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Bear that climbed a tree in New York tranquilized by animal control officers

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122101) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Apr

Albany New York Police Officers with the assistance of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) teamed up to block off a residential area on Tuesday morning when a bear climbed a tree and refused to come...

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In the himalayas just because height is above 10000 feet cirrus clouds look closer

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 24 Nov

The himalayas are huge range of mountains in northern India that go to China Tibet Nepal Bhutan.They are above 10000 feet. From such a height the cirrus clouds look closer. Generally hills get snow and...

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Surprise visitors!

Fleur @Fleura (34957) • United Kingdom 18 Sep

Ravens, the largest member of the crow family, normally frequent farmland, especially uplands and mountainous areas, or sometimes seaside cliffs (and of course the Tower of London, but that’s another story). According to the...

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I feel the air is more chilly before lakes freeze at height

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 14 Sep

In the China Tibet India border the himalaya mountains are amazing. At more than 13000 feet the air is chilly. I find the air more chilly and cold when the lake still has water at zero degree. Once it freezes and frost acts as...

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In the hills the yaks are very well decorated

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 9 Sep

Yaks in the mountains are well decorated with colourful outfit. Children love riding on the yaks. They go slow but they are attractive. their bulky body helps in combating the snow and cold weather of the mountains.

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A sunrise with hills, valleys and kangaroos

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 25 Apr 25

On our little getaway 2 weeks ago, we stayed at an Airbnb that had such lovely views of the hills and the valleys. Kangaroos hopped around the property and there was no traffic noise at all. Don't you love such blissful...

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Valley views last week

Pitstop @pitstop (15551) • Australia 20 Apr 25

We did a little escape to the Blue Mountains and spent some awesome time on mountains with valley views and spectacular sunrises. We wished we could have taken a longer break! I'll post a few pics - this one is a view into the...

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A Son's Love

Kandase @Kandae11 (57233) 1 Oct 24

Forty-eight hours after hurricane Helene devastated parts of North Carolina, Sam Perkins heard nothing from his parents - and was very worried. They lived in the mountains about 1 hour away from Asheville which had been hit very...

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Jay Needed More Visqueen to Kill the Grass

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 3 Aug 24

The city worker told Jay, cover the tall grass with visqueen and anchor it down with boards. This will kill the grass, until the house is situated on our lot. There were neighborly complaints that we needed to mow the grass. Most...

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Dog saves the life of her owner who was lost in the mountains

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122101) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 28 Jul 24

Emery County Sheriff's Office (ECSO) deputies answered an emergency call two days ago that a woman who suffers from dementia who went out for a walk with her dog in Emery County Utah but went missing. After a day passed, a Utah...

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We're Watching the Sound of Music

Kharla Jolly @kobesbuddy (78833) • East Tawas, Michigan 1 Jul 24

This is a beautiful movie and a true story, also. The Von Trap family fled from the German government, when Austria was taken over. Maria wanted to be a nun, until she became a governess for the 7 Von Trap children. She fell in...

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Fires Already

celticeagle @celticeagle (189820) • Boise, Idaho 15 Jun 24

Each year about this time I begin having daymares about fires both around Boise and in the mountains. We just had a brush fire in the drier area of Southwest Boise. The Boise Fire Department battled a brush fire at about 4p. last...

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In mountains swimming pools should have warm water

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 25 Dec 23

In the mountains it is great fun to swim in warm swimming pool. The open swimming pools are required to have warm water so that swimmers can enjoy the water. In Indian resorts in the hills the open pools have cold water. But in...

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Where in the World?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222280) • United States 13 Nov 23

If you had the resources to live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Would it be on a beach somewhere? In the mountains? In the desert? Or in a lush forest? Would you want to live in the city or on several acres in the...

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There is huge fun feeding the fishes in lakes of Himalayas.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 30 Oct 23

Whenever we entered the famous lakes of Himalaya mountains we bought the fish feeds from the stores outside the lake. All my family members in turns fed the fishes with the fish feed. The fishes used to come to the surface to have...

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There is lovely experience of riding on the yakin the Himalayas.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 28 Oct 23

The yak is a fabulous animal. It is used by people in the mountains and Himalayas to ride on steep roads. My sons rode on the yaks. There are friendly animals. My sons did enjoy their rides on the yak in very cold weather.

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Travel video watch : More hills, Passes and sights in Leh/Ladakh (Himalayan/Trans Himalayan region)

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49753) • India 12 Oct 23

If one wants to see unique mountains and sights that present a different story at different times, then either visit Leh/Ladakh in Northern Mountainous India or check this video. The host takes us through the sight of a green...

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In the mountains the sun sets early.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 22 Jun 23

I realized in heights above 8000 feet, the days are shorter. The sun sets early over there. There is another reason that the mist and fog create a blanket below the clouds. These second layer stands in the way for sunlight. So by...

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The takin is harmless national animal of Bhutan and very adaptive to Himalayas.

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (23240) 27 May 23

When we went to Bhutan we realized that the country is filled with the greatest mountain range Himalayas. India and Bhutan both the countries share the Himalayas. When we saw the Takin we understood it had the adaptive capacity to...

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The mountains

Jenaisle @Jenaisle (16568) • Philippines 22 Apr 23

Majestic, they are even from afar. Their beauty is timeless Their boundary, endless. I see them freely, But they don't see me. The mountains... These are some of the mountains in my home province. I miss romping/frolicking in...

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