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My son, Andy, and I golfing in Arizona.
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- Starfish.jpg
Sea star from northern California tidal pool at low tide
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- Surfer.jpg
Remarkable photo of six times World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater (of the U.S.) riding one of the biggest waves ever ridden along the French coastline in Lafitenia, St. Jean de Luz, on Oct. 4, 2000. This wave was estimated to be nearly 30 feet high! Wow! I love "EXTREME SPORTS"--Yeee-Haaaaaaaaaaaaa!! GO FOR IT KELLY!!
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Our "home" planet with a view of North and South America from 800 miles up.
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At 3,212 feet, Angel Falls in Venezuela is the tallest waterfall in the world! Water here tumbles over the brink of a cliff from more than 20 times higher than Niagara Falls.
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Spectacular congregation of monarch butterflies on the trunk of an oyamel fir tree at 11,000 feet elevation in the mountains of central Mexico! These butterflies overwinter here between mid December and late March.
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This SOHO picture has captured a giant solar flare leaping more than 200,000 miles off the surface of the sun!
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Thousands of monarch butterflies roosting in oyamel fir trees in the mountains of central Mexico at 11,000 feet elevation.
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- Sunspots
Four solar flares and a pair of powerful magnetic gas clouds spawned in a monster sunspot were headed for earth March 30, 2001. This type of magnetic radiation can affect power grids, satellites, and some radio transmissions. They might also provide a dazzling display of the "northern lights" if they arrive at night.
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A remarkable vacation photo taken by Donald Tipton of his 8-month old daughter swimming in the Gulf of Mexico with a wild dolphin! (from OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY magazine)
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Our "HOME" planet...a remarkable biosphere suspended in almost infinite space.
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Photo of acute appendicitis in an unidentified patient from 20-some years ago. The appendix is distended to about 3 times normal diameter in this case. Ouch!!!
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This spectacular photo of a zebra swallowtail feeding on a butterfly bush was reproduced here with permission of the photographer, Bill Hark. More beautiful butterfly photos can be found on Mr. Hark's personal web site.
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- THE IRON SUN
The ultraviolet light emitted by eleven times ionized iron ("Fe XII") at temperatures of over 2 million degrees Farenheit was used to record this remarkable photo of the sun on September 22, the autumnal equinox. The image was made by the EIT camera onboard the SOHO spacecraft, a space observatory which can continuously observe the sun. SOHO represents a collaboration of European and U.S. space scientists.
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- Brunswick Co. Airport
Aerial view of Brunswick County Airport in North Carolina, the location of "Skydive Coastal Carolinas."
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- frozen monarchs
Thousands of frozen monarch butterflies litter the ground at their over-wintering site in the oyamel fir forests of central Mexico.
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- Mexican Redleg Tarantula on rock
Here's a picture of my young Mexican redleg tarantula (Brachypelma emilia) resting on a rock in her terrarium. These tarantulas are as docile as they are beautiful.
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- Jamie Lynn Jumping a huge American flag
This is my favorite photo of a skydiver under canopy! Jumping a flag this size is a remarkable feat...not nearly as easy as you might think. This flag is 33'X 65' and weighs in at over 60 pounds!
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- Helicopter skydive, Rantoul, IL
This photo was taken during the 2002 World Freefall Convention in Rantoul, IL. It was snapped seconds after exiting a Bell Helicopter at about 5,000 feet altitude.
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- painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
This photo of a young painted turtle was taken along the Susquehanna River in August, 2002, while hiking the rocky Lancaster County shoreline at the south end of Three Mile Island.
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- Sunset at Middle Creek
This photo was taken while hiking near the Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area. (Newcomer photo)
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- Susquehanna Sunset
Winter sunset over the Susquehanna River from Chickies Rock -- 3/6/03. (Newcomer photo)
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- SKYDIVE CITY, Zephyrhills, FL
This photo of the "SKYDIVE CITY" dropzone in Zephyrhills, FL, was taken near sunset while under canopy at about 2,300 feet altitude. (Newcomer photo)
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- giant whiteknee tarantula
This giant whiteknee tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata) is one of the beauties in my tarantula collection.
