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Montserrat (Spain)

 * For the Caribbean island, see Montserrat.

Montserrat is a multi-peaked mountain in Catalonia and part of the Montserrat Natural Park. Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery situated high up in the unusual rock mountain is very popular among Catalans, and Catholic pilgrims come from far and wide to see the Black Madonna. Is a stage in the Catalan Way of St. James

Understand
The monastery is Catalonia's most important religious retreat and groups of young people from Barcelona and all over Catalonia make overnight hikes at least once in their lives to watch the sunrise from the heights of Montserrat.

At 1,236 m above the valley floor, Montserrat is the highest point of the Catalan lowlands, and stands central to the most populated part of Catalonia. The stone monolith is ideally located to play an important role in the cultural and spiritual life of Catalonia.

However, don't expect a tranquil and enlightening experience at the top; the monastery is surrounded by many touristy boutiques, shops, stands and restaurants.

Get in
Montserrat is about 48 km away from Barcelona, and is easily accessible by train, car and bus.

Most public transit options will take you to the Montserrat-Aeri or Monistrol de Montserrat terminals at the foot of the mountains, where you transfer to cable car or rack railway to reach Montserrat and its monastery, high up in the mountains.

By train
If you plan to take the train from Barcelona, decide before you leave Barcelona whether you will take the cable car (from Montserrat-Aeri) or rack railway (from Monistrol de Montserrat) for the second stage of the journey because they leave from different train stops. You can buy a combined, round trip ticket for both the train and either the cable car or the [https://turistren.cat/en/trains/montserrat-rack-railway-and-funiculars/?_gl=1*8f4t1m*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTAwMjU3Nzg3LjE3MTYwNDYwOTY.*_ga_D8LR3VYWV8*MTcxNjA0NjA5NS4xLjAuMTcxNjA0NjA5NS4wLjAuMA.. rack railway] when you depart from Barcelona, at a discount from buying individual tickets for each segment of the journey.

Travelling from Barcelona, take FGC (R5 Line) train from Plaça d'Espanya to Montserrat-Aeri (or Monistrol de Montserrat respectively). Trains run every hour and travel time for the R5 is around 90 min each way. There are combined tickets available for train and rack railway or cable car, see website below. The combined tickets can be bought from the vending machines at the train station, or at the booth located right in front of the access gates to the trains. Buying from the booth is recommended as you'll also be given a brochure with an overview of the surroundings of the monastery and train timetables. It’s also possible to buy a voucher for a ticket through the website, which can be exchanged at the railway station.

By bus
You have two options by bus:
 * Autocares Julia leaves Barcelona Sants daily at 09:15 and takes you straight to the Monastry's Plaza del Funicular. Return trip departs Jun–Sep, 18:00 or Oct–May, 17:00. The trip is 1 hr 30 min and costs €5.10 each way.
 * Bages Express departs Barcelona once or twice hourly from the Ronda de la Universitat, on the east corner of the Plaça de la Universitat. It takes you to Monistrol de Montserrat, where you must transfer to the rack railway. Travel time is about the same as the train and if you are in the old town of Barcelona, it may be easier to get to the stop than use the metro to get to the Plaça d'Espanya station. Cost is €5.10 one-way to Monistrol de Montserrat. Timetable on the Bages Express website.

By car
The top is also accessible by road, but it will cost you.

The cheaper option will be to park at the cable car (free) or the Monistrol-Vila rack railway station and get up from there. There is also a very large free car park at Monistrol-Vila, on the north side of Monistrol de Montserrat. As well as being cheaper than the cable car, the stop at the top is slightly closer to the monastery and the funiculars, and the last train down is later than the last cable car.

By cable car

From Montserrat-Aeri, take the cable car up to the monastery.

The cable car is also convenient for those arriving by car. Parking at the Montserrat-Aeri rail station is easy and free. The trains arrive every hour from Barcelona, so there will be queues at those times, but it is quiet just before they arrive. If there is a long queue, it is worth visiting the El Rincon cafe. Go though the tunnel, turn left and follow the platform to the end.

By rack railway

When arriving by train at Monistrol de Montserrat, change for the rack railway (Cremallera de Montserrat). The rack railway uses the same train platform as the R5 train from Barcelona.

The rack railway takes 20 min of travel and makes one stop en route to the monastery, at Monistrol-Vila (where the free car-park can be found). The service from the main station is always only one rack railway train per hour, but may be a service every twenty minutes from the rack railway's stop at Monistrol-Vila, so although it is a bit further to walk, you are likely to be better off going through the town there rather than crossing the bridge to the main station.

When returning, make sure to get off at the right stop, depending on your onward travel option—by car (Monistrol-Vila, first stop from the top) or by train/bus (Monistrol de Montserrat, second stop from the top). Trains from Montserrat Monestir to Monistrol de Montserrat leave every hour at 15 past the hour, from 09:15 until 18:15, or until 20:15 depending on the season.

On foot
You can also hike up to the monastery from either Montserrat-Aeri (i.e. near the cable car) or Monistrol de Montserrat (the start of the rack railway and end of the regular R5 train), which takes about 1 hr or 1 hr 30 min respectively. Consult OpenStreetMap for the trails.

On foot
Most of the Montserrat monastery complex is explorable on foot.

Monastery and the Black Virgin of Montserrat
Santa Maria de Montserrat is a Benedictine abbey which hosts the Virgin of Montserrat, and the Publicacions de l'Abadia de Montserrat, a publishing house, the oldest press in the world, still running, with the first book published in 1499.

Panorama
Enjoy the fantastic views over the local landscape. This is best done by taking the Funicular de Sant Joan to the top.

Do

There are four main hiking trails that can be done around the monastery. These lead to the hermitage of Santa Magdalena, and to Sant Jeroni, the highest point of Montserrat. At an altitude of 1,237 m, almost all of Catalonia can be seen from Sant Jeroni, and on a clear day, the island of Majorca is visible. The trails are well marked with signs along the way, but you may still want to pick up a map at the tourist information office first. At the upper station of the Funicular de Sant Joan, there’s a sign with a map, listing the four trails as:

 * Trail 1 connects the upper station of the Funicular de Sant Joan and Sant Jeroni, the summit. The trail also passes two other viewing points, and the chapel of Sant Jeroni. A return trip takes about 2 hours.
 * Trail 2 connects the monastery and a junction on the first trail. It can be used as an alternative route to, or back down from, the Sant Jeroni summit. It also passes by the hermitage of Santa Anna and the chapel of Sant Bennet. Note that compared to the first trail, the second trail covers a bigger height difference in a shorter distance; there are some steep steps along the way. It takes about an hour for a single trip.
 * Trail 3 connects the upper and lower stations of the Funicular de Sant Joan. It’s used as a driving route by staff, so it can be easily walked, which takes about 40 minutes.
 * Trail 3a connects the upper station of the Funicular de Sant Joan and the hermitage of Santa Magdalena. There’s a viewing point along the way, as well as the chapel of Sant Joan, and the hermitages of Sant Joan and Sant Onofre. A return trip takes about 45 minutes. Note that this trail has sections with little shade, so you may want to avoid walking it in midday sun.

Although trail 2 is listed as less difficult than trail 1 on the tourist information signs, the easiest trip to and from Sant Jeroni seems to be to follow trail 1, using the funicular to get to its starting point and to return the same way.

Way of St. James - Catalan segment from El Port de la Selva or Llançà to Montserrat (Spain) to the Way of St.James - Ebro segment,passes the site.

Buy
As you exit the rack railway or cable car, there is a fairly large curio shop across the way that carries a variety of tourist items, including Catalonian olive oil, chocolate, liqueur, books, jewellery, clothing, religious articles, and toys, as well as monastery-related goods such as recordings of the choir and guidebooks. There is another gift shop at the entrance to the museum that offers different items.

There is also a marketplace, which offers many delectable homemade goods sold by locals, including honey, pastries, preserves, cured meat and sweets. You will also find 2 local cheeses, produced only in Montserrat.

Eat and drink
Restaurants in Montserrat around the monastery exist but are expensive.

It's a good idea to bring your own lunch, especially if you plan to walk away from the central area or go up the funicular to the top of the mountain. There is no restaurant at Sant Jeroni, although there is a cafe adjoining gift shop where the rack railway and cable cars terminate at their upper ends (at the bottom of the Sant Jeroni and Santa Cova funiculars). If you're coming from Barcelona, a good plan is to get up early and head to La Boqueria, the big open market near the head of Las Ramblas, to stock up on sandwich ingredients and snacks - bread, cheese, meat, olives, wine, etc. Pack it up and bring it with you.

Stay safe
Although the town of Montserrat is relatively safe and tourist-friendly, it can be very dangerous for hiking as much of it is uncharted woodland. If you are traveling with a group do not stray from them if you decide to go hiking. If you find out that someone has been separated from your group, summon the local authorities. It is best not to wander off the paths - there are steep drops, even close to the funicular top station.

Go next

 * Colònia Güell – A tiny settlement famous for its modernist architecture, on the railway line to Barcelona.

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Mont-Tremblant

Mont-Tremblant is a small village in Quebec, Canada, known for the famous Mont-Tremblant Ski Resort. Located in the Laurentian mountain range, Mont-Tremblant ("Trembling mountain" in French) is surrounded by lush boreal forest and breathtaking views, standing at 875 meters (2871 feet).

Despite being a ski resort, Mont-Tremblant has become a popular getaway for tourist and locals alike, whether in winter or in summer.

Understand
Mont-Tremblant is divided into two parts. The original village of Mont-Tremblant now goes by the name of The Village, but these days it's The Resort (aka the Pedestrian Village), some 13 km away directly at the foot of the mountain, where the action is. Built by Intrawest (the company behind Whistler) starting in 1992, the resort is a somewhat Disneyland-y concoction of pretty pastel houses, but it looks improbably idyllic in winter with a light (or, not uncommonly, heavy) dusting of snow, maple logs on the fire and lights twinkling in the windows. Vehicles are strictly prohibited — hence the name — and many hotels can be reached directly on ski. A free gondola connects the lower hotels to the ski lifts.

Surrounding the inhabited areas is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Parc national du Mont-Tremblant), the biggest park in the SEPAQ network and the first national park to have been created in Québec.

