Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #31: Landscape
Amy‘s theme this week for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #31 is Landscapes. I included some photos of natural landscape and architecturally designed landscape.
I took this photo on the Alaska trip when our train passed by Hurricane Gorge, Alaska. They named it because the wind could go 150 miles per hour. The train slowed down for passengers to take photos from the bridge. The Hurricane Gulch Bridge is a 918 feet long steel arch railroad bridge and is 296 feet above the Hurricane creek. It is both the longest and tallest bridge on the entire Alaska Railroad.
These are photos from our trip to Germany and Austria. We were on the Eagle’s Nest overlooking Bavarian Alps which are several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps in the German state of Bavaria. The last ice age made an impact on the Bavarian Alps. The glaciers formed cirques, lakes, and typical U-shaped valleys. Depositions by ice age, rivers and glaciers left behind a rolling landscape.
Eagle’s Nest
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. The canyon is 24 miles (39 km) long, between 800 and 1,200 feet (240 and 370 m) deep and from 0.25 to 0.75 mile (0.40 to 1.21 km) wide.
Toledo and the Tagus River – Toledo is in central Spain; it is the “Imperial City” for having been the main venue of the court of Charles V. Holy Roman Emperor. It is the “City of the Three Cultures” for the cultural influences of Christians, Muslims and Jews reflected in its history. The Tagus River is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. It is 1,007 km (626 mi) long, 716 km (445 mi) in Spain, 47 km (29 mi) along the border between Portugal and Spain and 275 km (171 mi) in Portugal where it flows into the Atlantic Ocean.
Museum and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Library, Art Collection and Botanical Gardens
Rhododendron Garden, Portland, Oregon
Rhododendron Garden, Portland, Oregon
Please visit Amy’s website for more photos for this week.
The Showers of Blessings 
Thank you so much for the follow. I always follow back.
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Thank you, Joy. We’ll see more of each other!
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Wow wow very beautiful nature,so cute,how are you and your beautiful family
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Thank you very much for your reading and comment. We’re doing great.
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Breathtaking photos, Miriam and interesting facts as well! The gorge has me holding onto the arms of my chair, stunningly vertigo-inducing!
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Thank you, Annika. It was one of my favorite photos. I wish I could have taken it with my camera instead of cellphone. But I was glad at least one thing still had battery!
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Those shots are gorgeous, stunning Miriam!❤️️
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Thank you very much, Linda! ❤
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You’re so very welcome honey, have a blessed weekend!
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Thank you, have a wonderful weekend!
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Wonderful post Miriam! Thank you for sharing!
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Good to see you here, Linda! I came back from our trip to Hong Kong/Japan. I’m still trying to catch up with my blog. How’s everything? Have you moved yet and where are you now?
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Hi honey! So great to here from you!❤️️ Do you have pics…stupid question…You must have so many fabulous memories of your travels. How long were you gone???
I am looking for that perfect place. I can’t decide on a fixer upper or ‘already done and just needs a little fixing’. Diesel had a tumor and went through the surgery fine. My poor little guy, it was so scary. I didn’t post last month at all. Everything is bright and cheery again. ❤️️ I missed you!!!❤️️
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Yes, I do have some photos and wrote a few posts.
I know it’s hard to decide. My friends moved to Arizona, were going to buy a fixer upper. They ended up buying a brand new home. They both are retired, it was brave of them buying a new home.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/02/02/colleens-2019-weekly-poetry-challenge-slow-work/
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/01/31/lens-artists-photo-challenge-30-unexpected/
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/01/29/january-24-flash-fiction-challenge-shes-made-whole-again/
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Gorgeous and majestic photos, Miriam. They make me want to add a few more places to my bucket list. How wonderful to have seen them in person!
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Thank you, Diana. We’ve been traveling for 20 years, not ready to stay on a cruise ship yet! Hope to go to many more places!
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These are really really beautiful photos Miriam…🤗🤗🤗🤗
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Thank you so much, Mich. I’m glad you like them. 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Gorgeous spots these are, Miriam. A visual treat for eyes and mind indeed 🙂
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Thank you for your reading and comment, Hammad. This challenge got me looking at the photos and reminding me of our fun trips. 🙂
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Amen-Amein!! ❤
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Thank you, Kristi!! ❤
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some beautiful choices this week Miriam. i remember that bridge in Alaska, it’s amazing and you captured it beautifully
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Thank you, Tina. My regular camera low in battery and died. I used my phone. The train slowed down for us to take photos. I’m glad to have gotten a couple good shots.
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Thank you for a great tour, Miriam! I feel refreshed in your landscapes!
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Thank you so much, Anne-Christine. It was fun looking at the photos and reminded me of our fun trips!
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Beautiful photos from around the world. Now the Huntington Library Botanical Garden is a stone throw from where I live and I still haven’t been. I’ll make sure to add this to my spring bucket list. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Stunning shots of this around the world landscape collection! Thank you for the fabulous tour, Miriam!
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Thank you, Amy. I had fun finding the photos!
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Marvellous pictures Miriam.
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Thank you so much, Peter. It was fun digging up these photos!
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great choices
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Thank you for reading, Michael. I’m glad you liked them.
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Wow, these are incredible photos, Miriam! Welcome back. How was your trip?
Love you, Debbie
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Thank you, Debbie. I’m glad to see you again. Love you too, Miriam
I wrote a little bit about my trip here. The narrative is about my trip.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/01/29/january-24-flash-fiction-challenge-shes-made-whole-again/
I wrote some more here.
https://theshowersofblessings.com/2019/02/02/colleens-2019-weekly-poetry-challenge-slow-work/
It took me 5 days to get back to my sleeping routine.
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Beautiful photos 🙂
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Thank you for reading and your kind words. 🙂
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Such lovely scenes you’ve shared here, Miriam!
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Thank you so much. I’m glad to be back from my long trip and started to do some posts. Hope all is well with you and your family!
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Glad you returned safely Miriam!
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Thank you so much!
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