Tag: “Spring Equinox”

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  1. The Great American Roadtrip

    Two Aussies + a Canuck in a red VW Golf driving from Chicago to Vancouver in seven days.

  2. A Glorious Greek Festival

    Every year, an elaborate lively celebration takes place on the lovely Spring Bayou in the Greek community of Tarpon Springs, Florida.

  3. Down the path to Mnajdra Temples at dawn

    We made for a ghostly procession down the path that leads from Hagar Qim Temple to Mnajdra Temple which is a short distance away. It was biting cold and damp on this rugged coastline on the South of the Island of Malta.

  4. And now we wait!

    The press and about 50 members of the public who had bought tickets for the Spring Equinox at Mnajdra Temples in Malta gather at the entrance and wait. It had rained the night before so everyone was worried the clouds would cover the spectacle we had all come to witness.

  5. Inside one of the chambers at Mnajdra Temples

    While we were waiting for the sun to make its appearance on the occasion of the Spring Equinox, I wandered around some of the lower chambers of Mnajdra Temples. Its magnificent megaliths, over 4000 years old, had withstood the test of time and still stood mysteriosly on the rugged cliffside.

  6. Finally the sun's rays shone through

    The moment we had been waiting for arrived. The sun came out from behind the clouds and its rays came through the doorway of Mnajdra Temples, astronomically aligned to mark the two Equinox in March and September as well as the Solstices in June and December.

  7. Spring Lake Five

    The Spring Lake Five in the oceanside town of Spring Lake, New Jersey, is one of the largest (if not the largest) five mile races in the Uniited States. It began in 1977 with a 500 runners.

  8. Divine Park

    Divine Park is in the center of the bucolic Jersey Shore of Spring Lake. It's spring fed lake is home to diverse waterfowl and is three blocks from the Atlantic Ocean.

  9. Sabino Canyon Recreation Area

    Sabino Canyon Recreation Area starts in the north east corner of Tucson Arizona and climbs up the mountains of the Coronado National Forest. Parking is $5/vehicle There is a tram that provides ride up the canyons.

  10. Spring Lake Community House

    The Spring Lake Community House is home to the town's Library, a dance group and the Spring Lake Theatre. The building was dedicated on July 4, 1923.