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Canoeists paddle by pictographs on cliffs bordering Lac La Croix in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. There are pictographs in more than two dozen sites in the area, dating back 500 to 1,500 years.

The Hansen Farm, on Sand Island, dates from the 1890s, when the Hansen family emigrated from Norway.

Paddling sea caves on the Wisconsin mainland can be tricky. Waves created by wind and boats push against the rocks and bounce back to create what is locally known as “confused waters.”

Built in 1863, the Raspberry Island Lighthouse was once the “showcase of the Apostle Islands.” Lighthouse historian F. Ross Holland, Jr., stated that the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore contained “the largest and finest single collection of lighthouses in the country.”

In an image taken while the camera was upside down, a reflection of fall colors in the shallow waters along a Stockton Island shoreline appears at the top of the frame.

As the sun sets hanami becomes yozakura. Cherry blossom trees are illuminated with lanterns setting a magical tone on the night festivities.

Every spring, people gather in Ueno Park to picnic under the blooming trees illuminated in the evening by traditional lanterns, writes Simionescu.

The sun rises on Mt. Fuji casting a warm glow on the cherry blossom trees below. Mt. Fuji has five surrounding lakes that are ideal to snag a great picture of the mountain and the blooming flowers.

Delicate and fleeting, cherry blossoms peak around two weeks after budding. Although short in lifespan, the iconic pink flower deeply engraved in Japanese culture.

While cherry blossoms are well known for its spring blooms, two species, Shikizakura and Fuyuzakura, bud in autumn. Suzuki describes the Toyota-shi, Aichi Prefecture region to be an ideal area to see a picturesque fusion of spring and autumn colors.

Cherry blossom trees lining the Iwaki River adds a new depth to a regular paddling adventure. WH describes Hirosaki during cherry blossom season as a “place you must visit before you die.”

Locals and travelers flocking to Ueno Park to catch a glimpse of the beautiful cherry trees in full blossom. At night, Attard says groups of people can be found sharing a drink and having their own little hamami.

Crowds line the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C. before sunrise to get their first taste of spring with the newly blossomed cherry trees.

Capturing the transient beauty of flowers, Dungo’s aerial shot of Inokashira Park gives a glimpse of Japanese people continuing the practice of hanami or cherry blossom viewing parties.

Climbers scale the via ferrata at Colorado’s Arapahoe Basin, which tops out at 13,000 feet.

The newly created Belize Maya Forest reserve is part of a conservation area that protects nearly 10 percent of Belize’s land area, including the jewel-like Cara Blanca pools.

Great Otway National Park, in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, is home to a tranquil stand of California redwoods planted in the 1930s.

In Namibia’s wildlife-rich Caprivi Strip, elephants roam Mudumu National Park.

The Milky Way sparkles in Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park, named an International Dark Sky Park in 2020.

In Siberian Russia, Dragon Rock protrudes from a frozen Lake Baikal, the world‘s oldest and deepest lake.

“Remember the last time we were out here?” I ask Brenda. “A berg split, kicked up a wave, and the boat started bouncing like a rubber duck. One of the tourists yelled, ‘Are we safe?’ And you just looked at her and said, ‘Well, it’s not like knitting, but we’ll be okay.’”

Boats are docked in Wrangell’s Heritage Harbor. The Alaskan panhandle town has a population of about 2,500.

A large grizzly bear emerges onto the trail to the Anan Wildlife Observatory. Anan Creek has the largest run of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska, which attracts many black and grizzly bears, as well as eagles, gulls, and other wildlife.

A group of tourists hike to the Anan Wildlife Observatory, in Tongass National Forest, outside of Wrangell, Alaska.

Guests at one of the cabins in Skuleskogen National Park do their dishes in the river.

Even without the timeless allure of Hollywood and its galaxy of stars, Los Angeles would deserve a place on any traveller’s hit list thanks to its burgeoning art, fashion and culinary scenes. Below, Vogue shares insider tips on where to stay and play in LA.