There are also other areas besides the Village of Mont Tremblant that visitors and locals can live in. Domaine de la Forêt offers direct access to the ski trails and is nestled along the mountainside. Domaine Nansen area is a private, peaceful area that consists of a small cluster of homes hidden in forested south side. Le Domaine du Géant area features luxurious condos in a peaceful setting not too far from the village. The Domaine du Diable area includes luxurious homes featured next to the golf course. Versant Soleil is the newest addition to homeowners settling in Quebec's Laurentian Mountains.

By plane

The nearest major airports are in Montreal and Ottawa.

By car
Mont-Tremblant is on Route 117. Route 117 is part of a lesser travelled branch of the Trans-Canada Highway, that starts from its interchange with Autoroute 40 (Trans-Canada Highway's main route) in Montreal, which becomes Highway 66 in Ontario. Highway 66 ends as part of the Trans-Canada Highway about 14 km west of Kirkland Lake, where Highway 66 intersects with Highway 11, which is another branch of the Trans-Canada Highway.

From Montreal, it is faster to reach Mont-Tremblant by starting on Autoroute 40, a freeway, which travels most of the way before it merges into Highway 117 at Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts for the last 30 km of the trip (still four-laned highway). Take exit 119 (Montée Ryan) to Chemin Duplessis and follow indications for Tremblant Resort. Using Autoroute 40, the trip is 90 minutes.

From the west (Ottawa and Toronto), it's possible to use smaller roads to shave a few kilometers off the journey, but the roads are very small at times and may be snowed in during the winter. Detouring via Montreal is thus, in all likelihood, the faster option.

If you are driving in the winter, snow tires are required by law in Quebec for vehicles registered in Quebec, and advisable for all vehicles.

Car rental really is essential if you're looking to maintain your independence in and out of the resort, but prices vary dramatically between operators, so do your homework on price comparisons.

By bus

 * Operates bus service between Mont-Laurier and Montreal and including stops in Mont-Tremblant, Saint-Jérôme, Mirabel, and Laval. Travel time to Mont-Tremblant from Mont-Laurier is 1.75 hours, from Saint-Jérôme is 1.5-1.75 hours, and from Montreal is 2.75-3.5 hours. Operates several days per week between Mont-Laurier and Montreal. There are additional trips between Mont-Tremblant and Montreal, resulting in daily service along that part of the route.
 * Operates a route between Rouyn-Noranda and Montreal including stops in Val-d'Or, Grand-Remous, Mont-Laurier, Mont-Tremblant, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Saint-Jérôme, and Laval. Travel time to Mont-Tremblant from Rouyn-Noranda is 7 hours, from Val-d'Or is 5.25 hours, and from Grand-Remous is 2.5 hours. Stops between Mont-Laurier and Montreal are drop off only on the way to Montreal and pick up only on the way to Rouyn-Noranda. Autobus Gatineau, a related company to Autobus Maheux, operates a bus service between Ottawa and Grand-Remous, thus is possible to travel to and from Ottawa via Grand-Remous.

Regional transit bus service is provided by Transport collectif intermunicipal Laurentides. There are eight weekday and three weekend trips that provide service to all points between the St-Jovite section of Mont-Tremblant and Saint-Jérôme. There are also two weekday services to all points between Mont-Tremblant and L'Assomption. At Saint-Jérôme, connections may be made with the rush hour only commuter trains between Saint-Jérôme and Montreal, operated by Agence métropolitaine de transport; and also bus #9 between Saint-Jérôme and the Montmorency Métro station in Laval, operated by CIT Laurentides. Using the regional transit services, it is possible to travel from downtown Montreal to Mont-Tremblant for just $12.25, considerably less that the fare on one of the intercity carriers which are not that much faster, though are more comfortable.

Within Mont-Tremblant, transit service is available between the St-Jovite section and the Mont-Tremblant resort operated by a contractor to the local Chamber of Commerce.

See
Aside from mildly iconic clocktower in the lower village, there are no historic sights in Mont Tremblant. But the surrounding natural beauty makes up for the village's synthetic feel and what it lacks in history. Mountains, lakes and forests provide an idyllic setting - especially in the more rustic northern side.

 * Mont Tremblant is a part of the Laurentian mountain range. Its elevation is 875 meters (2,871 feet) and has a south side vertical drop of 645 meters (2,116 feet). The ski resort's includes 654 acres of skiable terrain with 465 acres of artificial snow coverage. It has a massive snow system powering 1,037 snow guns that produces snow from November to April. Mont Tremblant contains plenty trails with its total trail length being 78.9 km (49 miles). The mountain is designated to handle 27,230 skiers per hour because of its 14 express ski lifts. The trails cover 17% beginner, 33% intermediate and 50% expert level. This beautiful mountain transports thousands of skiers hourly by their two gondolas, one cabriolet, five high-speed 4-passenger lifts, one 4-passenger chairlift and two 3-passenger chairlifts.

Do
Mont Tremblant is an internationally-renowned and multi award winning ski destination. It doesn't come cheap though: your basic day pass costs $70/day, plus possible high season surcharges. However, this is competitive to European resorts thanks to favorable exchange rates.

If you visit in the summer, the resort on the south side of the mountain is a great starting point for activities. As well as mountain activities there is cycle hire and an indoor pool, ‘Aqua Club de Source'. Try mini-golf or walk down to the shore of Lac Tremblant for water sports. At the top of the resort there is an ‘Activity Centre’ where you can book a huge variety of activities.

Nearby, Parc de Mont Tremblant is one of the major parks listed in the Parcs Quebec network and features camping, canoe-camping, well-maintained hiking trails, canoe rental. See the SEPAQ website (in French and English) for more information and rates.

If you are looking for a more convenient ski experience try the north side of the resort - not only does it have the best runs, but also an abundance of free parking that makes your walk to the ski lifts both shorter and easier. The north side also benefits from catering and equipment rental - great if you simply want to focus on what you came for and maximise your time on the slopes.

It's nice to soak your bones in a hot tub after hitting the slopes all day, either in a locally rented home (if you're lucky enough) or in one of the half dozen or so spas in Mont-Tremblant.

Winter activities
Mont Tremblant Resort gives you free unlimited access to sliding activities. They also give you the opportunity to experience First Tracks, which allows one to be on the slopes 30 minutes before anyone else. Casino de Mont-Tremblant is a new friendly casino that is open 7 days a week. It is accessible via gondola running between Versant Soleil and the Versant Sud. Ice Skating is available at the exterior rink right next to the chapel and guests who stay at the hotels can receive free rentals. The Snow Parks attract experienced snowboarders and skiers with 18 acres of extreme park. Cross Country Skiing in 65 km of fresh powder and ice climbing are available with no experience necessary. Many spa and massages allow guests to relax in the dry sauna, Norwegian steam bath, outdoor hot baths and thermal and Nordic waterfalls. Experience pampering in the two spas in the resort for massages, body treatment, esthetic treatment or special spa packages. They also have helicopter rides which is a unique way to discover Tremblant. Ten and twenty minute panoramic flights are offered seeing the Diable River and Village, Lake Quimet, Gray Rockers, St-Jovite village and Iroquois falls. If you don't ski or snowboard, there is a snow tubing park that consists of 8 trails and the activity is included in lodging. There are many other activities to get involved in during the winter at your stay in Tremblant such as snowshoeing, dog sledding, paint balling, snowmobiling and horse back riding through the snow covered fields. If a guest gets sick of the cold weather, they can engage in the only golf simulator in the region.

Summer activities
Mont Tremblant offers just as many activities during the warmer months, being known as the Most Animated 4 Seasons Resort in Canada. Gondola rides offer a spectacular view of the Laurentians. Kids of all ages can enjoy themselves at Pirates Water Park experiencing organized games. Families can play mini-golf at the Mini-golf Le Petit Géant or try Alpine Luge, which is a gravity ride on a 3-wheel cart. This resort has tons of outdoor activities such as bicycling, mountain biking, rafting down the Rouge River and horseback riding through the Laurentian Mountains. With 10 different paintball playgrounds and Eurobungy-Trampolines, there is always something exhilarating going on at Mont Tremblant. Mont Tremblant offers an aerial forest adventure, Acrobranche, that includes zip lines, Tarzan ropes, monkey bridges and many other challenges. Mont-Tremblant National Park allows one to experience the stunning beauty by foot. If one loves the water, Centre Nautique Pierre Plouffe has plenty of water sports available or aboard The Grand Manitou for a 70-minute cruise. Adventurous people can participate in Dune Buggy Tours or ATV rides through the backcountry trails. Helicopter, airplane and Caleche rides are available for people to explore and admire this beautiful area. For a different perspective of Mont Tremblant, experience The Diable Via Ferratta, a walking and climbing course built onto the face of one of the Parks most magnificent cliff faces.

Golf
For the most famous and well-known reason to visit Mont Tremblant during the summer, this resort gives you an incomparable golfing experience. These two courses make you choose between what they called, The Devil or The Giant.

Le Diable This 7,056-yard course was designed by Master Architects Michael Hurdzan and Dana Fry with a par of 71 and an 18-hole championship course.

Le Géant This 6,838-yard course designed by Thomas McBroom in 1995 has an amazing view of the Laurentians.

Buy

The pedestrian village has a good selection of stores, with a predictable emphasis on high-end winter clothing, winter sports goods and maple syrup-themed souvenirs. There is also one smallish supermarket and several convenience stores for daily necessities. Prices for such convenience can be on the high side though, and you may be able to save quite a bit by visiting the original village or stocking up at nearby St Jovite instead.

Mont Tremblant offers plenty of shops for guests to enjoy. From sporting goods stores to get the latest gear to art galleries, there is always something fun to do.

Clothing and sporting goods
 * Boutique Adrénaline: Vieux Tremblant, Inn +1 819 681-5501
 * Boutique Burton@Tremblant: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-5802
 * Columbia@Tremblant: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-3000 #46729
 * Boutique Salomon: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-5502

Clothing
 * Boutique Chamonix: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-5715
 * Roots: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-4505

Gift shops
 * Le Studio Créatif: Place des Voyageurs +1 819 429-5599
 * Univers Toutou / Plush Factory: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-4881

Grocery, liquor store and speciality shops
 * Magasin Général: Vieux-Tremblant +1 819 681-3000 # 46735
 * Maison de la Presse: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-4614
 * Société des Alcools du Québec: Promenade Deslauriers +1 819 681-4548

Art galleries
 * Galerie Côté Créations: Promenade Deslauriers +1 819 421-1888 and +1 819 425-3660

Eat
There are plenty of delicious places to eat in Mont Tremblant. From international dishes to rich fondue, there is something for everyone’s taste buds.

