Zelenogorsk (Terijoki) beach, Russian Federation
Beach of Zelenogorsk (formerly Finnish Terijoki), Karelia, Russian Federation. Zelenegorsk is just outside St. Petersburg. Before 1944 it was part of Finland. Beach are of Zelenogorsk is a popular recreation area. In U.S.S.R times Zelenogorsk had several hotels and sanatoriums. Some of them has been rebuilt and modernisized - some are just ruins. New houses and cottages are built on the area.
1908 - Russia: POV from rear of train; Cavalry School 220497-12 | Footage Farm
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[1908 - Russia: POV from rear of train; Cavalry School]
A cavalry school in Postavy 1908 (?)
POV from rear of moving train - railway tracks past timbers & logs along track; men seen alongside tracks. Into railyard. Dog peeing / pissing on pole.
01:51:09 Still lake w/ soldier rowing two others across, church w/ steeple on hill across lake.; pan w/ rowboat, Russian church, buildings beyond. Pan across park.
01:51:34 Russian soldiers outside factory building, steam coming out.
01:51:44 Fencers come forward onto dirt lot, men put on masks & fencing. Take off masks & shake hands.
01:52:04 Military playing soccer / football on dirt road.
01:52:19 Tilt down steeple on gothic building. Soldiers at sentry post / guard post.
01:52:32 Nitrate decomposition.
01:52:39 Military band playing outside large brick building, soldiers wander around. Officer watch band leave. Soldiers hold log on shoulders for several horses & cavalry riders to leap over as officers watch.
1900s; Russian Railroad Transportation; Military Training; Recreation;
Watching Wild Brown bears in the Finnish Russian border (Kuusamo)
We contracted the services of a ranger to take us to see Brown Bears. We had to drive an evening to the middle of nowhere in the Finnish-Russian border, a big wilderness area mostly inhabited. After walking for a mile or so in a mosquito-infested forest we arrived to a hut where typically you can spend the whole night waiting for the bruins to show up.
The hike was a bit annoying as it was not possible to use mosquito repellent (bears have an excellent sense of smell), so we were eaten alive by the insects.
Although sighting of these shy animals is not guaranteed, we were lucky to see up to 7 or 8 bears in less than 4 hours who came to feed in a swamp. These brown bears live normally in Russia and they move to Finland in the evening to feed.
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Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russian Federation, Asia
Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk, with a population of 973,826 (2010 Census). Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway and one of Russia's largest producers of aluminium. The city is notable for its nature landscapes; author Anton Chekhov judged Krasnoyarsk to be the most beautiful city in Siberia. The total area of the city, including suburbs and the river, is 348 square kilometers (134 sq mi). The Yenisei River flows from west to east through the city. Due to the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric dam 32 kilometers (20 mi) upstream, the Yenisei never freezes in winter and never[citation needed] exceeds +14 °C (57 °F) in summer through the city. Near the city center, its elevation is 136 meters (446 ft) above sea level. There are several islands in the river, the largest of which are Tatyshev and Otdyha Isles, used mainly for recreation. To the south and west, Krasnoyarsk is surrounded by forested mountains averaging 410 meters (1,350 ft) in height above river level. The most prominent of them are Nikolayevskaya Sopka (notable for its ski jumping tracks), Karaulnaya Gora, and Chornaya Sopka, the latter being an extinct volcano. The gigantic rock cliffs of the Stolby Nature Reserve rise from the mountains of the southern bank of the Yenisei, the western hills form the Gremyachaya Griva crest extending westwards up to the Sobakina River, the north is generally plain, except for the Drokinskaya Sopka hill, with forests to the northwest and agricultural fields to the north and east. The major rivers in the Krasnoyarsk city area are Yenisey, Mana, Bazaikha and Kacha, the latter flowing throughout the historical center of the city. Due to the nature of the terrain, a few natural lakes exist in the Krasnoyarsk neighborhood. The forests close to the city are mostly pine and birch; further out, aspen becomes dominant in many areas. The moss-covered fir and Siberian pine replaces other wood in the mountains westward of the Karaulnaya River, in about 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) to the west from the