#pillar rock

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Resisting The Pull Of The Water

On the last day of my pre-Birthday mini-break weekend around Cockermouth, Lisabet and I ventured to the westernmost valley and lake of the Lake District: wild Ennerdale.

Ennerdale holds a strong appeal to me: the entire valley is dedicated to the Wild Ennerdale Partnership, one of the longest running ecological restoration projects in the UK. As such there are limited facilities: two small car parks near the foot of the lake, and two private Youth Hostels towards the head of the valley. That’s it. With such minimal human intervention, Ennerdale has a very different feel compared to other Lake District valleys; a helluva lot more trees for start, making compositions harder.

We enjoyed a long saunter from the main carpark towards the head of the valley, directly underneath mighty Pillar. The River Liza around this part of the valley plunges through several deep dubs or pots. I spotted this powerful cascade and scrambled across the steep riverbank to get this composition, Lisabet looking on nervously (bless her).

Ennerdale, Lake District, Cumbria, England.

ISO100, ƒ/18 at 14mm (21mm full-frame equiv.) using a slim circular polariser on my Sigma dp0 Quattro. This image is made by shooting two lots of three bracketed exposures, stacked on top of each other to make a vertical panorama (or vertorama). The exposures were blended together for dynamic range then stitched together to get this complete view from the roaring cascades all the way up to Pillar and its famous crag Pillar Rock. Processed in Sigma Photo Pro, blended, stitched, and edited in Photoshop.

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Man hurt in Lake District mountain plunge Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out at 14:00 on 5th March to assist an experienced, well equipped male walker who had slipped and fallen some 200+ metres from near the summit of Pillar Full story: https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2020/03/08/man-hurt-in-lake-district-mountain-plunge/

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5 Top Places To See In Kodaikanal That Are Perfect For Every Traveler

Kodai or kodaikannal is the second highest hill station on the Western Ghats present in Tamil Nadu. Its prominence is 7000-ft above the mean sea level. It has mountain peaks, lakes, waterfalls, forest reserve, and tea gardens as major tourist attraction places.

Your Mysore Ooty Kodaikanal tour package must include the below-mentioned top 5 places to visit once in Kodai tour. This is an all season tourist place in South India. However, the summer season in South India (March to June) is its peak tourists season.

1.       Kodaikanal Lake

It is one of the major attractions of this hill station. This is a man-made lake, which is spread across 60-acres in a star shape model on the top of Kodai mountain plateau. You can see plenty of tourists during the summer come here to beat the heat. It has boating facilities. You can hire a bicycle or just walk through the lakeside and enjoy its breeze. It is the best place to stay for the honeymoon couples nearby the lake.

2.       Dolphin's Nose

This is a major viewpoint and mountain peak of the Western Ghats present in Tamil Nadu. Its altitude is 6,600-ft above the mean sea level. This is a projected peak, which looks like a dolphin’s nose. You can see the deep trench just down beyond this peak. You can have a scenic lush green look of this valley from this viewpoint. You must do trekking to reach this point.

3.       Pillar Rock

These are rear rock formation to see on the Western Ghats. You can see huge three vertical granite stones standing next to each other. They look like mountain ape. The beauty of this place is they look magnificent and mysterious with the mountain mist and clouds touching these pillar rocks. This is a stunning beauty of Mother Nature to see in this hill station.

4.       Silver Cascade Falls

This is an exotic waterfall amidst the lush green surrounding of the Kodai hills. It has come in most of the South Indian films and commercials. You can take a bath under the waterfalls. You can swim in the waterfall cascade. You can see plenty of water flowing from October to December due to the spell of North East Retreading Monsoon in Tamil Nadu.

5.       Poombarai Village

This is the perfect place to see the Kodai village in Kodaikanal. You can see the tribal people in their natural state. You can visit Kudhanthai Velappar Temple once in this scenic village. This is the best place to go for trekking. You can find the reserved forest area soon after this village ends.

Coorg Ooty Kodaikanal tour package is the best to book online. You will get some discounts on your travel and hotel accommodation.

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LOTD: Pillar Rock

~sorry for delay - meant for May 3, 2018~

(from: http://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/atg.htm)

Pillar Rock       

Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); green flash every 4 s. Light mounted on a 1-story round brick tower. The tower was probably painted white originally, but very little paint remains. Trabas has Arndt's photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the south side of the entrance to St. John's, about 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the St. John's waterfront. Site status unknown. ARLHS ANT-002; Admiralty J5694; NGA 14772.

(photo found here)

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Pillar Rock, Cape Breton  (KDF03386)

Kas Stone Photographic Art: Going Coastal

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Cragfast climbers rescued from Pillar Rock A]t around 12.50am on Sunday morning, Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team was called out to three male climbers who had reported themselves cragfast on Pillar Rock Full story: http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2017/09/11/cragfast-climbers-rescued-pillar-rock/