Bistros & cafés

 * Au Grain de Café: Promenade Deslauriers +1 819 681-4567
 * Fluide Juice Bar: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-4681
 * Lounge du Westin: Le Westin Resort & Spa +1 819 681-4144
 * La Chouquetterie: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-4509

Sweet shops & crêperies

 * Sugar Shack: Place des Voyageurs +1 819 681-4995
 * Chocolate Factory: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-4545

Asian cuisine

 * Ô-wok: Vieux-Tremblant +1 819 681-4455

Continental cuisine & local

 * Le Shack: Le Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-4700

French cuisine

International cuisine

 * Fat Mardi's: Place St-Bernard +1 819 681-2439
 * Pita Express: Place des Voyageurs +1 819 681-4949

Italian cuisine

 * Coco Pazzo: Promenade Deslauriers +1 819 681-4774
 * Pizzatéria: Rue des Remparts +1 819 681-4522
 * Ya'oooo Pizza Bar: Vieux-Tremblant +1 819 681-4616

Fondue & raclette

 * La Savoie: Vieux-Tremblant +1 819 681-4573

Grill

 * Bullseye Bar & Steak House: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-2855
 * La Forge Bar & Grill: Place Saint-Bernard +1 819 681-4900

Resto-pubs

 * Microbrasserie La Diable: Vieux-Tremblant +1 819 681-4546

Cafeterias

There are a number of places to eat while on the mountain during your ski days.

 * Café Johannsen: Located at the Base Télécabine. Enjoy coffee, baked good and sandwiches. Internet service is available.
 * Grand Manitou : Located at the Summit allowing yourself to eat with a 360 degree view of the entire region.
 * Chalet de Voyageurs : Located at the Chalet des Voyageurs with easy access at the entry of the village.
 * Fourchette du Diable : Located at the Versant Nord, it offers a various menu for the whole family. Direct access to the slopes.

Drink

 * Le Diable. Popular local microbrewery with half a dozen of their own brews, plus hearty portions of fare like ribs and sausages.
 * Le P'tit Caribou. Dancing and mingling! A great party place.
 * Le Shack. Right at the foot of the ski-lifts and a popular spot for apres-ski.

Sleep
Accommodation prices in Mont-Tremblant are highly seasonal: the same room that goes for under $100 on a rainy weekday in the fall may shoot up to over $400 on a holiday weekend in the winter. Book early!

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Mont Ventoux

Mont Ventoux is a mountain in Vaucluse, southern France.

Understand
Mount Ventoux covers 5 towns:

See

 * The Mont Ventoux is a small mountain (1 912 meters high) between Massif des Baronnies and Monts du Vaucluse area. Places nearby produce excellent wine (such as the muscat of Beaumes-de-Venise). It is mostly famous for its ascension on bicycle during the famous bike race, the Tour de France, and one of the mythical places on the Tour. Many hiking trails (GR4 and GR9) pass through or nearby, making it a hiker's paradise.

Go next

 * Avignon
 * Carpentras
 * Fontaine-de-Vaucluse
 * L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
 * Vaison-la-Romaine

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Montville

There is more than one place called Montville:

United States of America

 * Montville (Connecticut) - A town in Connecticut.
 * Montville (New Jersey) - A town in New Jersey.
 * Montville (Maine) - A town in Maine.
 * Montville (Ohio) - A township in Medina County, Ohio

Australia

 * Montville (Queensland) - A town in the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.

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Montville (Connecticut)

Montville is a town in Connecticut. It includes the villages of Chesterfield, Mohegan, Oakdale and Uncasville.

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Montville (New Jersey)

Montville is a town in New Jersey. It is largely a bedroom community for people who work in New York, but it has a nice small-town feel to it. In 2007, Montville was ranked by Money magazine as the 13th best place to live in the United States and the best in New Jersey.

Get in
Montville is centrally located at of Interstate 80, Interstate 287, and U.S. Highway 46.

New Jersey Transit buses regularly visit the town.

The is good for commuting into New York City.

Get around
Montville is large enough that a car is the most practical way of getting around, especially since there is no downtown commercial area in the true sense.

See
Montville is along George Washington's route during the Revolutionary War.

Do

 * - located in Pine Brook

Buy
The only real shopping center is located on Changebridge Road. There is a dry cleaner, a candy store, and a hair dresser.

Drink
Montville has no bars.

Go next
There is not much outside Montville other than New York City, but some nearby non NYC attractions include:

Liberty Island and Ellis Island, a ferry leaves from Jersey City

There is decent shopping extremely close by in Boonton, where there is a Walmart, A & P, and other major chains, as well as a large main street with mom-and-pop businesses.

The nearest mall is the Willowbrook Mall along U.S. Highway 46, about 15 minutes away from most points. There is a large food court and many stores. Other mall options include the Short Hills Mall and the many malls of Paramus.

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Monument

Monument is a town of 10,000 people (2020) in Colorado, USA about 15 miles north of Colorado Springs and about 5 miles southeast of Palmer Lake.

Understand
Monument was first settled as a stop along the Rio Grande Railroad in 1872, and the area was incorporated as a town called Henry's Station in 1879, but the name was later changed to Monument.

Get in
Interstate 25 divides Monument, which is exit # 161. Highway 83 runs north and south approximately 5 miles to the east of town.

Interstate 25 passes over the top of Monument Hill which frequently experiences hazardous road conditions, particularly in the winter months. This highway is the main connection between Denver and Colorado Springs. State Highway 105 also runs east/west through Monument.

Get around
Lyft and Uber ride-hailng apps serve all of Monument and much of the Tri-Lakes area as part of their Colorado Springs services.

Wireless Internet

 * The Broiler Room. Hwy 105 & 2nd. 7 days a week 11AM-11PM.
 * It's A Grind Coffee House Along Jackson Creek Parkway near Home Depot. Su-Th 6AM-9PM, F Sa 6AM-10PM.
 * Serranos Coffee Company. 582 Hwy 105 (in the Safeway shopping center), +1 719-481-9445. M-Sa 6AM-8PM, Su 6AM-5PM.
 * Wesley Owens Coffee. 1773 Lake Woodmoor Dr. (Hwy 105 to Woodmoor Dr. Turn right on Lake Woodmoor Dr.), +1 719-481-2145. M-Sa 6AM-8PM, Su 8AM-4PM

Go next

 * Palmer Lake
 * Colorado Springs

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Monument Valley

Monument Valley is perhaps the most famous example of the classic American West landscape. In the Navajo Nation on the border of Arizona and Utah, the valley has been the backdrop for many movies and advertisements, ranging from Marlboro cigarette ads to the films of John Ford to Back to the Future 3, Forrest Gump and Easy Rider. In cinema and television, its landscapes are often used to represent the Old West of the cowboy era, or the crossing of the Continental Divide. The valley lies mostly in northern Arizona, but the northern part of the park is in Utah. The nearest town is Kayenta, about to the south.

Understand
The Navajo Nation and the State of Utah observe Mountain Daylight Saving Time from April through October, however Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, so when you are in the State of Arizona and are not within the Navajo Nation, the time will be one hour earlier.

The distances are vast in the United States, and many people do not allow sufficient travel time, especially when they are used to the shorter distances in Europe or Asia. Many of Monument Valley's visitors are European and Japanese, and it is difficult for them to comprehend the distances you have to travel between destinations. If you travel from Las Vegas or Phoenix, your trip will take almost the entire day. You cannot see Monument Valley and also go further than the Grand Canyon to the south, and Moab to the north in the same day. Even staying at the Monument Valley for one night is cutting your stay extremely short relative to what there is to see in this part of the Navajo Nation.

History
Archaeological evidence indicates that the ancient Anasazi people inhabited the valley until AD 1300. Today over 100 sites and ruins have been found dating from these ancient people, including rock art. The Anasazi abandoned the area in the 1300s, leaving it empty of humans until the arrival of the Navajo.

In the 1860s, Merrick and Mitchell discovered silver in the region. They brought back the silver to a more civilized area, and got together investors to start a mining operation. The second mining operation started successfully. However, they disappeared – and the silver mine with them.

However, Monument Valley became so well-known in the mid-1900s, when many cowboy films and westerns were made here. As a result, Monument Valley has become a symbol of the Wild West, with its desertlike, harsh climate and dramatic buttes.

Landscape
Monument Valley's landscape is what makes it so easily recognizable. The area is dominated by dry, sagebrush-covered valleys, but there are giant rocky outcrops that make the valley unique. On the sides of the valley are rocky cliffs, and canyons are lodged inside these cliffs. The buttes themselves are generally only a few hundred feet high (small compared to the size of the Grand Canyon), but the cliffs' extreme angle and sheerness make them as dramatic as the national parks in the Grand Circle.

But the flat plain surrounding the buttes is actually quite varied when viewed up close. Upon close-up view, gullies (small canyons), sand dunes, and of course the rocky outcrops make crossing the valley more interesting. However, the negative side to this is that hiking in Monument Valley is difficult even away from the buttes. The sand dunes are surprisingly high and can be hard to climb because the red soil is just as defiant as other types of soil.

The red soil found in Monument Valley is associated with that area and the elevation. Generally, elevations in the Colorado Pleateau between 5000 feet to 6000 feet tend to have red, sandy soil, while the regions to the west of Monument Valley (where elevation is more than above sea level) have a yellowish soil color. In other words, if Monument Valley's elevation was just a thousand feet higher, it would not be nearly as interesting a park to visit.

Flora and fauna
The Monument Valley area has wide a assortment of vegetation, including Juniper trees, yucca, Russian thistle (Tumbleweed), and Navajo Tea. Much of the vegetation is still used by the Navajos for medicinal purposes, and as dyes for their world-famous hand-woven rugs.

Landscapes in the Four Corners states often have Cryptobiotic soil, a biological soil crust composed of living cyanobacteria, green algae, brown algae, fungus, lichens, and/or mosses. Cryptobiotic soil crusts are important members of desert ecosystems and contribute to the well-being of other plants by stabilizing sand and dirt, promoting moisture retention, and fixing nitrogen for plants to use. Because of their thin, fibrous nature, cryptobiotic soils are extremely fragile systems. A single footprint or tire track is sufficient to disrupt the soil crust and damage the organisms. While some species within the soil crust system may regrow within a few years of a disturbance, the damage to slow-growing species may require more than a century before the delicate soil returns to its former productivity.

