<p>Tinhosa Pequena is an islet in São Tomé and Príncipe located northeast of the main island of São Tomé and approximately 20 km southwest of the island of Príncipe. The islet is north of the nearby larger islet named Tinhosa Grande.</p><br>
<p>Since 2012, it forms a part of the UNESCO&#39;s Island of Príncipe Biosphere Reserve (also known as Príncipe Biosphere Reserve as it encompass its surrounding islands).</p><br>
<p>Numerous seabirds dominate the islet including brown noddy (Anous stolidus), Anous minutus, Onychoprion fuscatus, white-tailed tropic bird (Phaethon lepturus) and the brown booby (Sula leucogaster) These are also founded on the neighboring islet.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The islet contains dry grasslands and rock ledges that elevate up to 40 m.</p><br>
<h2>Panorama</h2><br>
<p>The islet can be seen clearly from the southwestern part of Príncipe Island and, more rarely, from São Tomé Island.</p><br>
<h2>Nearest islands and islets</h2><br>
<p>Príncipe, approximately 20 km northeast</p><br>
<p>Tinhosa Grande, south</p><br>
<p>São Tomé, approximately 100 km southwest</p><br>
<p>Marys Rock, also known as Marys Rock, is a 3,514-foot  tall mountain in Shenandoah National Park, Virginia, United States. The peak is just south of the Thornton Gap Entrance of the park, and north of the taller Pinnacle. Marys Rock is the eighth highest peak in Shenandoah National Park.</p><br>
<h2>Hiking Mary's Rock</h2><br>
<p>Two trails lead to the summit of Mary&#39;s Rock. One which starts from the Panorama Visitor Center and the other which starts from the Meadow Spring Parking Area. The trail from Panorama is somewhat longer and steeper, and is generally considered more difficult. It follows the white-blazed Appalachian Trail. The other trail is shorter and somewhat less difficult. The summit of the rock offers views of the northern section of Shenandoah National Park and Page Valley.</p><br>
<h2>Legends of Mary's Rock</h2><br>
<p>Marys Rock has its fair share of legends of how the rock was named. One story claims that Francis Thornton wed Mary Savage and brought her up the mountain to show her the lands they would own together. In 2017 the song Marys Rock, written by Will Hopkins, was recorded by Terry Baucom&#39;s Dukes of Drive. The popular bluegrass group had chart success with a version of this story, suggesting Francis Thornton pushed Mary, or Mary slipped and fell off the rock to her untimely death, allowing Thornton to inherit the land. Another legend claims that Thornton had a daughter named Mary, who climbed up the mountain when she was young and came back with a bear cub under her arm. Yet another states that it was named after the wife of William Randolph Barbee.</p><br>
<h2>Marys Rock Tunnel</h2><br>
<p>Marys Rock Tunnel is a 610 ft long tunnel blasted through the mountain that Skyline Drive passes through. Constructed in 1932, it is considered one of the engineering feats of Skyline Drive.</p><br>
<p>The Marble Collegiate Church, founded in 1628, is one of the oldest continuous Protestant congregations in North America. The congregation, which is part of two denominations in the Reformed tradition—the United Church of Christ and the Reformed Church in America—is now located at 272 Fifth Avenue at the corner of West 29th Street in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1851–54 and was designed by Samuel A. Warner in Romanesque Revival style with Gothic trim. The facade is covered in Tuckahoe marble, for which the church, originally called the Fifth Avenue Church, was renamed in 1906.</p><br>
<p>The building was designated a New York City landmark in 1967, and in 1980 was added to the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The church congregation was founded in 1628 as the Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church and was affiliated with the Dutch Reformed Church, a Calvinist church in the Netherlands. During its first 150 years, Marble shared its ministers with the other Collegiate congregations as they developed in the city. This pooling of pastoral ministry was abandoned in 1871. The name "Collegiate" remains as part of the heritage of the four such churches in New York City today, and they participate in an administrative unit that oversees physical properties and investments held in common. The other congregations are Middle Collegiate, West End Collegiate, and Fort Washington Collegiate.</p><br>
<p>Norman Vincent Peale, the noted author of The Power of Positive Thinking, served as senior minister from 1932 to 1984. Under his ministry Marbles influence reached national levels and became known as "Americas Hometown Church". On November 19, 1961, Lucille Ball married her second husband Gary Morton in the church. Following Peales fifty-two year ministry, Arthur Caliandro served 25 years as the fifth senior minister of Marble Church. In all, he served 42 years on the pastoral staff. During Caliandros tenure, MarbleVision, the media ministry of Marble Church, was founded, its first woman minister was ordained, and the first women elders received. In addition, the church added its first new stained-glass window in almost 100 years. In 2009, Michael B. Brown, former pastor of Centenary United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, succeeded Caliandro as senior minister.</p><br>
<p>Peale was the reason why the Trump family came to attend Marble Collegiate Church; Peale also officiated the first marriage of Donald to Ivana Trump in 1977. In 1993, Marbles Minister Arthur Caliandro performed Trumps marriage to Marla Maples in the Grand Ballroom of the Plaza Hotel owned at the time by Trump. During his 2015–16 run for the Republican Partys presidential nomination, Donald Trump claimed to attend Marble Collegiate Church. Marble stated that though he has a history with the church, Trump is not currently an active member of Marbles congregation.</p><br>
<p>The church takes an affirm approach to same-gender relationships and non-cisgender identities. This includes the performing of same-sex marriage ceremonies, a designated queer fellowship (GIFTS), annual participation in the NYC Pride parade and sermons and material on the church website encouraging a historical-critical view of Scripture in opposition to the conservative Protestant belief in Biblical Inerrancy.</p><br>
<p>Mount Misen is the sacred mountain on the sacred island Itsukushima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan; it is situated within the World Heritage area of Itsukushima Shrine.</p><br>
<p>The sea around the island (Seto Inland Sea) and all of the island are within Setonaikai National Park.</p><br>
<p>The north side of the mountain is covered by primeval forest which is protected by Hiroshima prefecture. The northern foot of the mountain has buildings, including the temple of Daishō-in. Behind Itsukushima Shrine is Momijidani-Kōen.</p><br>
<p>Mount Misen was visited by Kūkai in the year 806, the 1st year of the Daidō era. Since ancient times, the mountain has been an important destination for religious visitors.</p><br>
<h2>Seven Wonders of the Misen</h2><br>
<p>Mount Burnham is one of the highest peaks in the San Gabriel Mountains. It is in the Sheep Mountain Wilderness. It is named for Frederick Russell Burnham the famous American military scout who taught Scoutcraft  to Robert Baden-Powell and became one of the inspirations for the founding of the Boy Scouts. Mount Burnham was officially recognized by the USGS at a dedication ceremony in 1951.</p><br>
<p>It was original known as (West Twin) "North Baldy Mountain". The peak is within Los Angeles County, about 16 mi north of Glendora, and 66 mi from Los Angeles. In 1956, Mount Burnham was added to the list of Signature Summits by the Hundred Peaks Section of the Sierra Club.</p><br>
<p>The 53 mi long Silver Moccasin Trail, a Boy Scout trail, connects the mountain with Mount Baden-Powell, Throop Peak and Mount Hawkins. The Pacific Crest Trail follows the same route in this area.</p><br>
<p>Most of the forest on Mount Burnham and along the trail consist of plants native to the region. The peak is covered by limber pine (Pinus flexilis), lodgepole (P. contorta), sugar pine (P. lambertiana), and Jeffrey pine (P. jeffreyi). Other plants of note include Holodiscus microphyllus, Monardella cinerea, Eriogonum umbellatum, Oreonana vestita, Cycladenia humilis, and the rare, local yellow-flowered Peirson&#39;s lupine (Lupinus peirsonii). The area is occasionally visited by bighorn sheep and a rare mountain lion.</p><br>
<p>Rocks in the area range in age from Pre-Cambrian (probable) igneous and metamorphics to Pre-Cretaceous metamorphics. The Vincent Thrust Fault, the oldest major fault in the range, dating to the Mesozoic, passes through the area.</p><br>
<p>Broom Fell is a small hill in the English Lake District. It lies on a ridge connecting Lord&#39;s Seat and Graystones, but is rarely climbed. Alfred Wainwright did however accord it the status of a separate fell in his influential guidebook series, the Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells.</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The North Western Fells occupy the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north-south axis. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. The most northerly sector, rising between Whinlatter Pass and the Vale of Embleton, includes Broom Fell.</p><br>
<p>Lord&#39;s Seat, is the highest of the fells north of Whinlatter and sends out a long ridge westwards. The ridge begins with a marshy depression before rising to the summit of Broom Fell. It then continues west to the more pronounced saddle of Widow Hause, beyond which is Graystones. Widow Hause, is densely forested on the southern side with the conifers of the Darling How Plantation.</p><br>
<p>To the south of Broom Fell, is the pleasant valley of Aiken Beck, heavily wooded in its lower reaches. This secluded dale lies between the main ridge and Whinlatter Fell, draining to the west and ultimately reaching the Cocker. Hidden within the Darling How Plantation, is the fine waterfall of Spout Force.</p><br>
<p>On the northern flank of Broom Fell, is Burthwaite Heights (1,043 ft), listed as a separate top in some guidebooks. This is a small hill beside the vast morass of Wythop. Wythop Moss itself lies to the west and drains (slowly) via Tom Rudd Beck. To the east of Burthwaite Heights, runs the valley of Wythop Beck, emptying rather more effectively between the twin hills of Ling Fell and Sale Fell.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>The predominant rock, is the Ordovician Kirk Stile Formation of the Skiddaw Group. This consists of laminated mudstone and siltstone. To the south of the summit are outcrops of greywacke sandstone.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>The top is grassy, and the summit is marked by the end of a wall coming up from Aiken Beck to the south west. Since this wall connects to no others, and simply stops at the highest point, its purpose in unknown. A summit cairn of approximately 2m in height now exists on the summit as does a small wind shelter made from part of the wall.</p><br>
<p>The view southward, takes in the Whiteside-Grisedale Pike ridge and the Grasmoor fells showing behind. Westward, across the Vale of Lorton, are the Loweswater Fells, and to the east and north there are sightings of higher fells on either side of Lord&#39;s Seat. The coastal plain and Solway Firth are also seen to good effect.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>From Wythop Mill a crossing of Wythop Moss can be made, using the old path which gives the only remotely dry footing. Once the marsh is passed an ascent up the northern slope of Widow Hause leads to the ridge.</p><br>
<p>The alternative is to make use of Aiken Beck, a car park being available near Scawgill Bridge on the Whinlatter Pass road. From the valley the southern slopes of Broom Fell can be tackled direct, or a longer route can be taken via the summit of Lord&#39;s Seat.</p><br>
<p>Whinlatter is a small fell in the north west of the English Lake District, just north of the Whinlatter Pass. It is easily climbed from the top of the Whinlatter Pass, through the Forestry Commission plantations. The Whinlatter Visitors Centre, a popular tourist attraction, is on the south side of the fell. The hill is part of a horseshoe around the valley of Aiken Beck. The fells name originates from a combination of the Old Norse and Gaelic languages. With the Old Norse word hvin meaning gorse or furze, and the Gaelic word lettir&#39; meaning slope, the name translates as "The Gorse or furze-covered slope.".</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>The North Western Fells occupy the area between the rivers Derwent and Cocker, a broadly oval swathe of hilly country, elongated on a north-south axis. Two roads cross from east to west, dividing the fells into three convenient groups. Whinlatter is in the most northerly sector, rising between Whinlatter Pass and the Vale of Embleton.</p><br>
<p>The hub of this group of fells is Lords Seat, the highest point north of Whinlatter Pass. The main line of high ground runs east to west, taking in Barf, Lords Seat, Broom Fell and Graystones, before petering out in the direction of Cockermouth. Lord&#39;s Seat however sends out a substantial additional ridge which starts southward, curves west and finally turns back north. This is Whinlatter, and the valley enclosed between it and the main ridge is that of Aiken Beck.</p><br>
<p>The descending ridge from Lord&#39;s Seat has a number of tops along its length. First is Ullister Hill (1,722 ft) which is normally reckoned part of the parent fell. The ridge then narrows at Tarbarrel Moss (1,617 ft), before rising again as it turns westward to arrive at Whinlatter Top, the summit. A final top, Brown How (1,696 ft) stands above the terminal descent to Aiken Beck.</p><br>
<p>From Ullister Hill to Tarbarrel Moss the ridge line and both flanks fall within Thornthwaite Forest. All sides of the lower slopes of Brown How also form part of the Forestry Commission holdings. Depending on the stage in the planting cycle large parts of the fellside will therefore be clad in conifers at any one time. Access problems have now been resolved and the landowner welcomes walkers, many marked trails being available through the woodland.</p><br>
<p>The southern boundary of the fell is formed by the Whinlatter Pass road. The summit of the pass lies south east of Whinlatter Top, marking the line of the Derwent-Cocker watershed. This falls from Tarbarrel Moss to the road, bypassing the highest point of the fell so that all of its waters flow to the Cocker. From the road summit Whinlatter Beck runs westward beneath the steepest face of the fell, Whinlatter Crag being a little below the highest point. To the north of Whinlatter is the quiet valley of Aiken Beck, its entrance neatly hidden in the woods between Brown How and Graystones. Its tributaries Willybrag Gill and Drycloff Gill drain the slopes of the fell. One wonders at the derivation of the former name. Aiken Beck and Whinlatter Gill combine to form Blaze Beck, a sizeable stream flowing into the Cocker at Low Lorton.</p><br>
<h2>Position of summit</h2><br>
<p>Alfred Wainwright in his influential Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells noted that Ordnance Survey maps of his time showed Brown How to be the summit, a statement he discussed at some length and proved to be incorrect by his own amateur surveying. Modern maps of the Ordnance Survey appear to have conceded the point.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>In the summit areas of Whinlatter are rocks of the Loweswater Formation. This is composed of Greywacke sandstone turbidities.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>Brown How bears a large circular hide or windshelter, whilst Whinlatter Top itself has only a modest cairn. The Lake District views are poor, except for the close-ups of Hopegill Head and Grisedale Pike across the pass, showing their full craggy glory on this side. Through Whinlatter Pass there is also a sight of the Helvellyn range and Skiddaw group. This is made up for by the northward views to the Solway Firth and the Scottish mountains beyond, best viewed from the westerly peak, Brown How.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>The easiest line is direct from the top of the pass, either up the side of the forest fence or snaking through the woodland along the forest roads. Brown How can be reached from Aiken, allowing a start from Scawgill Bridge on the western side of the pass. The full circuit of Aiken Beck, taking in Graystones, Broom Fell, Lord&#39;s Seat and Whinlatter is also a possibility.</p><br>
