. We stop at the Risan/Kotor bay and see the beautiful lake with two churches in the middle of the lake, one Catholic and one Orthodox.
We continue to drive for about 1/2 hr and get to Kotor .We explore the old town and spent about 1.5 hrs here. Its a small old town, cute and not a lot of people around. We walk around and check out the beach, church, backstreets, shops and the local fresh fruit and vegetable market.
Our next stop was Budva which was much bigger. We walked around the old town for two hours checking out the town, the beach and the scenery. We had some pizza and bought a little souvenir for our christmas tree and then it was back on the bus.
Next stop was Sveti Stefan which is a small town in the ocean. Its own buy some rich Thai guy and its a resort and you can stay there if you are willing to pay about 2,000 euro per night. So its resort guests only so we just admire it from a distance. Its pretty cool looking place stuck out in the ocean. A few photos here and then back on the bus and we spent the next few hours travelling back to Dubrovnik. We past two borders again and handed over our passports and then arrived back into Croatian soil about 6pm.
Showing posts with label beautiful scenery. Show all posts
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
lushan
Jiangxi is one of the birthplace of Chinese civilization. Here the Buddhism and Taoism temple, representatives of the concept of the view of white deer hole academy, with its unique way with the natural beauty of the value in with prominent among, has formed a high aesthetic value, and the spirit of the Chinese nation and the cultural life of the close link between the cultural landscape.
Money is in
The lushan mountain in central China JiuJiangShi south of jiangxi province, north and east to poyang lake which the Yangtze river. Mountain area of 3 O2 square kilometers long, narrow thing, the south and the north. More than 90 QuanShan mountain peak, for big hanyang peak, elevation 1473.4 meters. The mountain peaks around among many He valley, caves, the waterfall, stream, topography are diverse and complex.
The lushan mountain scenery with "strange, beautiful, risks, the male" famed at the world, known as the "KuangLu although divided enjoys the reputation of", is mainly have 12 scenic spot, 37 scenic spots, 230 scenery landscape. The lushan mountain had a "fairy world of" the legend of the water, one of the river's lake, white, summer cool and refreshing, lushan abundant, and the rain cloud and mist diffuses. The lushan mountain in as many as 191 days on average fog, diffuse gas has added many attractive for lushan thorn and mystery.
The lushan mountain is a collection of landscapes, culture, religion, education, political as one of the eternal mountains. Here is the cradle of Chinese landscape poetry, through the ages, and many scholars, but for its climbed the left more than 4000 first verses. Jin hui yuan buddhist monk (A.D. 334 416) in the mountains donglin temple set up and started the Buddhism of the "pure land Buddhism", make the lushan become China's feudal important religious resort. The white deer hole handed down today, is the ancient Chinese academy of education and the center of the neo-confucianism in learning. The lushan mountain, also on the various style different featuring the architectural masterpiece, including Romanesque and gothic church, fusion of eastern and western art form of Byzantine architecture, and Japanese architecture and Islam mosque, lushan mountain scenic area is the essence of the parts. The lushan mountain has not only the "show enjoys" natural scene, the more have a rich cultural connotation of the brilliant.
The lushan mountain is located in Taiwan and south of the yangzi depression hidden under anticline of the communication with the Triassic strata, in addition to all of the system the dew, structure, show the obvious crustal evolution of the main process.
The lushan mountain has a unique quaternary glaciers remains quarternary glacier in China, is the birthplace of theory, foothills of the lake. Left the county Yang when the last glaciation, from the monsoon circulation produce unique wind dunes.
This appearance of complex geological structure, obviously. Main have north east to the Chinese type structure and north north east to new Chinese type structure. Many of the fracture structure, forming numerous mountain. The lushan mountain is the fault block up the quaternary strong, lushan mountain when rising around, relative caved in, despise the further development of the basin, and Yang form poyang lake.