This sensitivity to disturbance means that travellers should be mindful of their impact on cryptobiotic soils. As a general rule, visitors should stay on pre-existing roads and trails, only traveling off-trail on durable surfaces such as bedrock or river gravel.

Climate
Temperatures range from the upper 80s to low 90s (°F) in the summer. Winter temperatures are usually above freezing in the daytime and below freezing at night, and sometimes drop below zero Fahrenheit during the nights. The last frost is expected about May 15 and the first frost is expected sometime in October. Summer nights are cool and comfortable, ranging from to. The summers are dry except during the monsoon season — beware of flash flooding during this time. Winters see some snow which can remain on the ground for several weeks, highlights the rock formations in new and spectacular ways.

Like most of the Colorado Plateau, temperatures in Monument Valley are not as hot as Death Valley because the elevation is much higher. Although temperatures can still get hot, they can also get bitterly cold in winter. The best times to the visit the park are March, April, May, or October. But if you want to see the snow, go to the park in December or January.

From California's Pacific Coast to the Rocky Mountains, a common climatic trend is discovered due to the "rain shadow" effect – the higher the elevation you reach, the higher the annual precipitation, while the lower elevation you reach, the drier.

Get in
Towns which are fairly close to Monument Valley include Page, Kanab, Bluff, Tuba City, and Kayenta. However, these towns are generally too far away from Monument Valley to be used as hotel locations for getting into the valley (the exception is Kayenta).

By car
Some travelers might assume that highways and major roads in the Navajo Nation (including the roads that lead to the park) are different from roads in other parts of the United States; however, this is not true. U.S. routes and other major roads in the Navajo Nation are the same as major roads in other parts of the United States. This changes, though, once drivers get onto the minor roads near to the small villages scattered around the region – many small local roads are not paved beyond a certain point.

Travel by car into Monument Valley is straightforward as long as travelers take the main roads into the park and the surrounding areas. It is when people try to take "shortcuts" that things go wrong. You might begin driving along a side road that for a while is paved and seems fine for travel, but the pavement of the road abruptly ends near a town and the quality of the road declines quickly. Even when a route into the park or the Navajo Nation looks shorter on the map, it may not be a faster route.

For those driving into Monument Valley, the highways are quiet and you can drive at more than most of the way to the park. However, you will have to slow down once you drive into the park.

The following are some important roads for entering Monument Valley, with the nearest to the park listed first and the major roads farthest from the park listed last:

 * Monument Valley Road leads to the Monument Valley Tribal Park itself and the Monument Valley visitor center. Near Goulding's Lodge (west of the Monument Valley Tribal Park), this road divides into two, one called Oljeto Road, and another called Rock Door Canyon Road. Rock Door Canyon Road goes past some Goulding's lodges and a church before Rock Door Canyon Road becomes a dirt road.
 * U.S. Route 163 is the main U.S. Highway that enters Monument Valley. Route 163's southern end is in Kayenta, Arizona (Navajo Nation) and it goes north through Monument Valley to Mexican Hat and eventually intersects with U.S. Route 191. Route 191 connects U.S. Route 163 with Canyonlands National Park and Arches National Park.
 * Monument Valley can be reached from Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon by taking U.S. Route 89 north to the reservation town of Cameron, then taking U.S. Route 160 to Kayenta, and finally following U.S. Route 163 north to the Monument Valley.
 * The nearest interstates to Monument Valley are the I-15 to the west, I-70 to the north, and I-40 to the south. From these interstates, you will have to take U.S. routes or state routes to reach Monument Valley.

By plane
There is an airport in Kayenta, but this airport is not much more than a couple of planes and a runway. There are numerous other small airports in the Navajo Nation.

There are regional airports in Page, Tusayan (Grand Canyon Airport), and Flagstaff. From these airports, you would need to rent a car and drive to the valley. Rental car availability might be limited in these regional airports.

Larger airports would be in Phoenix – south, about 5 hours drive – and in Las Vegas –  east, about 6½ hours drive. The Las Vegas airport is convenient for those traveling to the Grand Canyon, especially the North Rim, and then, perhaps continue to Monument Valley.

Passes and fees
Most of Monument Valley is part of Monument Valley Tribal Park, a Navajo tribal park, because Monument Valley is inside the Navajo nation. A tribal park is not the same as a United States national park and Monument Valley Tribal Park charges a fee of $20 per car (4 persons included; each additional person $6 extra) for access to the loop road through the valley.

Because Monument Valley Tribal Park is a Navajo tribal park and not a national park, national park passes will not be accepted.

Access
Except for a few trails, individuals wishing to hike in the valley or to visit sites not on the loop road must hire a Navajo guide for an additional fee.

Guided tour roads
Not only are there many roads that lead towards or into the park, but there are also many roads that go around Monument Valley Tribal Park. However, these roads are primarily for the use of the Navajo people who live in and around the park, and not for tourists. Only guided tour vehicles are allowed on these dirt roads. These dirt roads in the park are not at all good-quality dirt roads; they are just like lines made in the rugged terrain; very little thought has been put into gradients and road obstacles. In fact, some roads even go across sand dunes, making for a bumpy ride on the tour.

Although not all of the guided tour/local routes have clear signs posting that they are for guided tours and the Navajo people only, but it is generally best to avoid getting around the park via dirt roads and other minor routes, for these roads go into areas that really belong to the Navajo Nation.

Public roads
The U.S. Route 163 and the paved road into the park are both excellent quality roads.The road to the visitor center has a lower speed limit but is still a good route for travel into the parkland and is significantly better than any dirt roads in the region. U.S. Route 163 goes through the park in a mostly north-south direction, although it turns toward the east at the northern end of the park. The only bends along the highway occur where a rocky outcrop gets in the way or a Navajo settlement is nearby. This main highway is a two-lane highway but is still good for travel.

The main park road leads from Goulding's Lodge (in the west) to the Monument Valley visitor center (in the east). This road intersects with Route 163 near Goulding's Lodge, making it an important link that connects the Monument Valley park with the facilities nearby. It is for the most part a fast road, but speed limits near the visitor center are low because the park entrance kiosk is here. At Goulding's Lodge, the road divides into two, and most of these divided roads are not important for Monument Valley travel.

Like most national parks, Monument Valley has a designated scenic road which takes you around some of the most beautiful parts of the valley. Monument Valley's designated road is a seventeen-mile, unpaved loop road that begins near the visitor center and continues south into the section of Monument Valley where most of the buttes, spires, and mesas can be found. The loop is not paved and can be very rough and dusty. As of summer 2018 the road is not recommended for vehicles without high clearance. Only take this road if you have an SUV, van, or other high clearance vehicle. Some parts of the road have holes that are too deep for a standard vehicle to pass easily, particularly in the one-way section of the loop – if you do try to take a typical car on the road and start to regret it, turn back at the junction with the one-way section before you really regret it. The loop drive can be done in as little as 30-40 minutes, but most visitors will take several hours to enjoy the scenery. Tours are available around the loop road on high-clearance vehicles but these typically have open seating so you will get dusty and, in summer, very hot. You are not permitted to deviate from the loop drive without a native guide present. There is no shortage of native guides eager to take you (for a fee, of course!) to the restricted areas.

It is an important fact that the Navajo people let their "domesticated" animals run free, including cows and horses, and rarely fence them in. As a result, animals occasionally wander onto the major roads in the Valley, so drive carefully (and slowly on minor roads) to stop your car from hitting these animals.The animals are left out to range freely over the parkland until the owner wants them and he finds them.

Fuel stations
The main fuel station for Monument Valley is the Goulding's fuel station, which is near the Goulding's lodge a short distance west of U.S. Route 163. There is also a car wash at the fuel station.

By foot
Monument Valley's hiking opportunities are poor considering the size of the park and the beautiful landscape. The only major self-guided trail is the Wildcat Trail, which is extremely hard to follow due to the many sand dunes in the area (it is hard to mark trails in the sand). Yet, visitors are not allowed to freely explore the park, since the park and the Navajo Nation do not want people harming the plants that are there or happening to walk into an Indian settlement. However, signs have been installed to show where the trail goes. If you do not see any signs, you have probably taken a wrong turning and left the proper trail.

Interestingly, not much hiking is done, even on guided tours. The only walking done on these tours is done from the vehicle to a view point or other sight.

See
Although there are very few self-guided trails to the major rocky outcrops found throughout the park, you can see these rocky outcrops (often called "mittens") from the U.S. Route 163. Along the sides of the valley are many red, rocky cliffs that can also be viewed from the main road.

Regions of the valley
Although there are no specific names and regions for Monument Valley, it can be divided into several sections.

Park headquarters
The and the countryside to the east of it is the most easily accessible portion of Monument Valley Park. A hotel, restaurant, and visitor center are all in one main building next to some of the best Monument Valley overlooks, and from here, you can do a self-guided hike and view the Monument Valley landscape close-up. An unpaved road (open to the public) also leads from the park headquarters to the southeast, and goes into the Eastern Monument Valley.

At the northern end of the park headquarters is a campground and some small cabins.

Eastern Monument Valley
is the part of the Monument Valley with the most densely packed spires, buttes, and mesas. Many really unusual rock formations are found here, but they are not too hard to reach, since the 17-mile (25-km) loop road goes between these rock formations. If you want to quickly get the best of Monument Valley, go to this area.

There are also some good viewing points in Eastern Monument Valley. These are generally in the north part of Eastern Monument Valley, since Eastern Monument Valley is a higher elevation than the region north of John Ford Point – although it is still a lower altitude than the visitor center and park headquarters. Although the loop drive and numerous rock formations are in Eastern Monument Valley, there are no hiking trails here. The southern end of Eastern Monument Valley is more remote than the northern end of it.

Western Monument Valley
Although is one of the harder parts of the Monument Valley to reach, its terrain is the most varied and interesting. It is really two separate regions: one has narrow canyons surrounded by tall rock formations, while the other has smaller, rounded rock formations called the "Toad Stools". This part of Monument Valley can only be reached with a tour guide; however, you can get as much information from this area as you can from the more popular parts of Monument Valley.

Although Western Monument Valley was not a filming location for the John Wayne films, it makes up for this lack of history with some abandoned Anasazi settlements. For some reason, the Anasazi people dwelt in the sides of cliffs and small caves, and they would put walls on the outer side of their caves. This gave them a small room inside, where they cooked their food.

Further west, west of Highway 163, the terrain becomes barren and there the color of the rocks turns to a whitish color. Some tour guides may go west of Highway 163, but for the most part, they do not. There used to be uranium mines west of Highway 163, and they have been closed down, but the area has still not been fully decontaminated.

Northern Monument Valley
, is partially in Utah and Arizona and is the area to the north and directly east of the park headquarters. Tour guides do not generally go into this section of the valley and the best ways to experience it are to view it from the park headquarters, Wildcat Trail, or from U.S. Route 163.

The buttes and mesas are not as common in Northern Monument Valley as they are in Eastern Monument Valley, but this simply makes them more dramatic. The Northern Monument Valley buttes are probably the one most easily recognizable feature of the whole valley. The end of Northern Monument Valley closest to the park headquarters was shown in the film Stagecoach. The Wildcat Trail goes around North Monument Valley's "mittens", which look like hands; the mittens are in Northern Monument Valley, but are close to Eastern Monument Valley.

In the far north of Monument Valley, U.S. Route 163 goes between Eagle Mesa and Brigham's Tomb at a place called "Monument Pass". Apart from Train Rock a few miles away, these are the northernmost rock formations in Monument Valley and Monument Valley essentially ends here – to see more buttes, spires, and mesas, you can go a few hundred miles north to Arches National Park.

Goulding's and Monument Valley town
Although Goulding's lodge and apartments are not in the Monument Valley Tribal Park, they are part of Monument Valley for all practical purposes. This area of Monument Valley is the far northwest, a few miles from the main part of the Monument Valley Park and the buttes and spires. It is the only important part of Monument Valley west of Highway 163. The main road (the one that goes west from the visitor center) divides into two parts near Goulding's Lodge, and the southerly road choice goes between two mesas to a pass called "The Gap". Some short trails lead from the Goulding's campground and apartments to the northern mesa found at The Gap, and there is at least one arch here.

If you continue west from Goulding's, this main road is through The Gap is called "Rock Door Canyon Road", and it leads through the town of Monument Valley to Horse Pasture Canyon. Here, the canyon widens, the road goes from Utah to Arizona, stops being paved, and becomes Route 6410.

Arches
Although arches exist in Monument Valley, arches are more commonly found in Utah's famous Arches National Park.

Mesas, buttes, and spires
The rocky outcrops generally include steep cliffs with a relatively flat area on top. These outcrops are actually divided into three categories: buttes, spires, and mesas. Mesas have the largest flat tops, while buttes have smaller tops, and spires have no flat top at all.
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Other rock formations
Many rocks that are not mesas, buttes, or spires exist in Monument Valley. Some of these have fallen off of the other rock formations.

Viewing points and overlooks
These viewing points are places where you can view more of the landscape with ease. They share locations that are often in western films – for example, when the Indians have the White men surrounded, and the movie shows pictures of the Indians at locations like John Ford's Point.

Other places
Apart from the overlooks and rocky features, Monument Valley has many other varying sights.

Self-guided tours

 * Monument Valley Scenic Drive – While many incredible formations can be seen from the main roads, the best views can be had from the 17-mile loop road that runs through the valley. The road is open 6AM-8:30PM in the summer (May – Sep) and 8AM-4:30PM in the winter (Oct – Apr). This loop road in the southern section of the Monument Valley Tribal Park includes views of most of the mesas, buttes, and spires in Monument Valley. If a speed slightly under ten miles per hour is maintained along the whole drive, this loop will take about two hours; however, there are many stops and slow parts along the dirt road. However, the dirt road has many potholes and regions where cars can violently lurch and sway as they take the scenic drive. Other parts of the road are steep-sided and hard to climb in a car; therefore, it is best to take this road with a four-wheel drive, high clearance vehicle unless you want to damage your car.
 * Wildcat Trail – This impressive trail takes you along the base of the West Mitten Butte, giving you a sense of how enormous the monuments are. This is the only self-guided walking tour in the park. Bring plenty of water, as the path is sometimes composed of deep sand which requires extra effort to navigate.

Horseback rides
Horse rides are also available from various establishments both inside the park and in the general Monument Valley area. Rides may be only an hour, or overnight camping trips, and rates vary widely depending on the length of the ride from as little as about $30 per person for a half-hour ride, to hundreds of dollars. Horseback rides are available at John Ford's Point, a couple of miles into the valley on the loop road. Other Navajo guides will offer you horseback rides near the visitor center.

Guided tours
Navajo guides are required for travel off of the valley road. A number of companies provide guided tours of the Monument Valley that include transportation from the surrounding areas. Some companies will provide bus travel from nearby towns while others begin in Monument Valley Tribal Park. Some will provide just a brief tour with small stops, while others may take you on a hike and arrange all your meals. Most of these are done in windowless buses or trucks — be prepared to get covered in dust. You may wish to take a cue from the Japanese and bring a mask.

Buy
There are some gift shops and other stores in the Navajo Nation, including Monument Valley, where so many of the tourists go, and, of course, spend money. Goulding's in particular sells many items and services, including a grocery store, gift shop, gas station, and tours. There is also a gift shop at the visitor center in the Monument Valley Tribal Park. Tours for Goulding's are booked at the registration office.

More stores can be found in Kayenta, and, to some extent, Mexican Hat.

Some local individuals sell souvenirs, although the main local occupation is agriculture.

Eat
There are a couple restaurants in Monument Valley – these should be enough to have a varied dining experience for a couple nights. For more restaurants, go to Kayenta or Mexican Hat.

Of course, the two Goulding's stores sell food. The park's visitor center sells snacks, and there may be stands around the park offering Navajo fry-bread and other items.

The Goulding's All-Day Tour goes to a remote spot in Monument Valley where the tour guide barbecues hamburgers.

Drink
Drinking water and other beverages are available at the visitor center and at Goulding's grocery and campground.

Alcoholic beverages are prohibited within the Navajo reservation. The nearest alcoholic beverages are sold at the gas station in Mexican Hat, about from the park, but if you want much besides beer you should get it in Moab or Flagstaff. There is also a bar at the San Juan Inn in Mexican Hat, and other restaurants in Mexican Hat sell alcohol.

Lodging
Lodging in and around Monument Valley itself is limited to only two companies, but these companies have plenty of lodging spaces. For example, Goulding's Lodge is not just limited to the lodge buildings themselves, but also several apartment blocks that have been converted to hotel units. This means that, despite the limitations in number of the hotel companies, there are plenty of lodge rooms available. There is also a traditional-style bed and breakfast fairly close to Monument Valley called the FireTree Bed and Breakfast. Make reservations a year in advance to be sure of getting accommodation during the summer months, especially August. If you've planned your vacation too late or you don't want to book accommodation a year in advance, there are also accommodation options in the towns of Kayenta and Mexican Hat. Kayenta is the nearest town to the south (~20 miles away), and has several hotels. Mexican Hat, Utah is 22 miles north on Hwy 163, and also has accommodations.

Camping
Compared to many national parks, camping in Monument Valley is limited but still has some camping locations with views of the valley.

Stay safe
Regulations within the valley include the following:

 * Fires are allowed only in grills, firepits, and other designated areas.
 * Visitors must stay on the valley road or one of the self-guided trails unless accompanied by a Navajo guide.
 * Rock climbing is prohibited.
 * Personal photography is allowed, but when photographing Navajo residents and their property permission is required and a gratuity is expected. Commercial photography requires a permit.
 * Dogs must be leashed at all times.
 * Alcoholic beverages are prohibited on Navajo lands.
 * Do not disturb plants or animals.

Dangers in the valley are minimal, but visitors should not reach under rocks, ledges or bushes due to dangers from rattlesnakes (in summer), scorpions and spiders.

There are also weather-related dangers. Like much of the Southwestern United States, Monument Valley can have sudden rainstorms that cause the once-dry creeks to fill and pull any debris with the water as it travels downstream. Therefore, do not hike in Monument Valley unless you know that the weather will be good for hiking.

Stay healthy
There used to be a near Monument Valley. It was closed down, but the region is still radioactive.

Go next
Only a couple days can be spent in Monument Valley because there are only a few self-guided trails and tours in the park.

Grand circle
Monument Valley is part of the Grand Circle, which beside Monument Valley includes (but is not limited to) the following national parks:

 * Arches National Park – this park is known for its thousands of arches, of course, which are seen in countless pictures and documentaries around America.
 * Bryce Canyon National Park – Bryce is known for its city rock formations, which are inside a forested region of southwestern Utah.
 * Canyonlands National Park – this park is known for its "Island in the Sky" between the Colorado River and the Green River.
 * Capitol Reef National Park
 * Grand Canyon National Park – this park is one of the most commonly visited parks in America and running through the park is a 5,000-foot-deep canyon through which the Colorado River flows.
 * Great Basin National Park – in this park is the great Wheeler Peak, which is more than 13,000 feet high and is one of Nevada's highest mountain peaks. This park is also home to juniper and pine forests that are on the eastern side of a Sierra Nevada-like mountain range.
 * Hovenweep National Monument
 * Mesa Verde National Park
 * Natural Bridges National Monument
 * Zion National Park – despite being near several other beautiful national parks and attractions, Zion National Park is so well-known since it lies on the border between the forested mountain ranges to its north and the dry desert to the south.

National monuments and Navajo tribal parks
The following lists national monuments and Navajo tribal parks that are within the Navajo Nation.

 * Canyon de Chelly National Monument
 * Four Corners Navajo Tribal Park – 92 miles to the east, Four Corners is the only point in the United States where four states meet. A monument and visitor center commemorates the spot.
 * Natural Bridges National Monument – 60 miles to the north, this monument is home to several impressive rock formations that span a river canyon, forming natural rock bridges.

Nearby towns

 * Kayenta – 20 miles south, this town offers the nearest lodging and supplies.
 * Mexican Hat – 22 miles north on Hwy 163, where the river cuts through Monument Valley to the south & Valley of the Gods to the north.
 * Page – This town is about 120 miles to the west and provides access to Lake Powell.

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Monywa

Monywa is a city in Sagaing Division, Northern Myanmar.

Get in
Non air-con bus is available from Mandalay (26th St, near 90th St). Trip takes about 3 hours including one break (20-30 min) for 2,000 kyat. It is probably safer to get the bus from bus station and have your seat booked. Bus appears to be quite frequent.

A local non air-con bus from Bagan leaves at 07:30 and takes about 3-4 hours including several stops. Can be booked at the bus station, and haggling can get the locals' price of 3,000 kyat compared to that 5,000 kyat charged by hotels. The bus can pick you up along the main road.

Get around
Tuk-tuks are widely available. A tuk-tuk from the bus station to the city centre shouldn't cost more than 1,000 kyat.

Buy

 * Mosquito repellent, there are many many mosquitoes so be prepared. You can buy repellent at every street shop. Odomos mosquito repellent is an Indian generic and costs only 700 kyat for a 100 ml tube.

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Monza

Monza is in Lombardy, 15 km north-east of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its racetrack, which is home to the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix every year.

Get in
Monza is well connected with Milan by train (from Garibaldi and Centrale stations) and by ATM bus line 723, 724, 722. Both train and buses arrive very close to city centre.

To come to Monza by car from east or west you should take A4 highway (Turin-Milan-Venice) and exit "Monza", from north the Milan-Lecco expressway (ss36) which ends in the town. From south you'd better take Milan's "tangenziale nord", which starts from "tangenziale est" and then Monza exit.

To arrive by plane, please refer to Milan.

Get around
TPM operates a small public transportation network. Buy your ticket in advance and validate it once your trip starts. Tickets are urban and inter-urban (for travellers willing to cross city border) and both are valid for 60 min.

The public transportation network is not used so much by "Monzese" people because of the small dimensions of the city. Reaching the centre by foot from the periphery will take you about 30 min.

Bike are heavily used by Monza inhabitants and there's a nice ring of bike-reserved lanes on the banks of Villoresi Canal.

See
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 * The city centre is a pedestrian-only shopping zone, with several high-budget shops side-by-side with international brand flagship stores.

Do

 * Take a walk through the Parco di Monza, and you'll understand why the people of Monza love their park so much. Very crowded on weekends.
 * is a motor-racing circuit hosting Formula One and other big events. On non-race days visitors may drive the track. The next F1 races are 30 Aug - 1 Sept 2024 then 5-7 Sept 2025.
 * Football: AC Monza play soccer in Serie A, the top tier. Their home ground is Stadio Brianteo 2 km east of town centre - its nominal capacity is 18,500 but it's restricted to 10,000.

Buy
Markets are regularly organised in the town's various squares, selling products coming from various Italian regions and European countries.

Connect
As of June 2022, Monza has 4G from Tim and 5G from Iliad, Vodafone and Wind Tre.

Go next
Lissone, Vedano Al Lambro, Muggiò, Cinisello Balsamo, Sesto San Giovanni, Brugherio, Agrate Brianza, Concorezzo, Villasanta, Biassono Seregno

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Moodbidre

'Moodbidri' or 'Moodbidre' Mudbidri or Bedra, is a town about 30 km from Mangalore on NH 169 en route to Karkala, Shringeri, and to Sholapur. It is famous as 'Jain kashi' among Jain community. It is a fast growing community with a number of engineering colleges in its vicinity.

Understand
During 14th–16th centuries this town emerged as a center of Jain religion, culture, art and architecture. 18 Jain temples, known as Basadis, were constructed during this period. The Jain Math at Moodabadri is headed by a Bhattaraka belonging to the Mula Sangh order.

Get in
Moodbidri is south of Karkala lies on the Karkala-Mangalore route. It is about 30 km from Mangalore and 15 km from Karkala. From Mangalore it is about an hours drive on a two lane well paved road. It is connected with a number of express buses running at frequent intervals. All services are run by private operators and quality of the buses are above average. One can also reach Moodabidri from Karkala which is about 20 minutes with express buses every 15 minutes or so. In addition the other important town, Udupi is also connected to Moodabidri but the bus services are not as frequent as in the case of Mangalore and Karkala.

See

 * Thousand pillar temple is called Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani basadi, which was built in the year 1430 AD. Savirakambada Basadi (Thousand Pillars Temple) built in AD 1462 Basadi of 1000 pillars, famous for its stone sculpture. Mahadwar, Bhairadevi, Chitradevi, Namaskaara, Teerthankara and Garbhagruha are the 8 Mantapas here. The idol (8ft high) of Chandranatha is established in the Garbhagruha. Supaarshwa and Chandraprabha Theerthankara idols are worth visiting. Navanaari kuinjara, a sculptural art piece that appears like an Elephant but nine dancers is the famous art in this Basadi. It is said that no two pillars are identical. The 2.5 meters tall bronze image of Lord Chandranatha Swami in the sanctum of this basadi is considered to be very sacred. This three storied construction was supported by the rulers, the Jain Bhattaraka Swamiji, merchants and the common people. The temple is famous for the open pillared hall in front, consisting by a large variety of ornate pillars decorated with carvings typical of Vijayanagara style. A 15-meter tall single stone pillar called manastambha stands in front of the basadi. Ratnakara Varni, the medieval Kannada author of Bharatesha Vaibhava belonged to this place. The famous Jain canonical texts known as Dhavala texts and also a number of palm leaf manuscripts of historical and literacy value are preserved in the Jain Math (monastery).
 * Gowri temple in the heart of the city is the oldest temple in Moodbidiri. The temple is said to have been built in the 7th century.
 * Hanuman temple in the heart of the city is the most famous temple around Moodbidri. People from many religions including Hindus, Muslims, and Christians offer prayers to the Lord Hanuman.
 * Venkataramana temple is located very close to Hanuman temple Moodbidri. Newly renovated, and provides a peaceful calm place to clear your thoughts.
 * Chowter Palace is the national monument near the city center.

Do
Due to its location Moodbidri is well connected to many other famous places. Example, Shringeri is 75 km, Udupi is situated at 60 km, with Mangalore and Karkala close by as mentioned above. Kateel is 22 km from Moodbidri, Hosanaadu Shri Annapurneshwari is about 8 km. Dharmasthala is 55 km away.

Eat
Traditional Jain and Konkani food. Hotel Sagar (bus stand), Hotel Padivals, Hotel new padivals, Hotel Jayamala, and other local eateries.

Drink
Tender coconut.

Sleep
Hotel Nishmitha, Hotel padivals, are value for money. Hotel Ballal Tourist for a luxury traveller.

Go next
Unlike its neighbourhood, Moodbidri is fast growing and has many stores for your travel needs. It should be your pit stop if you are a long distance traveller in this part of the country.

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Mooka

Mooka (真岡市 Mooka-shi, sometimes spelled Moka or Mohka) is a city in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site.

Get in
Rail access is from Mooka Station (真岡駅 Moka-Eki) on the private Mooka Line. From Ueno Station in Tokyo, take the JR Utsunomiya Line to Oyama. There, change to the JR Mito Line for Shimodate. You can catch the Mooka Line train from Shimodate Station.

There are buses that run several times a day from JR Ishibashi Station (Tochigi) and JR Utsunomiya Station to various stops in Mooka, including Mooka Station.

See
The unique construction of Mooka Station gives it the shape and appearance of a giant steam locomotive; and, in fact, the railway operates steam service using C11 and C12 class steam locomotives (abbreviated "SL") back and forth on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Mooka SL Train Museum is also located here, at the station's west exit.

Buy
Mooka is famous for its hand-dyed woven cotton products, called Mooka-momen (真岡木綿). The city flower is the cotton flower. Along the main road downtown, many traditional Japanese gift shops can be found carrying products made from Moka-momen.

Eat
Tochigi Prefecture is famous for its gyoza (餃子, Chinese dumplings), and one of the most popular places to sample this specialty is at Utsunomiya Min Min (宇都宮みんみん). The Mooka branch is located at 1-11-13 Namikicho, right next to the Besia shopping center and very near Mooka Station.

Go next

 * Mashiko
 * Motegi
 * Ninomiya
 * Kaminokawa
 * Haga
 * Ichikai
 * Utsunomiya
 * Chikusei
 * Sakuragawa

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Moon

The Moon is the Earth's solitary natural satellite, roughly away. It has roughly of surface area, and is not believed to harbor any life. The Moon is the only natural object in space outside the Earth that humans have landed on, but manned missions to the Moon ended in 1972. However, several organizations are working to get humans on the Moon again.

Did you know that you could fit every planet in the solar system (including Pluto) in between the earth and the moon?

History
"That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind."

- Neil Armstrong

The first spacecraft to land on the Moon was the Soviet Luna 2 on 13 September 1959, which had no passengers, and it simply crashed on the Moon while taking pictures. The Soviet Luna 9 was the first spacecraft to soft land (meaning that it landed on the Moon without crashing) on 3 February 1966, and Luna 10 was the first to orbit the Moon on 3 April 1966. None of the Soviet Luna program spacecraft had crews.

The United States started the Apollo program in 1967, after President John F. Kennedy made an ambitious plan in 1961 to send people to the Moon by the end of the decade - in part to distract from the Soviets beating the U.S. to the punch on virtually every space "first" up to that point. Apollo 8 was the first mission to orbit the Moon bringing famous images to millions of households in time for Christmas 1968. Then on 21 July 1969, Apollo 11 brought Neil Armstrong to become the first person to set foot on the Moon, followed 20 minutes later by Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, fulfilling Kennedy's plan. They planted a U.S. flag and collected some rock and soil samples. All subsequent Apollo missions except for Apollo 13 successfully landed on the Moon, and all of them were crewed. Apollo 13 failed to land, and it became the best-known space accident where the astronauts actually survived. The Apollo program ended in 1972, and the last mission was Apollo 17. Meanwhile, the Soviets would end their Luna program with Luna 24 in 1976. Both the Soviet unmanned missions and the American manned missions brought back rock samples and the Americans in particular gave them to entities all around the globe as gestures of goodwill. The only other nation to return samples of lunar material to earth is China, doing so in late 2020.

Only 24 lucky souls have ever flown to the Moon during nine American missions from 1968 to 1972. Of those 24, only 12 of them landed and walked on the Moon. All 24 were men, so the status of "first woman on the Moon" is open for the taking if you have the money and the drive. All visitors to the moon to date have been from the U.S.A., so if you're from a different country, the title of being the first from your country to land on the moon is also available to you.

Due to the fact that the Moon takes the same time to rotate around its own axis as it does to revolve around the Earth, it is always the same side of the Moon that faces Earth. On 7 October 1959, the Soviet Luna 3 became the first mission to send back images of the far side of the Moon (the side facing away from Earth). All humans who have landed on the Moon have only explored the near side, with the far side still unvisited by humans, so the status of being the first human to visit the far side of the moon is up for the taking too. On 3 January 2019, China's Chang'e 4 made the first successful soft landing on the far side of the moon, albeit unmanned.

On 23 August 2023, India's unmanned Chandrayaan-3 mission made the first successful landing near the south pole of the moon, days after Russia's Luna 25 mission failed in its attempt and crashed. This made India only the fourth country to successfully land an object on the moon, after the Soviet Union, the United States and China.

Landscape
The lunar landscape has features called maria (Latin for "seas", pron. MAH-ree-uh; singular mare pron. MAH-ray) which are large darker areas that were once mistaken by earthly observers for "lakes" and highlands. Besides that, there are a lot of impact craters as there is next to no erosion that would reduce their prominence over time. Also, the Moon has no atmosphere, so smaller asteroids will not burn up because of heat created by friction with air. Close to the poles there are "mountains of eternal sunshine" and "valleys of eternal darkness" which occupy positions that are either permanently bathed in sunlight or permanently dark. Potential future missions might use them for a reliable source of solar energy or reliable cool storage respectively and it is hoped that ice (for use as drinking water or fuel) might be found in a relatively easy-to-access way in some of the colder spots.

Climate
Because the Moon has no atmosphere and rotates very slowly, it experiences extreme temperature variations depending on whether or not the sun is out. The temperatures range from in the Lunar days to  in the Lunar nights. There are no seasons on the Moon, because the Moon's axis of rotation only tilts by about 1.5 degrees, compared to the Earth's tilt of about 23.5 degrees. Apollo astronauts' ships and spacesuits were well insulated and had internal temperature regulation systems, and so will the ships and spacesuits of your mission. In the vacuum of space it is much easier to gain heat than to get rid of it, as the only method of heat transfer available (radiative) is much less efficient than convective heat transfer.

Get in
The Moon has had no human visitors since the end of the Apollo program in 1972. Unmanned missions ended in 1976 (Soviet Union, Luna 24 probe), only resuming at the end of 2013 (China, Yutu ("Jade Rabbit") rover). As a result, only the United States has successfully landed humans on the moon. The only other countries to have successfully landed objects on the moon are the Soviet Union, China and India.

Several space agencies have proposed manned missions to the Lunar surface in the 2020s.

If you cannot get into space, you can still see the Moon from Earth; see Astronomy.

Space Adventures
The space tourism company Space Adventures is planning to take some people around the Moon. The plan is to first spend about ten days at the International Space Station, then a six-day journey to the moon and back. The spacecraft won't land on the Moon, instead simply looping around it and coming back to Earth. It will fly within "a few hundred kilometers" of the Moon. The time of departure and the price is still undetermined, but the price will probably be in the hundreds of millions of dollars range. Contact them if you're interested and you have the dough.

SpaceX
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa are planning the #dearMoon project to take a group of six to eight artists around the Moon on a Starship, with the goal of inspiring the artists to create art about the trip when they return to Earth. The journey is tentatively planned for 2023, but the company has a history of making ambitious plans and then delaying or canceling them. This wasn't the first time they announced a tourist trip around the Moon, and the previous one didn't happen—so it remains to be seen whether they'll stick to the schedule. If the trip does happen, Maezawa, who plans to go on the trip with the artists, will become the first paying tourist to travel around the Moon. He hasn't yet decided who to bring, so if you're an artist and you want to see the Moon up close, this could be your chance. The trip will take 4–5 days, and like Space Adventures' plan above, it won't land on the Moon, instead simply looping around it and coming back to Earth. At its closest point, the spacecraft will be away from the Moon.

To the surface
As of June 2019, there are no serious plans for tourism on the surface of the Moon. All proposed missions to the Lunar surface are for professional astronauts only, and are not the type of thing where anyone could pay money to go to the Moon. Some private companies have proposed tourist trips to the lunar surface, but none of these have started serious development.

The U.S. is planning the mostly crewed Artemis program, although Artemis 1 will not be crewed, and Artemis 2 will just be a flyby. Artemis 3 is planned to launch in 2024, and all Artemis missions from Artemis 3 will be landings and colonization. NASA also planned to build a "Gateway" in Lunar Orbit where astronauts can prepare for the landing and the trip back, which will however not be used for Artemis 3 if the 2024 schedule holds.

Russia, Japan and China have all proposed crewed lunar landings in the 2030s.

Fees and permits
The Outer Space Treaty, which more than 100 countries have signed, states that "the activities of non-governmental entities in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall require authorization and continuing supervision by the appropriate State Party to the Treaty". Contact your government to ask what kind of authorization, if any, is required. In the 21st century, some countries have introduced very generous legislation for "space mining" that apply to any company headquartered in that jurisdiction and are often an attempt by countries not considered "traditional" spacefaring powers to get "a piece of the pie".

By aircraft
Conventional aircraft are useless on the Moon since there is no atmosphere to generate the aerodynamic lift they require to fly. Internal combustion engines have to carry around both fuel and oxidizer (air or a substitute) and there are issues with cooling in a near perfect vacuum. When you orbit the Moon, you will be in a lunar module which will give you living space and can fly without surrounding air. The lunar module can also land on the Moon.

By lunar rover
The primary method of transportation has been battery-powered lunar rovers, commonly known as "moon buggies", formally as Lunar Roving Vehicles (LRVs). Some lunar rovers can have passengers, such as the ones used by the last three Apollo missions. They were carried by the lunar module and never went faster than about 10 km/h (6 mph). They are still stranded at Mons Hadley, the Descartes Highland and the Taurus-Littrow valley. Whether they still are in any workable condition or can be brought into one with limited repairs is not known.

By foot
Gravity on the Moon's surface is only one-sixth of that on the Earth, which compensates in part for having to wear a bulky pressurized spacesuit. Most of the Apollo astronauts have "walked" in a rather peculiar half-jumping fashion that is only possible due to the lower gravity and appears to be the best form of locomotion due to the somewhat motorically limiting nature of a space-suit. You will have to learn a new way to walk, as when the Apollo astronauts tried to walk like they do on Earth, they flew up into the air and fell. Depending on the design of your space suit, falling (particularly falling backwards) can be dangerous as the life support equipment is often contained in a "rucksack" on the back of the space suit.

Future
Due to several considerations (lack of air, low gravity, no energy resources apart from sunlight) magnetic levitation railways have been proposed as a possible method of transportation once a moonbase (or several) is established. However, the plans for moonbases that exist are not detailed enough to include such features.

Maps
NASA's Moon Trek mapping application has extensive information, images, and tools to help you plan a mission or just learn about the Moon. Google Moon also provides a vaguely decent map of the Moon, with information and labels for past landing sites.

Do

 * Think of something profound to say on your arrival. Things that the Apollo astronauts said on their arrival includes:
 * "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." — Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11
 * "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for Neil, but that's a long one for me." — Pete Conrad, Apollo 12. Conrad was significantly shorter than Neil Armstrong.
 * "And it's been a long way, but we're here." — Alan Shepard, Apollo 14
 * "As I stand out here in the wonders of the unknown at Hadley, I sort of realize there's a fundamental truth to our nature. Man must explore. And this is exploration at its greatest." — David Scott, Apollo 15
 * "There you are: Mysterious and Unknown Descartes. Highland plains. Apollo 16 is gonna change your image. I'm sure glad they got ol' Brer Rabbit, here, back in the briar patch where he belongs." — John Young, Apollo 16
 * "Hey, who's been tracking up my Lunar surface?" — Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17, the first and only professional scientist sent to the Moon on an Apollo mission
 * Rock collecting is the most obvious hobby, and it's easy to do since the Moon is one giant rock. Dust collecting is also a favorite among tourists.
 * Plant your nation's flag on the lunar surface. Be sure to take plenty of photographs to show to the folks back home.
 * Play golf. There are no established golf courses available, but the Moon does provide you with an excellent opportunity to practice your sand trap shots. Apollo astronauts had played golf on the Moon, really. Another cool thing is, golf balls would fly 6 times as far as they do on Earth, because of the lower gravity.
 * The moonwalk. Could be tricky in a spacesuit, but there is no better place to do it.
 * Have fun jumping around with the low gravity. You can jump high!
 * Take lots of pictures. Make sure you use a specially designed camera that can be operated with the bulky gloves that are usually part of a space-suit.
 * Astronomy on the Moon is most likely great. While you can't see any stars in broad daylight on the Moon either, the lack of atmosphere means no twinkling and no obstructions and given that there is no artificial light or radio interference from Earth, there have been serious proposals to establish an observatory on the back side of the Moon.

Buy
There are no shops of any sort on the Moon, so all supplies must be brought. Moon rocks would be a nice souvenir to take home, but if tourism ever gets common there might have to be regulation à la leave no trace camping.

Eat
While ancient legends on Earth report the reflection of the Moon to appear as a wheel of green cheese, its soil is not edible. There are no restaurants or shops available on the Moon, no food service amenities and no moon pies. Take all the food you need with you. Astronaut food has been called incredibly bland, but then again so has airline food.

Drink

 * "Moon River, wider than a mile, I'm crossing you in style some day. Oh, dream maker, you heart breaker..."

There is some amount of water across much of the surface of the Moon in the form of ice, but it is unclear how easy it is to access.

Thus far, all manned missions have brought their needed water with them. The modern International Space Station has some water reclamation capability, but missions in the Apollo era did not. Due to its weight, water is expensive and costly to transport but there is no viable alternative. Any long term stay will have to rely on recycling water in some fashion.

Sleep
The next phase of lunar exploration will probably involve the construction of permanent manned bases in the Moon's polar regions. In the meantime accommodation is limited to what you bring. The lunar landers of the Apollo program have all been equipped to be used for sleeping, so chances are that you'll be sleeping in whatever you landed in.

Because of the sunlight, there may be some difficulties going to bed. Apollo astronauts slept and woke on command, using the time zone of their departure place.

Stay safe
The Moon is subject to international law under the Outer Space Treaty and the Moon Treaty (although none of the major space-faring nations have ratified the latter, so its applicability is questionable). Among other things, the Outer Space Treaty puts the responsibility of any man-made object with the state that launched it (a malfunctioning Soviet satellite named Kosmos 954 spread radioactive material all over northern Canada in 1978, for which the Soviet government eventually paid CAD3 million), so check with the laws of the government where you will be launched from.