<p>St. Georges Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal church located at 319 Front Street  in Hempstead, New York. It was constructed in 1822 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 as St. Georges Church.</p><br>
<p>The Rectory of St. George&#39;s Episcopal Church is an historic rectory located at 217 Peninsula Boulevard in Hempstead. It</p><br>
<p>was listed on the National Register, in 1988.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Founded in 1702, the church was re-erected in 1734 to replace the original. However, its current edifice was built in 1822 following the second church&#39;s destruction.</p><br>
<p>In 1735, it received a charter from King George II.</p><br>
<p>During the American Revolution, Hempstead was a hotbed of British sympathizers or Tories, as they were known. The British attempted to occupy Hempstead after the Battle of Long Island and used St. George&#39;s as a headquarters as well as a place to worship. Local folklore has it that the rooster weather vane atop the steeple has sixteen bullet marks placed there by Hessian mercenaries who used it for target practice. American troops occupied the church for a period under Ezekiel Cornell from Rhode Island. Cornell "converted the Episcopal Church into a store house, forbid the parson to pray for the King or any of the Royal Family and made use of the communion table as a convenience for his Yankees to eat upon."</p><br>
<p>Both the church and its rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>Erection (1734)</h2><br>
<p>On April 2, 1734, John Mott and Thomas Gildersleeve, by order of the town, set apart half an acre for a new church, west of the old one. At first, the church was only half pewed; there were eighteen pews, presumably square. The first pew was given to George Clarke, Secretary to the Governor, who lived in Hyde Park and was a benefactor to the church.</p><br>
<p>On November 1, 1734, at a town meeting, the majority voted to move the seats out of the old church into the new.</p><br>
<h2>Petition to Charter the Church</h2><br>
<p>June 27, 1735, names of petitioners for this charter of the church:&#39;</p><br>
<p>The Rev. Robert Jenney, Rector.</p><br>
<p>James Albertus</p><br>
<p>Robert Marvin</p><br>
<p>George Balden</p><br>
<p>Jacamiah Mitchell</p><br>
<p>Gerhardus Clowes, clerk of Vestry</p><br>
<p>Joseph Mott</p><br>
<p>Charles Peters</p><br>
<p>William Cornell, Sr. & Jr.</p><br>
<p>James Pine, Sr.</p><br>
<p>John Cornell, Jr.</p><br>
<p>John Roe</p><br>
<p>John Cornell</p><br>
<p>Micah Smith</p><br>
<p>Richard Cornell, Jr.</p><br>
<p>Peter Smith, Jr.</p><br>
<p>William Cornell</p><br>
<p>Timothy Smith</p><br>
<p>Thomas Cornell, Jr.</p><br>
<p>Peter Smith</p><br>
<p>Isaac Germon</p><br>
<p>Jacob Smith</p><br>
<p>Thomas Gildersleeve</p><br>
<p>Joseph Smith</p><br>
<p>George Gildersleeve</p><br>
<p>Silas Smith</p><br>
<p>Daniel Hewlett</p><br>
<p>Robert Sutton</p><br>
<p>James Hugins</p><br>
<p>Richard Thorne, Esq.</p><br>
<p>Joseph Langdon</p><br>
<p>Joseph Thorne, Esq.</p><br>
<p>William Langdon</p><br>
<p>Thomas Williams</p><br>
<p>Thomas Lee</p><br>
<h2>Consecration</h2><br>
<p>On Tuesday, April 22, 1735, the Governor, with his wife and family, set out for Hempstead to be present at the consecration of the church. Along with him came: his son-in-law and daughter, the then-Secretary George Clarke, the Chief Justice Delancey, Reverend Vesey, some of the clergy, and a great many of the principal merchants and gentlemen and ladies of the City of New York. About six miles west of Jamaica, the Governor was met by the troops of horse, who escorted him to Jamaica, where dinner was provided for him and all of his company. In the afternoon, he proceeded to Hempstead, (escorted as before), where he arrived in the evening and was entertained by the Reverend Robert Jenney, St. George&#39;s minister.</p><br>
<p>The next day, being St. Georges Day, the regiment of militia and troops were drawn up on both sides, from Jenneys house to the church. The Governor, attended by some of the most prominent men in the county, walked to the church. There, a sermon was preached on the occasion, for an extremely crowded audience, by Jenney, from Psalms 115, verses 1 and 2.</p><br>
<p>After the service, the Governor reviewed the regiment of militia and troops standing under arms and expressed his satisfaction on the appearance both of the officers and men. The Governor was afterwards entertained by Colonel Tredwell, commander of the regiment. In the evening, he was entertained by Colonel Cornwell, of Rockaway, in the same manner.</p><br>
<p>A generous collection was made for the church on this occasion:</p><br>
<p>The Governor gave the King&#39;s arms, painted and gilded</p><br>
<p>Secretary George Clarke gave a crimson damask set of furniture for the communion table, pulpit and desk</p><br>
<p>John Marsh gave a silver basin for baptism.</p><br>
<p>The Rev. Mr. Vessey and his people had already contributed about £50.</p><br>
<h2>The Current St. George's</h2><br>
<p>The current building contains oak interior columns that were dragged across the Hempstead Plains by horse, then hewn and installed in the sanctuary. They span from ground to roof and show little sign of their great age. More than one of the beautiful stained glass windows was designed by Tiffany Studios, and the padded pew boxes hearken to days of old on Long Island when the well-to-do would arrive at church in park drag coaches to take their place in the front pew boxes.</p><br>
<p>The Dalles Carnegie Library is a historic former library building located in The Dalles, Oregon, United States. It is one of the thousands of libraries whose construction was funded by Andrew Carnegie. The construction grant of $10,000 was approved in March 1907, and it was dedicated in September 1910.</p><br>
<p>The building was used as the local public library until September 1966. In 1967 the building was leased from the city and converted into an art center. In 1997 the city deeded the building The Dalles Art Association, which continues the building&#39;s arts function. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<p>The building is approximately 50 by, is Beaux-Arts classical in style, and is constructed of brick with concrete foundation walls and window sills. There is a hip roof and tall brick chimneys with flared tops extending above the eaves. The building remains much as it was when constructed, with extensive original trim, a fireplace on the south wall upstairs, large windows, and the integrity of the exterior appearance is intact. Some minor modifications, including a small office and kitchenette have been added in the southwest corner upstairs.</p><br>
<p>Badger Pass  is a high mountain pass in Beaverhead County, Montana. It is located between Bannack, Montana and Dillon, and traversed by Montana Secondary Highway 278.</p><br>
<p>The Badger Pass Mine is located at 45.21659 and W -112.95087. A "miniature gold rush" took place in the 1930s, with the discovery of an unusual sandstone formation on both sides of Badger Pass Road which turned out to contain gold, and was valued "as high as $42 a ton."</p><br>
<p>The Badger claim is in the SE1/4 of section 26, T6S, R11W, north of the Ermont No. 19 shaft. It was claimed during the 1932 gold rush by Hurly Leach and D. V. Erwin. The mine was developed by an inclined shaft at least 110 feet deep into a silicified replacement body in Jefferson Dolomite. The mine was worked from 1933 to 1936 and again in 1941. Total production was 859 tons containing 330 ounces of gold, 123 ounces of silver and 102 pounds of copper.</p><br>
<p>Big Hole Pass  is a high mountain pass on the Montana Idaho border approximately 8 miles due south of Montana State Highway 43 in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Beaverhead County, Montana and Salmon National Forest, Lemhi County, Idaho. This location should not be confused with a sign on Montana Highway 278 at the height of land west of Dillon, Montana that denotes the eastern entrance to the Big Hole valley.</p><br>
<p>The Continental Divide Trail goes over this pass which is about 11 miles south southeast of the more famous Chief Joseph Pass. The Pass can be approached on a Forest Service road, Dahlonega Creek Road (079), from the west, or Forest Service Road #943 from Highway 43 from the east.</p><br>
<p>On their return trip the Lewis & Clark Expedition</p><br>
<p>separated at Travelers Rest in Idaho. On July 3, 1806, Meriwether Lewis headed</p><br>
<p>north to explore the Marias River while William Clark headed up the Bitterroot River with 50 men, Sacagawea and her baby. They crossed Big Hole Pass on their way to their cache of supplies at Camp Fortunate.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>This pass can&#39;t be seen from a paved highway, but is frequently traversed by thru-hikers on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT). Hunters, fishermen and other outdoors people use the area. Within a mile of Big Hole Pass, a woods road sits on the actual Continental Divide. Water draining from the muddy road on the left goes toward the Pacific Ocean while water on the right goes toward the Atlantic Ocean.</p><br>
<p>Watson’s Dodd is a fell in the English Lake District, a minor rise on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range in the Eastern Fells, but a prominent shoulder on the west side of that range.</p><br>
<p>At its foot is the imposing crag of Castle Rock, on which rock climbers have developed some 60 named routes.</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>Seen from the west, Watson’s Dodd is a noticeable shoulder on the Helvellyn ridge, north of Sticks Pass. The summit stands on the main ridge of the Helvellyn range at the point where the south-west ridge of Great Dodd and the north-west ridge of Stybarrow Dodd meet and merge. From this point a shoulder drops into the valley of the How Beck at Legburthwaite. This shoulder, part of the High Fells of St John’s Common, is sharply defined by the deep valleys of Mill Gill to its north and Stanah Gill to its south. It slopes gently to around the 500 m contour, and then drops more steeply into the valley over a number of rocky crags. Just before reaching the valley, part of this shoulder rises again to the high, precipitous crag known as Castle Rock.</p><br>
<p>On the eastern side of the ridge the deep valley of Browndale Beck separates Great Dodd from Stybarrow Dodd, so that Watson’s Dodd has no eastern flanks at all other than its triangular summit plateau.</p><br>
<p>The highest point on Watson’s Dodd has an elevation of 789 m, a prominence of only 11 m above the slight depression separating it from Stybarrow Dodd.</p><br>
<p>Watson’s Dodd stands on the main watershed between the Derwent river system to the west, and Ullswater (and the Eden river system) to the east. Streams on the west are now captured by a water leat and diverted into Thirlmere reservoir.</p><br>
<h2>Castle Rock</h2><br>
<p>Standing at the top of the Vale of St John’s, the nearly vertical Castle Rock juts out from the hillside with rock faces on three sides. The castle-like profile is made still more picturesque by a garland of mixed woodland around the lower slopes. This rock has attracted the admiring views of visitors since the start of tourism to the Lakes. Thomas West in 1778 referred to the valley ‘nobly terminated by the castle-like rock of St. John’. Jonathan Otley in 1823 knew the rock as ‘the massive rock of Green Crag, sometimes called the Castle Rock of St. John&#39;s’. The Scottish lawyer and novelist Sir Walter Scott, wrote his romantic narrative-poem The Bridal of Triermain in 1812. In this, Castle Rock appears as the setting for the Enchanted Castle from which the hero, Sir Roland de Vaux of Triermain, must rescue the maiden, Gyneth. Triermain was the name of a fiefdom in the barony of Gilsland in north-east Cumberland; a pele-tower near Birdoswald still bears the name.</p><br>
<p>The association with Walter Scott’s poem has sometimes led Castle Rock to be called Castle Rock of Triermain, especially by rock climbers in order to distinguish it from another Castle Rock in Gloucestershire.</p><br>
<p>Climbers have discovered and named over 60 routes up the rock. The precipitous North Crag (75 metres / 246 feet high) was first climbed by Jim Birkett on April Fools&#39; Day, 1939, by a route called Overhanging Bastion. Since 2011 the North Crag has been considered dangerous because a large crack has opened up at the top creating the potential for a massive rockfall. South Crag (35 metres / 115 feet high) is less steep, sunnier and quicker-drying, and holds the less difficult routes.</p><br>
<p>The summit of Castle Rock has an elevation of 339 m (1,112 ft), with a prominence of 29 m (95 ft) from the fellside behind it.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>The summit of Watson’s Dodd is a grassy triangular plateau which slopes gently to the east and is bounded by paths on all three sides. Its highest point, at the western apex of the triangle, is marked by a small cairn.</p><br>
<p>The view from the summit is ‘sumptuous’. Standing to the west of the main ridge, the summit gives a panoramic view from Blencathra and Skiddaw in the north, round to the Coniston group in the south. The view extends over Thirlmere to the central fells, and is bounded by the western and northwestern fells. On a clear day the hills of south-west Scotland are also visible.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>Routes to the top begin from the B5322 road, where parking is available at Legburthwaite or at Stanah village hall. There are no marked paths up the fellside. Keeping to the crest of the ridge (after avoiding the initial rocky crags, or after visiting Castle Rock if wished) leads unfailingly to the summit cairn.</p><br>
<p>The summit may also be visited by following the well-used paths along the main Helvellyn ridge, though many ridge walkers appear to bypass the summit.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>The rocks of Watson’s Dodd are all part of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, formed on the margin of an ancient continent during a period of intense volcanic activity, roughly 450 million years ago in the Ordovician Period.</p><br>
<p>Within that group, the bulk of the rocks forming the fell belong to the Birker Fell Andesite Formation. These rocks are among the earliest of the volcanic rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Group, and are part of a thick succession of andesite sheets which now outcrop in a wide band around the western and northern sides of the Lake District.</p><br>
<p>These sheets were formed by successive eruptions of mobile andesitic lava from shallow-sided volcanoes.</p><br>
<p>Between the individual lava flows may be beds of volcaniclastic sandstone, sedimentary deposits formed from the erosion of the volcanic rocks. The geological map shows small deposits of this on the fellside, as well as some lapilli-tuff resulting from a more explosive eruption.</p><br>
<p>After the eruptions of the Birker Fell Formation the composition of the erupting magma changed from andesitic to dacitic, and as a result the nature of the volcanism became more explosive. In the area to the north of Sticks Pass the Birker Fell andesites are overlain by the Lincomb Tarns Tuff Formation. This formation is one of the most widespread of the volcanic rocks of the Lake District; it seems that the whole district was buried beneath at least 150 m of densely welded ignimbrite, a rock formed from pyroclastic flows of very hot gas and rock. This formation must represent a series of eruptions of truly exceptional magnitude, accompanying the formation of a volcanic caldera, probably in the area around where Helvellyn stands today.</p><br>
<p>On Watson’s Dodd this formation is represented by two members. The Tarn Crags Member makes up Castle Rock, as well as a thin layer higher up the fellside at about the 650 m contour. It is a coarse-grained dacitic lapilli-tuff. Above this thin layer are rocks of the Thirlmere Tuff Member, which covers the top of the fell. First is an area of volcaniclastic breccia, which forms a series of small rocky outcrops on the fellside, and above this is a thick sheet of welded rhyo-dacitic lapilli-tuff in which the individual pieces of semi-molten lava (the lapilli) were flattened under the weight of deposits above them. This rock weathers to a white or pink colour, but it is covered by the smooth grassy turf characteristic of Great Dodd, Watson’s Dodd and Stybarrow Dodd, all of which are covered by the same sheet.</p><br>
<h2>Names</h2><br>
