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This is the view one sees when beginning their hikes over and around the the 2 primorial geo forms that are Smith Rock. There are 12 trails of varied terrain, depending on your objective, whether to get high, or follow the Crooked River. My favorite was the Misery Trail (not that bad). But walking along the river is impressive as well.
If interested more pics from here in my Smith Rock album.
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The southwestern section of Smith Rock reflected in a placid Crooked River on a sunny morning.
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Summer evenings at Smith Rock can often produce idyllic images like this reflection in the calm curve of Crooked River.
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When at Smith Rock most of the attention is paid to the 2 monoliths, where some climb the cliff or hike over on the Misery Trail. But there is also rugged beauty hiking along the escarpment along the Crooked River viewed here.
Excellent walks for any skill level.
More shots of this favorite hiking destination in my Smith Rock set: www.flickr.com/photos/phils-pixels/albums/72157636936567926
May your Thursday be an easy walk.
Southbound empties for Carter Roag pop out of the shadows as they pass the CPLs guarding the east end of the passing siding at Smiths Summit. These CPLs are some of the rustier of the remaining signals on the line, and the aged masts blend in well with the dead trees of winter.
A couple of fellow hikers on their way to explore the wonder that is Smith Rock.
I'm heading out on my first photo safari of the year to central Oregon tomorrow. Smith Rock is a primary destination. Then going to visit with family in Idaho. I will be away till early June. I'm excited and rarin' to go. Fun ahead!
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A heartfelt adieu.
This was my favorite spot in the redwoods. It was visually beautiful, tranquil and the light streaming thru the trees was exceptional. This trail has some of the oldest redwoods in California. Redwood trees can be 28 ft. in diameter and 300 ft. tall. This photo doesn't showcase the larger trees, but is exceptional with other beautiful qualities.
This is a 5 shot pano photo rather than one wide shot.
We’re heading back to Central Oregon soon. With limited time it’s always hard to decide where to go out there. Not sure if we’ll make it to Smith Rock this time but I have one in the archives from last June. Can’t beat this landscape. The views must be even more impressive for the two climbers half way up Monkey Face, but I don’t think I’ll ever see it from that angle.
This bird was found by others who initially thought it was a McCown's Longspur. