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| Royal National City Park is the worlds first national urban park |
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| The park is around 10 km ( 6 miles) long |
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| The forests can contain deer, hares, foxes and birds |
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| The park was established in 1995 |
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| There is a 36 km (22 miles) cycling route to be used |
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| Some local residents are luck enough to live here year round |
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| Culture to be found everywhere within the boundaries of the park |
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| Holy Small........maybe the residence for the Mother in Law lol |
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| One of the many museums within the park |
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| #Inside_Volcano_Iceland The 1.7 km (1 mile) walk to the base camp begins after being dropped off from a 30 minute drive from Reykjavik Now this adventure is not cheap ($340US) which includes 1 or 2 guides, but there is no other place where you get to go inside a volcano & experience nature in this manner |
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| Iceland averages an volcanic eruption every 3 to 4 years because of the Eurasian / North American plates meeting here. It is home to over 130 volcanoes & the active ones erupt regularly which often are under glaciers which are called subglacial eruptions. |
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| Some of the things you learn during our hike; the rocks (because they are porous) act like a filtration system for the drinking water of the City of Reykjavik |
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| The lava fields during our trek |
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| Thrihnukagigur translated means Three Peaks Crater & was discovered in 1974 by cave explorer Arni B. Stefansson which then opened itself up to tourism 2012 |
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| The Base Camp that was airlifted by helicopter as no motorized vehicles are allowed on the grounds |
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| The last 100m or 350 feet of elevation |
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| An open elevator system that bounces a bit at the cone side to side to be aware (think like a high rise window wash system) and it takes around 5 minutes to get to the bottom. Then we have half hour to explore |
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| It is only 4C (37F) once we got to the floor & we are going down 212 meters (700 feet) Think of the Statue of Liberty fitting inside easily |
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| The base is huge as i tried to highlight this by including that person in the corner of the photo In comparison it is three full-sized basketball courts connected together |
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| The magma normally would fill the chamber thus sealing itself but as you can see it scorched the earth on the way out which would of happened 4000 years ago when Thrihnukagigur last erupted |
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| As you can see the floor is unstable so needless to say proper footwear is a must plus depending on outside weather condition is how you dress for the hike to the volcano |
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| In 2015 a band from Iceland called Kaleo & 14 crew went to the magma chamber & recorded a live rendition of their song; Way Down We Go |
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| When your down here you really feel how insignificant we are as humans & the awesomeness of Nature I should not have to say this but i will,,,,,,you cannot take any of the rocks in your pockets as you leave |
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| Another group descending our way.....then we return from the Centre of the Earth |
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| As i leave the volcano you can see not a lot of room to get through the cone opening |
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| Back to the meeting point at the ski cabin where there is complimentary coffee or tea as you wait for your transport |
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| Ottawa is the capital city of Canada.......enjoy my take on this beautiful city as i find the usual and my favorite, the unusual things from behind the camera lens |
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| One needs to look up when walking the streets to find the odd things hahahha |
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| The Centennial Flame which has the shields of the 12 Provinces and Territories of Canada |
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| Great architecture to be found here |
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| Surrounding the Parliament Buildings |
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| Amazing culture in the streets of Ottawa |
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| Population of approximately 1 million citizens within the city boundaries |
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| Parliament Hill |
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| Part of the Rideau Canal system through the City |
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A rare penny-farthing bicycle and antique car that i came across on my travels |
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| Ottawa is derived from the Algonquin word Odawa.......meaning to trade |
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| Exhibit outside the Canadian Museum of Nature |
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| Inside a church on Wellington Street and some color |
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| Interesting Chap on a facade of a building |
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| Good Day Madame lol |
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| Outside the Royal Canadian Mint |
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| Ottawa is located in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario |
