Curious Cat Travel Photo Blog

Looking south into Glacier National park from the top of Bear’s Hump trail, Waterton International Peace Park. The view is incredible.

This photos is from a magical day during my visit to Glacier-Waterton National parks. I started with a great ranger led hike to Iceberg Lake (I kept waiting for good weather which we finally got). Then I drove up to Waterton International Peace Park in Canada. The scenery at several overlooks on that drive were amazing. I then hiked the Bear’s Hump trail and stayed at the Prince of Wales Hotel which was quite nice.

Related: my photos of Glacier National Park photos – Lake McDonald at Glacier National Park – Swiftcurrent Lake Trail, Glacier National Park

Details on my visits to locations in Cambodia.

Related: Banteay Srei Temple, Cambodia – Elephants, Kenya – Antelopes on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake

Beach on the Andaman Sea in Khao Lak, Thailand.

Related: Sunset over the Andaman Sea, Thailand – Chicken, Cashew and Pineapple Curry, Served in a Pineapple – Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina, USA

The winged genie is shown holding a conical fruit which has presumably been dipped into a bucket of pollen held in preparation for fertilizing the Tree of Life, an important symbol in Assyrian religious belief.

I took these photos at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The reliefs are from interior walls of the palace of Ashurnasirpal II who reigned from 883 to 859 BC. He was the first Assyrian king to use carved reliefs on the interior walls of a palace at the site of Kalhu (now called Nimrud).

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I took this photo on the Campuhan Ridge trail in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. The hike was quite nice short (about 1 km, 2 km round trip) walk. The goes starts with some vistas of rice fields and nature. Then the trail goes into a village setting with quite a few artists galleries for the tourists. At the end of the trail there is a very nice restaurant with great views.

Related: Neon Green Bug – Bee on a Yellow Flower – Six-spotted Tiger Beetle

Detail from ceramic tile artwork on roof of Chinese temple in Malacca, Malaysia.

Related: Colorful Mosaic Building Design, Moscow, USSR in the 1960′s – Buenos Aires Street Art – Living in Malaysia blog

View in Northern Utah when I was driving from Mount Timpanogos to Dinosaur National Monument.

Related: Antelopes on Antelope Island in the Great Salt Lake – View from Dinosaur National Monument

I can’t remember the temple name, I’ll add it once I have a chance to go through my photos and organize them. The temple is in the Angkor park area, which includes: Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm (which is famous for the banyans growing over the temple) and many more.

Related: Banteay Srei Temple in Cambodia – Mesa Verde National Park, USA – Cypress Garden Swamp, South Carolina, USA

Bugatti Veyron on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California by John Hunter.

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Bill Hunter in Moscow (I think), USSR in the 1960s.

Related: Marina Bay Sands: “Ocean Liner” Sky Park – Facades of old buildings, Lavenham, England – Buenos Aires Street Art (Great Murals)