Tag: “Overlook Mountain”

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  1. Walk on sheeps: their journey through a glacier.

    A special appointment takes place twice a year in the very north of Italy: it is called "transumanza". A long amazing way for herds!

  2. Palo Duro Scenic Overlook

  3. Overlook Mountain House Ruins

    High atop Overlook Mountain in Woodstock are lest vestiges of a man's obsession with building a mountain hotel that would not fall victim to the fires that claimed many of the Hudson Valley's original "Mountain Houses" in the 1800's.

    After the fort two Overlook Mountain Houses were destroyed by fire, Morris Newgold envisioned of a fireproof Hotel built completely of concrete.

    By 1939, Newgold ran out of money to finish his dream, but the ruins of the partially built hotel, chapel, power station, and stables still stand to this day.

    A quick drive up Rock City Road takes tourists partially up Overlook Mountain to a small parking area. There tourists can hike up the steep 2 mile road that leads to the ruins.

    Although it is prohibited to enter the structure due to possible danger from the decay, many still take their chances and explore the ghostly remains.

  4. Echo Lakes from Ralston Peak

    A hike up the south face of Mt Ralston leads to a stunning payoff - views of the Echo Lakes, Desolation Wilderness and Lake Tahoe.

    Link to Ralston Peak Hike on Trailspotting

  5. Natural Therapy

    Resorting to the counsel of the outdoors, a backpacker discovers the soothing balm of Wyoming and the western landscape

  6. Southern California Snow

    Landscape shot of the Ojai valley with snow on the mountains.

  7. Kemisse in the Mountains of Ethiopia

  8. Mountain Marker

    A lone kilometer marker stands sentry along a misty mountain road in the northern Philippines.

  9. From atop Toubkal

    The view from the Toubkal summit is spectacular. This side of the peak looks out over the high atlas and to the Sahara desert while behind me were the pink walls of Marrakesh.

  10. May Lake

    Early evening in Yosemite's high country sits this tranquil lake.