city, the forests to the south are mostly pine, fir and aspen. The city was founded on August 19, 1628as a Russian border fort when a group of service class people from Yeniseysk led by Andrey Dubenskoy arrived at the confluence of the Kacha and Yenisei Rivers and constructed fortifications intended to protect the frontier from attacks of native peoples who lived along Yenisei and its tributaries. Along with Kansk to the east, it represented the southern limit of Russian expansion in the Yenisei basin during the seventeenth century. In the letter to Tsar the Cossacks reported: ...The town of trunks (log buildings) we have constructed and around the place of fort, we the servants of thee, our lord, have embedded posts and fastened them with double bindings and the place of fort have strengthened mightily... The fort was named Krasny Yar after the Yarin (a dialect of Khakas) name of the place it was built, Kyzyl Char ('red steep-riverbank'), which was translated as Krasny Yar (using the old meaning of krasny). An intensive growth of Krasnoyarsk began with the arrival of the Siberian Route (the road M53 nowadays) in 1735 to 1741 which connected the nearby towns of Achinsk and Kansk with Krasnoyarsk and with the rest of Russia. In 1749, a meteorite with a mass of about 700 kilograms (1,500 lb) was found 145 miles (233 km) south of Krasnoyarsk. It was excavated by Peter Simon Pallas in 1772 and transported to Krasnoyarsk and subsequently to St. Petersburg. The Krasnoyarsk meteorite is important because it was the first pallasite ever studied and the first meteorite ever etched. The name Krasnoyarsk was given in 1822 when the village of Krasny Yar was granted town status[citation needed] and became the administrative center of Yeniseysk Governorate. In the 19th century, Krasnoyarsk was the center of the Siberian Cossack movement. By the end of the 19th century, Krasnoyarsk had several manufacturing facilities and railroad workshops and an engine-house. Growth continued with the discovery of gold and the arrival of a railroad in 1895.
In the Russian Empire, Krasnoyarsk was one of the places to which political exiles were banished.
Driving tour of Hillsborough Trail in The Villages Florida
Took a driving tour of the Hillsborough Trail in The Villages. On this route are the Manatee Pool and Recreation Center and the Dunedin Pool.
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Saint Petersburg | Wikipedia audio article
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Saint Petersburg
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- Socrates
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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015). An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. On 1 September 1914, the name was changed from Saint Petersburg to Petrograd (Russian: Петрогра́д, IPA: [pʲɪtrɐˈgrat]), on 26 January 1924 to Leningrad (Russian: Ленингра́д, IPA: [lʲɪnʲɪnˈgrat]), and on 1 October 1991 back to Saint Petersburg. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow, which is about 625 km (388 miles) to the south-east.
Saint Petersburg is one of the most modern cities of Russia, as well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world.
Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
stopcarolynparrish.com reveals 2010 City of Mississauga employee and wife as administrators
Introducing the not quite retired City of Mississauga employee (and wife) behind stopcarolynparrish.com as well as other Friends of Hazel' who did their all to oppose the Mississauga Judicial Inquiry and prevent the public from finding out what's REALLY going on in Mississauga.
Why do City of Mississauga employees have so much invested and are so intent on backing the Mayor and her puppet councillors?
City employees are GUARANTEED cost of living allowances every salary negotiation as well as guaranteed, generous benefits. In addition they enjoy an OMERS (Ontario Municipal EmplOyees Retirement System) pension plan that's the envy of well, pretty much the world!
In fact, seeing a City of Mississauga ad for Corporate Security inspired one person to summarize it as a great gig, good coin.
Add to that Freedom of Information confirming repeatedly a total lack of accountability (ie: no public complaints system between 1974 and 2008 and a current fraudulent formal complaints system), that's quite the $$$gig$$$.that City employees enjoy!
Freedom of Information (2007) got No responsive records for ANY public complaint against Mississauga Parks and Rec. Not because there weren't any. Just that they never kept records!
Happy employees. And under McCallion they stay that way!