<p>Watson’s Dodd. Dod or dodd is a dialect word of unknown origin, but is common in hill names in the Lake District and the Scottish Borders for bare rounded summits, either free standing or subsidiary shoulders to higher neighbours.</p><br>
<p>The Watson whose name this fell commemorates is unknown. There may (or may not) be a connection with Watson’s Park in the same parish of St John’s. If so, since that name is first recorded in 1734, Watson must have lived no later than the early eighteenth century.</p><br>
<h2>Image gallery</h2><br>
<p>Chief Joseph Pass el. 7,251 ft is a mountain pass on the continental divide of the Rocky Mountains in the northwestern United States. It separates Lemhi County, Idaho and Beaverhead County, Montana. The pass is in the Bitterroot Mountains and is traversed by Montana State Highway 43. The pass is named after Chief Joseph of the Wallowa band of the Nez Perce tribe who traversed the pass in 1877 during the Nez Perce War.</p><br>
<p>West of the pass, the highway connects with US-93 at Lost Trail Pass, about.5 mi west of the divide. Between the passes the Montana highway is actually in Idaho, for about 1 mi.</p><br>
<p>This is the northern-most pass on the continental divide between Idaho and Montana. Less than a mile north, the Continental Divide heads eastward into Montana, following the Ravalli-Beaverhead county line towards Butte. East of Chief Joseph Pass, Highway 43 descends to Wisdom 26 mi away, passing the historic Big Hole National Battlefield, which commemorates that battle of 1877. In early September 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition either crossed this pass or the nearby Lost Trail Pass as they traveled westward into the Bitterroot Valley of present-day Ravalli County.</p><br>
<p>The Lost Trail Powder Mountain ski area is about 1 mi west, at Lost Trail Pass on US-93.</p><br>
<p>Cumbres Pass, elevation 10,022 ft, is a mountain pass in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado, United States. The pass is traversed by State Highway 17 and the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. The highway has a moderate 5.8% approach on the north side and a gentler, 4% approach on the south side. It is rarely closed in winter and does not normally cause problems for vehicles, since the road is not a major through highway.</p><br>
<h2>Railroad</h2><br>
<p>The railroad line was built in the early 1880s by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad as part of their San Juan Extension line from Alamosa, Colorado to Durango, Colorado. The railroad has a steep (for a railroad) 4% grade approaching from the west, so additional helper locomotives were usually run (and often still are) on trains from Chama to Cumbres Pass. The facilities at the pass were built by the railroad to support the turning of the helper locomotives for their return to Chama, and provide water to locomotives after the climb. Some of the structures at the pass, including the station building, were demolished when the highway was realigned. Regular passenger service was provided by the San Juan Express, running from Alamosa to Durango, and was discontinued in 1951, although numerous rail-fan specials operated over the line until the Fall of 1967. Freight service on the line ended in 1968 and since 1970 the railroad from Chama to Antonito has been owned and operated by the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad which operates trains over the pass during the tourist season. The original section house, car inspectors house, and part of the old snowshed remain on Cumbres Pass and are maintained by the Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad. At present, no one lives at the summit of Cumbres Pass, though when the railroad operated as a common carrier line, railroad personnel were stationed at the pass full-time.</p><br>
<h2>Hiking</h2><br>
<p>The Pass is on the Continental Divide Trail and represents a transition between states. Northbound hikers head toward Colorado’s San Juan Mountain Wilderness while southbound hikers enter New Mexico’s Carson National Forest.</p><br>
<p>Devil&#39;s Gate Pass is a mountain pass in Mono County, California, traversed by USA Route 395. The pass is named for the Devils Gate, a granitic formation located west of the summit of the pass.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Bridgeport and the East Walker River lie to the east and south of Devil&#39;s Gate, and the West Walker River lies to the west and north. The Sierra Nevada rise up from the west and south of the pass, while to the northeast the Sweetwater Mountains spur off from the Sierra Nevada. The Little Walker Caldera lies southwest of the pass.</p><br>
<p>Devil&#39;s Gate Pass is a few miles east of Sonora Junction, which is the junction of USA 395 with State Route 108. This segment of USA 395 connects Antelope Walker valley to Big Meadows (Bridgeport). State Route 108 terminates at Sonora Junction with the west bound road connecting to Sonora Pass and Sonora over the Sierra Nevada. The given coordinates are the location of the highest point of USA Route 395 through the pass (what Caltrans calls the summit of the pass).</p><br>
<h2>Visitor information</h2><br>
<p>Visitors to the area should acquire a Toiyabe National Forest service map before exploring beyond USA Route 395. Although most of the surrounding land is publicly owned and accessible via Burcham Flat Road (the correct spelling of Burcham is uncertain and varies, verbal communication to editor from Mono County records archivist) and Little Walker Road, the land on either side of USA Route 395 through the pass is privately owned. The forest service map highlights public and private lands in color.</p><br>
<h2>Flora</h2><br>
<p>A wide variety of flora can be found around the summit. Besides the dominant Artemisia tridentata (big sage) and Purshia tridentata (bitterbrush) noteworthy large plants include Juniperus occidentalis (western juniper), Pinus jeffreyi (Jeffrey pine), Cercocarpus ledifolius (curl leaf mountain mahogany), Amelanchier (service berry uncertain species) and Populus tremuloides (quaking aspen). Amelanchier and Populus tremuloides display bright yellow colors in the fall, attracting photographers. Many of these are exceptionally large and old for the species, with junipers up to 1500 years old (verbal revision of 1172 age of DGS-19 from Scotty Strachan), juniper snags up to 2200 years old (in tree ring lab at University of Nevada, Reno), Jeffreys over 400 years old having been verified (core sample taken and dated by Scotty Strachan, unpublished data). Too many other species are present in less conspicuous numbers to enumerate. Small wildflowers are abundant in the spring.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna</h2><br>
<p>The area west of the Devil&#39;s Gate is designated as a deer migration zone by the Mono County Planning commission. The Rocky Mountain mule deer cross US-395 near the pass regularly and there are deer crossing signs to warn drivers of the hazard. Numerous other animals have been spotted in the area around the pass including American badger, black bear, chipmunk, cougar, coyote, rabbit, rubber boa, sage grouse, and vole. Numerous song birds are present during the warmer months. Ravens and hawks can be seen flying overhead.</p><br>
<h2>History and land use</h2><br>
<p>John C. Fremont crossed the pass in Jan 1844. His party was surveying the western boundary of the Nevada Basin but due to cold weather they were forced to search for a route across the Sierra Nevada and the warmth of Californias central valley. Due to difficult terrain and deep snow (weather estimates indicate snowfall was significantly below normal at the time), he was forced to abandon his cannon on Jan 29, 1844 after crossing the pass (from Fremonts log). It is unclear if the cannon has ever been found.</p><br>
<p>The Mono County museum has on display what is claimed to be the canon carriage, which was found a few miles away in 2011-2012.</p><br>
<p>Various commercial activities have been attempted along the pass. Enough water to power a mill was noted by William H. Brewer in his journal entry for July 15, 1863.</p><br>
<p>The remnants of a steam powered machine (probably a saw mill) can be found on private property near the gate along Saw Mill Creek (identified by the property owner and viewed by the editor).</p><br>
<p>A stage stop and resort at Fales Hot spring 2 miles to the west was operated from about 1877 through 1952. In 1952 the main building was burned in a Butane filling accident. A newer resort was constructed in 1954 using the insurance money but most of it was subsequently torn down. The still standing restaurant has been converted into a private residence (verbal communication between editor and owner of the property). The gasoline station next to the resort remained open until at least the 1970s and was torn down around 1990.</p><br>
<p>A small ski run was operated at Swaugger Creek, 4 miles to the east of the pass, in the 1930s. The Devil&#39;s Gate pack station catering to deer hunters was operated at the pass by the Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit from 1981 until 1999 (verbal communication to the editor from the Virginia Lakes Pack Outfit owner, 2013). Currently much of the private land is used as pasture (west side of pass) or for private homes (east side of pass).</p><br>
<p>Lake Independence is located in Marquette County in the Upper Peninsula of the USA state of Michigan. The lake is fed primarily by the Yellow Dog River. The lake is naturally occurring, but its level has been stabilized and raised slightly to 625 ft above mean sea level by a dam. Outflow is the short Iron River, which flows slightly over 1 mi into Lake Superior.</p><br>
<p>It is located in the eastern part of Powell Township, with the town of Big Bay at the northwest corner of the lake.</p><br>
<p>Lake Independence is 1,860 acre and reaches a depth of 30 ft. It contains many species of fish, including black crappie, bluegill, brown trout, cisco, northern pike, rock bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, white sucker, and yellow perch.</p><br>
<p>The lake can be accessed by County Road 550. Its recreational uses include swimming and fishing.</p><br>
<p>Dunraven Pass  is a mountain pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>In 1874, just two years after the park&#39;s creation, the Earl of Dunraven, a titled Irish Peer made a visit to Yellowstone in conjunction with a hunting expedition to the Northern Rockies. He was so impressed with the park, that he devoted well over 150 pages to Yellowstone in his, published in London by Chatto & Windus in 1876. The Great Divide was one of the earliest works to praise and publicize the park.</p><br>
<p>In 1878 during a USA Geological Survey of the park, Henry Gannett, a geographer working with the survey, named a peak just two miles southwest of Mount Washburn in the honor of the Earl of Dunraven and the service his book had done for the park. In 1879, Philetus Norris, the park superintendent gave the pass on the Grand Loop Road between Tower and Canyon the name Dunraven because of its proximity to Dunraven Peak.</p><br>
<p>Lookout Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern United States. In the Coeur d&#39;Alene Mountains of the Bitterroot Range, the pass is on the border between Idaho and Montana, traversed by Interstate 90  at an elevation of 4,710 ft above sea level.</p><br>
<p>Lookout Pass is the eastern border of northern Idaho&#39;s Silver Valley, and has the distinction of being "Exit 0" on Interstate 90 in Montana. Established in 1935, Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is on the eastbound side of the highway, straddling the border. The state border line is the ridge line of the mountains and at the pass runs briefly east-west, with Idaho on the north side and Montana the south.</p><br>
<p>The pass separates the communities of Mullan in Shoshone County, Idaho, and Saltese in Mineral County, Montana. It is the highest point on Interstate 90 between Seattle and Missoula. The pass is also a time zone border, with northern Idaho on Pacific Time and Montana on Mountain Time. Eastbound on I-90, its elevation is not surpassed until beyond Deer Lodge.</p><br>
<p>The pass was formerly traversed by the Northern Pacific Railway and the right-of-way is still intact and used as a rail trail. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("The Milwaukee Road") ran nearby, using the St. Paul Pass Tunnel south of Lookout Pass; its East Portal is at 4,150 ft, 2 mi southwest of exit 5 of I-90 in Montana. The 1.66 mi tunnel was completed in 1908 and is part of the Route of the Hiawatha rail trail.</p><br>
<p>The historic Mullan Road of 1860 crossed the Bitterroots nearby at Mullan Pass (47.464&deg; latitude, -115.637&deg; longitude), approximately 3 mi east-northeast at</p><br>
<p>Lost Trail Pass is a mountain pass in the Rocky Mountains of the northwestern United States, on the border of Idaho and Montana in the Bitterroot Mountains. The pass is at an elevation of 7,014 ft above sea level and is traversed by USA Highway 93.</p><br>
<p>The pass is about a half-mile (1 km) west of the continental divide, which retreats eastward at this point, inside Montana along the Ravalli-Beaverhead county border, toward Butte. Southeast of Lost Trail Pass, the divide straddles the state line into Yellowstone National Park and continues in Wyoming.</p><br>
<p>South of the pass in Idaho is the North Fork of the Salmon River, which descends with US-93 to North Fork to join the main Salmon River. In Montana, US-93 drops northward into the Bitterroot River Valley, and gradually descends towards Hamilton, Lolo, and Missoula.</p><br>
<p>Over two centuries ago in 1805, Lewis and Clark crossed the divide between Lemhi County (Idaho) and Ravalli County (Montana) approximately 1.3 mi northwest of Lost Trail Pass to enter the Bitterroot Valley on September 4. They later rested for a few days at Travelers&#39; Rest, near present-day Lolo, in preparation for their crossing over the snowy Bitterroots at Lolo Pass, back into present-day Idaho, following the Lolo Trail, north of US-12.</p><br>
<p>The Lost Trail Powder Mountain ski area is at the pass, immediately west of US-93, with lifts and runs in both states.</p><br>
<p>Monitor Pass  is a high mountain pass in California in the Sierra Nevada southeast of Lake Tahoe. It is traversed by State Route 89 near that highway&#39;s southern terminus at USA Route 395 near the community of Topaz. While this section of Route 89 serves to connect the basins of the West Walker River and Carson River, Monitor Pass itself lies on a side ridge between tributaries of the East Fork Carson River. Crossing the pass allows for a more direct route between USA 395 and Markleeville, California, at the expense of some additional elevation.</p><br>
<p>Monitor Pass is part of the route taken by Jedediah Smith in late spring of 1827 when leaving California at the end of his first exploratory journey, the first crossing ever of the Sierra Nevada by a non-native. Smith first came down from Ebbetts Pass, then continued from Monitor Pass past Topaz Lake into Nevada.</p><br>
<p>The highway through the pass was completed in the early 1950s, making it one of the most recent Sierra Nevada passes to be opened by a paved road. The highway project was promoted by Robert M. Jackson of Markleeville, who worked for the Alpine County Public Works Department for more than 30 years.</p><br>
<p>State Route 89 over Monitor Pass is subject to winter closure due to snow accumulation. Dates of closure vary depending on the weather, but Monitor Pass is generally not open to vehicular traffic between late November and early April.</p><br>
<p>Nez Perce Pass is a mountain pass in the Bitterroot Mountains on the border between the USA states of Idaho and Montana. The pass is at an elevation of 6,587 ft above sea level. The Nez Perce Pass Trailhead offers access to the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and the Frank Church—River of No Return Wilderness.</p><br>
<p>The pass is located "between Wildernesses nearly twice as large as the combined states of Delaware and Rhode Island," on what is "probably one of the wildest roads in the United States."</p><br>
<p>To the north is the 1.2-million-acre Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness and to the south the 2.2-million-acre Frank</p><br>
<p>Church-River of No Return Wilderness. These areas comprise over 11% of the Congressionally established Wilderness area in the 48 contiguous states.</p><br>
