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weekly photo challenge: twist
Krista got our attention with the ‘twist’ on our favourite three wise monkeys!
This is our entry for the challenge this week.
It can be found at the United Nations Building in New York – a gun barrel twisted into a knot.
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weekly photo challenge: spring
Winter is well on it’s way here in Australia so instead of sharing a photo of the season of Spring. We are taking a different slant on the Daily Post theme.
We are sharing a photo of a geothermal spring from Yellowstone National Park. This photo conjures up the sense of warmth for us as winter is coming 🙂
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weekly photo challenge: monument
When we visited Washington DC, the one monument we were MOST looking forward to was the Lincoln Memorial. Without a doubt, we knew this was to be our entry into this week’s photo challenge.
We were completely in awe when we saw it – the sheer size alone was a great representation of his legacy!
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grand canyon: is it really grand?
Before seeing the Grand Canyon, we really had no expectation and without sounding sarcastic… “How grand can it really be?”
In our original post about this trip, we described that the Grand Canyon is magnificently enormous. And honestly after seeing it with our own eyes, we can confirm that it really is GRAND.
According to UNESCO*, the national park contains more than 2,600 documented prehistoric ruins, untouched until about 1860s. There are 5 life and vegetation zones within the canyon, with over 1,000 species of identified plants.
The Grand Canyon is a gorge, carved out by the Colorado River, millions of years ago. It is approximately 1.5km deep and 450 km long. And honestly, looking out at it, the canyon seems to go on forever! Great times to witness the canyon are during sunrise and sunset when the colours of the canyon change before your eyes.
Words can simply not describe what we could see. Photographs doesn’t do it justice. Witnessing the natural beauty in front of us reminded us what a wonderful world that we live in!
There are times when places are “talked up” and don’t really live to their name or reputation. But here at the Grand Canyon, we certainly were not disappointed! Go see it for yourself, if you haven’t already!
Unfortunately, we didn’t go on a helicopter ride over the canyon, as what we have heard is only gushing reviews about seeing it that way.
wise monkeys abroad 