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PROJET : CONSTRUIRE UN MURET DE FOSSILES

Après la pêche une seconde passion : Les Fossiles​
Lors de mon passage en Bourgogne j'ai découvert la passion des fossiles
Tout a commencé après en avoir trouvé un, j'aime bien regarder les cailloux, et c'est ainsi qu'est née cette passion

https://capitaine-jack.blogspot.com/2024/06/capitaine-jack-decouvre-des-fossiles-de.html

#Roadtrip #Bourgogne #Talant #Dijon #CapitaineJack #ChasseurDeTresor #ChasseurDeFossiles #Aventurier #LacKir #Fossile #Paleontologie

[3/3] Riga, cont. We crossed the Riga Canal, which together with the Daugava River encloses the Old Town. Although the pretty Līvu Square dates from after WWII, Meistaru iela is lined with a complex of 18th C. residential buildings (📷1). In the medieval town “The Three Brothers” represent the oldest residential group of buildings in Riga, constructed at different times and in different styles, from 1490 CE (📷2); they now house the Museum of Architecture. Another highlight is “The House of Blackheads”, first built 1334 CE as a meeting venue and in the late 15th C. the abode of bachelor merchants, goldsmiths and ship captains associated as “The Black Heads” (📷4); destroyed during WWII, this is a reconstruction. Just south of the Old Town, Riga Central Market is one of Europe’s largest and part of Riga’s UNESCO listing. Two massive Zeppelin hangars built by the Germans during WWI were purchased by the city, dismantled and re-engineered into five pavilions that would be easier to heat and maintain (📷4); the new market opened in 1930.

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

[2/3] Riga, cont. Riga’s Art Nouveau period saw about a third of buildings constructed during a time of economic prosperity adopt this style from 1898 to 1915. A well-known example of Eclectic Art Nouveau is located at Elizabetes iela 10b, designed Mikhail Eisenstein and completed in 1903 with a blue tiled facade, detailed peacock motifs and large heads at the top (📷1). We came next to the Esplanade Park, hosting a festival with live music and bubble-blowing (📷2). It’s also the location of the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, the city’s largest Orthodox church, converted into a planetarium and café during the Soviet era but rededicated in 2000 (📷3). A short walk away, the Freedom Monument commemorates the soldiers who died fighting for Latvia’s independence from the Russian Empire in 1918, following WWI and the Russian Revolution (📷4); Latvia also marks the restoration of its independence from the Soviet Union, declared in 1990 and attained in 1991.

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

[1/3] A day in Riga, Latvia’s capital city. Having paid the 5 € entry toll/ congestion charge, we left the van in the resort area of Jūrmala and caught the modern electric, clean, cheap and punctual train into Riga. We got off early for a second breakfast at the Saturday farmer and artisan Kalnciema Quarter Market (📷1); the quarter is home to some very substantive wooden villas, many in need of restoration. On foot from the market we crossed the Daugava River, with views of Riga Castle (📷2). Built by the Livonian Order from 1497 to 1515 CE, the castle is now the official residence of Latvia’s president. From the same bridge we overlooked the skyline of the Old Town and to the Moscow-like Stalinist building of the Latvian Academy of Sciences, the country’s first skyscraper (📷3). Riga’s UNESCO World Heritage status reflects both a well-preserved medieval core and a concentration of Art Nouveau architecture. We continued towards Alberta iela, a street deemed the epicentre of the latter, and began craning our necks to admire the highly decorative facades featuring geometric elements, gargoyles, floral motifs and more (📷4).

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

thank you for the gas money! ♡
#CCCAdVANture2026 #AltText #travel #roadtrip #VanLife #outdoors

@PaulBusch Canada’s now defunct music video channel ***Much Music*** had a regular segment in the 1980s with two guys travelling across the country checking out all the __BIG THINGS__

It’s always been a mystery to me why so very many small towns felt it necessary to put their own landmark on the highway or main entrance but it’s definitely a thing.