NOTE: This is a replacement video of the original uploaded on July 5th. That one has been re-assigned to a private location.
Otis Series M2 Gen2 Traction Elevator @ Physics Building in Denver, CO
This elevator was cool! Nice motor as well!
Info:
Brand: Otis
Motor: Traction
Fixtures: Otis Series M2 MicroTouch
Year Installed: Mid 1970’s
Year Modernized: Summer 2017
St. Petersburg | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:30 1 Name
00:03:33 2 History
00:03:43 2.1 Imperial era (1703–1917)
00:12:53 2.2 Revolution and Soviet era (1917–1941)
00:16:51 2.3 World War II (1941–1945)
00:18:42 2.4 Post-war Soviet era (1945–1991)
00:21:29 2.5 Contemporary era (1991–present)
00:25:32 3 Geography
00:29:05 3.1 Climate
00:31:12 3.2 Toponymy
00:35:43 4 Demographics
00:39:59 4.1 Religion
00:40:17 5 Government
00:43:07 6 Economy
00:49:37 7 Cityscape
00:58:06 8 Tourism
01:02:05 9 Dramatic Theatre
01:02:30 10 Media and communications
01:03:04 11 Culture
01:03:13 11.1 Museums
01:05:30 11.2 Music
01:11:14 11.3 Film
01:13:19 11.4 Literature
01:15:54 12 Education
01:16:56 13 Sports
01:20:57 13.1 2018 FIFA World Cup
01:21:30 14 Infrastructure
01:21:39 14.1 Transportation
01:22:37 14.1.1 Roads and public transport
01:25:12 14.2 Saint Petersburg public transportation statistics
01:26:06 14.2.1 Waterways
01:27:15 14.2.2 Rail
01:29:32 14.2.3 Air
01:31:02 14.3 Parks
01:33:13 15 Famous people
01:33:51 16 Crime
01:37:12 17 Twin towns and sister cities
01:37:44 18 See also
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Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, tr. Sankt-Peterburg, IPA: [ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk] (listen)) is Russia's second-largest city after Moscow, with 5 million inhabitants in 2012, part of the Saint Petersburg agglomeration with a population of 6.2 million (2015). An important Russian port on the Baltic Sea, it has a status of a federal subject (a federal city).
Situated on the Neva River, at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea, it was founded by Tsar Peter the Great on 27 May [O.S. 16 May] 1703. During the periods 1713–1728 and 1732–1918, Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia. In 1918, the central government bodies moved to Moscow, which is about 625 km (388 miles) to the south-east.
Saint Petersburg is often considered Russia's cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to the Hermitage, one of the largest art museums in the world. Many foreign consulates, international corporations, banks and businesses have offices in Saint Petersburg.
Russia as a travel destination
For most westerners, Russia is associated with its European cities - Moscow and St.Petersburg. This is the heartland of Russia, and these great and ancient cities often become the focus for most guests. However, there is much more about Russia, a country that spans eleven time zones, ending less than 85 km from North America. Within this vast expanse lie the largest freshwater lake in the world, rivers and forests teeming with fish and wildlife, awe inspiring volcanoes, and towering mountains. Russia is the largest country of the Earth, with enormous tracts of land, its natural and cultural heritage waiting to be discovered.
Russia has a formidable pool of recreational resources, including natural landscapes of endless variety and inimitable beauty, monuments of history and cultural heritage, unique engineering structures, and unmatched cities, towns and smaller communities.
The most popular tourist attractions are the old Russian cities of Vladimir, Suzdal, Sergiev Posad, Pereyaslavl Zalessky, Rostov, Uglitch, Yaroslavl and Kostroma, the biggest gems of Russia’s Golden Ring. Also high on every tourist’s priority list are itineraries by boat from Moscow to St.Petersburg and the Valaam Island, a central point of religious piligrimage, or to Kizhi, the wonderland of old Russian wooden architecture, the Northern Caucasus and the Black Sea coast, to Mount Elbrus, the Ural mountains, and the Altai country, in different natural settings, from the Black Sea coast (like Gelenzhik and Anapa), the Baltic Sea (Sestroretsk, Komarovo, Zelenogorsk, Svetlogorsk, etc.) to the mountains of the Northern Caucasus (Teberda and Dombai), Ural (Kisegatch and Uveldy) and Altai (Chemal).
