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The California tundra LANDS

This is after a visit to the Fjords of Bergen, Norway (1997), the Fjords of China (Three Gorges - 2000), and the Columbia Icefields of Canada (2002).  Fjord is a Norwegian word, so it is , that I will tell that story here only.  Before making it to Bergen, we stopped in Oslo, but not Lillehammer, NORWAY, both sites of Olympic games.  All to eat in Oslo, at this late hour, after the car ferry offload from Göteborg (Gotenborg) @ Sweden, was a Chinese restaurant.  We had come in from Denmark (Frederikshavn), after visiting Copenhagen and LEGOLAND.

 

Fjords are deep glacier-carved water bodies, that face the ocean.  I found a piece of music, onced performed by New Jersey Youth Symphony (www.njys.org), and appended (with the music sleeve) at the bottom.  With all provided through this webpage, you may be able to get the idea of monumental or grandly auspicious views, such as visiting the Yosemite Valley, or of flying to Los Angeles, from the east coast or Chicago, a route that always includes a mention of the Grand Canyon, if not visible.    Such flying (of a worry-free nature) has not occurred since 1999. 

 

With today’s end (Thanksgiving Day 2006), I have chosen a recipe from Chef Chu’s book, “Chicken in Phoenix Nest”;  it reminds me, in preparation (of the dish), of the “Flying” plates booth, at Tivoli Gardens (Copenhagen).  Please click on the accompanying photo below for the modified version of this recipe.  It is veritably DE-LICIOUS, this banquet-style DISH.

 

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A Tivoli Gardens recipe

Near MONO Lake California.
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Such scapes are common to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Portland, OR, both seen via Train.

I highly recommend a destination set for these locations via train. 
The views are very enjoyable (constantly changing).
 

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A groundhog or marmot seen in high ground of Yosemite Valley (near Tioga Pass) of 1981, and also seen in Banff, Alberta, Canada, 21 yrs later.  

 

 

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A very old photo of Yosemite Valley, from a family vacation.  There have been many visits since, and seeing these falls, is also a goal.  (The Bridalveil Falls are not always visible during the summer.)  

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Although this was not taken in China, there is a scape near the entrance to the Three Gorges that is similar.  Do you know the name of that city?  Can you guess where this photo was taken?

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