Northern recruit song structures in the main features, form a series of beautiful hill valley in south and north west landscape, is from a series of fault scarp, form the majestic high nature of xiufeng, shek mun, jian. In the valley of the mountains and valleys wide distribution, is the terrace development outside the valley order. The mountain and hill area there are ancient ground. The lushan mountain with the Yangtze river in the handover zone, the formation and extension of the poyang lake, shaping a series of unique landscape, and connected to the lake, the Yangtze river, the morphological evolution jiujiang lake chau crisscross of poyang lake, forming the great plains DuoZhong collection of landforms, exhibiting high geographic geological science value and tourism ornamental value.
Many of the lushan mountain peak mountain valley He waterfall cave, formed the springs of the magnificent mountains strange landscape.
Cloud frequent, summer is cool, it is the salient features of the lushan mountain weather; The soil is vertical distribution phenomenon; Plants in China shows that Chinese vegetation composition of tertiary characteristics; Insects formed unique lushan mountain population
Money is in
The lushan mountain in central China JiuJiangShi south of jiangxi province, north and east to poyang lake which the Yangtze river. Mountain area of 3 O2 square kilometers long, narrow thing, the south and the north. More than 90 QuanShan mountain peak, for big hanyang peak, elevation 1473.4 meters. The mountain peaks around among many He valley, caves, the waterfall, stream, topography are diverse and complex.
The lushan mountain scenery with "strange, beautiful, risks, the male" famed at the world, known as the "KuangLu although divided enjoys the reputation of", is mainly have 12 scenic spot, 37 scenic spots, 230 scenery landscape. The lushan mountain had a "fairy world of" the legend of the water, one of the river's lake, white, summer cool and refreshing, lushan abundant, and the rain cloud and mist diffuses. The lushan mountain in as many as 191 days on average fog, diffuse gas has added many attractive for lushan thorn and mystery.
The lushan mountain is a collection of landscapes, culture, religion, education, political as one of the eternal mountains. Here is the cradle of Chinese landscape poetry, through the ages, and many scholars, but for its climbed the left more than 4000 first verses. Jin hui yuan buddhist monk (A.D. 334 416) in the mountains donglin temple set up and started the Buddhism of the "pure land Buddhism", make the lushan become China's feudal important religious resort. The white deer hole handed down today, is the ancient Chinese academy of education and the center of the neo-confucianism in learning. The lushan mountain, also on the various style different featuring the architectural masterpiece, including Romanesque and gothic church, fusion of eastern and western art form of Byzantine architecture, and Japanese architecture and Islam mosque, lushan mountain scenic area is the essence of the parts. The lushan mountain has not only the "show enjoys" natural scene, the more have a rich cultural connotation of the brilliant.
The lushan mountain is located in Taiwan and south of the yangzi depression hidden under anticline of the communication with the Triassic strata, in addition to all of the system the dew, structure, show the obvious crustal evolution of the main process.
The lushan mountain has a unique quaternary glaciers remains quarternary glacier in China, is the birthplace of theory, foothills of the lake. Left the county Yang when the last glaciation, from the monsoon circulation produce unique wind dunes.
This appearance of complex geological structure, obviously. Main have north east to the Chinese type structure and north north east to new Chinese type structure. Many of the fracture structure, forming numerous mountain. The lushan mountain is the fault block up the quaternary strong, lushan mountain when rising around, relative caved in, despise the further development of the basin, and Yang form poyang lake.
Northern recruit song structures in the main features, form a series of beautiful hill valley in south and north west landscape, is from a series of fault scarp, form the majestic high nature of xiufeng, shek mun, jian. In the valley of the mountains and valleys wide distribution, is the terrace development outside the valley order. The mountain and hill area there are ancient ground. The lushan mountain with the Yangtze river in the handover zone, the formation and extension of the poyang lake, shaping a series of unique landscape, and connected to the lake, the Yangtze river, the morphological evolution jiujiang lake chau crisscross of poyang lake, forming the great plains DuoZhong collection of landforms, exhibiting high geographic geological science value and tourism ornamental value.
Many of the lushan mountain peak mountain valley He waterfall cave, formed the springs of the magnificent mountains strange landscape.