<p>A sign honoring Doris Milner of Hamilton, Montana "graces the Montana side" of the pass. "A sign honoring Idaho Senator Frank Church identifies the Idaho side... Both Milner and Church helped add thousands of square miles of Montana and Idaho forest to the nation&#39;s wilderness system."</p><br>
<p>Forest Road 468, Nez Perce Road, also known as Magruder Corridor Road, crosses the pass. It is unpaved, and has no services for 117 miles. "The road has changed little since its construction by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the 1930s. It has been known by several names, such as The Southern Nez Perce Trail, The Elk City to Darby Road, The Montana Road, and The Parker Trail."</p><br>
<p>"The landscape is much the same as</p><br>
<p>when the Nez Perce and early travelers crossed the area."</p><br>
<p>"From Darby, Montana travel south 4.3 miles on Highway 93, turn south on the West Fork Road and proceed for approximately 14.3 miles. Turn west (right) on Forest Road 468, Nez Perce Road and travel for approximately 16.1 miles" to Nez Perce Pass trailhead." The paved parking area at the pass has a helicopter pad.</p><br>
<p>Nez Perce Pass marks a change in time zone, from Pacific time in northern Idaho to Mountain time in Montana.</p><br>
<p>Brookwood Hills is a historic neighborhood located in intown Atlanta, Georgia, United States, north of Midtown and south-southwest of Buckhead. Home to about 1000 people, it was founded in the early 1920s by Benjamin Franklin Burdett and his son, Arthur. The site of the neighborhood is located where some of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War took place during the Atlanta Campaign.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Brookwood Hills is located near the heart of Atlanta, only a few miles away from the skyscrapers of its major business districts. It is connected by three entrances to Peachtree Road, and has no other outlet. Brookwood Hills is bordered roughly by Peachtree on the west, Interstate 85 on the south, the Norfolk Southern and MARTA tracks (just south of Peachtree Creek) to the north, and Clear Creek to the east.</p><br>
<p>The Brookwood neighborhood, for which Brookwood Hills was named, is located immediately southwest of the southern tip of Brookwood Hills. This is in turn immediately north of the major freeway interchange called the "Brookwood split", which joins I-75 to the northwest and I-85 to the northeast into the Downtown Connector to the south.</p><br>
<p>Because of the recent rapid growth of metro Atlanta, developers have made constant attempts to build whatever they can near, or inside the neighborhood. Examples of these are:</p><br>
<p>Building a MARTA station inside of the neighborhood. (stopped)</p><br>
<p>An industrial park on the other side of Clear Creek.</p><br>
<p>Extending W. Peachtree into and through the neighborhood. (stopped)</p><br>
<p>Highrise apartments in residents&#39; backyards.(mostly stopped)</p><br>
<p>Because of these pressures of being a big-city community, the Brookwood Hills Community Club (BWHCC) was created. (This is the reason so many of the above projects were halted). The BWHCC also owns the park and pool in the center of Brookwood Hills.</p><br>
<h2>History and development</h2><br>
<p>Brookwood Hills was the creation of the Burdett family. Benjamin first created the neighborhood on the Battlefield of Peachtree Creek owned by himself and local Thomas Collier. The streets were built in accordance to the hilly terrain, instead of grid form, as was popular at the time. Mr. Burdett planted oak saplings during Brookwood Hills&#39; founding, which now stand tall and are the trademark quality of the neighborhood. The area developed by Benjamin and Arthur Burdett is now registered as the Brookwood Hills Historic District.</p><br>
<p>In November 2011 the City of Atlanta began a project to repair damaged sidewalks and curbs in front of approximately 50 homes in the neighborhood.</p><br>
<h2>Brookwood Hills Community Club</h2><br>
<p>The hub of the community is the Brookwood Hills Community Club, which includes a park, pool, two pavilions, tennis courts, and basketball goals. Many neighborhood sponsored events like the Fourth of July parade and the annual Easter egg hunt take place here.</p><br>
<h2>Brookwood Hills Bullfrogs</h2><br>
<p>The Brookwood Hills pool hosts its own swim team. Their mascot is a bullfrog. This team competes in the Atlanta Swim Association summer league. They start practices in late April, and compete through the end of June or beginning of July. Every year, they compete at Georgia Tech for ASA championships. In 2013, Brookwood Hills won the entire meet.</p><br>
<h2>Notable current and past residents</h2><br>
<p>Vern Yip</p><br>
<p>Kathryn Stockett</p><br>
<p>Robert Shaw (conductor)</p><br>
<p>Ed Helms</p><br>
<p>Patrik Stefan</p><br>
<h2>Schools</h2><br>
<h3>Public</h3><br>
<p>Brookwood Hills is covered by Atlanta Public Schools, and is in the school attendance district of:</p><br>
<p>E. Rivers Elementary School</p><br>
<p>Sutton Middle School</p><br>
<p>North Atlanta High School</p><br>
<h3>Private</h3><br>
<p>Popular private schools in the area include:</p><br>
<p>Woodward Academy</p><br>
<p>The Westminster Schools</p><br>
<p>The Lovett School</p><br>
<p>Pace Academy</p><br>
<p>Christ the King Catholic School</p><br>
<p>The Galloway School</p><br>
<p>Holy Innocents&#39; Episcopal School</p><br>
<p>Marist School</p><br>
<p>Atlanta International School</p><br>
<p>Siskiyou Summit  is a summit  on Interstate 5  in the USA state of Oregon. It is distinct from Siskiyou Pass, which is a nearby, historical mountain pass. Siskiyou Summit is situated in the Siskiyou Mountains, approximately 4 mi north of the California border. At 4,310 ft, it is the highest point on Interstate 5. When the highway was rebuilt on its current alignment, road cutting lowered the elevation of the summit by 49 ft.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Siskiyou Mountains form the watershed boundary between the Klamath and Rogue Rivers and are also a rough natural separator between Oregon and California. The summit on Interstate 5 is about 25 mi north of Yreka, California, and 0.5 miles east of the historical Siskiyou Pass, the most used mountain pass in the state. The Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail crosses the highway here on the way to Mexico from Canada.</p><br>
<h2>Climate</h2><br>
<p>The road over Siskiyou Summit is typically closed to traffic for many days during winter due to severe weather conditions. At times, it can be closed during winter even when the weather is fine. Regardless, weather data is important to those involved in transportation over the summit. Average monthly temperatures and rainfall are given in the table below. Snow generally falls during the months of November through April, typically peaking with four such days in December. The wind speed over the course of a year varies from an average of 13 km/h in May to episodes of 80 km/h. The average number of rainy days per month varies from 11 in December to only two in June, August and September.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Hudson’s Bay Company carved a route from Oregon to California during their hunt for furs and pelts following Native American trails. HBC developed the Siskiyou Trail in 1827, which included crossing Siskiyou Summit. In the 1830s, Ewing Young, using horses and mules, led hundreds of cattle over the Siskiyou Trail, necessitating its widening; this process, which took three months to complete, linked the Shasta Valley in California with the Rogue Valley in Oregon. Scientists and cartographers of the United States Exploring Expedition carried out studies along this trail in 1841, while miners of the California Gold Rush traversed the trail to reach the gold fields. In the 1860s, the trail was widened so that stagecoaches could easily traverse it. The first telegraph line was added in 1864. Only in the 1960s did it become the modern highway now designated Interstate 5.</p><br>
<h2>Road</h2><br>
<p>The summit “towering 4310 ft straight up and straight down with curves thrown in for variety”, has enough space for parking two lanes of rigs on both flanks of the road. Since the gradient is about 6%, it is a preferred place for truckers to park, refuel, check the condition of their vehicles, and rest. The road down from the summit on the north side is steep and winding. During winter, reaching the summit can be a challenge due to snow and ice on the pavement. Since 2008, with the closure of the rail link, the highway has seen greater use by truckers to carry timber and finished products. In order to reduce reliance on this hazardous mountain road and to reduce the expense of highway transport, proposals are have been made to reopen the rail link.</p><br>
<p>Slumgullion Pass, elevation 11,530 ft, is a mountain pass in Colorado traversed by State Highway 149 east of Lake City. The north side has the steepest grade of any continuously paved road in Colorado , but the pass does not close often in winter because snowplows clear the route regularly during this season. It has a few switchbacks and tight spots, but other than that, most travelers will find it an easy, scenic route.</p><br>
<p>Technically speaking, the current highway does not traverse the true Slumgullion Pass, which lies just off the highway on the ridge between Cebolla Creek and the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River, at an elevation of about 11,300 ft. As a result of a realignment several decades ago (evident by comparing USGS topographic maps of different vintages), the road now takes a shorter but somewhat higher route as it travels east and south from this spot toward Spring Creek Pass. The road sign at the high point refers to Slumgullion Summit rather than Slumgullion Pass in order to reflect this. This is analogous to the usage of the terms Donner Summit and Cajon Summit in California. However, in all three cases, the more familiar but slightly inaccurate name is routinely used.</p><br>
<h2>Slumgullion Slide</h2><br>
<p>Slumgullion Pass is named for the nearby Slumgullion Earthflow, a gigantic landslide whose yellowish soil reminded early settlers and miners of slumgullion stew.</p><br>
<p>The Slumgullion Slide began about 700 years ago when weak volcanic tuff and breccia on the southern flank of Mesa Seco slumped several miles down the steep mountainside. Approximately 300 years ago, a second earthflow started from the top of the mountain and is still active, moving as much as twenty feet (six meters) per year. Trees growing on the newer slide are tipped at odd angles.</p><br>
<p>The first flow was so large and cataclysmic that it blocked the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River and created Lake San Cristobal, Colorado&#39;s second largest natural lake.</p><br>
<p>Spring Creek Pass, elevation 10,889 ft, is a mountain pass on the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado. The pass is traversed by State Highway 149 and the Colorado Trail. Somewhat unusually for a pass on the Continental Divide, it is not the highest point on the highway in the vicinity; heading north from the pass, the road climbs over the considerably higher Slumgullion Summit before descending toward Lake City.</p><br>
<h2>Water Diversion</h2><br>
<p>Around 1910, the Tabor Ditch was constructed to divert water from tributaries of Cebolla Creek in the Gunnison River basin over the continental divide at Spring Creek Pass into Big Spring Creek in the Rio Grande basin. This 0.5 mile (0.8 km) ditch was originally constructed to divert water for irrigation, but it is now owned by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The ditch can carry approximately 30 cubic feet per second (0.85 m/s), and in an average year, it diverts about 1400 acre-feet (1.7 million m).</p><br>
<p>Col de la Forclaz  is a mountain pass in the Alps in the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It connects Martigny at 471 m and Le Châtelard . The road from Martigny to the Col has an average gradient of 6% but in parts is closer to 8%. After the Col, and Le Châtelard, the road leads to Chamonix in France via Vallorcine and the Col des Montets.</p><br>
<p>The pass was little known in the 19th century. It was not until the rise in tourism, particularly in Chamonix, that the region became a popular tourist area.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The pass was originally a track used by mule teams and smugglers that zig-zagged up the mountain face from Martigny and over into France.</p><br>
<p>Construction on the road was begun in 1827 and the tunnel completed in 1836 (and expanded in 1905). The road was at first opened only to public transport and was not open to private vehicles until 1920. At the time, the pass was closed at night, and the speed limit was 18 km/h.</p><br>
<p>Today, the pass is an important link to the tourist areas around the Mont Blanc. There is a restaurant and shop at the pass, and it is a popular destination for weekend excursions and bicycle and motorcycle tours. A number of trailheads at the pass invite hikers into the mountains (Arpille, Bovine, etc.) or to the foot of the nearby glacier (Glacier du Trient).</p><br>
<p>The pass is generally open in winter, but together with the Col des Montets on the French side it can be closed in extreme weather and will frequently require snow chains and/or winter tires. In the event of closure, travellers who want to go to Chamonix must take the long detour around Lake Geneva. Conditions can be checked with Chamonix tourist office.</p><br>
<p>There is another connection from Martigny to France (by train only) through the Vallée du Trient (Gorges du Trient): the line Martigny au Châtelard (Chemin de Fer de Martigny au Châtelard)/Chamonix (Ligne de Saint Gervais - Vallorcine).</p><br>
<p>The Togo Mountains is a mountain range which stretches across the central region of the West African country of Togo and across the eastern and western borders of that country into Ghana and Benin. In Ghana, the range is also known as the Akwapim Hills, and in Benin it is also known as the Atakora Mountains. Part of the range is associated with the country of Niger, where the W National Park is found. The African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, was historically found in this region but may now be extirpated from this locale.</p><br>
<h2>Geography</h2><br>
<p>The Togo Mountains run across the central region of Togo, ranging from the southwest to the northeast. To the northwest, the mountain range extends into Benin where it is known as the Atakora Mountains, and to the southwest it extends into Ghana where it is known as the Akwapim Hills. The average elevation of these mountains is 986 m and the highest peak in Togo is Mount Agou, with a height of 700 m. It is in the southwestern part of the range, close to the border with Ghana.</p><br>
<p>To the north of the Togo Mountains, there is undulating savannah, creased by the broad, meandering valley of the Oti River, a tributary of the River Volta, which flows through Lake Volta and into the Gulf of Guinea in Ghana. Several tributaries to this river system flow from the northern side of the Togo Mountains.</p><br>
<p>To the south of the mountains lies a plateau, which further south slopes gently towards the coast. The central and southern sides of the mountains drain into tributaries of the Mono River, which flows into the Gulf of Guinea through swampland on the borders of Togo and Benin.</p><br>
<p>Long Side is a fell in the English Lake District, it is situated six kilometres north west of Keswick in the northern sector of the national park and is part of the Skiddaw group of fells. Long Side which reaches a height of 734 m  is located on Skiddaw’s north western ridge, the middle section of which is known as Longside Edge. Strictly speaking the actual summit of the fell is nameless with the name Long Side applying to the south western slope below the summit and is so marked on maps. The fell is often climbed by walkers on their way to the summit of Skiddaw, the route up the north west ridge which passes over Long Side is regarded as being the finest and quietest ascent of that 3,000 ft mountain by guide book writers.</p><br>
<h2>Topography</h2><br>
<p>Long Side falls away steeply on its south western flank towards Bassenthwaite Lake, these slopes are clothed in the coniferous woodlands of Longside Wood below the 400 metre contour. To the north west the fell descends in steep broken crags to the quiet and unfrequented valley of Southerndale. To the north west the fell connects to the adjacent fell of Ullock Pike by a path that runs for 600 metres along the rim of Longside Edge. To the south east the edge continues from Long Side to link to the higher fell of Carl Side, 800 metres distant.</p><br>