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- "Carving"
A head-down freeflyer carves over the Perris Valley Skydiving dropzone at about 9,000 feet altitude. (Newcomer photo)
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- Canopy Pilot over Perris, CA
A canopy pilot rides his rear risers at about 1,800 feet altitude over Perris Valley Skydiving, Perris, CA. (Newcomer photo)
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- Earth view at sunrise from 29,500' Altitude (Newcomer photo)
This remarkable photo was taken while free-falling from 30,380' at sunrise on Aug. 3, 2003, during the World Free Fall Convention in Rantoul, IL. Notice how dark the sky appears overhead at that altitude. Air temperature was about 30 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. Skydivers jumping at this altitude must carry their own self-contained oxygen supply in a 15 lb. "bail-out bottle" while in free fall. Due to the thinner air and lower air resistance, a flat-flying skydiver falls about 65% faster (180 - 190 mph) than at normal skydiving altitudes. For the same reason, airplanes must travel much faster to gain the same amount of lift they achieve at lower altitudes.
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- Deer along Pacific Coast dunes
This wary doe was standing in the tall grass on top of a sand dune about 300 yards up from the Pacific beach near Gualala, CA.
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- SKYDIVE MESQUITE
4-way exiting a Caravan from 13,500' at Skydive Mesquite (Nevada)
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- California Mtn. King Snake
Photo of California Mountain Kingsnake, Lampropeltis zonata, taken by my daughter, Betsy. The snake was caught, photographed, and released along the hiking trail to the top of Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, in May, 2004.
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Here is a not-so-happy Great Basin gopher snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) found in the middle of the road on a hot day at about 4,800' elevation near Death Valley California. The gopher snake is one of the most common snakes in California. Although harmless, when threatened it flattens its head, hisses, and shakes its tail to mimic a rattlesnake. This one was between 5 and 6 feet long, but they can reach lengths of 7 feet. (Betsy Newcomer photo)
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- Group Photo after High Altitude Skydive -- Photo by Ben Crowell
This photo was taken after a 30,100' high altitude skydive at the World Freefall Convention in Rantoul, IL, on July 29, 2006. Freefall time from that altitude is about 2 minutes, 15 seconds. The ambient temperature at exit was -41 degrees C and maximum fall rate about 220 mph.
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- Lancaster Airport
This photo was taken from about 6 miles west of the Lancaster Airport in late September when the air was very dry and clear. Notice the large cloud shadow in the foreground.
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- Moon over Chesapeake Bay
This photo was taken about 15 minutes after sunset while returning from a flight to Tangier Island in the middle of the C. Bay.
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- FRENCH ALPS OVER CHAMONIX
A spectacular photo of the French Alps over Chamonix, France, which is obscured in the valley by the morning ground fog.
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- ARIZONA MEMORIAL
If you ever visit Oahu, Hawaii, don't fail to see the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Without a doubt, it is a moving experience.
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- Irazu Volcano
A spectacular photo of the main crater of Irazu Volcano, at 11,259', the highest elevation volcano in Costa Rica. Irazu last erupted for two years from 1963 - 1965, killing about 40 people and destroying several hundred homes on the mountain's sides. It is difficult to get photos at the summit because the mountain is usually shrouded in clouds. On rare clear days, you can see both the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of Costa Rica from the main crater's rim.
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- Lowland Gorilla (sp. Gorilla gorilla)
The lowland gorilla is the largest living primate and has 99% of the same genetic material as the human. Unfortunately due to habitat destruction and civil wars in tropical and subtropical forests of Africa where it lives, it is an endangered species.
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- Gardiners Island, Suffolk County, NY
Gardiners Island (located in the Long Island Sound) was originally settled in 1639 by Lion Gardiner from a grant by Charles I of England. It was the first English settlement in present-day New York state and consists of 3,318 acres of land and beach property. The island has been privately owned for more than 300 yrs. by the descendents of Lion Gardiner. It is estimated today to be worth between $125 million and $150 million. Upkeep and taxes cost the owners about $2 million per year.
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- ALTON BAY ICE RUNWAY
The Alton Bay seaplane base (B18) in New Hampshire becomes the only FAA certified ice runway in the continental US during the winter months. The ice is about 14" thick, more than enough to support an airplane. The runway which is on a small inlet of Lake Winnipesaukee is kept plowed by local pilots.
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- GREAT BLUE HERON
The Great Blue Heron, (sp. Ardea herodias) is our largest heron and found in open water over most of North and Central America as well as the West Indies and the Galapagos Islands. It is a predatory bird feeding on small fish, rodents, shrimp, crabs, aquatic insects, snakes, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and other birds.
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