Cloud frequent, summer is cool, it is the salient features of the lushan mountain weather; The soil is vertical distribution phenomenon; Plants in China shows that Chinese vegetation composition of tertiary characteristics; Insects formed unique lushan mountain population
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Guilin lijiang alone beautiful-guangxi guilin
Guilin is located in the northeast of the guangxi zhuang autonomous region, is China's famous scenic city and historical and cultural city, enjoy landscape enjoys of reputation. To guilin as the center, includes 12 counties around.
Composition nets www.zww.cn arriving
Guilin areas is karst landscape. According to the geological research, about three hundred million DuoNian, guilin before it is a piece of the great ocean. Because crustal movement, the sedimentary limestone rise to land after weathering and dissolution, and finally form the pose the state of the god, the karst caves in the magnificent peak forest deep and mysterious underground river. These special landform and the li river and surrounding 10000 scene beautiful and charming pastoral scenery are merged, and the unique, the well-known "with green hills, water show, the hole strange, stone beautiful" "guilin landscape". The small lotus composition nets www.zww.cn
Here, the mountain of pulling up the ground appearance condition; The lijiang river water, twists and turns and tidy city when as a mirror; Many have holes, mountain caves JingJi, rich and spectacular; Hole, offers spectacular, full of beautiful things in eyes, and has a "landscape enjoys" praise.
Only show feng
Only show feng is located in guilin urban cities, king pulling up the ground snowy summit outshines others, said "south days column". Only show feng is characteristic of the ground pull out a snowy summit stands, the walls, such as cutting, tall and straight beautiful. From XiLu went up into the mountain, and up to more than three hundred level to reach the top, ZongMu look, the whole guilin landscape picture scroll show eyes: although divided handsome little snowy summit four stand, yunshan overlap, lijiang, peach, spirit sword streams, small east, NaXi, banyan, flowery lake mulong lake water such as mountain and is set off, constitute a wonderful splash-ink paintings.
Fubo mountain
Fubo mountain in northeast in guilin city, east pillow fubo outside the lijiang river, TingXiu snowy summit, charming scenery, have "fubo wonder," said. Mountain ShanYaoChu observatory, a fubo built on water to the pavilion, the group can be QiXingYan sort, south east, west XiangBiShan most look only show feng, north giuliano fold the mountains of color. From the next, turn to the princess hole, spring, summer, the water rose, swimming hole to sail; Qiu dong gone dry, DongDao XinBuErHang along the line. To cave in the hall, sword-power-test rock, thousand Buddha rocks and many calligraphy and painting TiKe, and famous artists MiFei self-portrait.
DieCaiShan
DieCaiShan in guilin lijiang river, facing north, gazing out such as horse horse color satin coincide, friend name, also called guishan, wind tunnel mountain. The mountain to be a court, fold the color floor, Yang check hall, a boxing hall, fold the color pavilion, such as photographs resort, in the south mountain road, a lush forest water CongCui. DieCaiShan is the city landscape, including the land be together mountain, four hope, moon mountain peak and crane peak, called "mountain will scene place".
QiXingYan
In QiXingYan in guilin star park inside. Hole, which points three layers, like an underground natural gallery, the feet, or eight hundred meters, elephants, lions play ball roll nose, immortals, the galaxy for bridge, and other attractions. Cave was divided into eight units, namely the six land (hole in the world), the two DongFu (fairy hall), holes with holes, LianHuanTao fold, unpredictable. Colour profusion, novelties, a DuoZhong mountains and characters stalactites, trees, animals, magnificent colorful variety.
Reed
In guilin 7 km northwest reed in the mountains for the mouth of the cave, light, the marsh grass has long made MuDi named. About five hundred meters, has run shiling, the ching, panlong pagoda, the shade cyproess and winding mountains outside yunshan scenic spots, such as "natural YiShuGong" the laudatory name, and QiXingYan and listed as "guilin two daqi hole". The whole DongFu is the best feature of rock, the color is very vivid stalactite in beautiful, red, green such as such as coral jade, yellow, white, such as such as amber suet, colourful, just like the myth of the fairy palace that magic. The morphology of state is stalactites, suddenly pulled stone giant, from all hang empty bamboo shoots; As for the flower and fruit mountain, waterfall cave, shishi, ShiMa, shek kwu, ShiQin, as the custom, these figures are remarkably true, be numbered.
lijiang
Lijiang is recognised as the world's premier tourist resort, people go to guilin lijiang river swim, mainly from guilin take a boat trip down the river to yangshuo this eighty-three kilometers of the ShuiCheng. Along the route of the main scenic spots have wear mountain, mount chicken, net bottle mountain, mount millstone, crown rock, embroidery, immortal mountain mill, painting, yellow mountain reflection, the mountain of snails, cloth green lotus feng, ShuTong mountain etc. Which picture is the famous mountains, the lijiang river mountain cliffs and stand, due to the long river denudation, rock outline obviously present many levels, the contour line levels of light and shade, and the color changes, as if wall has many horse, called "nine horses draw mountain". Yangshuo is known as the "yangshuo landscape tops that of guilin," said. Yangshuo green lotus feng east of the lijiang river, there is the way to meet the mountainside, JiangGe, jian mountain building and attractions, including building near the mountain discrimination "take" the word is carved stone is specially, containing "generation rivers and mountains, young effort" BiYi etc. Not far away from the county and the big banyan, the moon mountain, and other attractions, can be in the county to rent a bike.
Composition nets www.zww.cn arriving
Guilin areas is karst landscape. According to the geological research, about three hundred million DuoNian, guilin before it is a piece of the great ocean. Because crustal movement, the sedimentary limestone rise to land after weathering and dissolution, and finally form the pose the state of the god, the karst caves in the magnificent peak forest deep and mysterious underground river. These special landform and the li river and surrounding 10000 scene beautiful and charming pastoral scenery are merged, and the unique, the well-known "with green hills, water show, the hole strange, stone beautiful" "guilin landscape". The small lotus composition nets www.zww.cn
Here, the mountain of pulling up the ground appearance condition; The lijiang river water, twists and turns and tidy city when as a mirror; Many have holes, mountain caves JingJi, rich and spectacular; Hole, offers spectacular, full of beautiful things in eyes, and has a "landscape enjoys" praise.
Only show feng
Only show feng is located in guilin urban cities, king pulling up the ground snowy summit outshines others, said "south days column". Only show feng is characteristic of the ground pull out a snowy summit stands, the walls, such as cutting, tall and straight beautiful. From XiLu went up into the mountain, and up to more than three hundred level to reach the top, ZongMu look, the whole guilin landscape picture scroll show eyes: although divided handsome little snowy summit four stand, yunshan overlap, lijiang, peach, spirit sword streams, small east, NaXi, banyan, flowery lake mulong lake water such as mountain and is set off, constitute a wonderful splash-ink paintings.
Fubo mountain
Fubo mountain in northeast in guilin city, east pillow fubo outside the lijiang river, TingXiu snowy summit, charming scenery, have "fubo wonder," said. Mountain ShanYaoChu observatory, a fubo built on water to the pavilion, the group can be QiXingYan sort, south east, west XiangBiShan most look only show feng, north giuliano fold the mountains of color. From the next, turn to the princess hole, spring, summer, the water rose, swimming hole to sail; Qiu dong gone dry, DongDao XinBuErHang along the line. To cave in the hall, sword-power-test rock, thousand Buddha rocks and many calligraphy and painting TiKe, and famous artists MiFei self-portrait.
DieCaiShan
DieCaiShan in guilin lijiang river, facing north, gazing out such as horse horse color satin coincide, friend name, also called guishan, wind tunnel mountain. The mountain to be a court, fold the color floor, Yang check hall, a boxing hall, fold the color pavilion, such as photographs resort, in the south mountain road, a lush forest water CongCui. DieCaiShan is the city landscape, including the land be together mountain, four hope, moon mountain peak and crane peak, called "mountain will scene place".
QiXingYan
In QiXingYan in guilin star park inside. Hole, which points three layers, like an underground natural gallery, the feet, or eight hundred meters, elephants, lions play ball roll nose, immortals, the galaxy for bridge, and other attractions. Cave was divided into eight units, namely the six land (hole in the world), the two DongFu (fairy hall), holes with holes, LianHuanTao fold, unpredictable. Colour profusion, novelties, a DuoZhong mountains and characters stalactites, trees, animals, magnificent colorful variety.