<h2>Geology</h2><br>
<p>In common with much of the Northern Fells the Kirk Stile Formation of the Skiddaw Group predominates. This is composed of laminated mudstone and siltstone with greywacke sandstone and is of Ordovician age.</p><br>
<h2>Ascents</h2><br>
<p>As mentioned ascents of Long Side are often done by walkers en route to Skiddaw, this route starts at the Ravenstone Hotel on the A591 (grid reference ) and climbs Ullock Pike first by its northern ridge before continuing along Longside Edge to the summit of Long Side. The route to Skiddaw keeps on the ridge to Carl Side before ascending a steep loose path through the scree to the summit of Skiddaw. A direct ascent of Long Side is possible from the Old Sawmill car park (grid reference ) on the A591 using the Forestry Commission way marked trail to find a way through Longside Wood to the open fell and then ascending the steep fell side to the summit.</p><br>
<h2>Summit</h2><br>
<p>The summit is marked by a pile of stones. There is a fine view of Bassenthwaite lake. To the east Skiddaw is seen as a massive bulk blocking out much of the view in that direction.</p><br>
<p>The Rara Lake  is the biggest and deepest fresh water lake in the Nepal Himalayas. It is the main feature of the Rara National Park, located in the Jumla and Mugu Districts.</p><br>
<p>In September 2007, the lake was declared a Ramsar site, covering 1,583 hectare including the surrounding wetland.</p><br>
<h2>Features</h2><br>
<p>Rara Lake lies at an altitude of 2,990 m above sea level, has a water surface of 10.8 km&sup2, a maximum depth of 167 m, is 5.1 km long and 2.7 km wide. It drains into the Mugu Karnali River via the Nijar River.</p><br>
<p>Its water quality is characterized by high pH, conductivity and total hardness. It was reported to be very slightly polluted and was classified as oligotrophic in limnological terms. It is polluted due to wastes produced during festivals by visiting locals and tourists.</p><br>
<h2>Climate</h2><br>
<p>Summer is quite pleasant but winter is cold. The best visiting time to the lake is September/October and April to May. From December to March, the temperatures go low below the freezing point, and heavy snowfall occur up to one meter, blocking the way to the lake. April to June is warm in this region.</p><br>
<p>Monsoon season, which in this region occurs between the months of July to October, is short. The average rainfall during the ten-year period 1994–2003 was 800 mm. The surface temperature of the lake was found to be 7.5 °C to 7.6 °C and was visible below 14 m to 15 m.</p><br>
<h2>Plant and animal life</h2><br>
<p>Rara Lake, being surrounded by Rara National Park, has unique floral and faunal importance with rare and vulnerable species. The park was established in 1976 to preserve the beauty of the lake and protect it from sedimentation and adverse human activities. The Park flora consists of 1074 species, of which 16 are endemic to Nepal; the fauna includes 51 species of mammals and 214 species of birds.</p><br>
<p>The lake holds three endemic fish species Nepalese snowtrout (Schizothorax macrophthalmus), (S. nepalensis) and the Rara snowtrout (S. raraensis) and one endemic frog, Rara Lake frog (Nanorana rarica). Winter visitor water birds such as gadwall (Anas strepera), mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), northern shoveler (Anas clypeata), common teal (Anas crecca), tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), common golden eye (Bucephala clangula), common merganser (Mergus merganser), common coot (Fulica atra), and solitary snipe (Gallinago solitaria) reside and rest at this lake</p><br>
<h2>Socio-cultural and religious values</h2><br>
<p>The main occupation of the people living around the area is agriculture. People also rear goats and extract medicinal herbs and sell them for their living. Thakur society is dominant in the community. Thakur Baba’s Temple is situated in the southeast corner of the lake. Local people believe that the god Thakur shot an arrow to open the passage of the lake reducing the damage caused by flooding.</p><br>
<p>Problems:</p><br>
<p>Due to over-grazing and defecation, the national park conservation officers are facing a challenge to preserve the lake. Local people are found cutting timber wood and fuel wood, which is a problem for conservation of Rara. Also during festivals visitors and local people produce a lot of wastage causing water pollution.</p><br>
<h2>Tourism</h2><br>
<p>Rara lake has been a popular destination with a very rough route in Western Nepal for trekkers. The glimpses of culture and scenery on the way is quite different from the rest of Nepal. Situated in high altitude, you can find the lake surrounded by Rara National Park with pine, spruce and juniper forest. The view of snow-capped Himalayan peaks enhance the attraction of trekkers. The trek begins with flight to Jumla (over an hour flight from Kathmandu) or from nearer Nepalgunj. Going along the mountain path and some villages one can reach the bank of Rara lake.</p><br>
<p>A travel writer describes his trek to Rara:</p><br>
<p>Although more trampled than in the past, the road to Rara Lake is still without any of the comfortable services available along more popular trails. Logistically it is not an easy trek; it is hard to get to and from, and it is an organizational challenge, requiring informed guides and porters to tote the two weeks&#39; worth of material that will keep you warm, dry and fed. It is also tough on the bones, involving several 11,000-foot passes. However, once you overcome the obstacles, the rewards are legion: few if any other trekkers, incomparable natural splendor, "untouched" villages, blissful quiet.…</p><br>
<p>Rara Lake as described by GORP founder Bill Greer: "a shimmering blue jewel set in a ring of snowy peaks".</p><br>
<p>Trekkers are recommended to bring their own first aid kit due to the lack of health services around the area. Since there are no accommodation facilities they may need help from a travel agency. Trekkers need to be self-sufficient as the facilities are not adequate.</p><br>
<p>Rara Lake as described by Mark Drett:</p><br>
<p>"Since the interval of 10 years, I visited again. Before 10 years, we needed to walk 19 days to get there but that has been reduced to 10 hours of gravel road and 4 hours of walk. Not expected but great change. When you get there, you will get the reward for 4 hour long walk."</p><br>
<p>Rara can be the next major place for tourists to visit. During 1997–1998 the number of tourists visiting to this place was found to be 560, but in 2007 it decreased to 87 individuals. Rara Festival was conducted by the Nepal Tourism Board in early 2007 to promote domestic and international visit.</p><br>
<h2>Transport</h2><br>
<p>Air is the only mode of transportation for the tourists visiting the Rara Lake. Rara Lake is served by Talcha Airport, which is 4 km east of the lake. Nepal Airlines and Tara Air operate flights to Rara from Nepalgunj.</p><br>
<h2>Photo gallery</h2><br>
<p>Tilicho Lake is a lake located in the Manang district of Nepal, at 55 km areal distance from Pokhara. It is situated at an altitude of 4,919 m in the Annapurna range of the Himalayas and is known as the highest lake for its size in the world, even though there are lakes at higher altitude even in Nepal.</p><br>
<p>Another source lists the altitude of Lake Tilicho as being 4,949 m.</p><br>
<p>According to the Nepali Department of Hydrology & Meteorology (2003), no aquatic organism has been recorded in the lake.</p><br>
<p>Mountain lakes are known to geographers as tarns if they are caused by glacial activity. Tarns are found mostly in the upper reaches of the Himalaya, above 5,500 metres.</p><br>
<p>Tilicho Lake is the destination of one of the most popular side hikes of the Annapurna Circuit trek. The hike takes additional 3–4 days. No camping is required, as new lodges have been built between Manang and the lake. The final approach to the lake is done in a day hike from the lodge at Tilicho Base Camp.</p><br>
<p>Trekkers attempting the Annapurna Circuit route usually cross the watershed between Manang and Kali Gandaki valleys over the 5416 meters high Thorong La pass. The alternate route, skirting Tilicho Lake from the north, has been gaining popularity. This route is more demanding and requires at least one night of camping. There are no teahouses or lodges past the Tilicho Base Camp lodge some kilometers east of the lake and the next village of Thini Gaon in the Kali Gandaki valley. Most groups spend two nights between these places. There are two passes leading to Thini Gaon and Jomsom; Mesokanto La and Tilicho North pass known also as Tilicho "Tourist pass". These routes via Tilicho Lake are more often closed by snow than the higher Thorong La.</p><br>
<p>Tilicho Lake was the site of one of the highest ever altitude scuba dives. A Russian diving team, consisting of Andrei Andryushin, Denis Bakin, and Maxim Gresko, conducted a scuba dive in the lake in 2000.</p><br>
<h2>Surrounding mountains</h2><br>
<p>The mountains surrounding the lake are Khangsar, Muktinath peak, Nilgiri, and Tilicho.</p><br>
<p>Maiden Creek is a 20.3 mi tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The name "Maiden" is an English translation of the Native American word Ontelaunee.</p><br>
<p>Maiden Creek is formed by the confluence of Ontelaunee and Kistler creeks in the community of Kempton. The tributary Sacony Creek joins at the community of Virginville.</p><br>
<p>The creek was dammed in 1926 to form Lake Ontelaunee.</p><br>
<p>The creek joins the Schuylkill River northeast of the city of Reading, for which it serves as the main drinking water supply.</p><br>
<h2>Buildings and structures</h2><br>
<p>The Merkel Mill is located on Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania</p><br>
<p>The Bridge in Albany Township crosses Maiden Creek at Trexler</p><br>
<h2>Watershed</h2><br>
<p>The Maiden Creek watershed covers approximately 216 square miles with more than 2,100 mi of perennial streams, including Maiden/Ontelaunee Creek and ten named tributaries (Kistler Creek, Stony Run, Pine Creek, Furnace Creek, Mill Creek, Sacony Creek, Peters Creek, Baileys Creek, Willow Creek, Moselem Springs). The watershed is in the southeast portion of Pennsylvania, lying within the upper Schuylkill River Basin in northeastern Berks County and extreme western Lehigh County. Small portions of eastern Schuylkill County lie within the watershed at the ridgeline of Blue Mountain and in State Gamelands. Nineteen townships and five boroughs, or parts thereof, lie within the watershed. The boroughs of Kutztown, Fleetwood, Lenhartsville and Lyons, along with Greenwich, Maidencreek and Richmond townships lie entirely within the watershed. Nearly all of Albany, Lynn, Maxatawny and Windsor townships are within the watershed as well.</p><br>
<p>There are five protected use designations awarded to streams that support the maintenance and propagation of fish species and suitable habitat for flora and fauna. The two highest designations, High Quality (HQ) and Exceptional Value (EV) mandate special water quality protection, as they embody outstanding ecological resources that are required to be maintained at existing quality. The Maiden Creek and its tributaries have achieved high rankings for water quality. Peters Creek and the source waters of Saucony Creek are classified Exceptional Value (EV), the highest designation, reserved for the most pristine waters in the state. The upper portion of Pine Creek and Bailey Creek are listed as High Quality – Cold Water Fisheries (HQ-CWF). Ontelaunee Creek and the lower section of Pine Creek are rated Cold Water Fisheries (CWF), which support trout and native flora and fauna in a cold-water habitat. Upper Maiden Creek and a majority of its tributaries are rated Trout Stocked Fishery (TSF), supporting the maintenance of stocked trout from February 15 to July 31. Lower Maiden Creek and Lake Ontelaunee support the propagation of fish species, flora and fauna that are indigenous to a Warm Waters Fishery.</p><br>
<p>The 2,100 mi Appalachian Trail, running from Maine to Georgia, parallels the northern border of the watershed in Albany, Greenwich, and Windsor townships. This is a nationally significant recreational resource that attracts thousands of users each year. The trail follows the crest of Blue Mountain from the north and dips down into both the Pine and Furnace Creek subbasins before exiting the watershed to the west. Several side trails provide access to Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Blue Rocks and the Pinnacle, three regionally important recreational features.</p><br>
<p>The 3 e6acre Federal Highland Conservation area is another nationally significant area stretching from Connecticut through Pennsylvania providing a green buffer for the metropolis areas of Hartford, New York City and Philadelphia. Saucony Creek originates from the Oley Hills portion of the Pennsylvania section of the Highlands. Saucony Creek is 17.5 mi in length with a section of the stream having been designated as Exceptional Value by the PA DEP. Saucony Creek is the drinking water source for the Borough of Kutztown and a tributary to the City of Reading&#39;s drinking water supply. Saucony Creek and Saucony Marsh are listed as high priority sites for protection in the Berks County Open Space & Recreation Plan, the Maiden Creek Watershed Conservation Plan, the Kutztown/Lyons/Maxatawny draft Joint Comprehensive Plan, the Kutztown Comprehensive, Recreation & Parks Plan and the Berks County Comprehensive Plan. The Saucony Creek corridor is listed in the Berks County Natural Areas Inventory as a high priority site for protection.</p><br>
<p>The Krause Music Store, a National Historic landmark building, is an award winning adaptive re-use of a 1922-vintage structure and the final work of famed architect Louis Sullivan, considered one of the greatest architects of the Chicago School of Architecture. The Krause Music Store is the last of the 126 buildings designed by Louis Sullivan. In coining the phrase “form follows function”, Sullivan believed that the function of a building gave rise to its form and that the two should work in concert with each other to be beautiful.</p><br>
<p>With its curvilinear plant forms and intricate framing of the picture window, the Chicago-landmark facade of this building is an outgrowth of Sullivan’s belief in organic architecture. It was commissioned in 1921 by William P. Krause to serve the dual purpose of a residence and a music shop, at a total cost of $22,000. Krause chose his neighbor, architect William Presto, to design the building. Years earlier, Presto had worked as a draftsman for Louis Sullivan. But by 1921, Sullivan’s success had faded, as his designs were no longer in demand. So in a reversal of roles, Sullivan was asked by his former employee to design what would become the building’s beautiful green terra cotta façade. Sullivan, in ill health, living in a rented room and hopelessly insolvent, accepted the offer.</p><br>
<p>Showcasing his genius with terra cotta, Sullivan designed the entire façade with ornamentation richly detailed in geometric and curvilinear forms of nature. The material for the facade was furnished by the American Terra Cotta Company for $3,770. The building was completed in 1922. The store opened to sell pianos and sheet music, and was a pioneering retailer for the introduction of the radio. Tragically, with the onset of the Great Depression, William Krause committed suicide in the family’s apartment on the second floor. His widow rented and eventually sold the building to a funeral parlor. During the next 60 years, the building functioned as a funeral home, undergoing much neglect and alteration. The terra cotta façade was acid washed, which ultimately damaged and lightened its color. The basement was converted into a workspace for embalming the dead.</p><br>
<p>On September 20, 1977, the City of Chicago recognized the historic significance of the building and designated the façade as a Chicago Landmark. Thirteen years later, Scott Elliott opened Klemscott Galleries and restored the front of the building to its original intent. By the turn of the new century, a gift shop called The Museum of Decorative Arts occupied the space. In May 2005, the building was purchased by Pooja and Peter Vukosavich, who painstakingly restored the historic Sullivan façade and completed a modern renovation of the main floor for their company offices, Studio V Design – a marketing communications and design agency. The building is now a serene and elegant space with a meditative “zen” garden, fostering a dynamic environment for creative design. The renovation has won several awards (including the Driehaus Foundation Award and the AIA award,) and has attracted media publicity. More than 15 feature stories have been written about the building, including features on NPR, Chicago Tribune, and in TimeOut Chicago. In 2006, through the efforts of Peter and Pooja Vukosavich, the building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>William P. Krause hired architect William Presto to design a music store with an apartment above. Presto in turn commissioned Sullivan to design the facade. The building was completed in 1922.</p><br>
