Look Around You! Photos Thread

mk6705

While you live in Kerry all your life, it's very easy to take your surroundings for granted. But if you just take a second to compare pretty much any part of Co.Kerry (Besides maybe the centre of Tralee) to anywhere else in Ireland or even the World, you'll be hard pressed to find anything that compares to it. So I thought it'd be a good idea to start a thread with photos of various parts of the county (Preferably that you took yourselves) , to show the great scenery we take for granted every day.

Here's a few to get things started:



Muckross, Killarney.



Tonevane, Tralee.

Lia_lia

One I took of the gap!

kerry4sam

in-front of Muckross Gardens



Muckross Abbey

ejmaztec

I'd better post this one of Torc that I uploaded after the Kerry "Monsoon" that we had late last year. I hope we don't get a repeat this year.

PicturePerfect

Great Thread!

Evening view from Ross Castle:



Torq, non-post-torrential


I particularly like the hidden treasures that the National Park offers...

Taken last winter near Ross Castle:


Taken last summer somewhere in Gap of Dunloe:

aidan_walsh

On Torc.





Will have to re-do that walk some day. Long overdue.

sheesh

kerry4sam

I just absolutely love this location.

PicturePerfect

kerry4sam wrote: »

I just absolutely love this location.

I'd still love to go there, haven't discovered it yet! What is the best walk to get there?

kerry4sam

PicturePerfect wrote: »

I'd still love to go there, haven't discovered it yet! What is the best walk to get there?

The following info I copied from http://www.theringofkerry.com/meeting-of-the-waters.html

"As the name implies the Meeting of the waters is where Killarney's famous lakes converge. The Upper lake , Middle Lake (also know as Muckross Lake) and Lower Lake (Lough Leane) all come together at this beautifull spot. It is a little haven of tranquility and can only be reached by foot or bicycle. Also found in this area are Dinis cottage and "The old wier Bridge". The easiest way to reach the spot is by walking along the well signposted path from Muckross House for approximately 5km. or if you don't feel than energetic then approx one mile beyond Torc Waterfall (direction Kenmare) there is a parking spot on the right hand side of the road. Dinis cottage is signposted from here and the cottage and "the meetings of the waters" is a 15 minute walk from here. Its definitely worth the walk on a fine day.".

The piece I under-lined seems to be the more popular means of access for people.

PicturePerfect

kerry4sam wrote: »

The following info I copied from http://www.theringofkerry.com/meeting-of-the-waters.html

"As the name implies the Meeting of the waters is where Killarney's famous lakes converge. The Upper lake , Middle Lake (also know as Muckross Lake) and Lower Lake (Lough Leane) all come together at this beautifull spot. It is a little haven of tranquility and can only be reached by foot or bicycle. Also found in this area are Dinis cottage and "The old wier Bridge". The easiest way to reach the spot is by walking along the well signposted path from Muckross House for approximately 5km. or if you don't feel than energetic then approx one mile beyond Torc Waterfall (direction Kenmare) there is a parking spot on the right hand side of the road. Dinis cottage is signposted from here and the cottage and "the meetings of the waters" is a 15 minute walk from here. Its definitely worth the walk on a fine day.".

The piece I under-lined seems to be the more popular means of access for people.

Much appreciating the underlined part! Have roamed around Muckross quite a bit in my 4 years in Killarney but have never really realised how to get to the meeting of the waters! Thanks for that, will try that hopefully if the weather stays a bit like the last week.

Brendygg

Carrauntuohill and The Hags tooth, taken yesterday.

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fresca

it was a nice evening...

11811

A shot of Blennerville Canal in the evening -






And a shot of the wonderful Stradbally beach.

carchaeologist

Took these at different heights coming down the Conor pass into Dingle last wednesday morning. It was pretty damn nice. Hard to top Kerry for scenery.





Took this of North Kerry looking towards Ballyheigue earlier this year.

kerry4sam

around by the Dingle Peninsula ...

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fresca

former saint.
now resident in fenit.

fresca

ok, ok, the sharp amongst you will recognise this as coming from our southern neighbours.... but i like it anyway...

Quaderno

Fenit Sunset

DDC1990

Looks awfuly like Banna, where in Fenit was that taken? Back Beach?

Quaderno

DDC1990 wrote: »

Looks awfuly like Banna, where in Fenit was that taken? Back Beach?

No, it's really Fenit:
http://maps.google.ie/?ie=UTF8&ll=52.280955,-9.872973&spn=0,0.003433&z=19&layer=c&cbll=52.280955,-9.872461&panoid=gVTnJQqHHy-SqiDyjslIiA&cbp=12,339.56,,0,11.84

Pic has been taken from right behind the silver car.
Camera is a Panasonic FZ38, no fancy DSLR

sheesh

Fenit island


Fenit Lighthouse

carchaeologist

Drove down Molls gap this evening,no camera but it really was a photographers dream there. Sun was just going down and the colours were amazing.

CheGuedara

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

A cold, icy climb to get there but having climbed in the continent can tell you the view is up there with the best of them

carchaeologist

^ I admire your dedication Che. Thanks for sharing.

oeb

Taken up the gap



And torc


Ballyseedy

Takeshi_Kovacs

CheGuedara wrote: »

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

A cold, icy climb to get there but having climbed in the continent can tell you the view is up there with the best of them

Fantastic picture there Che, i hope to do same in winter as well this year.
Here is some on the hill taken this August

Holybejaysus

CheGuedara wrote: »

Taken nearly 11 months ago at this stage - Christmas Eve, above Caherconree looking down the peninsula with Inch and Glenbeigh to the left and Tralee bay to the right.

That's a hell of a nice picture you got there Mister....

CheGuedara

Holybejaysus wrote: »

That's a hell of a nice picture you got there Mister....

Thanks! I have it printed up big (not framed yet) and it's def one of the best I've taken. I try to take the camera with me as often as I can when I'm climbing/mountaineering - in Ireland 8/10 times pics are misty/rainy/totally clagged in shots but the 2/10 times when you get a properly good one really reward persistence.

If anyone does want to get to high scenic places around Kerry (and the rest of the world) I've no hesitation recommending joining Tralee Mountaineering Club - they've activities to suit all levels of activity, are a v. friendly and inclusive bunch

Lia_lia

Took these at Ross castle today

Quaderno

Dusk at Muckross Lake, Taken today.