Kak snizitj davlenie bez davleniya na sebya
Rasskazivaem, kak snizitj povishennoe davlenie, ne pribegaya k radikaljnim peremenam v zhizni. Chem ranjshe vi ob etom zadumaetesj, tem doljshe prozhivyote.
Pochemu vazhno kak mozhno ranjshe zadumatjsya o davleniiPotomu chto serdcu mozhet bitj boljshe let, chem vam. Nashe serdce fantasticheski vinoslivo i siljno, no i ono mozhet ustatj i otkazatjsya rabotatj iz‑za uslovij truda. Takaya vot zabastovka, kotoraya, vprochem, mozhet stoitj zhizni.Chtobi ponyatj, kak tam vashe serdce voobsche pozhivaet, mozhno projti test na ego vozrast. Oni estj na russkom, no, esli vi znaete anglijskij, luchshe obratitjsya k NHS: tam menjshe vsego voprosov, i vse po delu. Zapolnyaete neboljshuyu anketu i poluchaete cifru — skoljko let vashemu serdcu.Moemu 31 (mne 30), hotya vse moi pokazateli bili v norme, toljko urovenj holesterina ya ne znayu. A vot moj molodoj chelovek, kotoromu 31, sostaril svoyo serdce do 36, potomu chto kuril, hotj i brosil davno, a eschyo pil tabletki ot povishennogo davleniya.Test takzhe pokazivaet, do skoljkih let vi prozhivyote bez ugrozhayuschih zhizni sostoyanij serdca. Chestno govorya, smotretj na etu cifru strashnovato, no otrezvlyaet. Ya dumala togda: «Vot stoljko let ya budu u sebya, esli menya ne sobjyot mashina ili ne ubjyot novij respiratornij virus». I tam zhe mozhno prikinutj, kak vash prognoz na vizhivanie posle 70 uluchsh*tsya, esli vi nachnyote kontrolirovatj svoyo visokoe davlenie.Chto vizivaet visokoe davlenieTochno skazatj, otkuda ono u vas, vryad li vozmozhno. Process ponyatenO tom, kak ustroen process povisheniya davleniya, klassno i ponyatno napisano v Telegram‑kanale vracha‑nevrologa, prosvetitelya, avtora rasstreljnogo spiska preparatov Nikiti Zhukova., kak im upravlyatj — v celom tozhe. A vot konkretnie prichini takie slozhnie i mnogogrannie, chto ustanovitj ih u otdeljnogo pacienta nevozmozhno v 95% sluchaev. Toljko u odnogo iz 20 oni yasniCauses — High blood pressure (hypertension) / NHS — eto mogut bitj lekarstva ili boleznj. Naprimer, zabolevaniya ili infekcii pochek, diabet, problemi s gormonami, apnoe, sklerodermiya ili ta samaya volchanka. Imenno poetomu, esli u vas uzhe stabiljno visokoe davlenie, nuzhno idti i obsuzhdatj ego s vrachom.Daljshe mi budem govoritj o faktorah, kotorie svyazani s povisheniem riska gipertenzii, a znachit, i smerti ot insuljta, infarkta ili serdechnoj nedostatochnosti. Svyazani, a ne yavlyayutsya prichinoj. Eto vazhno zapomnitj dlya ponimaniya vsego podhoda k zdorovomu obrazu zhizni.Naprimer, kurenie ne prichina insuljta kak takovaya. Kurenie mozhet vliyatj na arterii, kotorie mogut razuchitjsya normaljno szhimatjsya i razzhimatjsya, oni budut zazhatimi, eto zastavit serdce kachatj krovj s boljshej siloj, chtobi protolknutj eyo po arteriyam. Povisitsya davlenie. Rano ili pozdno eto privedyot k problemam v sosudah mozga, kotorim takie nagruzki nepriyatni. Vualya — insuljt gotov. I pervuyu dominoshku zapustil vash odnoklassnik, kotorij