The Wiesen Viaduct is a single track limestone railway viaduct. It spans the Landwasser River southwest of the hamlet of Wiesen, in the Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
Designed by the then chief engineer of the Rhaetian Railway, Henning Friedrich, it was built between 1906 and 1909 under the supervision of another engineer, Hans Studer. The Rhaetian Railway still owns and uses it today. The viaduct is 88 metres (289 ft) high, 204 metres (669 ft) long, and has a main span of 55 metres (180 ft), which makes it one of the longest main spans of any masonry bridge.
In this vintage photo from 1983, we see crew members of the HMAS Onslow barbecuing a healthy amount of sausages on top of the submarine while it is still moving!
HMAS Onslow was one of six Oberon-class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). The submarine was named after the town of Onslow, Western Australia, and Sir Alexander Onslow. Onslow was laid down at the end of 1967 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in Scotland, launched almost a year later, and commissioned into the RAN at the end of 1968. She was decommissioned in 1999, and was presented to the Australian National Maritime Museum, where she is preserved as a museum ship.
So apparently there's a little bit of snow in western Canada! This photo was taken in Glacier National Park in the province of British Columbia and shows a train rumbling through snow banks as high as the train itself!
Low hanging fog has made this large container ship appear to be floating on a cloud. The photo was taken from an airplane window , somewhere near Tacoma, Washington.
This might be the coolest clip job on a horse ever! Love the two-tone style and how the legs match the color of the 'wings'. For those curious, I believe the breed of horse is a Friesian.
As for the Pegasus reference, Pegasus is a winged divine stallion from Greek mythology. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon, Medusa.
Mount Rainier is a large stratovolcano located 54 miles (87 km) southeast of Seattle. It is the most topographically prominent mountain in the contiguous United States and the Cascade Volcanic Arc, with a summit elevation of 14,411 ft (4,392 m).
In this adorable before and after shot, we see two newly adopted dogs go from sad to happy as they take a joyous ride to their new home. Their expressions are absolutely priceless :)
Scientists in northern Siberia's Yamal Peninsula recently descended into a massive, newly formed crater. Vladimir Pushkarev, the leader of the new mission and director of the Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration, took probes and made measurements with his team in hopes determining the cause of the crater's formation.
The funnel of the crater is about 16.5 metres (54 ft) deep with a lake at the bottom of the crater's surface that is at least an additional 10.5 meters (34.5 ft) deep. According to The Siberian Times: "The research to the largest of three known holes – all recently formed – in northern Siberia was initiated by the Russian Centre of Arctic Exploration, and included experts from a number of institutes."
In this awesome vintage photo from 1943, a ringtail possum examines an Australian Department of Information movie camera somewhere in north Australia. The curious critter even assumes the operators' stance! What a candid and perfectly timed capture.
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