Space however is generally inhospitable and this will become all too apparent once you leave the comforts of Earth. In addition to the obvious problems of freezing cold temperatures and the lack of a breathable atmosphere, in order to stay alive you will have to take precautions against:
 * Solar storms and cosmic rays (there is no magnetic field to deflect these high energy particles)
 * Meteor impacts (there is no atmosphere to burn them before they impact the surface)

Bear in mind that the temperatures also go well below freezing if you are not in direct sunlight. If you are, you run the risk of skin cancer. Luckily, spacesuits can protect you from extreme temperatures and will give you air.

Stay healthy
There are no hospitals or emergency medical facilities on the Moon and communication with emergency services on the Earth are slow. Oxygen deficiency may also be a problem. However, there are no native infectious diseases on the Moon and neither are there pests, such as mosquitoes or tour touts. Make sure you maintain strict hygiene with everything you bring to keep it that way. If any medical emergency does arise, the nearest substantial healthcare provider is at least 3 days away – and you have to go to them, they aren't coming to you.

Connect
Communications back to Earth, as deployed for the Apollo missions, are primitive but usable. Slow-scan television (SSTV) lunar transmissions must share communication bandwidth with telemetry data. Image data from the five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft is transmitted to Earth stations "M" (Madrid, Spain), "W" (Woomera, Australia) and "G" (Goldstone, California) and logged to tape. As real-time conversions from SSTV format for live broadcast on Earth were little more than primitive screenshots, by the time that the July 21, 1969, moonwalk gets uploaded to YouTube substantial losses in image quality are visible.

Transmission from lunar rover via a Command Service Module in lunar orbit to Earth is infeasible for visitors to the lunar poles or the dark side of the Moon, as line-of-sight transmission to Earth is simply not available. A 2008 NASA proposal advocates lunar-orbiting satellites as a workaround but no system has been deployed. The Chinese Chang'e 4 mission, which has made the only soft landing on the far side of the Moon to date, uses a satellite orbiting around the Earth-Moon L2 point to relay signals between its Yutu 2 lunar rover and Earth. If a lunar base on the remote side ever gets built (perhaps for astronomy?) there might be an incentive to transmit the signal via cable (preferably built from lunar material) to the near side and only then send it to earth via antenna. While this would be a lot more expensive and difficult than a relay satellite at the L2 point, it would eliminate possible interference with astronomical observations and give an increased bandwidth.

A postmark exists for "United States on the Moon", a rare one-of-a-kind collector item. A matching pair of 8¢ stamps were issued by USPS with captions "United States in Space", "A decade of achievement". The mail pouch is stored under Apollo 15 commander David Scott's seat on the lunar rover, last seen around Hadley Rille on August 2, 1971. Be sure to send or bring back a few moondust-covered postcards as souvenirs.

Plans for establishing a 4G network by 2019 are in place. Yes, really! It's being launched in order to allow lunar exploration vehicles to communicate with each other, and to transmit HD video of the Moon's surface back to Earth.

No matter what happens, to communicate between the Moon and the Earth, you will always have a delay of about 3 seconds. That's because nothing can go faster than light, so the signals that you send will go for about 1.5 seconds until it gets to the Earth, and when Earth responds, the signal will go for another about 1.5 seconds until it gets back to the Moon.

Go next

 * Earth, how can you live without it? (for now)
 * Space. Due to the lower gravity the Moon has been considered a good starting point for exploration beyond as the amount of fuel to get an amount of payload into orbit is lower than from Earth's surface.

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Moonta

Moonta, Moonta Bay and Port Hughes are adjacent coastal towns on the Yorke Peninsula.

Understand
On the Copper Coast, during its mining heyday Moonta had a population second only to Adelaide in South Australia.

Today, the town plays on its Cornish heritage, mining tourism, as well as its beaches, boating and fishing.

By car
The B89 Spencer Highway runs past Moonta, although the quickest way from Port Wakefield is the one hour drive via B8 and then. From Adelaide, it's another extra two hours to get to Pt. Wakefield.

Eat

 * Cornish Pastie, available at the Cornish Bakery, but also at many of the smaller cafes in town.

Go next
East Moonta, Agery, Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, North Moonta

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Mooré phrasebook

Mooré (also Mòoré, Moré, Moshi, Mossi, Moore or More) is a language spoken on the Mossi Plateau of Burkina Faso.

Basics

 * Hello. : Ne ye windiga (or windiga informal)
 * Good morning! : Ne y beogo (or y beogo informal)
 * Good day! : Ne y windiga (or windiga informal)
 * Good evening! : Ne y zabré (or zabre informal
 * How is your morning/day/evening? : Beogo/windiga/zabré kibaré?
 * your family? : y zak ramba?
 * Hows your work going? : Tuumda kibaré?
 * Peace/Health only!, ie, Great! : Laafi bala!

 * Hows it going? (informal ) : Manna wanna?
 * No problems. (informal) : Yelé kae ye.
 * It's good? (i.e. you/things): Ya soma bé? (informal)
 * It's good. (informal): Ya soma. (informal)
 * How are you? : Laafi beme ? ( Yaa wana )
 * Fine, thank you. : Laafi bala. ( )
 * What is your name? : ? ( Fo yuur la a boen?)
 * My name is ______ . :  ______ . ( Mam yuur la a _____ .)
 * Nice to meet you. : . ( )
 * Please. : . (Behmeh)
 * Thank you. : . (Barka)
 * You're welcome. : . (Pa sek ye/ Ka sek ye)
 * Yes. : . (Ngye )
 * No. : . (Ayo )
 * Excuse me. (getting attention) : Y kabre . ( )
 * Excuse me. (begging pardon) : Maan sugri. ( )
 * I'm sorry. : Maan sugri ( )
 * Goodbye :  Wend na kon'd nindaare( )
 * Goodbye (informal) : Nindaare ( )
 * I can't speak Mooré [well]. : Maam ka goamda ?????? [wusgo] ye. ( [ ])
 * Do you speak French? : Yamba goamda farende bi? ( ?)
 * Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? ( ?)
 * Help! : ! ( song y mam!)
 * Look out! : ! ( !)
 * Good morning. : Ne yibeogo. ( )
 * Good evening. : ne y zabre. ( )
 * Good night. : Ne y yungo. ( )
 * Good night (to sleep) : Wend na ganeg ne laafi . ( )
 * I don't understand. : . (Mam ka wumda ye)
 * Where is the toilet? : twalet be ye? ( ?)
 * I am trying to learn Moore: Maam saam s'dah Moore.

Number and system
System: %30 Swahili and %30 Kinyarwanda-Kirundi, %40 Other

Numbers
½ - ela-yahma

0 - zaalem

1 - yebre

2 - yiibu

3 - tanbo

4 - naase

5 - nuu

6 - yoobe

7 - yopoe

8 - nii

9 - weeh

10 - piiga

11 - piig la yee

15 - piig la nuu

20 - piisi

22 - piisi la yiibu

30 - piis tan

40 - piis naase

50 - piis nuu

60 - piis yoobe

70 - piis yopoe

80 - piis nii

90 - piis weeh

100 - kuwabga

200 - kobsii

300 - kobstaan

400 - kobsnase

500 - miyango dennu bitanu

600 - miyango zau sau

700 - miyango zekweyo sau

800 - miyango you sau

900 - miyango moku sau

1000 - migighumba ( or "gighumba" )

2000 - migighumbgo boppalu bobbiru

3000 - migighumbgo ttu ppu

4000 - migighumbgo jju ppu

5000 - migighumbgo tatau pathanu

6000 - migighumbgo suu soo

7000 - migighumbgo sewweeo soo

8000 - migighumbugo woo soo

9000 - migighumbugo nuo soo

10000 - miookhjaah-mikhara ( or "oojaa khara" )

20000 - mikhago puuaplu pibiru

30000 - mikhago dudo bubu

40000 - mikhago gogu bubu

50000 - mikhago dahhoau beethanu

60000 - mikhago sok zuu

70000 - mikhago ksawwaayo zuu

80000 - mikhago vuu zuu

90000 - mikhago nou zuu

100000 - miookhjaah-miseeba ( or "oojaa seeba" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

1000000 - miookhjaah-miliyounuya ( or "oojaa liyounuya" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

10000000 - miookhjaah-mirongolina ( or "oojaa rongolina" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

100000000 - miookhjaah-miyangolina ( or "oojaa yangolina" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000 - milouyarda ( or "louyarda" )

( After the pass on the "rona" phase )

10000000000 - miroun-miloyordoha ( or "roun-loyordoha" )

( After the pass on the "yana" phase )

100000000000 - miyan-milurdekha ( or "yan-lurdekha" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

1000000000000 - mitirilana ( or "tirilana" )

( After the pass on the "oojaa khara" phase )

1000000000000000 - mikatruhana ( or "katruhana" )

( After the pass on the "gighumba" phase )

Money

 * money: ligidi

 * I have no money: Ligidi kahbeh

 * How much (does it cost)?: Ya wana?
 * 5: wakire
 * 10: yiibo
 * 15: taabo
 * 20: narsé
 * 25: nu
 * 50: piiga
 * 75: piiga la nu (Pi la nu)
 * 100: pissi
 * 125: pissi la nu
 * 150: pissi tah
 * 175: pissi tah la nu
 * 200: pissi narsé
 * 250: pissi nu
 * 500: quabaga
 * 1000: quabassi
 * 1500: quabassi tah
 * 2000: quabassi narsé
 * 2500: quabassi nu

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Moorcroft

Moorcroft is a city in Northeast Wyoming, United States.

Understand
Moorcroft is a small town with a population of 807 and an altitude of 4,296 ft. (1,309 m).

Get in
Interstate 90 provides access to Moorcroft from Gillette, Wyoming to the west and Rapid City, South Dakota to the east, both of which have airports.

Go next

 * Devils Tower National Monument - 25 miles (40 km) north on SR 114 and SR 24.
 * Devils Tower National Monument - 25 miles (40 km) north on SR 114 and SR 24.

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Moore

There are several places called Moore, including:

 * 1) Moore (Arkansas)
 * 2) Moore (California)
 * 3) Moore (Colorado)
 * 4) Moore (Georgia)
 * 5) Moore (Idaho)
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 * 17) Moore (Utah)
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 * 19) Moore, West Virginia - two locations:
 * 20) Moore (Roane County) in West Virginia
 * 21) Moore (Tucker County) in West Virginia

title: Moore


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Moore (Oklahoma)

Moore is in the Frontier Country region of Oklahoma and a suburb of Oklahoma City.

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Just south of Oklahoma City on Interstate 35.

title: Moore (Oklahoma)