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]]>Garrapata State Park, an unknown Big Sur jewel, is a treasure to those who have discovered it. Garrapata State Park's unpopulated hiking trails provide access to both the beautiful Big Sur coastline and the breathtaking Santa Lucia Mountains and lie within a short drive of Carmel. Soberanes Point is named after the Ezequiel Soberanes Rancho that was once located there, while Doud River is named after the one-time Doud Ranch which owned a large section of what is now Garrapata State Park.
This park is subtly marked, with only one "Garrapata State Park" sign and nineteen discreetly numbered turnout markers, and aficionados prefer to keep it that way so it remains unspoiled. These numbered markers lead to some of the best Big Sur hiking trails. Garrapata State Park's redwood groves and spectacular coastline are largely hidden from the road, seen only by those who take to its trails.
Source: see Monterey
http://www.seemonterey.com/big-sur-california/garrapata-state-park-big-sur-california

]]> tom@norring.net (Tom Norring Photography) Coastlines Scenic Garrapata Beach at Big Sur http://tomnorring.com/garrapata_beach Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:25:49 GMT http://tomnorring.com/iceland

]]>Iceland is the world's 18th largest island, and Europe's second largest island. The main island is 101,826 km2 (39,315 sq mi), but the entire country is 103,000 km2 (39,768.5 sq mi) in size, of which 62.7% is tundra. Lakes and glaciers cover 14.3%; only 23% is vegetated.
Jökulsárlón is the deepest lake, at 248 m (814 ft).
Geologically Iceland is a part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and marks the boundary between both the Eurasian Plate and the North American Plate. Many fjords punctuate its 4,970-km-long coastline, which is also where most settlements are situated. The island's interior, the Highlands of Iceland, is a cold and uninhabitable combination of sand and mountains.
Iceland has three national parks: Vatnajökull National Park, Snæfellsjökull National Park, and Pingvellir National Park.

]]> tom@norring.net (Tom Norring Photography) Snow and Ice Scenic Iceland http://tomnorring.com/iceland Mon, 13 Feb 2012 23:43:33 GMT http://tomnorring.com/aurora

]]>Huge solar storms produce the intense aurora borealis also called Northern Light.
Aurora Borealis occurs between 35 mi and 600 mi above the earth and is caused by high-speed electrons and protons from the sun, channeled toward the polar regions by the earth's magnetic field. These electrically charged particles enter the atmosphere and collide with air molecules (chiefly oxygen and nitrogen), thus exciting them to luminosity; near the 600-mile level, the light may be given off by electrons and protons combining to form hydrogen atoms.

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/polar-aurora#ixzz1mKKt7nHu

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