A final look at one of the cliffs at Red Rock. This was taken just before the sun began to strike the cliffs. When the sun shines directly on the cliffs, texture and detail get lost in the bright light.
Posts Tagged: Desert
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Jul 12
Red Rock Canyon State Park–Sunrise 10
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Jul 12
Red Rock Canyon State Park–Sunrise 9
Red Rock Canyon State Park is a very nice place to camp. Campsites are well separated and there are many trails for hiking. Plenty of opportunities for solitude and reflection. It can be very hot in the summer, though, and is almost always windy.
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Jul 12
Red Rock Canyon State Park–Sunrise 7
Criss cross detail from a Red Rock Canyon cliff face. The colorful formations have long been used as landmarks by travelers.
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Jun 12
Red Rock Canyon State Park–Sunrise 2
Red Rock Canyon State Park is at the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. It is a relatively small area, about 3 miles by three miles, but the distinctive formations have been a landmark for many years.
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Jun 11
Rainbows — Stovepipe Wells
A brief flash of color showing through the blowing dust and sand in Stovepipe Wells, Death Valley.
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Jun 11
Rainbows — Death Valley
I was reminded of rainbows today and decided to do a short series of posts of rainbow images. There is something magical about an arc of color reaching across the sky. Hope, promise and good fortune are associated with rainbows. This particular image is from Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley. No rain was falling where I was standing but a tremendous wind was blowing so much dust that I had to retreat to my truck. March, 2006.
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Apr 11
Anza-Borrego State Park–Borrego Springs Church
An attractive church in Borrego Springs, California. February, 2011.
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Apr 11
Anza-Borrego State Park–Culp Valley
Culp Valley is only 9 miles from the Palm Canyon campground but it is 3000 feet higher in elevation. Cactus and Mojave yucca are sprinkled among the tilted slabs and rounded granite boulders. The wind was steady, cold and fierce in February.