Altitude Collection (#3)

The scenic Lake Aloha in the Desolation Wilderness is a federally protected wilderness area just west of Lake Tahoe, straddling the Sierra Nevada Mtns

Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola borealis) adult with lamb, huddled against the rockface, Plateau Putorana Nature Reserve, Siberia, Russia

Hercules club / Canary Island Spurge (Euphorbia canariensis) in montane habitat, with flat topped mountain ridge in background, Parque Rural de Teno, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Wright Brothers, aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, 1909
The Wright Brothers (Orville and Wilbur), American aviation pioneers, at Pau, France, where they were giving various flight demonstrations to set new records for altitude and duration. 1909

English Electric Canberra PR. 7 - PR. 9 prototype WH793
English Electric Canberra PR.7 (PR.9 prototype) WH793, at the 1955 SBAC Farnborough Air-show. A brand new PR.7 taken from the production line and converted by D. Napier and Sons Ltd

Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B. VI
Royal Air Force - Avro Lancaster B.VI, one of nine aircraft converted from B.IIIs, fitted with Rolls-Royce Merlin 85/87 which had two-stage superchargers

Giant Cordon cacti (Echinopsis atacamensis) on Incahuasi Island in Salar de Uyuni salt flats, Bolivia. March

Mountain primrose (Primula villosa) in rock crevice at 2300m in elevation, mountains in background. North Tyrol, Austrian. June

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PERU Cusco Department Machu Picchu Terraces on Machu Picchu mountainside

Magnificent Bird of Paradise (Diphyllodes magnificus) male, Lower montane highlands near Mount Hagen, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. Endemic

Mont Blanc Massif - French Alps - Chamonix - The Plan Praz Terrace (2064m altitude.) Date: circa 1910s

Laramie, Wyoming, USA - Black Bear Waffles
Summit Tavern on the Lincoln Highway (elevation 8835ft) - Laramie, Wyoming, USA - Black Bear Waffles - a Local celebrity! Date: circa 1930s

Llama (Lama glama) Laguna colorada. Altiplano, Bolivia

Montane rainforest, Hienghene, New Caledonia

Llama (Lama glama) herd, Laguna colorada. Altiplano, Bolivia

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna), five running across salt flat with mountain in background. Salar de Ascotan, Chile. September 2018

Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) walking in the Altiplano, Andes, Bolivia. September 2018

Highest Viaduct on the Kalka-Shimla Railway
The Highest Viaduct on the Kalka-Shimla Railway - a narrow gauge railway in North-West India travelling along a mostly mountainous route. Date: circa 1910s

Sol de Manana geyser bassin, Reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Altiplano, Bolivia

Puna / James flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) flock on Laguna Colorado, Reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Altiplano, Bolivia

Llama standing in mud at the edge of Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

Giant cushion plant (Azorella compacta). Bolivia

High Altiplano with tussock grass called Paja brava (Festuca orthophylla) showing clonal growth spread. Bolivia. December 2016

USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy o?
USAF astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom wearing a US Navy orange flying suit aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight, which had reached an altitude of 118 miles

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spa?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom starts to remove his spacesuit prior to receiving a medical checkup aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone t?
Astronaut Virgil ?Gus? Grissom talks on the telephone to the US President, John F. Kennedy, from the aircraft carrier USS Randolph, after his sub-orbital flight

Andean flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus) feeding on shore Laguna Hedionda, Altiplano, Bolivia

Jamess flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi) flock on the shore of Laguna Colorada / Reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Altiplano, Bolivia

Laguna Miluni a reservoir fed by glacial melt water from the Andean peak of Huayna Potosi. As climate change causes the glaciers to melt, the water supply for La Paz

Colourful lakes below the peak of Chacaltaya, lake discoloured by mine effluent. Andes, Bolivia. October 2015

Vicuna (Vicugna vicugna) mother with young, Laguna Hedionda, Altiplano, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni salt flat at sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni salt flat just after sunset, Altiplano, Bolivia

Andean condor (Vultur gryphus) in flight over mountain peaks, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile

Mineral rich landscape and copper lake from the Bogo La pass at17000 ft, Tibet, June 2010

Mount Everest, Nepal
Dawn breaks over the Nepalese Himalaya. Mount Everest (8, 848m) is the pyrimidal peak in the centre of the image with Lhotse to the right and Nuptse on the left

Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul Lake, a bird of prey flies by the turquoise lake

Kyrgyzstan, Issyk Kul Lake, horses graze near the lake

Lake Racollo fills with water when the snow melts. Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park, Abruzzo, Italy

Punta Rocca cable way at sunset. Marmolada, Veneto, Italy, Europe

Winter view of authentic medieval villages from above. Scanno, province of L Aquila, Abruzzo, italy, Europe

Tre Cime di Lavaredo along the path that leads to the Picco di Vallandro, Prato Piazza, Braies, Trentino Alto Adige, Italy

Parinacota Volcano and Chungara Lake in Lauca National Park, Arica & Parinacota Region, Chile

Miscante and Miniques Lagoons are part of the Altiplanic Lagoons (Lagunas Altiplanicas), Reserva Nacional de Los Flamencos, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

Altiplanic Lagoons (Lagunas Altiplanicas), Reserva Nacional de Los Flamencos, Salar de Atacama, Antofagasta, Chile

South America, Chile, Andes, Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, people and volcano

South America, Chile, Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama, desert highway

summer sunrise towards the vajont valley, the Friulian Dolomites and Oltre Piave Dolomites, Pordenone, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy

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