<p>It was registered as a Chicago Landmark by the City of Chicago in 1977.</p><br>
<p>In 2006, the building was purchased by Studio V Design, who had the facade restored and the interior renovated.</p><br>
<p>The Dalles Civic Auditorium is a historic building on the National Register of Historic Places located at the corner of Fourth and Federal streets in The Dalles, Oregon. It is currently owned by the Civic Auditorium Historic Preservation Committee, a non-profit corporation formed specifically for the purpose of purchasing it from the City of The Dalles to save it from scheduled demolition, restore it, and operate it as a local and regional cultural center.</p><br>
<p>"The Civic," as it is most commonly called, was once an important center of cultural and recreational activity for its community and region, and after more than a decade of dereliction and disuse, has been partially restored with plans in place for complete rehabilitation. The facility is becoming, once again, the site of public and private events.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Civic was designed by the Portland architectural firm of Houghtaling & Dougan, whose work includes the Jeffrey Center Building in Portland, and countless other prominent Oregon buildings, many still standing. The light tan brick building occupies nearly one-quarter of a city block, and is an example of the neoclassical style common to public and governmental buildings of its era, more frequently implemented in stone or concrete block construction.</p><br>
<p>In addition to its over 1100-seat auditorium proper (or theater), with balcony, which is still at the planning stage for restoration, the building also boasts a grand ballroom with "floating" hardwood floor with its own balcony (or mezzanine), a "fireside room," for meetings, and a gymnasium.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The site of the Civic Auditorium was the location of a livery stable which had operated since the 1870s. In 1921, the era of horse and buggy coming to a close, the property was purchased by the city in 1921 from Frank McCullough. Construction began the following year, and upon completion the Civic was dedicated as a memorial to the local veterans of World War I.</p><br>
<p>During its heyday, it was the venue for local cultural, entertainment, ceremonial, social, and recreational events ranging from concerts and theatricals to high school graduation ceremonies.</p><br>
<p>In the 1950s and early 1960s, it was operated by the city Parks & Recreation Department, who held indoor recreational activities and "sock hops," referred to as "Rec Dances," in its gymnasium for local youth. Toward the end of that era, the facility had largely fallen into disuse, the auditorium proper having been turned into a professional wrestling arena. It was ultimately condemned for safety reasons.</p><br>
<p>By the 1970s some initiatives were already beginning to be proposed to the city for its rehabilitation and reopening, but because of budgetary pressures, worsened by local economic conditions, none of these gained approval.</p><br>
<p>The renovation project currently underway, and as of 2006 approximately 50% accomplished, was one such proposal prepared for consideration by the city in 1984. By 1991, after over 20 years of disuse, the city decided it needed to be relieved of the burden of maintaining a derelict property, and demolition was scheduled. This, despite the building&#39;s status as a historical landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.</p><br>
<p>The same year, a group of concerned citizens formed the non-profit corporation which raised the funds to purchase the property from the city, and undertook the project privately.</p><br>
<p>Clinton Arena, also known as Edward W. Stanley Recreation Center, is an indoor arena in Clinton, New York. Originally built in 1948-49, the arena burned down on September 11, 1953. It was then rebuilt in 1954. It is built of concrete block and is two stories high. It consists of two blocks: the entrance block containing locker rooms and offices and the ice hockey rink block. The roof uses a Pennsylvania Truss system for support.</p><br>
<p>It hosted the Eastern Hockey League&#39;s Clinton Comets from 1954 to 1973. In 1977, portion of Slap Shot was filmed in the arena. The arena seats 2,000 people and additional 300 standing room. The rink is currently utilized by the Clinton Central School hockey program and Clinton Youth Hockey and the Clinton Figure Skating Club. In December 2006 Clinton Arena hosted the first annual "Hockey town" event between Hamilton College and Utica College.</p><br>
<p>The Clinton Arena is also home to the Clinton Figure Skating Club. It is one of the oldest figure skating clubs in the country and one of the largest on the East Coast. The club began as an informal group in 1948 following the construction of the Clinton Arena in Clinton, New York. Two years later, on August 14, 1950, Edward W. Stanley, one of the pioneers of the arena, initiated the first contact with the United States Figure Skating Association.</p><br>
<p>It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.</p><br>
<p>The Nilgiri , form part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala states in Southern India. At least 24 of the Nilgiri mountains&#39; peaks are above 2,000 m, the highest peak being Doddabetta, at 2,637 m.</p><br>
<h2>Naming</h2><br>
<p>The word Nilgiri, coming from Sanskrit nil (blue) + giri (mountain), has been in use since at least 1117 CE. It is thought that the bluish flowers of kurinji shrubs gave rise to the name.</p><br>
<h2>Location</h2><br>
<p>Spanning an area of 2,479 km&sup2, the mountains&#39; central location is 11&deg;22&prime;30&Prime;N latitude, 76&deg;45&prime;30&Prime;E longitude.</p><br>
<p>The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu lies within these mountains, spanning 130 km (Latitude: 11° 08 to 11° 37 N) by 185 km (Longitude: 76° 27 E to 77° 4 E). It is connected via Nilgiri Mountain Railway.</p><br>
<p>The mountains are separated from other geographical features by the Moyar River to the north (Karnataka plateau is beyond), and the Palghat Gap to the south (Anaimalai Hills and Palni Hills are past this).</p><br>
<h2>Conservation</h2><br>
<p>The Nilgiri Hills are part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (itself part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.), and form a part of the protected bio reserves in India.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The high steppes of the Nilgiri Hills have been inhabited since prehistoric times, demonstrated by a large number of artifacts unearthed by excavators. A particularly important collection from the region can be seen in the British Museum, including those assembled by colonial officers James Wilkinson Breeks, Major M. J. Walhouse and Sir Walter Elliot.</p><br>
<p>The first recorded use of the word Nila applied to this region can be traced back to 1117 AD. In the report of a general of Vishnuvardhana, King of Hoysalas, who in reference to his enemies, claimed to have "frightened the Todas, driven the Kongas underground,slaughtered the Poluvas, put to death the Maleyalas, terrified Chieftain Kala Nirpala and then proceeded to offer the peak of Nila Mountain (presumably Doddabetta or Rangaswami peak of Peranganad in East Nilgiris) to Lakshmi, Goddess of Wealth."</p><br>
<p>A hero stone (Veeragallu) with a Kannada inscription at Vazhaithottam (Bale thota) in the Nilgiri District, dated to 10th century CE, has been discovered.</p><br>
<p>In 1814, Keys, a sub-assistant, and McMahon, an apprentice in the Survey Department, ascended the hills by the Danaynkeucottah (Dannayakana Kote) Pass, penetrated into the remotest parts, made plans, and sent in reports of their discoveries. As a result of these accounts, Messrs. Whish and Kindersley, two young Madras civilians, ventured up in pursuit of some criminals taking refuge in the mountains, and proceeded to observe the interior. They soon saw and felt enough favorable climate and terrain to excite their own curiosity, and that of others.</p><br>
<p>After the early 1820s, the hills were developed rapidly under the British Raj, because most of the land was already privately owned by British citizens. It was a popular summer and weekend getaway for the British during the colonial days. In 1827, Ooty became the official sanatorium and the summer capital of the Madras Presidency. Many winding hill roads were built. In 1899, the Nilgiri Mountain Railway was completed by influential and enterprising British citizens, with venture capital from the Madras government.</p><br>
<p>In the 19th century, when the British Straits Settlement shipped Chinese convicts to be jailed in India, the Chinese men settled in the Nilgiri mountains near Naduvattam after their release and married Tamil Paraiyan women, having mixed Chinese-Tamil children with them. They were documented by Edgar Thurston.</p><br>
<h2>Peaks in the Nilgiris</h2><br>
<p>The highest point in the Nilgiris and the southern extent of the range is Doddabetta Peak (2,637 m), 4 km east southeast of Udhagamandalam, 11&deg;24&prime;10&Prime;N latitude, 76&deg;44&prime;14&Prime;E longitude.</p><br>
<p>Closely linked peaks in the west of Doddabetta range and nearby Udhagamandalam include:</p><br>
<p>Kolaribetta: height: 2,630 m,</p><br>
<p>Hecuba: 2,375 m,</p><br>
<p>Kattadadu: 2,418 m and</p><br>
<p>Kulkudi: 2,439 m.</p><br>
<p>Snowdon (height: (2,530 m) 11&deg;26&prime;N latitude, 76&deg;46&prime;E longitude is the northern extent of the range. Club Hill (2,448 m) and Elk Hill (2,466 m) 11&deg;23&prime;55&Prime;N latitude, 76&deg;42&prime;39&Prime;E longitude are significant elevations in this range. Snowdon, Club Hill and Elk Hill with Doddabetta, form the impressive Udhagamandalam Valley.</p><br>
<p>Devashola (height: 2,261 m), notable for its blue gum trees, is in the south of Doddabetta range.</p><br>
<p>Kulakombai (1,707 m) is east of the Devashola. The Bhavani Valley and the Lambton&#39;s peak range of Coimbatore district stretch from here.</p><br>
<p>Hullikal Durg: (height: 562 m), {{coord|11|19|N|76|53|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Hullikal Durg}} In the Kannada language, Hulikal Durg means Tiger Rock Fort. The Sanskrit name of his place is Bakasura Parvata. It is 3 km. southeast of Coonoor. Tropical pine forest flourishes at the base of this hill, while the valleys support green foliage.</p><br>
<p>Coonoor Betta (2,101 m) is also called Teneriffe. It is on the northern side of the gorge, accommodating the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to Coonoor.</p><br>
<p>Rallia Hill (height: 2,248 m){{coord|11|25|N|76|53|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Rallia Hill}} is in the midst of a reserved forest and almost equidistant from Udhagamandalam and Kotagiri.</p><br>
<p>Dimhatti Hill (height: 1,788 m) {{coord|11|26|N|76|01|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Dimhatti Hill}} is above the Gajalahatti pass, which provided a short cut from Mysore to the Carnatic plains and was of much strategic importance in the eighteenth century. This peak, dedicated to the deity Rangaswamy, is considered holy by the people of the surrounding villages.</p><br>
<p>Avalanche hill of this range has the twin-peaks of Kudikkadu (height: 2,590 m) and Kolaribetta (2,630 m).</p><br>
<p>Derbetta (or Bear Hill) (height: 2,531 m) and Kolibetta (height: 2,494 m), south of the Ouchterlony valley, are a continuation of the Kundah range.</p><br>
<p>Mukurthi Peak 2,554 m) {{coord|11|23|29|N|76|31|38|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Mukurthi Peak}}, Pichalbetta (height: 2,544 m) and Nilgiri Peak (2,474 m) {{coord|11|24|0|N|76|30|4|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Nilgiri Peak}} are the important heights of this area. These three hills of the Wayanad district are generally low in relation to other heights of the district but are distinguished in relation to the generally uniform level of this area.</p><br>
<p>Muttunadu Betta (height: 2,323 m) {{coord|11|27|N|76|43|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Muttunadu Betta}} is about 5 km, north northwest of Udhagamandalam. Tamrabetta (Coppery Hill) (height: 2,120 m) {{coord|11|22|N|76|48|E|region:IN_type:mountain|name=Tamrabetta}} is about 8 km southeast of Udhagamandalam. Vellangiri (Silvery Hill) (2,120 m) is 16 km west-northwest of Udhagamandalam.</p><br>
<h2>Waterfalls</h2><br>
<p>The highest waterfall, Kolakambai Fall, north of Kolakambai hill, has an unbroken fall of 400 ft. Nearby is the 150 ft Halashana falls. The second highest is Catherine Falls, near Kotagiri, with a 250 ft fall, named after the wife of M.D. Cockburn, believed to have introduced coffee plantations to the Nilgiri Hills. The Upper and Lower Pykara falls have falls of 180 ft, and 200 ft, respectively. The 170 ft Kalhatti Falls is off the Segur Peak. The Karteri Fall, near Aruvankadu had the first power station which supplied the original Cordite Factory with electricity. Law&#39;s Fall, near Coonoor, is interesting due to its association with the engineer Major G. C. Law who supervised building of the Coonoor Ghat road.</p><br>
<h2>Flora and fauna</h2><br>
<p>Over 2,700 species of flowering plants, 160 species of fern and fern allies, countless types of flowerless plants, mosses, fungi, algae, and land lichens are found in the sholas of the Nilgiris. No other hill station has so many exotic species.</p><br>
<p>The Nilgiri tahr can be found in the hills.</p><br>
<p>Much of the Nilgiris&#39; natural montane grasslands and shrublands interspersed with sholas has been much disturbed or destroyed by extensive tea plantations, easy motor-vehicle access, extensive commercial planting and harvesting of non-native eucalyptus and wattle (Acacia dealbata, Acacia mearnsii) plantations, and cattle grazing. The area also features one large and several smaller hydro-electric impoundments. Scotch broom has become an ecologically damaging invasive species.Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, 103 (2-3), May-Dec 2006 356-365 http://www.bnhs.org/bo/documents/JBNHS_103_2_3/ASHFAQ_AHMED.pdf HABITAT MODIFICATIONS BY SCOTCH BROOM CYTISUS SCOPARIUS INVASION OF GRASSLANDS OF THE UPPER NILGIRIS IN INDIA, ASHFAQ AHMED ZARRI1, 2, ASAD R. RAHMANI1,4 AND MARK J. BEHAN3</p><br>
<p>Threatened plants of the Nilgiris include:</p><br>
<p>* Vulnerable species: Miliusa nilagirica, Nothapodytes nimmoniana, Commelina wightii</p><br>
<p>* Rare species: Ceropegia decaisneana Ceropegia pusilla, Senecio kundaicus</p><br>
<p>* Endangered species: Youngia nilgiriensis, Impatiens neo-barnesii, Impatiens nilagirica, Euonymus angulatus and Euonymus serratifolius.</p><br>
<p>Nayar & Sastry (1987-88) Red Data Book, Plants of India http://www.wii.gov.in/nwdc/threatened_plants_tamil_nadu.pdf Threatened Plants of Tamil Nadu</p><br>
<p>Sandsøya or Sandsøy is an island in the municipality of Harstad in Troms county, Norway. The island lies east of Grytøya and southeast of Bjarkøya, and has an area of 10.8 km&sup2;. The highest point on the island is the 212 m Veten. In 2001, Sandsøya had 107 inhabitants.</p><br>
<p>The island settlement is very old trading post and church village, a part of the former municipality of Bjarkøy. Sandsøy Church is located on the western side of the island in the village of Sandsøy. The other village on the island is Slakstad on the eastern part of the island.</p><br>
<p>There is a ferry link that runs between Altevik on Sandsøya, Fenes on Grytøya, and Austnes on Bjarkøya. The proposed Bjarkøy Fixed Link will replace the ferry routes and it will link Sandsøya and Grytøya with a bridge and will link Grytøya and Bjarkøya with an undersea tunnel. There is also a connection by the Hurtigruten from Sandsøya to Harstad, Austnes, and Senja. ()</p><br>
<p>Pinnacle Peak is a granite summit located in Scottsdale, Arizona. operated by the City of Scottsdale Park District. Part of the Sonoran Desert, the park is home to a variety of native desert flora and fauna. Hikers utilize a 1.75 mile trail to explore the area, though rock climbing skills are needed to reach the summit.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The area around Pinnacle Peak was used by the Hohokam for hunting and food gathering. Later, settlers began to use the area for ranching and mining, with homes gradually being built within sight of Pinnacle Peak.</p><br>
<p>Pinnacle Peak and its surrounding area became a part of the Arizona State Trust Land. In the 1980s, the area was annexed into Scottsdale and was established as a 185 acre park. In 1994, 35 acre were sold to a housing developer in exchange for the funding and construction of the park&#39;s main trail. After being closed for six years due to the development, the park reopened on April 20, 2002.</p><br>
<h2>Trail</h2><br>
<p>A 1.75 mile trail leads visitors around the peak. As it is not a loop trail, hikers need to return the way they came, making for a 3.5 mile round trip hike. The park has provided benches along the trail along with mileage and informational signs. The trail utilizes many switchbacks; the elevation at the trailhead is 2,570 ft, with the lowest point at 2,366 ft, and the highest point measuring 2,889 ft. Half a mile from the trail head, the trail opens up to a scenic look-out called "Grandview."</p><br>
<h2>Summit Climb</h2><br>
<p>Pinnacle Peak summit is approached from the east side, from a spur of the main trail labeled "rock climbing access". The most popular summit route itself is called the "South Crack". South Crack route is three pitches of trad climbing. All pitches have belay anchors at the top. The summit is flat and has large belay anchors and rap rings. The second and third pitch can be combined into one pitch as the third pitch is very short, and the belay station is somewhat cramped (located between two boulders that form the entrance of a tunnel that extends through to the north side of the peak). When descending, rappel to the right (east) of the second pitch, down a large, flat face to the top of the first pitch. Rappel down the first pitch or downclimb the route.</p><br>
<h2>Wildlife</h2><br>
<p>Pinnacle Peak is home to a diverse variety of wildlife. According to the Scottsdale Park District, the 150 acre park "is an ideal habitat for a variety of native plants such as saguaros, cholla cactus, creosote plants, and for creatures such as bobcats, gila monsters and western diamondback rattlesnakes."</p><br>
<p>Mammals spotted on Pinnacle Peak include woodrats, mountain lions, coyotes, grey foxes, mule deer, rock squirrels, javelina, and desert cottontail. Reptiles recorded on the peak include gila monsters, desert tortoise, chuckwalla, desert spiny lizards, and a variety of snakes, including western diamondback rattlesnakes, black-tailed rattlesnakes, gopher snakes, common kingsnakes, coral snakes, and coachwhips.</p><br>
<p>The Indiana Medical History Museum is an Indianapolis monument to the beginning of psychiatric medical research. It is located on the grounds of what was formerly Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane, later shortened to Central State Hospital. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 25, 1972, as the Old Pathology Building.</p><br>
<p>It is the United States&#39; oldest surviving pathology laboratory.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Central State Hospital administrator George F. Edenharter, who served in the position from 1893 to 1923, decided a building was required for pathology and hired Adolph Scherrer to be the architect of the project. The building was constructed in 1895 and opened as the Pathological Department of Central State Hospital. When constructed, the two-story brick building was considered "state of the art", with a 150-seat teaching amphitheater, bacteriological and chemical research facilities, and the hospital&#39;s morgue. It also contains an anatomical museum, autopsy room, library, mental research laboratories, and a photography room.</p><br>
<p>The Central College of Physicians and Surgeons and the Medical College of Indiana taught neurology and psychiatry from 1900 to 1908 until both were merged with the Indiana University School of Medicine. The Indiana University School of Medicine would continue to lecture in the building until 1956. Lecture topics included nervous system development, manic-depressive psychosis, insanity classification, and circulation of the brain and spinal cord. Students from nearby medical colleges traveled to the Old Pathology Building to view autopsies.</p><br>
<p>Central nervous system syphilis was the most significant subject studied at the building, especially in the 1920s and 1930, because the disease was the specialty of Walter Bruetsch and because the disease was so prevalent in facilities like Central State. Scientific psychiatry was diminishing in the 1930s, and most similar facilities in the United States closed by the 1940s, but Central State&#39;s facility was still being used in 1955. Most of the buildings of Central State Hospital were in poor condition and were torn down in the 1960s and 1970s. The old pathology building was still in excellent shape, and all its records remained usable because a few doctors used the buildings in a token manner just to state that it was still in use. In 1969, the Indiana Medical History Museum was established, using the old pathology building. Since 1984, the museum has been open to the public at least once a week.</p><br>
<h2>Museum</h2><br>
<p>The Museum is a not-for-profit organization that collects various relics, with over 15,000 by 1994, all related to medical history rather than just pathological items. A gallery to show rotating themes opened in 1990.</p><br>
<p>The movie Eight Men Out filmed scenes in the library.</p><br>
<p>In 2006, the museum received a federal grant through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources of $44,100 to repair the plumbing within the building.</p><br>
<p>Wallenpaupack Creek is a 30.0 mi tributary of the Lackawaxen River in the Pocono Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania in the United States.</p><br>
<p>Wallenpaupack is from the Unami language and has been interpreted as "deep, dead water" or "the stream of swift and slow water."</p><br>
<p>Approximately 13 mi of the lower Wallenpaupack Creek lies buried beneath Lake Wallenpaupack, a reservoir created when the utility PPL Corporation (PPL) dammed the creek in 1926 as a water supply for a 44-megawatt hydroelectric power plant.</p><br>
<h2>East Branch Wallenpaupack Creek</h2><br>
<p>The 5.2 mi East Branch joins the main branch at the community of Greentown in Pike County.</p><br>
<p>The tributary Bridge Creek joins the East Branch approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) before the latter joins the main branch.</p><br>
<h2>West Branch Wallenpaupack Creek</h2><br>
<p>The 15.0 mi West Branch joins the main branch several miles downstream of the East Branch, approximately midway between Interstate 84 and Ledgedale Road SR4001.</p><br>
<p>Fateixa is a mountain , a stream, a small bay and a beach in the west coast of the island of São Vicente in Cape Verde. It is 8 km west from the city of Mindelo. Its elevation is 571 m making it the island&#39;s second tallest summit. Fateixa is also accessed by a dirt road.</p><br>
<p>Nearby features includes Monte Cara in the northeast and the valley of São Pedro and is airport which since 2012 is known as Cesária Évora Airport.</p><br>
<p>The geology forms a part of a rock formation known as Madeiral-Monte Cara formation with its length of 10 to 12 kilometers and rocks are deep as 2,500 meters. They were formed about 4.5 million years ago.</p><br>
<p>During the Middle Ice Age, its summit was about 700 meters, about 6,000 to 5,000 BC, its summit was about 600 meters.</p><br>
<p>Caixa is a mountain located in the southern part of the island of São Vicente. The mountain is of volcanic origin. It is situated 4 km south of the island capital Mindelo.</p><br>
<p>Nearby is the village of Ribeira de Vinha, to the east is the settlement of Madeiral and Monte Madeiral, the Atlantic is to the south and São Pedro and the island airport is to the west. the island&#39;s garbage landfill and its junkyard is to the north.</p><br>
<p>The geology forms a part of a rock formation known as Madeiral-Monte Cara formation with its length of 10 to 12 kilometers and rocks are deep as 2,500 meters. They were formed about 4.5 to 3.1 million years ago.</p><br>
<p>The lower portions of the mountain is vegetated but not in higher areas where escarpments are dominated, it is not as vegetated as to Monte Verde, along with the area north of Mindelo and many areas of the south of the island.</p><br>
<p>It offers panoramic views of much of the island along with city of Mindelo and the adjacent islands of Santa Luzia and Santo Antão.</p><br>
<p>The Nassau Inn is the only full service hotel in downtown Princeton, New Jersey, United States. It first opened at 52 Nassau Street in 1769 in a home built in 1756. The Inn experienced British occupation during the American Revolution and played host to members of the Continental Congress when it met in nearby Nassau Hall. In 1937, the original inn was demolished to make way for the Palmer Square development and a new, larger, inn opened at 10 Palmer Square in 1938. The hotel&#39;s restaurant, the Yankee Doodle Tap Room, has a large mural by Norman Rockwell, depicting Yankee Doodle, behind the bar. It is within walking distance of Princeton University.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<h3>Colonial</h3><br>
<p>The inns first building, constructed in 1756 using brick imported from Holland, was built as the home of Judge Thomas Leonard, an eminent local citizen who had helped woo The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) to relocate to Princeton. On his death in 1769, the house was turned into a hotel by Christopher Beekman, who gave it the name College Inn. The Inn quickly became the center of town life, and with its location on the Kings Highway, at the midpoint between New York City and Philadelphia, played host to many of the notable figures of colonial America, including Paul Revere, Robert Morris, and Thomas Paine.</p><br>
<p>The Inn experienced the vicissitudes of the American Revolution, with the British occupation of Princeton in 1776 followed by George Washingtons victory at the Battle of Princeton. In 1783, the Continental Congress met in Nassau Hall, with many Founding Fathers staying in the Inn. Hagemans 1879 history of Princeton relates that Mayor Morford of Princeton insisted that the assembly had met in the Inn, with its ballroom serving as the Court of Chancery.</p><br>
<h3>Nineteenth Century</h3><br>
<p>Christopher and Grace Beekman retired as proprietors of the Inn around the turn of the 19th century. John Gifford took over management of the hotel, renaming it the Nassau Inn, sometimes Nassau Hotel, and hanging a sign depicting Nassau Hall at the entrance. In 1846, a new building, known as Mansion House, was built by noted local builder/architect Charles Steadman on the east side of the original structure, which then became known as the west wing. In the 1880s the two buildings were combined.</p><br>
<h3>Palmer Square</h3><br>
<p>In the 1930s Edger Palmer, a major donor to Princeton University and leading figure in the town, desired to bring an urban redevelopment to Princeton similar in concept, if not scale, to Rockefeller Center in New York. This led to the 1936–1939 creation of Palmer Square, a public square and planned development that combines stores, restaurants, and apartments, with a post office and a new building for the Nassau Inn. The original buildings of the Inn were demolished; their former site is now Tiger Park, with a tiger statue commemorating Edger Palmer, standing opposite Nassau Presbyterian Church. The new Inn was built facing the square and has itself come to be considered historic with its fine interiors and Norman Rockwell mural in the Yankee Doodle Tap Room.</p><br>
<p>The Inn underwent a 120-bed expansion in 1985, such that the hotel spans Palmer Square East.</p><br>
<h2>Amenities</h2><br>
<p>The hotel has 188 guest rooms, and 14 banquet rooms, with over 10,000 ft&sup2; in meeting space. Approximately 120,000 guests check in each year.</p><br>
<p>It&#39;s close proximity to Princeton University helps to maintain high occupancy rates at the inn. The hotel allows pets, with a cleaning fee. It is a popular wedding venue, with an outdoor patio available for ceremonies. The restaurant, the Yankee Doodle Tap Room, is open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the bar and lounge area has a fireplace. Parking is available in the nearby Hulfish or Chambers Street garages.</p><br>
<p>Hibriten Mountain, located just east of Lenoir, North Carolina, marks the western end of the Brushy Mountains range. At 2,211 feet, the mountain&#39;s summit is nearly 1,000 feet above the surrounding terrain. The summit is well known to the locals for its large welcome light which glows at night in the shape of a star in the weeks before Christmas and a cross before Easter.</p><br>
<p>A fire tower was erected at the summit in 1927. It is considered one of the most important fire towers in western North Carolina.</p><br>
<p>The star/cross light display at the peak was built in 1954. The star was first shown during the Christmas season of that year, and the cross was first shown during Easter of the following year.</p><br>
<p>Its geographic and symbolic importance to the area was demonstrated when, in 1966, a new high school was opened at the base of the peak. It was named Hibriten High School in honor of the mountain.</p><br>
<p>A hang gliding ramp was built at the west end of the mountain top in 1982 by.</p><br>
<p>Hibriten Mountain not only provides a hang gliding location but also a great hiking trail for the community. There is even an annual race called the Hibriten Hill Run for Children which features a 5k and 10k run.</p><br>
<p>Rossiter Bay is on the southern coast of Western Australia, in the Cape Le Grand National Park east of Esperance. The bay is noted as the place where explorer Edward John Eyre and his Aboriginal companion Wylie met the crew of the French whaling ship Mississippi in June 1841, having completed a crossing of the Nullarbor Plain.</p><br>
<p>It is named for Captain Thomas Rossiter, the Englishman who commanded the Mississippi.</p><br>
<p>The bay contains a long, curving sandy beach which is often covered with dry seagrass. To the west lies Lucky Bay which was named by Matthew Flinders.</p><br>
<p>The bay is accessible by conventional vehicle along a road ending in a carpark. This point is the trailhead for the Le Grand Coastal Trail.</p><br>
<p>Scolt Head Island is an offshore barrier island between Brancaster and Wells-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk. It is in the parish of Burnham Norton and is accessed by a seasonal ferry from the village of Overy Staithe. The shingle and sand island appears to have originated from a former spit extending from the coast, and longshore drift means that it is slowly moving to the west and inshore.</p><br>
<p>The island comprises sand dunes, salt marsh, intertidal sand and mud flats, and shingle. It supports internationally important numbers of breeding Sandwich and little terns, and nationally significant populations of common and Arctic terns, as well as wintering waders and wildfowl. It has a number of uncommon plants adapted to its harsh environments. It was bought by the National Trust in 1923, and became a national nature reserve. It was subsumed into the North Norfolk Coast SSSI in 1986. The larger area is now additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar listings, and is part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The first resident first "watcher" (warden) on Scolt Head was pioneering ornithologist and photographer Emma Turner.</p><br>
<p>This isolated island has been largely undisturbed by human activity apart from service as an artillery range in World War II, and it is of international importance because of the extensive research into its geomorphology over nearly a century.</p><br>
<h2>Description</h2><br>
