Urban Impression - Page 14

Billy · 06-13-2005, 08:45 AM

Stairs to Sky

Billy · 06-13-2005, 09:05 AM

One Line Sky Road. The road has a nice name, Romantic Lucky Road. I cant understand its meaning. I guess: meet up right people on the road in the hard climbing; or encounter the romantic lucks after climbing this road. Whatever, hope you all have the romantic lucks after see the pictures.
The upper stairs are very narrow, from there the sky looks like a thin line. The stairs are very steep.

Promenea · 06-13-2005, 09:34 AM

Who carved the stairs and when? They are wonderful! I suspect we would have built something over the rock (probaby a cable car) rather than carve the stairs directly in the rock. I like it your way better. It lets man be part of the landscape. I really like the view of the bottom of the stairs way down below in one of your pictures on the page before this one.

xoxoxoBruce · 06-13-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Promenea

Who carved the stairs and when? They are wonderful! I suspect we would have built something over the rock (probaby a cable car) rather than carve the stairs directly in the rock. I like it your way better. It lets man be part of the landscape. I really like the view of the bottom of the stairs way down below in one of your pictures on the page before this one.

Naw, we just string cables to hang on to.

Beautiful Billy.
Hi gtown.

Billy · 06-14-2005, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Promenea

Who carved the stairs and when?

The mountain was found and climbed more than 2000 years. I cant check for the specific carved time. Almost Chinese famous mountains were carved this style stairs in old time. It is hard to take things to mountains. The food is very expensive on the peak hotels because all the grocery are backpacked by men.

BigV · 06-13-2005, 12:43 PM

Billy, the pictures are AWESOME. If your buddies, don't like the pictures, tell them don't look at them. Sheesh.

As for landscape pictures, I too have taken thousands of pictures with no people in them. They remind me of the part of my trip that had no people in it. If I traveled to a park or wilderness like you've shown us here, the WHOLE POINT would have been to see some things without people being the focus. It's only natural to also take a picture of it too.

I love the pictures, Billy. Thank you for taking and posting them. It feels like I get a little vacation with you when I look at them and read about them.

BigV · 06-13-2005, 12:44 PM

Billy, the pictures are AWESOME. If your buddies don't like the pictures, tell them "don't look at them". Sheesh.

As for landscape pictures, I, too, have taken thousands of pictures with no people in them. They remind me of the part of my trip that had no people in it. If I traveled to a park or wilderness like you've shown us here, the WHOLE POINT would have been to see some things without people being the focus. It's only natural to also take a picture of it too.

I love the pictures, Billy. Thank you for taking and posting them. It feels like I get a little vacation with you when I look at them and read about them.

wolf · 06-13-2005, 01:32 PM

Welcome gtown! Know any of our other folks from Austin, or did you just wander in here by chance?

gtown · 06-14-2005, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Welcome gtown! Know any of our other folks from Austin, or did you just wander in here by chance?

Someone from Austin sent me a pic of the day link that started my long-time lurking, but no idea if they are regulars. More than likely irregulars with this group.

Queen of the Ryche · 06-13-2005, 05:57 PM

hi G!

Queen of the Ryche · 06-14-2005, 09:43 AM

Naw, we just string cables to hang on to.
Half Dome, Bruce?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-14-2005, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Queen of the Ryche

Naw, we just string cables to hang on to.
Half Dome, Bruce?

Yes'um.

Clodfobble · 06-14-2005, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by gtown

Someone from Austin sent me a pic of the day link that started my long-time lurking, but no idea if they are regulars. More than likely irregulars with this group.

It wasn't me, I swear!

Though I arrived through a locally posted IOTD as well, so it's always possible we know some of the same people...

Billy · 06-16-2005, 04:25 AM

Erratic
The huge stone is 12.0m high, 7.5m long and 1.5 - 2.5m wide, with 210 cubic meters in volume and 544 tons in weight.
Te rock platform supporting the erratic is 12.0 - 15.0m long and 8.0 - 10.0m wide, both of them are lithologically o medium-fine-grained porphyritic granite, but they are isolated from distinctly in between. The upper stone seems come from the far away the sky and is so called Erratic.
Tortoise Rock
It looks like a huge tortoise in the far site. In Chinese culture the tortoise is the symbolization of long life.

Billy · 06-16-2005, 04:29 AM

The stairs were carved on the cliffs. I felt scary and cant look down when first walked the way. It was reported some people fell down and died.

06-13-2005, 08:45 AM	#1
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Stairs to Sky Attached Images

06-13-2005, 09:05 AM	#2
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	One Line Sky Road. The road has a nice name, Romantic Lucky Road. I cant understand its meaning. I guess: meet up right people on the road in the hard climbing; or encounter the romantic lucks after climbing this road. Whatever, hope you all have the romantic lucks after see the pictures. The upper stairs are very narrow, from there the sky looks like a thin line. The stairs are very steep. Attached Images

06-13-2005, 12:43 PM	#6
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Billy, the pictures are AWESOME. If your buddies, don't like the pictures, tell them don't look at them. Sheesh. As for landscape pictures, I too have taken thousands of pictures with no people in them. They remind me of the part of my trip that had no people in it. If I traveled to a park or wilderness like you've shown us here, the WHOLE POINT would have been to see some things without people being the focus. It's only natural to also take a picture of it too. I love the pictures, Billy. Thank you for taking and posting them. It feels like I get a little vacation with you when I look at them and read about them. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-13-2005, 12:44 PM	#7
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Billy, the pictures are AWESOME. If your buddies don't like the pictures, tell them "don't look at them". Sheesh. As for landscape pictures, I, too, have taken thousands of pictures with no people in them. They remind me of the part of my trip that had no people in it. If I traveled to a park or wilderness like you've shown us here, the WHOLE POINT would have been to see some things without people being the focus. It's only natural to also take a picture of it too. I love the pictures, Billy. Thank you for taking and posting them. It feels like I get a little vacation with you when I look at them and read about them. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

06-13-2005, 01:32 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Welcome gtown! Know any of our other folks from Austin, or did you just wander in here by chance? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-13-2005, 09:34 AM	#3
Promenea Resident President Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 86	Who carved the stairs and when? They are wonderful! I suspect we would have built something over the rock (probaby a cable car) rather than carve the stairs directly in the rock. I like it your way better. It lets man be part of the landscape. I really like the view of the bottom of the stairs way down below in one of your pictures on the page before this one.

06-13-2005, 05:57 PM	#10
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	hi G! __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-14-2005, 09:43 AM	#11
Queen of the Ryche is fleeing the scene Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Beautiful CO Posts: 1,510	Naw, we just string cables to hang on to. Half Dome, Bruce? __________________ Once, in an interview, Chuck Norris admitted that he was not the most awesome thing ever. He declined to elaborate; but I believe we all know that he was referring to the existence of chocolate covered bacon. I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six.

06-16-2005, 04:25 AM	#14
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	Erratic The huge stone is 12.0m high, 7.5m long and 1.5 - 2.5m wide, with 210 cubic meters in volume and 544 tons in weight. Te rock platform supporting the erratic is 12.0 - 15.0m long and 8.0 - 10.0m wide, both of them are lithologically o medium-fine-grained porphyritic granite, but they are isolated from distinctly in between. The upper stone seems come from the far away the sky and is so called Erratic. Tortoise Rock It looks like a huge tortoise in the far site. In Chinese culture the tortoise is the symbolization of long life. Attached Images

06-16-2005, 04:29 AM	#15
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	The stairs were carved on the cliffs. I felt scary and cant look down when first walked the way. It was reported some people fell down and died. Attached Images

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