predlozhil sigaretu na peremene za shkoloj.S kureniem razobralisj. S chem eschyo svyazivayutCauses — High blood pressure (hypertension) / NHS eto sostoyanie? S hronicheskim stressom, lishnim vesom, perebarschivaniem s soljyu v pische, vozrastom starshe 65 ili rodstvennikom s visokim davleniem. Gipertenziyu takzhe legche zarabotatj, esli vi malo i ploho spite, ne zanimaetesj sportom i lyubite vipitj alkogolj ili kofe.Kak snizitj davlenie bez isterikSejchas mi pridumaem vam plan kontrolya davleniya ili ego snizheniya. Vsyo dlya togo, chtobi vi zhili dolgo i schastlivo.Kak vi pomnite, mi budem govoritj o faktorah riska, a ne o prichinah. Kakie‑to iz nih neljzya izmenitj (naprimer, pol ili vozrast ili to, chto u vashej mami gipertenziya s 35 let). A nekotorie faktori poluchitsya ubratj ili izmenitj i togda vi snizitePrevention. High blood pressure (hypertension) / NHS risk. V obschem, eto i estj vasha zadacha posle prochteniya kolonki.Itak, nam nuzhno pridumatj, kak sdelatj tak, chtobi v vashej zhizni bilo menjshe soli, kureniya, alkogolya, kofe, stressa i vashego sobstvennogo vesa. I boljshe sna, sporta, fruktov i ovoschej.Illyustraciya: Sofjya Iginova / LajfhakerV kouchinge estj ponyatie minimaljnoj bazovoj linii. Eto klassnij podhod dlya izmeneniya privichek ili vnedreniya novih tak, chtobi vi ne soshli s uma i ne zabrosili delo.Obichno, kogda mi dayom sebe obeschanie sbrositj 20 kg ili perestatj estj sladkoe, eto zvuchit nevipolnimo, zhyostko. No samoe uzhasnoe — mi pryamo‑taki beryom i lzhyom sebe s poroga. Konechno, tak ne pohudeeshj, a skoree — zagonishjsya i brosishj.Chtobi delo shlo komfortnee, nuzhno ponyatj svoyu minimaljnuyu bazovuyu liniyu — to kolichestvo i tot podhod, s kotorim vi tochno spravitesj i budete dovoljni soboj. Naprimer, ne estj sladkoe posle 19.00 odin raz v nedelyu. Planku mozhno povishatj, no glavnoe — vashe oschuschenie ot uspeha proishodyaschego.Itak, chtobi zaschititj sebya ot nepriyatnoj smerti ranjshe vremeni, mozhno poprobovatj ponyatj vashu minimaljnuyu bazovuyu liniyu v nashih faktorah riska.Kak borotjsya s faktorami riskaNachnyom s izmereniya davleniya. Luchshe bi zavesti privichku ego meritj. Etomu mozhet pomogatj vash zhivoj interes uznatj boljshe o svoyom tele.Ne nuzhno srazu pokupatj tonometr — poprobujte pomeritj davlenie u babuli. Eto i povod videtjsya hotya bi raz v mesyac, i odnovremenno poleznij bistrij skrining. Eschyo tonometri obichno stoyat v aptekah.Visokoe davlenie ne oschuschaetsya, poetomu vazhno ego imenno proveryatj. Stoit napryachjsya, esli ono vishe 120/80. A posle — nachatj menyatj zhiznj.Zloupotreblenie alkogolemEsli vi pjyote kazhduyu nedelyu s druzjyami, mozhno odin vecher sohranitj, a vo vtoroj s etimi zhe druzjyami pojti v kino ili poigratj v futbol.Lyubovj k kofeEsli vi lyubite kofe, poprobujte napitok bez kofeina. Hotya bi odin stakanchik v denj vmesto obichnogo. Esli ponravitsya, mozhno vtyanutjsya. A letom, kogda hochetsya kofe so ljdom, 1 raz v nedelyu berite apeljsinovij