<p>Scolt Head Island is a roughly 6.5 km (4 mi) long shingle and sand island on the Norfolk coast opposite Burnham Norton. Despite its name, it is possible to walk across the mudflats and Norton Creek to the island at low tide. However this route is potentially dangerous due to shifting and deep mud and rapid tidal changes, and is not recommended by the landowner. Its main beach and ridge of sand dunes run approximately east to west, and it has a series of curved shingle "hooks" running south and east on its landward side. island is composed almost entirely flint pebbles, mostly rounded by wave action, and sand; other minerals make up less than one per cent of the material. It is gradually extending westwards due to wave action and longshore drift. The curved shingle ridges were formed when each in turn was formerly the western end of the island, and salt marshes have developed between each ridge. Some of the shorter side ridges meet the main ridge at a steep angle due to the southward movement of the latter.</p><br>
<p>Natural England&#39;s designation document states that the shingle spits here and at Blakeney Point are of special importance for the study of geophysical processes, and developing a well-defined creek system as they age.</p><br>
<p>The island is served by a ferry from Burnham Overy Staithe which runs from April to September, and there is a 1 km (1,100 yd) nature trail with information boards.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Norfolk has a long history of human occupation dating back to the Palaeolithic, and including significant archaeology. Both modern and Neanderthal people were present in the area between 100,000 and 10,000 years ago, before the last glaciation, and humans returned as the ice retreated northwards. The archaeological record is poor until about 20,000 years ago, partly because of the then prevailing very cold conditions, but also because the coastline was much further north than at present. As the ice retreated during the Mesolithic (10,000–5,000 BCE), the sea level rose, filling what is now the North Sea. This brought the Norfolk coastline much closer to its present line, so that many ancient sites are now under the sea in an area now known as Doggerland. Early Mesolithic flint tools with characteristic long blades up to 15 cm long found on the present-day coast at nearby Titchwell Marsh date from a time when it was 60 – from the sea. Other flint tools have been found dating from the Upper Paleolithic (50,000–10,000 BCE) to the Neolithic (5,000–2,500 BCE). Signs of human use of the island range from early medieval Grimston ware pottery to post-World War II building foundations, and wooden structures in the marshes include posts set for mussel farming, and a wooden structure that was probably a fish trap</p><br>
<p>It was originally thought that the island, believed to be 2–3 thousand years old, developed from an offshore shingle ridge, and had thus always been an island, but current thinking is that the island was originally a spit extending west from Holkham dunes. Support for this theory comes from boreholes and from radiocarbon dating of a shell to 837AD, that appeared to indicate the existence of saltmarshes behind the shingle barrier at that time. A 1585 map also appears to show a spit at this location, and a 1630 inventory of the lands of Robert of Brancaster, the local Lord of the Manor, did not show list the island as a separate entity.</p><br>
<p>On the death of Simms Reeve, Lord of Brancaster, in 1922, earlier disputes over the ownership of the island were resolved with his executors retaining the southern part, and the Earl of Orford the northern section. The island was bought by the Earl of Leicester in 1922. The first resident first "watcher" (warden) on Scolt Head was Emma Turner, who served for eighteen months in 1923–1924. In 1944, Lord Leicester was asked if he would remove five huts on his part of the island, together with others on the coast opposite. He agreed to do so if the Norfolk Naturalists&#39; Trust (NNT) would take over his part of the island. The island was used as an artillery range during World War II, but the NNT purchase took place in 1945.</p><br>
<p>The SS Vina, an 1894 cargo steamer, was anchored near the west end of the island in 1944 for use as an RAF target where the wreck can still be seen at low tide. The remains of a Blenheim bomber were found at the north of the island in 2004.</p><br>
<p>The Nature Conservancy Council took over responsibility for Scolt Head Island&#39;s management in 1953 on a 99-year lease, It was subsumed into the newly created 7,700-hectare (19,000-acre) North Norfolk Coast SSSI in 1986. The larger area is now additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar listings, and is part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.</p><br>
<h2>Fauna and flora</h2><br>
<h3>Birds</h3><br>
<p>Internationally important numbers of Sandwich and little terns breed on the island, together with common and Arctic terns The marshes also support wintering wildfowl and waders, including shelduck, wigeon, teal and curlew. The average number of pink-footed geese in the five winters to 2009/10 was 22,764, far exceeding the international importance level of 2,700 birds.</p><br>
<p>The island&#39;s location means that migrants may be found, sometimes in huge numbers when the weather conditions are right. These may include vagrant rarities, such as an isabelline shrike in 2003, a white-billed diver in 2002, and a dusky warbler in 2000.</p><br>
<h3>Other animals and plants</h3><br>
<p>The rabbit population reached eight to ten thousand individuals before the arrival of myxomatosis in 1954 killed all but 12 animals, although numbers increased afterwards. Further outbreaks of the disease have led to fluctuating numbers of rabbits on the island. Other resident mammals include stoats, common shrews, pygmy shrews, wood mice and short-tailed voles. Three species of deer have travelled over the marshes to reach the island.</p><br>
<p>Insects include the intertidal ground beetle Dicheirotrichus gustavi which emerges from cracks or holes to feed on the salt marshes after dusk. Despite living in a coastal environment, it has no cycle of behaviour linked to the tides, simply scurrying for dry land when caught by the approaching sea. Another intertidal beetle, Bledius spectabilis, shows very unusual behaviour for an insect in that it actively protects its larvae from the parasitic wasp Barycnemis blediator and from the predatory Dicheirotrichus gustavi.</p><br>
<p>The saltmarsh and the dunes both hold a notably wide range of plants, including a number of uncommon species. The saltmarsh contains glassworts and common cord grass in the most exposed regions, with a succession of plants following on as the marsh becomes more established: first sea aster, then mainly sea lavender, with sea purslane in the creeks and smaller areas of sea plantain and other common marsh plants. The shingle ridges attract biting stonecrop, sea campion, yellow horned poppy, sea thrift, bird&#39;s foot trefoil and sea beet. sea wormwood, sea lavender and scrubby sea-blite also thrive, matted sea lavender and sea heath are international important species found in this habitat.</p><br>
<p>The sand dunes are initially stabilised by marram grass and sea couch grass, enabling colonisation by sea poa grass, sand couch-grass, lyme-grass and grey hair-grass, which also help to bind the sand. Sea holly, sand sedge, bird’s-foot trefoil and pyramidal orchid are other specialists of this arid habitat.</p><br>
<h2>Recreation</h2><br>
<p>Outdoor recreation is important to the economy of north Norfolk, and a 2005 survey at six coastal sites found that 39 per cent of visitors gave birdwatching as the main purpose of their visit. The 7.7 million day visitors and 5.5 million who made overnight stays in the area in 1999 are estimated to have spent £122 million, and created the equivalent of 2,325 full-time jobs. The large number of visitors at coastal sites sometimes has negative effects. Wildlife may be disturbed, a frequent difficulty for species that breed in exposed areas such as ringed plovers and little terns, and also for wintering geese. Plants can be trampled, which is a particular problem in sensitive habitats such as sand dunes and vegetated shingle.</p><br>
<p>The limited access to the island means that it is not subjected to the pressures of heavy or uncontrolled visitor access.</p><br>
<h2>Threats</h2><br>
<p>Storms in 1931&ndash;33 swept away 250 m (250 yd) of the island, and the island was breached in a large storm in 1938 and by the North Sea flood of January 1953, in each case washing the shingle through to the marshes beyond. A wire and brushwood fence erected in the spring of 1953 trapped sand and allowed the breach to heal by August of the same year.</p><br>
<p>The Caraiman Peak is a mountain peak located in Romania, in the Bucegi Mountains of the Southern Carpathians. It has a height of 2,384 m. The nearest town is Buşteni.</p><br>
<h2>The Heroes' Monument</h2><br>
<p>Close to Caraiman peak lies the Heroes Cross, a memorial of World War I. It was erected between 1926 and 1928, and was initiated by Queen Maria of Romania. The material needed for construction was carried up using a funicular, as well as carts carried by oxen. The monuments height is 29.5 meters and the arms&#39; length is 14 meters. The cross was built at an altitude of 2291 m.</p><br>
<p>The cross is lit at night using 300 500 W bulbs. Until 1939, the lighting installation was powered by an electric generator located inside the base of the monument and was made up of only 120 bulbs. In 1939, it was connected to the national electrical network.</p><br>
<p>The Nipigon River is a river in Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is about 48 km long and 50 to 200 m wide, and flows from Lake Nipigon to Nipigon Bay on Lake Superior at the community of Nipigon, dropping from an elevation of 260 to 183 m.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>The Nipigon River was a thing of legend for the size and quantity of the brook trout that were to be found there. However, four dams built on the Nipigon led to a major decline in their population. The four dams are as follows:</p><br>
<p>Cameron Falls Dam built in 1918</p><br>
<p>Virgin Falls Dam built in 1925</p><br>
<p>Alexander Dam built in 1930</p><br>
<p>Pine Portage Dam built in 1950</p><br>
<h2>Modern uses</h2><br>
<p>Three hydroelectric dams, Cameron Falls Dam, Alexander Dam, and Pine Portage Dam on the Nipigon provided 2,144 gigawatt-hours in 2000. The river is also a popular fishing destination.</p><br>
<h2>Fishing</h2><br>
<p>In 1915 Dr Cook caught the world record for the largest brook trout, aka speckled trout, or coaster trout. Four years later, Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII and Duke of Windsor), spent time fishing on the Nipigon; a trout that he caught was mounted and today is displayed at the National Archives of Canada. The river also has a run of lake trout, rainbow trout and salmon during various times of the year. Fish that migrate up the river are able to get to the first dam which is located approximately 15 mi from the mouth of the river system. The reservoir between the dams are good fishery, especially for large speckled trout and lake trout.</p><br>
<p>Fishing starts the first of May until freeze up at the end of November. The river can be accessed from boat, or fished by shore from various strategic locations.</p><br>
<p>The Counts House is a historic Greek Revival home in McHenry, Illinois. It is one of McHenrys oldest and most notable landmarks, as well as one of the finest preserved examples of Greek Revival architecture in McHenry County. It is the only building in the city of McHenry listed on the National Register of Historic Places.</p><br>
<h2>History</h2><br>
<p>Although the exact date of construction and original owner of the Counts House are unknown, the building is believed to have been built prior to the Civil War. The plaque on the exterior denotes the house as having been completed circa 1860. The house has had a number private owners throughout its history, the most notable being Count Oskar Bopp von Oberstadt, an Austrian count for whom the house is named. For its architectural significance, the Counts House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1982. A wrought iron fence was constructed around the entire perimeter of the property under new ownership in 2005.</p><br>
<h2>Architecture</h2><br>
<p>The Counts House is particularly distinct for its two faces, a very unusual feature for a Greek Revival. The north facade, facing Waukegan Road, consists of a portico with full two-story columns of the Doric order. The south facade, facing Main Street, consists of two-story loggia with an upper balcony and several intricate mouldings. The six-over-six windows, balustrades, columns, door surrounds, and nearly all of the exterior moldings appear to be original. The houses exterior walls consist of double-wythe brick, with double-hung windows over six and a half feet in height. The only known significant modifications to the house have been additions to its wing, the replacement of the column pedestals with brick, and the replacement of the original cedar shake with asphalt shingles. Aside from these discrepancies, an old postcard published in Historic Homes of McHenry County reveals that the house remains much as it appeared in the early 1900s, if not earlier.</p><br>
<p>The Galite Islands  are a rocky group of islands of volcanic origin that belong to Bizerte Governorate, northern Tunisia. They are located 38 km northwest of Cape Serrat, the closest point of the Tunisian mainland coast, from which they are separated by the Galite Channel, and almost 80 km north-by-northeast of the city of Tabarka, and 150 km south of Cape Spartivento in the south of Sardinia. The islands of the group sit atop Banc de Galite.</p><br>
<h2>Main island</h2><br>
<p>The centrally situated main island La Galite is 5.4 km long east-west, and up to 2.9 km wide in the east. The area of the group is 9 km&sup2, most of which La Galite accounts for. The main island has 200m high cliffs and is accessible only in the south on the bay Escueil de Pasque. A few fishermens families live on the island. The highest peak at 391m is Bout de Somme (Grand Sommet), which is topped by a yellow lookout tower. Piton de lEs&#39;, a prominent cone-shaped peak close to the most southeasterly point of the island, is 360m high.</p><br>
<h2>Other islands</h2><br>
<p>Besides the main island La Galite, there are two groups of islets or rocks, which are all inaccessible.</p><br>
<p>The Galitons de l&#39;Ouest, or West Galitons, are 3 km southwest of the main island. They consist of the second largest and third largest islands of the Galite Islands, 158m high Le Galiton (area 0.4 km) and 137m high La Fauchelle, immediately southeast of Le Galiton. On the peak of Le Galiton is a lighthouse, 14m high. In 1980, the Ministry of Agriculture declared Le Galiton a natural reserve, to protect the Mediterranean monk seals.</p><br>
<p>The smaller Galitons de l&#39;Est, or East Galitons, also called Les Chiens or The Dogs, are at a distance between 1 and 2 km northeast of the main island. This group consists of three rocks, which are, from north to south, Gallo, Pollastro and Gallina (meaning "rooster", "chicken" and "hen" in Italian). Gallo is the largest of the three and is 119 m high.</p><br>
<p>About 25 km to the southwest are the Sorelle Rocks, or Écueil des Sorelles, which consist of two shallow rocky patches. A lighted buoy, fitted with a racon, is moored to the western patch, and another buoy to the eastern patch. A two meters high concrete block stands on the western patch.</p><br>
<p>13 km to the north of the group is the submerged Banc des Mazzarilles, with depths between 21 and 49 meters.</p><br>
<p>During World War II, La Galite hosted a small Italian naval base. Salvatore Todaro, an Italian war hero, died on La Galite in December 14, 1942.</p><br>
<p>Tunisian independence leader Habib Bourguiba was exiled to La Galite by the French colonial authorities from May 21, 1952 through May 20, 1954.</p><br>
<p>Oxon Creek is a cove on the Potomac River which straddles the border between Washington, D.C. and Prince George&#39;s County, Maryland just north of Interstate 495  at Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The tributary stream is Oxon Run. Oxon Creek is 1.5 mi in length and empties into the Potomac at Goose Island  across from the city of Alexandria, Virginia. To the north is the Blue Plains Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant and to the south the Oxon Cove Park. The Anacostia Freeway crosses it on a bridge. To the east is Oxon Hill Manor. The unusual spelling is either historical or a reference to Oxfordshire, England.</p><br>
<h2>Variant names</h2><br>
<p>According to the Geographic Names Information System, Oxon Creek has been known by the following names throughout its history:</p><br>
<p>Isedores Creeke</p><br>
<p>Isidoras Creek</p><br>
<p>Oxen Creek</p><br>
<p>Saint Isedores Creeke</p><br>
<p>Saint John Creeke</p><br>
<p>Saint Johns Creeke</p><br>
