Pine Mountain News
It has been another fall week at Pine Mountain ranch.
Most of the week was spent finishing a small furniture
order then harvesting vegetables in the greenhouse.
Local News
A new Mt Pinos district ranger has been appointed.
His name is Eric L. Van Walden.
Poem of the Week
by emily stine
We ride the highway with the Wyoming wind,
slithering through this desolate land,
pausing only a moment to smile at happy jack road.
Far in the distance, two clouds seem to
kiss the ground. We stare transfixed.
A tornado, quite possible, but too
innocuous it stands.
Slowly we swirled toward the clouds as they formed
two slippers, a ballet in this white Wyoming morn.
Closer we drew, watching toes of white clouds
dusting the landscape floor. Closer and closer,
til at last we saw, two factories, industrial chimneys--
narrow in size, chugging and working
spilling smoke to the sky.
Feature story of the week
Easter island (Chile)
by Oxana Arzamazova
The next day I departed for Easter island which
belongs to Chile. The airport on the island is called
Mataveri). We left Santiago at 9:30 AM, and arrived
at 12:25 PM.
It is now possible to reach Easter Island by plane -
airline LAN CHILE. I bought, the ticket aboard the
plane in Santiago on the evening before our departure.
It was low season. The plane from Santiago flies to
Tahiti with landing at Easter island twice a week.
All of Easter Island can be examined in 2 days if
there is a car available. But in some places it is only
possible to reach on a horse or on foot. Island
exploration on a bicycle takes about a week and a
half, on foot with a tent about 3 weeks. The total
island area is 117 sq. km.
The prices for products are 3-4 times more than
on the continent, in the cheapest café $ 10 USD
for a salad. It is better to take products and water
with you from Santiago if you want economy.
Souvenirs are expensive and not interesting - a
simple pen costs nearly $20.
Weather is cool in winter, during the day 15-17
degrees C and the breeze, sometimes drizzles rain.
After sunset it is cold, and at night often there is
rain.
Habitation
On the island is one small, but well arranged
village, Rapa Nui. There are hotels which are
expensive. At the airport there are local residents
with posters in hand about rooms for rent in their
own homes. A good big room with a personal
bathroom, a toilet and towels, free of charge tea,
coffee, fruit from a garden and a roll in the mornings.
The room in the house I rented was on the main
street about 5 minutes of walking from the airport.
Besides, there was not anything cheaper.
The People were decent, the owner was a village
trustee.
Sights
Since 1935, Easter Island is considered a national
park. On the island we traveled on a country road
along the coast to see all the sights in 2 days. Huge
stone Maoi statues are scattered along all the coast
Near the village there is a volcano Kau, height of
410 meters. In the crater is a bog and small pools.
It is possible to reach it on foot from the village.
Nearby is the ceremonial village Orongo with
semiunderground dwellings. It is here petrographs
on rocks have remained. Egg island is visible from
the village
.
The second most important place on the island
is the volcano Raraku. In the crater is a small lake
and the island panorama opens before you. Nearby
is another volcano and on its slopes are about 600
Maoi statues. The statues are made from stone.
In one place on the coast there are well-known
caves with color images of
birds. In a suburb of the village there is a small
museum.
There are two beaches on the island. One is in
the village, the other is in the bay of Anakena.
The beaches have white sand and bays where
it was possible to enter the sea. In other places
there are cliffs and thunderous waves break on
high rocks.
Earlier when there was no airport, a ship from
Chile once a year would arrive with foodstuffs
stocks, but because of the rocky coast it could
not approach close, products had to be
transported ashore by small boats.
I wanted to remain there longer and simply
have a rest in this
my schedule would not allow it.
Pine Mountain Evening
It is evening once more at Pine Mountain ranch.
A warm cheery fire is burning in the fireplace.
we have just finished dinner and are relaxing
in the family room. Tonight my coffee is Organic
Rain forest. This Vienna roast coffee from
http://www.coffeefool.com has a fruit
and nut taste that goes well with fresh baked
sugar cookies.
Well my coffee and cookies are finished now
and it is time for bed. Good night all.See you
next week.
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