![]() Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Other: As with other areas of the White Mountains, be prepared for wind, rain, thunderstorms and muddy trails at any time, even in the summer.Transcript An Arms Race Quietly Unfolds in Space After warnings that Russia could put a nuclear weapon into orbit, the U.S.Hiking: there’s quite a bit of hiking in the park, but we also didn’t do much of this however, trails are busy enough that they’ve started offering a hiker shuttle.Camping: we didn’t camp in the park, but here is the campground information.Fees and passes: entry to the park is free, but entry to Flume Gorge is $16/person, and the park also operates an aerial tramway that charges a per person fee.Getting there: Franconia Notch State Park is located along I-93, a few minutes north of Lincoln, New Hampshire.In keeping with this theme, for the next couple weeks we will be exploring two other local New England destinations: Sturbridge Village and Cape Cod. This trip was a good reminder of that for me. There will always be things to see that are a little more local and just as beautiful/unique/interesting as the things that are far away. ![]() Sometimes, I think I get so caught up in trip planning and list making and logisticalizing that I forget that not all trips need to be massive undertakings. It wasn’t the 2000+ mile road trip we’re used to taking each year, but with my internship and Pat’s school (turns out dental students don’t get much of a summer break) it was all we had time for. New Hampshire State House and a replica of the Liberty BellĪnd this marks the end of our summer 2017 trip up to the White Mountains. ![]() It looked like pretty much every other state house I’ve ever seen, but it’s always neat to see the architecture and learn some historical and political facts about a new state. We were just about to pay for parking when a gentleman who was headed out handed us his parking receipt that still had about an hour left on it! We graciously thanked him and took advantage of the time to go on a fairly thorough self-guided tour of the State House. Our last stop of the day was a quick visit to the New Hampshire State House in Concord. However, even the rain couldn’t suppress the undeniable beauty of the gorge. Unfortunately for us, we were accompanied by a steady drizzle for the duration of our hike. A flume is a manmade water channel the 800 foot (244 m) long, 70-90 foot (21-27 m) tall Flume Gorge is very much not manmade.Īnyway, once we’d purchased our tickets, we departed out the back of the visitor center onto the 2 mile (3.2 km) loop trail that led us across the Pemigewasset River on a covered bridge, through the Flume Gorge on boardwalks built into the side of the granite walls, over to Liberty Gorge, back across the river via another covered bridge, past an enormous glacial boulder, and back to the visitor center. It’s also – in this case – not exactly being used correctly. I’ve always thought flume was kind of a silly word. It looked like a neat place and we wanted to see it, so we paid the entrance fee. Admission was $16 per person, which is probably a little ridiculous, but it is what it is. Though we’re budget travelers, we usually find one splurge item for each trip this was our splurge. Our only other stop in Franconia Notch State Park, was Flume Gorge. It’s obviously not the same, but I guess it’s the closest I’ll ever get. In the end, the state settled on creating a monument on the shore of Profile Lake, complete with a setup that allows you to stand in a particular spot based on your height and gaze up at a metal rendition of the Old Man. In the years following his collapse, there was much debate over what to do. You might have noticed my use of past tense in the previous paragraph unfortunately, the Old Man of the Mountain collapsed in May 2003, a tragic ending for this iconic feature of New Hampshire. It was also huge: 40 feet (12 m) tall, 25 feet (7.5m) wide, and located 1200 feet (370 m) above Profile Lake, in which the face was sometimes reflected on a calm day. This was actually somewhat of an illusion, as the face was the combination of five perfectly-oriented cliffs. I imagine most of my US readers know what I’m talking about: the giant cliff face that looks like the profile of an old man. Ask anyone in New England what the most iconic image of New Hampshire is, and they’ll probably say the Old Man of the Mountain.
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Galadriel counseled Celebrimbor in the hiding of the rings, and when Eregion was attacked, she was entrusted with one of the Three Rings of the Elves. Galadriel had immediate distrust in Annatar, which was later justified when he was revealed to be Sauron. In the Second Age, the Maia Annatar, "Lord of Gifts", guided Celebrimbor and the other Ñoldor of Eregion in the creation of the Rings of Power. Galadriel, Gil-galad, and Círdan receive the Three Rings of Power After the death of King Amdír, in the War of the Last Alliance, and the departure his son Amroth, Celeborn and Galadriel became the Lord and Lady of Lothlórien. Subsequently, when Celebrimbor took over the rule of Eregion, Galadriel left by way of the mines of Khazad-dûm. Also, during this time, they made contact with a Nandorin settlement in the valley of the Anduin, later to be known as Lothlórien. Eregion, to the west of the Misty Mountains near Khazad-dûm, was a prosperous kingdom during this time, and had open trade with the Dwarves. They moved eastward and established the realm of Eregion, or Hollin, which they ruled under Gil-galad. Sometime later, they had a daughter, Celebrían. Second AgeĬeleborn and Galadriel traveled first to Lindon, where they ruled over a group of Elves as a fiefdom under Gil-galad, the High King of the Ñoldor. However, she chose not to leave Middle-earth, and was the only leader of the Ñoldor exiles to remain after the First Age. She had no role in the major wars of the First Age, believing that defeating Morgoth was beyond the power of the Eldar when Morgoth was defeated by the coming of the Valar out of the West she, having played no part in the earlier Kinslaying, was offered safe return to Valinor. But Finrod had taken an oath only for himself, and his beloved had been left in Valinor. She dwelt in Nargothrond with her brother Finrod, and asked him if he would take no wife. Galadriel only briefly narrated the story to her, leaving out the death of Finwë, the Kinslaying at Alqualondë, and the burning of the ships at Losgar. Galadriel became friends with Melian the Maia, who wanted to know the cause of the Exile of the Ñoldor. Her three other brothers were killed during various battles in the First Age. She also traveled to visit her brother, Finrod, in his realm of Nargothrond multiple times. She met Celeborn, a kinsman of Thingol, in Doriath. Once in Beleriand, she lived nominally with one of her brothers, most likely Finrod, but spent much time at the court of Thingol and Melian in Menegroth, where she arrived in FA 52 and was welcomed because of her family relationship to Thingol's brother Olwë, Galadriel's maternal grandfather. Galadriel was horrified by Fëanor's violence and cruelty, and sailed in the night to Middle-earth without waiting for Manwë's permission. In Fëanor's rebellion that followed, Galadriel had no part, and together with Celeborn, fought against Fëanor defending her mother's kin in defense of Alqualondë, and Celeborn's ship was spared of the attack of the Noldor. Together they planned to build a ship and sail to Middle-earth and they were about to ask permission to the Valar, when Melkor with Ungoliant, destroyed the light of the Trees. She went for a time to live with her mother's relatives in Alqualondë, where she met her future husband, Celeborn. And that she wished to leave Valinor and go to the vast world of Middle-earth, to give free rein there to her talents. Although in the latest version of the story, Galadriel's story changed significantly, far from joining Fëanor's rebellion, she opposed him in nearly everything. They followed Fingolfin instead and crossed the Helcaraxë in the far north. However, separated from Fëanor and his kin, she and her people did not take part in the Kinslaying at Alqualondë. Galadriel witnessing the kinslaying at Alqualondë, by Elena Kukanova She swore no oaths and was like-minded to her cousin Fingon, son of Fingolfin. She was eager to see Middle-earth, having heard of it from Fëanor, and desired to rule a realm of her own. According to the older account, used in The Silmarillion, Galadriel was an eager participant and leader in the rebellion of the Ñoldor and their flight from Valinor due to her desire to one day rule over lands in Middle-earth herself. Much of Galadriel's story is confusing, and there are several distinct tales told about her collected in the Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth. Galadriel was born in Valinor in the Years of the Trees, before the First Age. Galadriel in Aman, by Marya Filatova Years of the Trees 6.4.1 Early life & first attempts to hunt Sauron.6.4 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. ![]() The team wanted to include two very different locales for players to enjoy. In a July 2000 interview with IGN, Jay Panek, Producer on Midtown Madness 2, detailed the larger scale of the game. It was released Septemin North America and Octoin Europe. Microsoft announced that the game had gone gold on September 14, 2000. Beta discs of the game were sent to participants, and they also went on to receive a full copy of the game upon release. A beta test was conducted for an undisclosed amount of time which began on July 7, 2000. It was shown at Electronics Entertainment Expo (E3) 2000. Midtown Madness 2 was developed by Angel Studios, who developed its predecessor, Midtown Madness. Development The London Double-decker bus is one of the new vehicles featured in the game. The Cops and Robbers multiplayer mode returns from the previous game, along with new variants. Multiplayer clients use Midtown Madness 2’s built-in DirectPlay support to launch and manage multiplayer sessions. Similar online gaming sites still support multiplayer gaming and also through instant messenger clients. Additionally, the game's multiplayer menu includes a link to the MSN Gaming Zone, which offered Midtown Madness 2 lobbies until June 19, 2006. Support for multiplayer gaming via IP address, serial cable, and analogue modem is built-in. In most races and Cruise mode, people in cars and pedestrians can yell comments at players in different languages. One of the game's most entertaining aspects is its humor for example, the new age retro hippie in San Francisco singing an out-of-tune variation of the John Lennon song " Give Peace a Chance". The commentators would be different for each race, and they are different for each of the two cities. These commentators would also be heard at the end of a race saying something that depends on the player's position upon finishing. Every race or cruise begins with a commentator introducing the course. 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The game features a range of vehicles that can be driven around London and San Francisco. Gameplay Midtown Madness 2 features vehicles ranging from a Ford Mustang to a Freightliner Century, and takes place in both San Francisco and London. They were more critical of the game's graphics, with some reviewers feeling they were dated, and of the game's occasional latency issues online. Reviewers praised gameplay in both single and multiplayer scenarios, particularly the returning Cops 'n Robbers mode in multiplayer, and the new Crash Course mode in single player. Midtown Madness 2 received generally favorable reviews, and holds a score of 78 out of 100 at gaming aggregator Metacritic. A sequel Midtown Madness 3 was released for Xbox in 2003. The game has various modes of multiplayer connectivity, and included support for the now defunct MSN Gaming Zone. Players can choose from a variety of American and British vehicles including sports cars, buses and taxi cabs. Unlike its predecessor, which is entirely set in Chicago, it features two open worlds in which to race, fictional representations of San Francisco, California and London, England. It is the sequel to 1999's Midtown Madness, developed by Angel Studios and published by Microsoft. Midtown Madness 2 is a 2000 open world racing video game for Microsoft Windows. |
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