Reed
In guilin 7 km northwest reed in the mountains for the mouth of the cave, light, the marsh grass has long made MuDi named. About five hundred meters, has run shiling, the ching, panlong pagoda, the shade cyproess and winding mountains outside yunshan scenic spots, such as "natural YiShuGong" the laudatory name, and QiXingYan and listed as "guilin two daqi hole". The whole DongFu is the best feature of rock, the color is very vivid stalactite in beautiful, red, green such as such as coral jade, yellow, white, such as such as amber suet, colourful, just like the myth of the fairy palace that magic. The morphology of state is stalactites, suddenly pulled stone giant, from all hang empty bamboo shoots; As for the flower and fruit mountain, waterfall cave, shishi, ShiMa, shek kwu, ShiQin, as the custom, these figures are remarkably true, be numbered.
lijiang
Lijiang is recognised as the world's premier tourist resort, people go to guilin lijiang river swim, mainly from guilin take a boat trip down the river to yangshuo this eighty-three kilometers of the ShuiCheng. Along the route of the main scenic spots have wear mountain, mount chicken, net bottle mountain, mount millstone, crown rock, embroidery, immortal mountain mill, painting, yellow mountain reflection, the mountain of snails, cloth green lotus feng, ShuTong mountain etc. Which picture is the famous mountains, the lijiang river mountain cliffs and stand, due to the long river denudation, rock outline obviously present many levels, the contour line levels of light and shade, and the color changes, as if wall has many horse, called "nine horses draw mountain". Yangshuo is known as the "yangshuo landscape tops that of guilin," said. Yangshuo green lotus feng east of the lijiang river, there is the way to meet the mountainside, JiangGe, jian mountain building and attractions, including building near the mountain discrimination "take" the word is carved stone is specially, containing "generation rivers and mountains, young effort" BiYi etc. Not far away from the county and the big banyan, the moon mountain, and other attractions, can be in the county to rent a bike.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Lijiang city
The data comes from baidu, final results to baidu map data map shall prevail.
Lijiang city, located in the northwest yunnan province and the Tibetan plateau yunnan-guizhou plateau of joint east longitude, latitude, 100.25 26.86, north even the diqing Tibetan autonomous region, south meets the Dali bai autonomous prefecture, near the nujiang river li su clan, east and sichuan autonomous prefecture of liangshan yi autonomous prefecture and mr.zhang ji, the leader of border.
A total area of 20600 square kilometers. Ancient city, jade dragon and naxi autonomous county, the county, yongsheng guozi hill of huping county ninglang yi nationality autonomous county,, 69 a township (town) 446 villagers' committee, the total population of over 120 people. Lijiang ancient is a multi-ethnic place, there are twelve clan, among them the naxi 233700 people, yi, lisu 201400 106200. One of the naxi ancient city and the yulong county (namely former spescimen) 57.7% of the total population. And the "kingdom of your original, the cloud of lijiang."
Lijiang city, located in the northwest yunnan province and the Tibetan plateau yunnan-guizhou plateau of joint east longitude, latitude, 100.25 26.86, north even the diqing Tibetan autonomous region, south meets the Dali bai autonomous prefecture, near the nujiang river li su clan, east and sichuan autonomous prefecture of liangshan yi autonomous prefecture and mr.zhang ji, the leader of border.
A total area of 20600 square kilometers. Ancient city, jade dragon and naxi autonomous county, the county, yongsheng guozi hill of huping county ninglang yi nationality autonomous county,, 69 a township (town) 446 villagers' committee, the total population of over 120 people. Lijiang ancient is a multi-ethnic place, there are twelve clan, among them the naxi 233700 people, yi, lisu 201400 106200. One of the naxi ancient city and the yulong county (namely former spescimen) 57.7% of the total population. And the "kingdom of your original, the cloud of lijiang."
