tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post6275544668760698970..comments2023-06-02T08:05:44.213-07:00Comments on Timeless Environments: Travels in Canary Islands - Part IIChaparral Earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post-30727136993053823112012-04-28T03:02:02.730-07:002012-04-28T03:02:02.730-07:00That road reminds me of Chapman's Peak and Hou...That road reminds me of Chapman's Peak and Hout Bay. Before the heavy engineering and the toll road, and the current battle about building a toll plaza on National Park land - destroyed the charm.Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post-84426403227330487202012-04-27T02:37:31.105-07:002012-04-27T02:37:31.105-07:00Actually most of those pictures are on the norther...Actually most of those pictures are on the northern side which is more subtropical. I'll post some others from the southern side which has more of a desert look. Grand Canaria is the island where I believe that icon 1960s film "One Million Years BC" was filmed. You know ? The one with <a href="http://content7.flixster.com/photo/31/67/10/3167109_gal.jpg" rel="nofollow">Raquel Welch ?????</a><br /><br />I've actually got some contrasting shots of both sides of the island when we were on top of the Laurel Forest hwy. Also I've got some incredible Bouganvilla shots for another post.Chaparral Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post-82471918910839445512012-04-25T23:10:07.755-07:002012-04-25T23:10:07.755-07:00I have always wanted to visit these islands. Livi...I have always wanted to visit these islands. Living in Cape Verde, I was busy on the islands of Santiago and Sal. Some of the plants that they would attempt to grow on their properties was at times shocking....some of them not very xeric at all!!!<br /><br />Really gorgeous shots of the beach....and the drinks do make you forget all the shortcomings that the islands perhaps "lack":) What's really shocking is how green Tenerife is! Is that the greenest spot out of all the islands? I know we had Santo Antao as our green island....but I lived on an island of dunes...sand dunes....very little plants.....sad sad sad times. Very little plant life at all. Devastating for this gardening:)Rohrerbothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02136631378931478644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post-24072488456788540592012-04-25T09:06:27.055-07:002012-04-25T09:06:27.055-07:00My third part will be walking around photographic ...My third part will be walking around photographic landscapes in peoples yards and the Botanical Garden. Also the northeastern part of the island where it is alot like a subtropical rainforest.<br /><br />Yeah the Tamarisk are native to not only around the rim of the Mediterranean, but also North Africa and Middle East. I don't think they are necessarily a native to Canary Island because for the most part I've never seen them in the wilds there. Only as a planting in the landscape. They don't really have any riparian habitat as we know them. The entire island is composed of this rugged jagged volcanic rock, in some places very vicious looking. Incredible that certain things find a niche there.<br /><br />I love hispanic settings and architecture, but I don't think I'll ever go back to Mexico. The Canaries are entirely different when it comes to all things Latin. They just don't have that 3rd world dirtiness about them as in the Mexican border south. Everything is squeaky clean and decent. Very very pleasent place to go and I'll have to bet most Americans have never thought of going there. It's also cheaper than places like Hawaii, so the expense distance in traveling should be offset by the cheaper prices on everything overall.Chaparral Earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00618976919417073750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2206460070533660576.post-73876683681033045902012-04-25T07:06:10.446-07:002012-04-25T07:06:10.446-07:00I cannot wait to re-read this post. Very cool...my...I cannot wait to re-read this post. Very cool...my parents lived in Morocco 2X, but that was before I was born. Looks great.<br /><br />I actually think the Tamarix spp. / Salt Cedar trees look good on the beach. Aren't they native in southern Spain, too? I recall seeing them on some spaghetti westerns shot there, which was pretty wild. <br /><br />(they are in full bloom here...I think we have 2 or 3 species, except the big Athel tree which is not hardy in cooler places than Presidio or Tucson)Desert Dwellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952727692048782529noreply@blogger.com