Some, like the giant *pysanka* in Vegerville, AB, are wonders — the town engaged a top mathematician to work out the tiling problem to construct it, and it ended up on the cover of his textbook.

https://vegreville.com/worlds-largest-pysanka

#Canada #RoadTrip

Good Morning #Canada
The long range forecast for the eastern half of Canada reports that we can expect a longer fall and a delayed start to winter. That means plenty of time for a #RoadTrip and some out of this world #BigStuffInSmallTowns. Welcome to Moonbeam Ontario where a #UFO has landed, and is still there. The saucer is only 3 metres high which means the green men or women are little. Cannabis recommended while visiting.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Immigration
https://www.hollayghadery.ca/blog/57uq8q76aglfv9wpn9bd1uilapwc1g

The perfect ‘Michelin restaurant’ road trip around Colorado https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/3078/ #colorado #ColoradoDining #ColoradoFood #ColoradoGroceryStores #ColoradoRestaurants #dining #food #RoadTrip

Our second stop in Ķemeru nacionālais parks | Kemeri National Park was at Lielais Ķemeru tīrelis | Kemeri Raised Bog. A 3.5km loop boardwalk (📷1) traverses one of Latvia’s biggest and most popular raised bogs, which began forming some 8,000 years ago when the postglacial climate became warmer and more humid. Such bogs absorb large volumes of rainfall and melting snow, helping to mitigate flooding while also filtering the water—and creating pretty reflections/ habitats (📷2). Aside from sphagnum mosses (crucial in the formation of raised bogs) notable plants adapted to this environment included native Andromeda polifolia | bog rosemary (📷3) and the carnivorous Drosera rotundifolia | round-leaved sundew (📷4). We sat pond-side for a time, entertained by boatmen utilising surface tension to walk on water.

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #nature #nationalPark

To the west of Jūrmala, our first stop in Ķemeru nacionālais parks | Kemeri National Park was at Sēra dīķu taka | the Sulphur Ponds Trail, about 2km out-and-back. One of the largest raised bogs in the park, here mineral water surfaces through a comparatively thin layer of peat (1–2m thick). This leaves a residue of sulphur and lime on pond vegetation (📷1), altering the mix of plant species from that typical of raised bogs. Darting about we observed Sympecma paedisca | the Siberian winter damsel (📷2) & much heavier orange-coloured dragonflies (📷3). There were especially large examples of native Vaccinium oxycoccos | the bog cranberry on the trail, a rich source of vitamin C (📷4). Other edible berries found in moss bog environments include the crowberry, cloudberry and blueberry. We also identified Zootoca vivipara | the viviparous lizard, notable for giving birth to live young instead of laying eggs as is the lizard way.

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #nature #nationalPark

Bon.

Ça faisait très très très (très) longtemps mais : #ROADTRIP !

Dans une autre vie c'était pour de la planche à roulettes #freebord mais là ce sera #parapente.

Une brève halte gourmande au départ de La Rochelle, dans un fast-food, avant de reprendre la route vers l’île d’Oléron. 🍔✨ Notre humeur actuelle ? L’image semble parler d’elle-même ! 😅 #FoodLovers #RoadTrip #LaRochelle #BurgerKing

At Cape Kolka in Slīteres nacionālais parks | Slītere National Park we took the 2km Kolkas priežu taka | Kolka Pine Trail, which heads into the mosquito-infested forest before returning via the beach. Some of the pines here are 100 years old and are partially buried by up to 2-3m of sand; these dunes are well-covered by moss and lichens. Native Araneus diadematus | the cross orbweaver spun her webs between the trees (📷1). On the beach we met Motacilla alba | the white wagtail, dutifully wagging its tail during an erratic flight against the wind; this is Latvia’s national #bird (📷2). The pink flower is native Cakile maritima | European searocket, which seemed very resistant to both wind and tide (📷3); it’s a member of the mustard family. Reminding us of the NZ dotterel, Calidris alpina | the dunlin also calls these shores home (📷4).

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija 🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🥾 #nature #nationalPark

Michelin Guide releases new dining itinerary for California’s Highway 1 https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/1013/ #California #CaliforniaDining #lifestyle #Michelin #restaurants #RoadTrip

Roadtrip sur ESNON

J'aimerai y retourner, mais il y a tant de lieux à découvrir
Il m'arrive de revenir sur mes pas, après ça dépend de beaucoup de choses
Il y a Joigny juste à côté et qui mérite vraiment d'être visité, sans oublier son Musée WW2

https://capitaine-jack.blogspot.com/2024/06/videos-sur-les-cygnes-esnon.html

#Bourgone #Yonne #Roadtrip #CapitaineJack #Voyage #TravelFrance #Nature #VoyageEnVoiture #Dijon #Animaux #Oiseaux

Il neige sur Dijon et c'est la seconde fois cette année

Décembre 2010 retour à Dijon
Connaissant la région depuis peu de temps, et n'étant pas familiarisé avec les saisons, il a fallut s'équiper de chaînes pour pouvoir circuler en voiture. Cette fois on a pas commencé ce road trip par le Lac Chanoine Kir, nous sommes carrément allés sur les hauteurs de Talant

https://capitaine-jack.blogspot.com/2024/06/le-lac-chanoine-kir-vu-de-la-fontaine.html