Friday, September 16, 2011
mountain and water in guilin landscape of Guilin
Guilin. Of the guangxi zhuang autonomous region in guilin city is the world famous scenic city and historical and cultural city, the position of the guangxi zhuang autonomous region in the northeast, the nanling ridge's southwest, longitude 109 ° 104 ° 45 ' '40 ' ', 24 ° latitude 18 ' '25 ° 41 ' ', an average altitude of 150 meters, is typical of "karst" karst landform, across the city of one hundred million, limestone, formed the weathering erosion feng ring made his embrace, city, and the unique landscape stone hole, the praise for "guilin". The city of xiufeng over, xiangshan, seven stars, fold the color, yanshan five city and spirit of sichuan, statewide, the guangxi characterized, yangshuo, flat, joy, LiPu longsheng, ever and blessing, and GongCheng, resources, fills Yang twelve county, administrative area a total area of 27809 square kilometers, including urban area of 565 square kilometers. Guilin is a culture of the ancient city. Two thousand DuoNian history, make it has the rich cultural background. Qin shihuang unified thought countries, set after guilin county, and digging the xiangjiang river and the lijiang river, communication. Guilin from now on and then become nantong waters of the north, central towns. After the song dynasty, it has always been
Guilin landscape photos (20 pieces) guangxi political, economic and cultural center, known as the "southwest will fu", until the founding. In a long long time, guilin's mountain xiushui attracting countless scholars, that they wrote many universally acclaimed poem and articles, wrote more than two thousand items of the carved stone and wall, in addition, history book in here left many sites sites. These unique cultural landscape, guilin get "swim mountain such as read history, see mountain view such as painting" the praise. The Anti-Japanese War period, Chinese famous city of guilin become, many patriotic writers, artists gathered here, write a new chapter of the culture. A long history, for this ancient and beautiful land gave birth to the rich culture. One thousand years, guilin has been a place for sightseeing. A city as the center, to include 12 of the scenic spots around the county has been formed.
Guilin landscape photos (20 pieces) guangxi political, economic and cultural center, known as the "southwest will fu", until the founding. In a long long time, guilin's mountain xiushui attracting countless scholars, that they wrote many universally acclaimed poem and articles, wrote more than two thousand items of the carved stone and wall, in addition, history book in here left many sites sites. These unique cultural landscape, guilin get "swim mountain such as read history, see mountain view such as painting" the praise. The Anti-Japanese War period, Chinese famous city of guilin become, many patriotic writers, artists gathered here, write a new chapter of the culture. A long history, for this ancient and beautiful land gave birth to the rich culture. One thousand years, guilin has been a place for sightseeing. A city as the center, to include 12 of the scenic spots around the county has been formed.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
End summer with a hike
A day at the beach in San Mateo County usually comes with a cool breeze and beautiful scenery.
Add a little exercise to the next outing by visiting the county’s latest acquisition — the 140-acre Pillar Point Bluff near Moss Beach. Interestingly, it’s not a new parcel of land which people can explore. In fact, those familiar with the area may not notice a difference. Those who haven’t taken the drive up Highway 1 may find an untapped jewel in the property formerly overseen by the Peninsula Open Space Trust.
With multiple trail heads, the hike can begin on pretty even land or a bit of an uphill hike. The uphill option — which is where you would start if using the directions at the end of this story — isn’t too strenuous.
Dirt trails combine over the parcel to give you numerous options for a leisurely hike with friends — two-legged or furry four-legged ones. One could walk on a rather large loop or take a detour on the Jean Lauer Trail, which intersects the loop going north to south.
Wearing comfy shoes, the trail could take you to enjoy views of the nearby Half Moon Bay airport. Or, to the west, take in the view of calm Pacific Ocean waters with playful seals swimming about. When the water is very calm, a person can look down and see the water mammals playing underwater. Seagulls soaring by, the peaceful hike is the perfect place to take a few minutes and appreciate nature. Thankfully, there are even a couple of benches for those who may want to take extra time to take in the scenery.
Plenty of plant life in a variety of colors surrounds the dirt trail. Much of the area is being restored and signs remind those on the trails to respect the effort. Even from the trail the beauty of greens and pinks grouping together before a seemingly endless sea is easy to appreciate.
