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Santa Cruz mountains are not desert.
That's where the giant sequoia redwood forest is located.
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My mistake - but different in "texture" and colour, was the point I was making. Scotland is very craggy and blunt, while California is more exotic and "hot" in colour and texture, somehow.
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California is everything.
Depending on where your feet are planted.
Mendocino is pretty 'craggy'.
LA and San Diego are more exotic.
The deserts are the hottest damn places on the face of the earth.
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Who said "scenery" has to be visual? It can be "aural" as well! Sugar and Scotty, someday you'll want to visit my town! This should help ready your sensitivities for what you'll hear when you do!
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I won't even mention the educational benefits of learning the subtle differences among the single malt whiskies, Oban being my personal favorite! My favorite for years has been Laphroaig. I am saving an unopened bottle of 30 year-old I bought years ago for a special occasion � though I don't yet know what that worthy occasion will be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_distilleries_in_Scotland
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More PNW - St Helens from near summit of Mt Adams (it used to look like an almost perfect cone): ![[Linked Image from i44.tinypic.com]](http://i44.tinypic.com/iml9w5.jpg) Mt Hood from base camp: ![[Linked Image from i43.tinypic.com]](http://i43.tinypic.com/2s1llpl.jpg)
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Topping this thread with some forest scenery.... this is what the waterfall looks like now that a tree crashed over top of it this year  ![[Linked Image from i42.tinypic.com]](http://i42.tinypic.com/snp9bs.jpg)
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"Never forget that your pain means nothing to a WS." ~Mulan
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WS: They are who they are.
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It still looks fantastic to me. 
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I never seen this before you posted here...awesome.Colors play important role to make your environment beautiful.I also have some this type of nice stuff in my PC.I sure will must be next time post here...Thanks for sharing this...
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Greetings from Tokyo. Path to Meiji Jingu ![[Linked Image from i39.tinypic.com]](http://i39.tinypic.com/2hpinm9.jpg) Initially I thought would crop all the people out. But on second thought, people, people, people everywhere is Tokyo. eta: For some reason this posted copy is kind of fuzzy. Looks fine on my laptop. The reality is much more beautiful than this picture portrays. I'll try reloading it when I get some time.
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I can't post photos because I can't be bothered to learn how, so I'm linking another newspaper article. We are obsessed with the weather in the UK, because it dominates our existence. We have no idea what we are going to get in April, July or December. We often get two or three seasons on the same day. We have had two dry years (although with miserable sunshine - no nice summers) and many water authorities recently declared an official drought. That meant that from 6 April, in those areas there was a ban using hosepipes and we were sent publicity on how to save water. Almost the day the restrictive measure came into force, the heavens opened, and we have had the wettest April on record. (But we are still officially in drought and there is still a hosepipe ban.) Weather stories are front page news again. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-today--Chelsea-Flower-Show-threat.html
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A river near our house ![[Linked Image from i47.tinypic.com]](http://i47.tinypic.com/33pegl1.jpg)
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Very beautiful.
What state is that in, am, or if you don't want to say, is it north south...roughly where? What weather are you having at the moment?
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We live in Northern NY, about 10 miles from Lake Placid, the location for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics.
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I've got an idea what that's like from various films. It appeals to my northern European sensibilities; not too desert-like.
What's the weather like with you this month?
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A couple of days ago, we had snow flurries and snow covering the mountain tops. Schools were delayed for two hours. Not typical. Usually, we get temps in the 60's this time of year.
I can empathize with your flooding in the UK. Last year, we had a huge amount of snow and flooding during the spring thaws. It closed some bridges, washed out some mountain roads, flooded houses near the lakes/rivers.
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