It lovely !! Tanay On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 4:57 AM, Anandi Sharan <[email protected]>wrote:
> Super photo and story. evoking ancient landscapes. beautiful. > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This second photograph shows mossbrae falls, Dunsmuir. This interesting > fall > > is not in advertised in tourist maps of California but is known to many > > enthusiasts. To reach to the fall, one has to travel on the rail track > for > > nearly 2 km. You have to be always to keep watch about the train and you > are > > advised to keep your ears alert to train sound to leave the tracks > although > > there is hardly any space on the side walks, with stream on one side and > > mountain slope on the other. We had to walk the whole distance on track > of > > nearly 30 cm thick snow. > > The fall has thick layer of moss (hence the name mossbrae) and > luxuriant > > growth of Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) a tasty wild vegetable sold > in > > stores of California. The plant grows luxuriantly in hill stations of > India, > > but not exploited commercially as much as in California or Europe. > > This photograph was also processed by my son Manpreet Singh. > > > > -- > > Dr. Gurcharan Singh > > Retired Associate Professor > > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 > > Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. > > Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 > > http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ > > > > > > > > -- > ---- > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected]
