the website of Mark S Bailen. . . writer, illustrator, and fake-nature photographer
How are hobbit holes made? First an entire hill is removed and a concrete dome is constructed in its place. Then the hobbit quarters are assembled underneath the dome. Finally dirt and sod are piled on top, blending the dome seamlessly in with the surroundings hills.
I’m sorry for this lousy photo, but this was by far my favorite exhibit at the Berlin Zoo. It was called Eagle Canyon and it was nothing remotely like a canyon (the tunnel is a tower?). It was a wonderfully messy fake mountain constructed out of real stones atop which mountain goats skirted dangerously on the edges of little cliffs. The critters were very active and I watched them for a long time. If you look close at the photo, you can see 4-5 of em. The exhibit also had a path over the mountain for humans to traverse with a fake little chalet and a place where the mountain goats crossed below. Eagle Canyon was tucked in the middle of the zoo and hardly anybody visited it, a hidden gem!
People complain about the over-crowding and deadly trek to the top of Mount Everest. . . . Obviously they never visited the highest spot in Thailand.
The most photographed falls in Florida…
Dudley Do-Right’s Ripsaw Falls
Numerous dangers await the mountain climber attempting to scale Disney’s Matterhorn, including electrocution.
So, I drive across Northern Arizona to Disneyland so I can ride a “Cars” ride which is a theme-park attraction about riding a car across Northern Arizona? Well, at least I scored this amazing photo of a concrete red-rock formation. Oh and bonus points. Space Mountain is hiding in the bottom right corner!