Pete Tillman
Blueschist & lichen (detail), Lone Palm trail north of Cambria
Details of the metamorphic rock and encrusting orange lichen on the prominent blueschist 'knocker', about 3/4 mi in. Freshly washed outcrop from about an inch of rain a couple days ago. FOV is about 8 inches across. Per lichen expert Richard Droker, this is likely Polycauliona rosei.
Fall greenup in full swing in coastal SLO county! Lovely to see. I get sick of the BROWN.
I was pleasantly surprised by how well this came out, just about the time of the cloud-obscured sunset. Windy & mid-50s. I was underdressed! Quite a change from the mid and high 70s over the weekend. Summer to winter, literally overnight!
Blueschist & lichen (detail), Lone Palm trail north of Cambria
Details of the metamorphic rock and encrusting orange lichen on the prominent blueschist 'knocker', about 3/4 mi in. Freshly washed outcrop from about an inch of rain a couple days ago. FOV is about 8 inches across. Per lichen expert Richard Droker, this is likely Polycauliona rosei.
Fall greenup in full swing in coastal SLO county! Lovely to see. I get sick of the BROWN.
I was pleasantly surprised by how well this came out, just about the time of the cloud-obscured sunset. Windy & mid-50s. I was underdressed! Quite a change from the mid and high 70s over the weekend. Summer to winter, literally overnight!