fresh. Po cene tak zhe, a vreda menjshe.StressNemnogo snizitj urovenj stressa tozhe mozhno bez radikaljnih reshenij. Esli vi ne hotite menyatj rabotu ili nachatj zanimatjsya s psihoterapevtom, poprobujte progulki vecherom, banyu raz v mesyac ili otdih v vanne hotya bi raz v nedelyu.Malopodvizhnij obraz zhizniSport mozhno dobavitj v zhiznj doma s pomoschjyu millionov video na YouTube. Mozhno dogovoritjsya s soboj i otkrivatj novij vid kazhduyu nedelyu: fitnes, joga, pilates, tanci. Doma nekogo stesnyatjsya i mozhno inogda delatj peredishki mezhdu uprazhneniyami — nikakoj trener ne budet davitj. A eschyo mozhno begatj s kollegami i podderzhivatj drug druga.Lyubovj k solyonoj pischeSolj mozhno nachatj umenjshatj po chutj‑chutj. Esli vi sovsem otkazhetesj ot soli, to prosto vpadyote v apatiyu. V konce koncov, ona dobavlyaet vkusa mnogim blyudam. A esli ubavlyatj kolichestvo soli v supe ili makaroshkah, vi ne zametite izmenenij. Mi bistro privikaem k takomu, i potom chipsi kazhutsya neskazanno solyonimi.V obschem, poprobujte nachatj s odnogo blyuda i menjshej schepotki.Nehvatka ovoschej i fruktovEto zhe pravilo srabotaet i dlya dobavleniya v vash racion ovoschej i fruktov. Medlenno, po chutj‑chutj ischite te, chto vi ochenj lyubite, i eshjte ih, a ne seljderej ili brokkoli.Lishnij vesEsli nuzhno skinutj ves, pomnite, chto chasche vsego dostatochno menjshe estj i boljshe dvigatjsya. Porcii mozhno umenjshatj medlenno, najti svoyu minimaljnuyu bazovuyu liniyu vozderzhaniya ot pirozhnih i postaratjsya hotya bi gulyatj po 30 minut kazhdij vecher. A tam, glyadishj, i na beg perejdyote.Plohoj sonEsli vi ploho spite, poprobujte otladitj gigienu sna. Da, tam mnogo pravil, no, mozhet, nachatj hotya bi s telefona? Otlozhite ego podaljshe za polchasa do sna — tak vi, kstati, tochno vstanete za nim utrom, esli tam stoit budiljnik. Pochitajte knigu pered snom. Paru stranichek — i vi uzhe zasipaete. Potom eschyo budete gorditjsya soboj za to, chto ne skladiruete knigi na polke, a chitaete ih!KurenieS kureniem vsyo nemnogo slozhnee, potomu chto rechj idyot o zavisimosti. Esli vi kurite i vse eti fotki chyornih lyogkih i vipavshih zubov na pachkah vas ne navodyat na misli o nepriyatnih posledstviyah, to chto sdelaet odna kolonka? V takom sluchae luchshe zabitj i kuritj, esli vam tak nravitsya nepriyatno pahnutj i spuskatj mnogo deneg na sigareti.No vi mozhete poprobovatj chto‑nibudj iz spiska vishe. Naprimer, umenjsh*tj kolichestvo kofe ili alkogolya, a mozhet, nachatj hoditj na boks ili skvosh, pustj i s perekurami. Glavnoe — ne mislitj radikaljno i ne lishatj sebya vozmozhnosti prozhitj doljshe, dazhe esli vi reshili kuritj.Chto v itogeVisokoe davlenie mozhet odnazhdi vas ubitj, no eto ne znachit, chto nuzhno vibrositj iz doma solj i otkazatjsya ot vseh udovoljstvij zhizni. Prosto sdelajte eyo chutok luchshe s pomoschjyu prostih reshenij. I nadeyusj, odnazhdi, kogda nam vsem budet 100 let, mi poblagodarim sebya za takuyu zabotu i lyubovj k nashemu telu.