Below the beach is empty and few others tackled the trail on a recent weekend. Making this quick trip to the coast a lovely, mellow trip without ever leaving San Mateo County.
The parcel purchase, which was finalized Aug. 9, was made possibly by a $3 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board. The scenic bluff top, home to a section of the California Coastal Trail and a popular spot with hikers, is a natural extension of the reserve, whose habitat-rich shoreline at the foot of the bluff is a haven for a vast array of birds and sea creatures, according to POST.
POST purchased the bulk of Pillar Point Bluff in 2004 and additional parcels in 2007 and 2008. Since then, POST volunteers and vendors have carried out extensive stewardship projects on the land, including removing invasive Pampas grass, rerouting hiking paths away from eroding slopes and reseeding worn patches of bluff top with native plants. POST also removed the crumbling foundation of a former dairy barn and restored abandoned irrigation ponds used by seasonal birds and resident wildlife, according to POST.
A day at the beach in San Mateo County usually comes with a cool breeze and beautiful scenery.
Add a little exercise to the next outing by visiting the county’s latest acquisition — the 140-acre Pillar Point Bluff near Moss Beach. Interestingly, it’s not a new parcel of land which people can explore. In fact, those familiar with the area may not notice a difference. Those who haven’t taken the drive up Highway 1 may find an untapped jewel in the property formerly overseen by the Peninsula Open Space Trust.
With multiple trail heads, the hike can begin on pretty even land or a bit of an uphill hike. The uphill option — which is where you would start if using the directions at the end of this story — isn’t too strenuous.
Dirt trails combine over the parcel to give you numerous options for a leisurely hike with friends — two-legged or furry four-legged ones. One could walk on a rather large loop or take a detour on the Jean Lauer Trail, which intersects the loop going north to south.
Wearing comfy shoes, the trail could take you to enjoy views of the nearby Half Moon Bay airport. Or, to the west, take in the view of calm Pacific Ocean waters with playful seals swimming about. When the water is very calm, a person can look down and see the water mammals playing underwater. Seagulls soaring by, the peaceful hike is the perfect place to take a few minutes and appreciate nature. Thankfully, there are even a couple of benches for those who may want to take extra time to take in the scenery.
Plenty of plant life in a variety of colors surrounds the dirt trail. Much of the area is being restored and signs remind those on the trails to respect the effort. Even from the trail the beauty of greens and pinks grouping together before a seemingly endless sea is easy to appreciate.
Below the beach is empty and few others tackled the trail on a recent weekend. Making this quick trip to the coast a lovely, mellow trip without ever leaving San Mateo County.
The parcel purchase, which was finalized Aug. 9, was made possibly by a $3 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board. The scenic bluff top, home to a section of the California Coastal Trail and a popular spot with hikers, is a natural extension of the reserve, whose habitat-rich shoreline at the foot of the bluff is a haven for a vast array of birds and sea creatures, according to POST.
POST purchased the bulk of Pillar Point Bluff in 2004 and additional parcels in 2007 and 2008. Since then, POST volunteers and vendors have carried out extensive stewardship projects on the land, including removing invasive Pampas grass, rerouting hiking paths away from eroding slopes and reseeding worn patches of bluff top with native plants. POST also removed the crumbling foundation of a former dairy barn and restored abandoned irrigation ponds used by seasonal birds and resident wildlife, according to POST.
Add a little exercise to the next outing by visiting the county’s latest acquisition — the 140-acre Pillar Point Bluff near Moss Beach. Interestingly, it’s not a new parcel of land which people can explore. In fact, those familiar with the area may not notice a difference. Those who haven’t taken the drive up Highway 1 may find an untapped jewel in the property formerly overseen by the Peninsula Open Space Trust.
With multiple trail heads, the hike can begin on pretty even land or a bit of an uphill hike. The uphill option — which is where you would start if using the directions at the end of this story — isn’t too strenuous.
Dirt trails combine over the parcel to give you numerous options for a leisurely hike with friends — two-legged or furry four-legged ones. One could walk on a rather large loop or take a detour on the Jean Lauer Trail, which intersects the loop going north to south.
