Them 're some Steep Steps!

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This is a staircase located in the port of Jamestown, on the island of St. Helena, located in the south Atlantic Ocean.. closest to South Africa than anything else.

Supposedly, this is the view from the bottom:

I remember a bunch of steps like this in Alaska when we were there. I'm not certain exactly where, but I think it was in Juneau.



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Here it is on Google Maps..

And here's one more view from the other side of the inlet:                               v

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Alpine Coaster - Mieders, Austria

This is a single-pipe alpine coaster in Mieders, Austria. You reach the summit via a cablecar and then sit on a small car with a brake lever and off you go.

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This Just In..

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The International Olympic Committee announced Monday that it has taken back the gold medal previously awarded to American skier Lindsey Vonn and given it to U.S. President Barack Obama.

Olympic officials said Obama deserved the medal more than Vonn because no one has ever gone downhill faster than he has.


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