Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan, Colorado, about 45 minutes east from Colorado Springs. The area is made of colorful clays that have been mined for bricks, pottery, and pigments for millennia. There are several archeological sites in the park from different historic and prehistoric periods. Visit at at sunrise or sunset. The light becomes flat very quickly as the sun goes up and colors fade.
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Garden of the Humble Administrator in Suzhou. The garden dates back from early XVI c. and is, probably, the best known of the "Classical gardens of Suzhou," a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The sign at the entrance said that so many millions people visit it per year (I don't remember exactly how many), but it felt like they were all there that day. ;-) But if you can abstract away from the crowds, the garden is very pleasant and elegant.
I wonder if you noticed that over time geotags of photos from China deteriorate. Every time I go to add a new image, I see that carefully placed geotags from previously uploaded images from the same area have shifted by a few hundred meters and have to be readjusted. Happens only to images from China, as far as I can tell. Of course, nothing happens to the geotags, they are just two numbers in the metadata. Someone messes with the map, and I wonder who is responsible.
Explored on 1/13/25 at #22
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Great blue heron with a fish at the Myakka River State Park in Florida
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Praca de Sao Tiago in Guimarães.
Guimarães is a relatively small city in Northern Portugal that has an outsized influence due to its historical significance in the making of Portugal. The first king of Portugal, Afonso Henriques, was born in the city and a critical battle for the indepencence of Portugal, Battle of São Mamede, was fought nearby. In that battle, Alfonso fought his mother and won. But that's a different story altogether. The old town center is nicely preserved and is well worth a visit. The castle on the hill above the town is also quite impressive.
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At the Oculus in downtown Manhattan, New York City
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