#Bourgone #Cotedor #Roadtrip #CapitaineJack #Voyage #Nature #VoyageEnVoiture #Dijon #Animaux #Oiseaux

https://www.fogolf.com/1383222/we-played-a-500-mile-disc-golf-course/ We Played a 500-Mile Disc Golf Course #100Graham #500Mile #9Holes #AmericaRoadtrip #ConnorPrice #course #disc #DiscGolf #frisbee #FrisbeeGolf #frolf #Golf #GolfCourse #GolfCourses #Graham #NicD #PaperBoys #Par6 #Roadtrip #ShortestStreetInAmerica #WorldsLargestLoafOfBread #WorldsShortestStreet

On retourne sur Dijon​
Et la première chose que je vais faire, c'est de rendre visite aux canards et cygnes du Lac Chanoine Kir
"L'article complet se trouve dans le lien plus bas"
#Bourgone #Cotedor #Roadtrip #CapitaineJack #Voyage #TravelFrance #Nature

https://capitaine-jack.blogspot.com/2024/06/capitaine-jack-de-retour-sur-dijon.html

A traditional (I think) dancer at Sunday's Totah Fine Arts Festival in Farmington, New Mexico.

#Travel #RoadTrip #Portrait #Native #NewMexico #Photography #Darktable

Lares Trek to Machu Picchu 4 Days

The Lares Trek to Machu Picchu 4 days is the most authentic cultural alternative to the Inca Trail in Peru. Over four days and three nights, you will hike through remote Andean villages, cross the breathtaking Pachacutec Pass at 4,700 m (15,420 ft), soak in the Lares hot springs, and end your journey at the Wonder of the World...

Tour: https://aliperutreks.com/tours/lares-trek-to-machu-picchu-4-days/

#trekking #hiking #photography #culture #perutravel #travel #roadtrip #peru #cuzco #larestrek

[2/2] We enjoyed a tasty café lunch in Kuldīga & the selection of sweets reassured us Latvia would have little trouble adding to our girth (📷1); they even had a Kiwi classic, pavlova! We browsed some of the boutique shops, some housed in wooden buildings reminiscent of NZ colonial-era style—if you were to substitute terracotta roof tiles for sheets of corrugated tin (📷2). The day ended at Cape Kolka in Slīteres Nacionālais parks | Slītere National Park. Curiously, the cape’s lighthouse lies ~5km offshore, just visible on the horizon in this view from the observation tower (📷3). Cape Kolka is where the waters of the Baltic Sea meet those of the Gulf of Riga; these waters sustained the ancient Liv people (a nearly extinct Finno-Ugric ethnic group) for centuries and local fishermen still catch and smoke fish on these shores to this day (📷4).

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

[1/2] We continued on the gravel road until we reached the Jūrkalne cliffs, where Quaternary sediments are being actively eroded causing the coastline here to recede by several metres a year, making them one of the most dynamic geological features in the Baltic region (📷1). Inland from here is the UNESCO-listed town of Kuldīga situated on the Venta River & featuring a mix of well-preserved traditional & foreign architectural styles spanning the 13th to 18th centuries (📷2&3). Among the sights is Senais ķieğeļu tilts | the Old Brick Bridge, spanning the Venta since 1874 and purportedly the longest of its kind in Europe (📷4).

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife 🌍 #unesco

Bretagne 2026 - Teil 1: Auf in die Bretagne!

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Travemünde to the port city of Liepāja in Latvia took the scheduled 22h on our Stena Line ferry. It was a smooth, uneventful voyage, as seen in this mid-morning view to starboard, looking in the direction of the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad (📷1). The broad & long Liepāja Beach was a popular destination for aristocrats in the mid 19th C. Modern visitors are well provided for, with somewhat conspicuous toilets & bins at regular intervals (📷2). A dark & odorous carpet of Furcellaria lumbricalis | clawed forked weed lined the water’s edge; this red algae is harvested to produce carrageenan, used as a thickening or emulsifying agent in food. Heading north we stopped briefly at Ziemeļu forti | the Northern Forts, defences built by Tsarist Russia to defend the Liepāja naval base, but partially demolished during WWI to prevent occupation by German forces (📷3). We made for a small seaside camp we’d pre-selected, having checked opening dates, only to find it closed. The first of our 33 planned nights in the Baltic states was only a short distance further down the gravel “washboard” road, with private beach access (📷4) from a rustic pitch in pine forest.

🇱🇻 #europe #baltics #latvia #latvija🚀 #travel 🚐 #camperVan #nomad #roadTrip #vanLife