In the forest steppe and steppe areas, the invigorating nature is supplemented with refreshing koumiss, which is a favourite drink among the vacationers in Bashkortostan (Aksakovo, Yumatovo and Shafranovo).
There is no doubt that the most celebrated among Russian balneological resorts, a craze since the early 19th century to our day, of course, are the Caucasian Spas, a cluster of mineral springs at Yessentuki, Zheleznovodsk, Kislovodsk and Pyatigorsk, with Naltchik a short way off. The most famous among the local springs are Slaviansky, Smirnovsky, Lermontovsky, Batalinsky, the narzan springs of Kislovodsk, and mineral treats No.17 and No.4 at Yessentuki.
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union crime has been rising throughout Russia, however, it is safer here than in many American cities. Precautions include not flaunting valuables, or walking alone at night through city streets or parks.
Cold and Beautiful Overnight Backpacking in the Sierra Nevada: Weekend Warrioring for Memorial Day!
There’s nothing better than seeing the winter snow melt off in California’s Sierra Nevada, because that means it’s officially time for alpine backpacking season!
This past Memorial Day Weekend, we decided to get out to the Inyo National Forest in Eastside Sierra for an overnight backpacking trip. The goal was to get some mileage around beautiful mountains, alpine lakes, snowfields, and to let Kait test out her new ultralight pack from Superior Wilderness Designs (SWD).
The weekend kicked off with a day spent in my favorite California town, Bishop. Unbeknownst to us, it was Mule Days - Bishop’s massive weekend celebration of all things horses and mules. 20,000 people were in town for a massive parade, fair, and horse-selling celebration. I spent the day bouldering in the Happy Boulders, before we spent the evening car camping in the Buttermilks, staring out towards Mount Tom, Pine Creek Canyon, and Owens River Valley.
Saturday, after an intense battle for walk-up permits, we settled on the Baker Creek Trail - an oft-overlooked trail near Big Pine Canyon that heads up towards some beautiful lakes, surrounded by stunning mountains like Cloudripper, Agassiz, and the Inconsolables.
Feeling lazy, we ended up only covering 14 miles during our out-and-back trip. We hiked out of North Fork Big Pine Creek trailhead, switchbacking up and out of the Canyon and out across some of the Sierra foothills and volcanos. After exploring the base area of the Inconsolables, we backtracked a bit to stay sheltered from the wind, and to try and avoid any snowfall that night.
Luckily, I randomly chose to pack my Big Agnes doublewall tent (instead of my Zpacks Duplex). The double layer really helped in the wintery mix of sleet and snow. On our thruhike of the Pacific Crest Trail, our Zpacks sagged horribly once the wet snow cling to the Cuben Fiber, giving us a nightmarish 3 days of sub-freezing temperatures while soaking wet. Our Big Ag and its frame held up well under an inch or two.
Overall, a great overnighter, and we felt lucky to be isolated despite the overwhelming numbers of weekend warrior hikers trying to find the limited areas in the Sierra not under snow. Having just been up to Temple Crag for some cowboy camping the other week, I was glad to stay alone the entire trip. Big Pine area offers backpackers, skiers, and climbers an astonishing amount of options with the Palisades and Temple Crag only a few miles up an easy access road.
Another beautiful weekend in the Range of Light, filled with stunning ridgelines, towering peaks, and sublime meadows. The John Muir Wilderness never disappoints.
Gear includes: Big Agnes Copper Spur 2, custom SWD 35L pack, Enlightened Equipment Revelation quilts, Altra Timps, Patagonia layers, Mountain Hardwear Ghost Whisperer, JetBoil MiniMo, and Black Diamond trekking poles.
Rain Forrest Tram
Costa Rica Rainforest Aerial Tram