Wearing comfy shoes, the trail could take you to enjoy views of the nearby Half Moon Bay airport. Or, to the west, take in the view of calm Pacific Ocean waters with playful seals swimming about. When the water is very calm, a person can look down and see the water mammals playing underwater. Seagulls soaring by, the peaceful hike is the perfect place to take a few minutes and appreciate nature. Thankfully, there are even a couple of benches for those who may want to take extra time to take in the scenery.
Plenty of plant life in a variety of colors surrounds the dirt trail. Much of the area is being restored and signs remind those on the trails to respect the effort. Even from the trail the beauty of greens and pinks grouping together before a seemingly endless sea is easy to appreciate.
Below the beach is empty and few others tackled the trail on a recent weekend. Making this quick trip to the coast a lovely, mellow trip without ever leaving San Mateo County.
The parcel purchase, which was finalized Aug. 9, was made possibly by a $3 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board. The scenic bluff top, home to a section of the California Coastal Trail and a popular spot with hikers, is a natural extension of the reserve, whose habitat-rich shoreline at the foot of the bluff is a haven for a vast array of birds and sea creatures, according to POST.
POST purchased the bulk of Pillar Point Bluff in 2004 and additional parcels in 2007 and 2008. Since then, POST volunteers and vendors have carried out extensive stewardship projects on the land, including removing invasive Pampas grass, rerouting hiking paths away from eroding slopes and reseeding worn patches of bluff top with native plants. POST also removed the crumbling foundation of a former dairy barn and restored abandoned irrigation ponds used by seasonal birds and resident wildlife, according to POST.
A day at the beach in San Mateo County usually comes with a cool breeze and beautiful scenery.
Add a little exercise to the next outing by visiting the county’s latest acquisition — the 140-acre Pillar Point Bluff near Moss Beach. Interestingly, it’s not a new parcel of land which people can explore. In fact, those familiar with the area may not notice a difference. Those who haven’t taken the drive up Highway 1 may find an untapped jewel in the property formerly overseen by the Peninsula Open Space Trust.
With multiple trail heads, the hike can begin on pretty even land or a bit of an uphill hike. The uphill option — which is where you would start if using the directions at the end of this story — isn’t too strenuous.
Dirt trails combine over the parcel to give you numerous options for a leisurely hike with friends — two-legged or furry four-legged ones. One could walk on a rather large loop or take a detour on the Jean Lauer Trail, which intersects the loop going north to south.
Wearing comfy shoes, the trail could take you to enjoy views of the nearby Half Moon Bay airport. Or, to the west, take in the view of calm Pacific Ocean waters with playful seals swimming about. When the water is very calm, a person can look down and see the water mammals playing underwater. Seagulls soaring by, the peaceful hike is the perfect place to take a few minutes and appreciate nature. Thankfully, there are even a couple of benches for those who may want to take extra time to take in the scenery.
Plenty of plant life in a variety of colors surrounds the dirt trail. Much of the area is being restored and signs remind those on the trails to respect the effort. Even from the trail the beauty of greens and pinks grouping together before a seemingly endless sea is easy to appreciate.
Below the beach is empty and few others tackled the trail on a recent weekend. Making this quick trip to the coast a lovely, mellow trip without ever leaving San Mateo County.
The parcel purchase, which was finalized Aug. 9, was made possibly by a $3 million grant from the Wildlife Conservation Board. The scenic bluff top, home to a section of the California Coastal Trail and a popular spot with hikers, is a natural extension of the reserve, whose habitat-rich shoreline at the foot of the bluff is a haven for a vast array of birds and sea creatures, according to POST.
POST purchased the bulk of Pillar Point Bluff in 2004 and additional parcels in 2007 and 2008. Since then, POST volunteers and vendors have carried out extensive stewardship projects on the land, including removing invasive Pampas grass, rerouting hiking paths away from eroding slopes and reseeding worn patches of bluff top with native plants. POST also removed the crumbling foundation of a former dairy barn and restored abandoned irrigation ponds used by seasonal birds and resident wildlife, according to POST.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Suzhou classical garden
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