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The Trona Pinnacles are a geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the now dry Searles Lake. Between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago, the area was under 640 feet of water without an outlet to the sea. The water became salty and mineral laden. Fresh water springs releasing into the lake formed the tufa spires.
Erosion has led to some rugged pinnacles, as time and weather wears down the once high volcanic mountains that thrust the Tasmanian plateau out of the sea.
The Trona Pinnacles are a geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the now dry Searles Lake. Between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago, the area was under 640 feet of water without an outlet to the sea. The water became salty and mineral laden. Fresh water springs releasing into the lake formed the tufa spires.
Happy Slider Sunday!
Three Trona 40's are returning from the small yard near the Trona Pinnacles on a Tuesday Afternoon. From what I gathered on this trip, Tuesday's and Thursday's on the Trona Railroad are hit or miss with whether they'll run to Searles. In this case, they stayed in town for this Tuesday Afternoon.
I spent the night under the Pinnacles sky, watching the stars carve their paths across the darkness while rotating around the south celestial pole (SCP). The silence of the desert and the vast expanse above create a surreal atmosphere, making you feel both insignificant and deeply connected to the universe. Capturing these star trails is always a humbling reminder of how small we are, yet how beautiful and intricate the world can be when we take the time to truly look up. Every streak of light is a moment in time, a glimpse into the endless motion of our world.
Nikon D5200
Samyang 14mm f/2.8
Entry in the "The Pinnacle of Photography" Group Challenge
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The trail up to the saddle between Pinnacle Peak and Plummer Peak snakes up the sides of Pinnacle Peak where trees struggle to survive.
The Pinnacles are limestone formations within Nambung National Park, near the town of Cervantes, Western Australia.
The Trona Pinnacles are a geological feature in the California Desert National Conservation Area. The landscape consists of more than 500 tufa spires, some as high as 140 ft, rising from the bed of the now dry Searles Lake. Between 10,000 to 100,000 years ago, the area was under 640 feet of water without an outlet to the sea. The water became salty and mineral laden. Fresh water springs releasing into the lake formed the tufa spires.
An easy two-mile hike takes you back to a nice quiet area of Valley of Fire.
Pinnacles
Valley of Fire
Nevada
November 2021
Granite colonnades of a well-known feature of Cape Woolamai on Victoria's Phillip Island. Reworked some of the individual shots from brackets which were not exactly successful as HDR blends. Accessed by a cliff-top walk with amazing views and glimpses of local wildlife, this outcrop is incorporated in a larger 8km walking loop around the peninsula.
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San Bartolomé Island, view from top of the island down to the Pinnacle Rock and Santiago Island. (The Galapagos Islands, Ecuador).
Gorgeous beaches and waters!!
Anyone of you wanting to see what I saw and visiting the Galapagos and be treated like royalties, let me know, I know this fantastic tour agency and I'll book you a dreamy tour!!!
Thanks for your visit and kind comments.
Infrared black and white shot of a trail through the woods at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, near Little Rock.
The light and foggy misty conditions couldn't be much better on this day in this redwood forest of Northern California
The Pinnacle rock a massive quartzite rock that reaches some 30 metres in height.
Panorama route, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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Wainman's Pinnacle built atop of Earls Crag. I was hoping that the setting sun would cast its glow on the clouds behind the pinnacle but it never materlised. The colours directly behind me were pretty amazing though!
Shenandoah National Park, VA
Snowy morning view from The Pinnacles Overlook in the Central District at mile 35.1 along the Skyline Drive. Elevation 3,320 feet.
The overlook has an impressive view down the hollow of Hannah Run and across the foot of Corbin Mountain to Old Rag Mountain.
Hannah Run is of interest to anyone who wants to study the remaining evidence of the former residents. Three former homesites and a free-standing chimney are visible from the trail.
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One of the last pinnacles to be negotiated on the east to west traverse of the Aonach Eagach above Glen Coe.
Scanned from a print.
Trona Pinnacles Milky-way Panorama. 9 Images with a 14mm F2.8 Samyang Lens. This covers the Whole Sky and is shot strait up. It is a 210 degree fish-eye projection.
The Pinnacle at Crowders Mountain State Park NC, looking west over Cherokee country. It's been a very cloudy wet Fall season so far.
Thank you for taking the time to visit. :-)
The Pinnacles (Y Pincin), Capel Curig.
Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.
Needed to blow away the cobwebs, so a short hike up to The Pinnacles at Capel Curig when its -3°C did the trick.
Great location despite the sudden snow storm.
Finished the day with the lone tree at Llyn Padarn, Llanberis
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an evening spent exploring the stupas and pinnacles of Shwedagon Pagoda, built by the Mon people of Burma between the 6th and 10 centuries
One of those evenings more than four years ago when traveling around the world was no utopian idea yet ;-)
This photo was taken during a 6 week road trip along Australia's east coast, which was part of 6 months of traveling around the world.
The light that evening was just great and even getting better after this photo was taken.
The Mnweni Pinnacles are quite a spectacle from this vantage point not too far from the Cutback. When clouds fill the valleys below the air always seems to be at its clearest and this morning was no exception. Within moments of the sun breaking the horizon it had become overwhelming making photography quite a challenge!
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Shiprock Peak is located 15 miles from the town of Shiprock in NW New Mexico. This towering pinnacle peak is 7,178 above sea level. Located in the Four Corners area and was once the inner core of an ancient volcano, rising above the flat desert surroundings.
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The Searle Valley Mineral company is in the foreground. It is a large mining operation in the dry lake bed of the Searle valley. They produce - borax, boric acid, soda ash, salt cake, and salt. The valley is on the eastern side of the Sierra mountains.
The pinnacles were formed in the lake when it had water as minerals bubbled up in the lake bed and limestone formations were formed. Much like stalactites and stalagmites in caves. The first mountain range is the Slate Range and the Panamint valley is on the other side of those mountains. The mountains in the far background that are snow capped are the Panamint range. Death Valley is on the far side of those mountains.
Trona Pinnacles under the Milky Way. Trona California. When I look back from now over the years of passion that I poured in to photography I believe this image is my favorite. I say this for multiple reasons that go far beyond the final resulting image we see here which to be honest falls way short in comparison to the amazing night shots found here on Flickr by a whole host of extremely talented photographers with much higher skill levels than I.
This image was produced along side a very special friend who like myself also shares a passion for this art. Much of what we perceive about an image we have created ourself centers around the circumstances of the shoot. Who you shot with,where you were and how you felt at the time, the weather and a ton of other thoughts and variables about the shoot that simply leave you with a overall feeling that comes back to us every time we view the image. For me this evening was enchanted by the warm breeze and the absolute solitude of the evening that found us in this magical place with nobody else in sight under a night sky that was so vivid you could reach up and grasp the stars and feel their texture. No sound could be heard other than the wind cutting through the terrain and the gravel under our shoes. After we left this amazing location I spent the next three hours during our ride home dreaming of the digital bliss I hoped I had captured on my memory card.