Uploads from Anita363, tagged mountain

Rock tombs, Termessos

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:10:22 -0800

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Temple of Artemis, Termessos

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:14:47 -0800

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Tomb carving, Termessos

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:16:03 -0800

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This mountain stronghold was never taken in battle, so surely there was a strong warrior culture here. Its fiercely independent Pisidian people remained autonomous through Hittites, Persians, Greeks and Romans.

Amphitheatre, Termessos

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:04:41 -0800

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How'd you like that for a backdrop to your Euripides?

Termessos approach

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:06:50 -0800

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This is the view back down the valley, which is the only approach to the city. This mountain stronghold was never taken in battle. Its fiercely independent Pisidian people remained autonomous through Hittites, Persians, Greeks and Romans.

Mountain vista

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:25:39 -0700

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From high in the mountains near Paraíso del Quetzal (highly recommended), on our morning guided walk to see quetzals & other goodies.

Cabin in Paradise

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:29:53 -0700

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From our cabin high in the mountains at Paraíso del Quetzal (highly recommended). Power lines photoshopped out (a small price to pay for nearly universal electrical distribution -- an impressive achievement for a poor country, and, along with clean drinking water, a huge contribution to the quality of life).

Sunrise in Paradise

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:24:41 -0700

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From our cabin high in the mountains at Paraíso del Quetzal (highly recommended).

Cabin in Paradise

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:28:20 -0700

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Sunrise in Paradise

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:22:41 -0700

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:27:11 -0700

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Magnificent Hummingbird

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:26:18 -0700

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Not a great shot, but best I got.

Fiery-throated Hummingbird

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:26:56 -0700

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Fiery-throated Hummingbird

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 17:28:27 -0700

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Yes, it's a wild hummingbird. Yes, it's perching on my finger.

Termessos

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:12:17 -0800

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Caucasian squirrel

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:12:33 -0800

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Only mammal of the trip, but a nice one -- Near Eastern-Middle Eastern regional endemic.

Wild crocus

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:02:35 -0800

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A fall-blooming Turkish montane species; ID help needed.

Oertzen's Rock Lizard, Anatololacerta oertzeni

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 19:08:17 -0800

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Pretty sure of ID; looks right, & I brute-forced all Lacertidae in Turkey & this was one of very few in range and only one even remotely close in appearance.

Tomb of Aaron

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:32:08 -0800

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Tradition has it that this peak near Petra is the site of the tomb of Aaron (yes, Aaron the brother of Moses). There's a shrine on top. This is a zoom shot from the bus; the mountain is close to 4 mi away.

Catskills

nobody@flickr.com (Anita363) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:59:47 -0700

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Deep shadows show the Catskill mountains in relief. Waypoint 152 (42.09709N,74.09258W): Catskill State Park. Twin Mountain (foreground), Sugarloaf (cloud-topped). (Ice crystals on window in lower right.)