Friday 8 November 2013

Thor's Well - The Pacific Gateway to the UnderWorld

Thor's Well - "the gates of the dungeon." Cape Perpetua , Oregon. 
At moderate tide and strong surf, flowing water creates a fantastic landscape

Thor’s Well is part of Cape Perpetua, a typical Pacific Northwest headland – a forested area of land on the central Oregon Coast, surrounded by water on three sides. Thor’s Well is also often simply called the Spouting Horn. It is essentially a huge salt water fountain operated by the Pacific Ocean's power.

World Highest Chained Carousel



"Prater Tower in Vienna "

The World's Highest Chained Carousel, located in Vienna, at height of 117 meters.

The Prater tower stands compared with the Swiss house.

The carousel is a total of 117 metres high. In the tower construction there are three watches with 2.7 metres of diameter.
The golden-shining onion dome is lighted up with 1,200 LEDs.

Lake Natron: The Killer Lake That Literally Petrifies The Animals Into Sculptures

Nature is full of mysterious and magnificent landscapes. Among them, the terrifying African Lake Natron, with its reddish area that lures the animals, resulting in their petrification. We invite you to discover this deadly lake using somewhat distressing photos of the lake taken by Nick.
The Lake Natron in Tanzania is undoubtedly best known for its natural and deadly beauty. In fact the water the water has its strong and peculiar color due to a mineral called the Natron that mainly contains hydrated sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate which is in the form of a white substance”. The same mineral was once used in the mummification process by the Egyptians as a drying agent.
The Lake Natron  is extremely salty. In addition, the presence of Natron  in the Tanzanian lake is the source of a very high pH value of around 10.5 which makes it impractical for all living things to survive in the lake. It should also be noted that sometimes the water temperature to a high temperature of 60 ° in the lake.
Finally, even if the scientists agree that the extremely salty water resulted in the petrification of the animals, the cause of death remains more or less mysterious. Among the hypotheses of the researchers,  one suggests that the water reflections from the surface of the lake would have the effect of a mirror and birds would have crashed into it considering it to be sky and died due to high concentration of Natron.







Caño Cristales Colombia

Caño Cristales is a river located in the Serrania de la Macarena Mountains. The area where the river is found is so remote that you can only get there by horse, donkey, or on foot. Caño Cristales is filled with waterfalls, rapids, wells and hollows, with water so clear you can see all the way to the bottom. During most of the year the river seems like any other, with the water coursing over green algae rocks. Then during the period of time between the wet season and the dry season – which happens between September–November – the river transforms, becoming a river of color. The algae in the water produce a riot of color; red, blue, green, black and yellow line the river. This river has no fish because of the complexity of the channels. Caño Cristales has been called “The River of Five Colors”, “The Liquid Rainbow” and “The River That Ran Away From Paradise” and it’s honestly easy to see why.

Caño Cristales Colombia

Caño Cristales is a river located in the Serrania de la Macarena Mountains. The area where the river is found is so remote that you can only get there by horse, donkey, or on foot. Caño Cristales is filled with waterfalls, rapids, wells and hollows, with water so clear you can see all the way to the bottom. During most of the year the river seems like any other, with the water coursing over green algae rocks. Then during the period of time between the wet season and the dry season – which happens between September–November – the river transforms, becoming a river of color. The algae in the water produce a riot of color; red, blue, green, black and yellow line the river. This river has no fish because of the complexity of the channels. Caño Cristales has been called “The River of Five Colors”, “The Liquid Rainbow” and “The River That Ran Away From Paradise” and it’s honestly easy to see why.