Anywhere But Here

[ngakpa]

Autumn Colours, Taiwan




ah man, just so lovely

 

[ngakpa]

Song dynasty landscapes - studies in emptiness and space

Ma Yuen, a true master


Ma again



more from the Song

 

[Ohh.Word]

ha the top clouds look photoshopped

 

[ngakpa]

not my photos, and wouldn't know how to tell if they had been fiddled, but either way the clouds in Taiwan do extraordinary things - it's a small island on the edge of the Pacific, and the montains go up to 4000 metres ... most of the central mountain range is between 2000 - 4000, with thousands of miles of empty ocean to the east, and the vast Asian landmass to the west ... so you get some way out clouds ...

 

[Tarkus]

I love the cloud formations that mountains cause. Clouds are so boring over plains and flat open expanses.


Wish I could see that more often.

 

[ngakpa]

various cloud types Taiwan


altocumulus - common enough in Taiwan


baking heat coming


Typhoon on the way - nb high altitude high velocity clouds

 

[Guest]

I felt that "anywhere but here" about a few weeks ago. I took off... I've been traveling the last few weeks through California. I've seen some very beautiful places in the outskirts of LA area... orchards, farms, etc. Sure beats where I -was-.

I have another month of traveling/staying on farms/homesteads. I'm planning on going and doing that in Northern California.

Feels great to reconnect with nature. I have felt trapped in the city the last 5 years (gag).

 

[NOKUY]

Seward Alaska

I was actually thinking about that today at work.

I used to live in Seward, it's not a really great place to live, but one of the most beautiful places on the planet, and a beyond great place to visit. Its right at the entrance to Kenai Fjords National Park. (about 1.5 hrs drive south of Anchorage)

this is what peeps fish for in Seward.....mmmmmmmmmmmmHalibut! (seafood for a year right there)

 

[daisy jane]

this is what peeps fish for in Seward.....mmmmmmmmmmmmHalibut! (seafood for a year right there)

And only ten pounds short! Nice pictures though!!

 

[ngakpa]

emu kaka - that is a monster!

Alaska looks stunning man, nice

 

[Guest]

I love the cloud formations that mountains cause. Clouds are so boring over plains and flat open expanses.

I don't make it to tropical escapes, but local Super Cells are devastating clouds.



J.

 

[Guest]

I felt that "anywhere but here" about a few weeks ago. I took off... I've been traveling the last few weeks through California. I've seen some very beautiful places in the outskirts of LA area... orchards, farms, etc. Sure beats where I -was-.

I have another month of traveling/staying on farms/homesteads. I'm planning on going and doing that in Northern California.

Feels great to reconnect with nature. I have felt trapped in the city the last 5 years (gag).

I'd suggest spending time in the Sierras & redwoods in northern Mendocino and Humboldt counties.

 

[earthdog]

any hot tropical island w/ crystal clear water and where weed grows wild!

ngakpa - would you be my tour guide?