Take The City

28/11/2022

Wild beach x Guadeloupe:
Experiencing outside how nature intended.
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Wild beaches are also known as undeclared, undeveloped or undiscovered beaches. Their coastlines are not developed for tourism or recreation, and they do not have lifeguards or the trappings of modernity nearby, such as resorts, camps, and hotels. Wild beaches can be valued for their untouched beauty and preserved nature. They are important biomes with important roles in aquatic or marine biodiversity, such as for breeding grounds and nesting areas for sea turtles, seabirds, penguins, fish, and a host of trees and plants.
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28/11/2022

28/11/2022

Utah Day 3.
Fifth Water Hot Springs.
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28/11/2022

Arches National Park | Pt. 2
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At a lot of these arches and sandstones begin forming over 300 million years ago. When the water that used to cover this region evaporated it left behind a salt bed, which today lies beneath the landscape of Arches National Park. Over time, the salt bed was covered with sediments that eventually compressed into rock layers. Overtime movement of the salt bed beneath caused layers of rock to shift and erode and shift form into vertical sandstone walls called fins. Over thousands of years, the slightly acidic rain in the area mixes with carbon dioxide in the air to form carbonic acid and slowly dissolves softer parts of the sandstone. Since many of the rock formations have weaker layers of rock on bottom that are holding stronger layers on top, the weaker layers would dissolve first, creating openings & canyons in the rocks.
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28/11/2022

Arches National Park | Pt. 1
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is in eastern Utah, adjacent to the Colorado River. There are more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches located in the park, including the well-known Delicate Arch (slide 5). The park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world. The purpose of Arches National Park is to protect extraordinary examples of geologic features including arches, natural bridges, windows, and balanced rocks, as well as other features of geologic, historic, and scientific interest, and to provide opportunities to experience these majestic natural settings.
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28/11/2022

Utah Day 2.
Arches National Park.
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28/11/2022

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🧂 The Bonneville Salt Flats, a remnant of Lake Bonneville, are a densely packed salt pan about 90 minutes east of Salt Lake City.
🏎 It's known for motorcar land speed records at the Bonneville Speedway.
🥨 The Flats is estimated to hold 147 million tons of salt, about 90% of which is common table salt. 🧂
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28/11/2022

Utah Day 1.
Salt Lake City | Bonneville Salt Flats.
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28/11/2022

Have you ever had Kassav? Drop your flag.
I was so glad we were able to visit a kassaverie while in Cap-Haïtien. Kassav (aka Cassava, Kassava Bread, etc) is a popular food throughout Haiti, but nowhere else in the country makes it quite like they do in the northern port city of Cap-Haitien.
Living in the states, it's one of those things we feel lucky to get our hands on whenever we have family or friends traveling from back home. Kassav is made from Yuca Root/Manioc/Manyok.
It's actually grated yuca and is considered a flat bread. It's a heritage of the Tainos (Arawak) as it was a staple of their diet.
The Tainos lived in Puerto-Rico, Jamaica, Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and in other parts of the Caribbean. Being able to see this process in real time was amazing but it wasn't lost on my how much hard and (very skilled) labor goes into making this Haitian/Caribbean staple.
The heat coming from the dozen or so stone pan ovens rivaled the heat of the sun (and won!). Enjoy this minute BTS of making one of Ayiti's most classic snacks. And if you haven't tried some - find you a [better?] Haitian friend I not me though.
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𝙅𝘼𝙄. 🥀 #𝙅𝙖𝙞𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨𝙏𝙝𝙚𝘾𝙞𝙩𝙮 shared a post on Instagram: "Have you ever had Kassav? Drop your flag. I was so glad we were able to visit a kassaverie while in Cap-Haïtien. Kassav (aka Cassava, Kassava Bread, etc) is a popular food throughout Haïti...

28/11/2022

Oh the places we'll go…
Take in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.
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28/11/2022

Diablo Lake | Whatcom County, WA
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Diablo Lake is a reservoir in the North Cascade mountains of northern Washington state. Created by Diablo Dam, the lake is located at an elevation of 1,201 feet (366 m) above sea level.
The unique, intense turquoise hue of the lake's water is attributed to the surrounding glaciers that grind rocks into a fine powder that is carried into the lake through creeks. That fine powder, also called glacial flour, stays suspended in the lake, giving the water its brilliant color.
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