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An iconic landmarks in Arizona is Horseshoe Bend where the Colorado River travels almost completely around a promontory. The river cut through uplifted layers of sandstone to form a canyon 1,000 feet deep.
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Rio Grande SD40T-2s No. 5390, 5371, and SP AC4400CW No. 376 pull an 80-car MDVRO 03 through the upper horseshoe, east of Gilluly, Utah on Nov. 4, 2000. Behind the power are eight loads of wood chips from Montrose, Colorado.
If you have been "lucky enough" to have viewed the western, "Fort Apache" (John Wayne-Henry Fonda), there is a scene in the movie overlooking Horseshoe Bend where Wayne, and Pedro Armendariz share a drink of whiskey and then (Wayne) throws an empty liquor bottle into the Bend.
So much for litter control. Ha
When I arrived at this place late in the day, a sandbar was present. The tide was coming in, so it quickly disappeared. But, before it was covered, it formed a crescent or horseshoe shape. I nicknamed this spot Horseshoe Lagoon, and for a moment it fit the bill.
It was the blue hour, and the monotone look was pierced by this one competing color and shape. I climbed the rocky shore to get as high as I could. Extended my tripod to its limit and just barely made out the unique shape of this sandbar. Moments later it was gone, but I was glad to have arrived when it was possible to see, and capture this special phenomena.
The view from Horseshoe Bend is absolutely a beautiful sight to see. You don't realize how grand it is until you see it in person. It is probably one of the most photographed sections of the Colorado river but for good reason.
My wife and I visited for sunset after a great day in some of the slot canyons in the Page area. It wasn't the best sunset I have seen but I was happy to have clouds close to the horizon and it is hard to complain about a view like this. I did get some shots with more color in the sky but I liked this one with the sun starting to drop behind the horizon. The real light show was happening to the right of this scene with some amazing clouds and light. But for now we will start with this shot.
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Horseshoe Lake in California can be dangerous due to high levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the soil and snow. It is near a volcano and has dangerous volcanic activity. When the carbon dioxide seeps from the soil, kills trees and poses a threat to humans.
Actually an old spring fed moat.
Horseshoe Pond Hyde Lea Stafford UK 24th May 2023
It was months ago when we last visited. The far bank is an island, the pond is a horseshoe shape. If you are young and fit it is still possible to get onto the island, the drop down and the up are too steep for me now. We had many a picnic on the island yeas ago. Now we just sit on the bank and watch the water.
A few Azure Damselfies were around. Not many ducks.
The pond is about half a mile from the nearest house, it is about a 30 minute walk from home if I don't take many photos on the way. It has been known to take an hour and a half to get there.
Maybe photographed and posted here thousands of times. But I'm glad I was able to see and photograph it in person.
In the moments before sunrise, the red rock of Horseshoe Bend of the Colorado river reveals the colorful tones and sculptured canyon in northern Arizona.
Horseshoe Falls, The Catlins, South Island New Zealand
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a dramatic vantage point of the Colorado River from above. Near Page Arizona ! I'll admit, I had to sneak up to the edge at first.... see that what dot in the river, on the right hand side of the photo, that's a boat! Yeah it's a ways down ! :)
view it large !
The Colorado River, Horseshoe Bend, Page, Arizona, United States; May 2014
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A southbound freight travels along the former BC Rail line between Squamish and North Vancouver, as Howe Sound's beauty is on full display passing by Horseshoe Bay.
A treasured keepsake - this miniature horseshoe was made by my great-grandfather. Horseshoes are supposed to bring good luck, provided they are the correct way up. If the horseshoe is displayed upside down, the luck falls out!
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Horseshoe Falls, Near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales.
Horseshoe Falls · Geolocation
52.981316° N, -3.199795° E
Horseshoe Falls is a weir on the River Dee near Llantysilio Hall in Denbighshire, Wales, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of the town of Llangollen.
The distinctively shaped weir, which is 460 feet (140 m) long, helps create a pool of water that can enter the Llangollen Canal (via an adjacent valve house and flow meter). The canal west of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and the construction of the weir were authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1804 by the Ellesmere Canal Company. The canal was a navigable feeder, which supplied water to the Ellesmere Canal beyond Pontcysyllte, and to the Chester Canal, to which it connected near Nantwich. Thomas Telford was the civil engineer responsible for the design, and the canal and feeder were completed in 1808.
Since 2009, the weir has been part of a World Heritage Site, which covers 11 miles (18 km) of the Llangollen Canal from just west of Horseshoe Falls to just beyond Chirk Aqueduct. The canal was awarded World Heritage status because of the bold civil engineering solutions needed to construct a canal with no locks through such difficult terrain.
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The horseshoe at the top of the door is upside down. That's bad luck!
The Forge at Staple Fitzpaine, Somerset.
Roots of a dead tree provide a dramatic foreground to Horseshoe Lake near Mammoth Mountain, Eastern Sierra Nevada.
Numerous small earthquakes occurred beneath Mammoth Mountain from May 1989 to January 1990. Data indicated that a small body of magma (molten rock) was rising (as a dike) beneath the mountain. During the next year, U.S. Forest Service rangers noticed areas of dead and dying trees on the mountain. After drought and insect infestations were eliminated as causes, scientists began looking for a geologic explanation. A soil-gas survey by USGS scientists in 1994 revealed that the roots of the trees were being killed by exceptionally high concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas in the soil. Today there are more than 100 acres of dead and dying trees around Mammoth Mountain.
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Horseshoe bend at sunset taken with the canon 5dsr and 14 mm f2.8 rokinon.
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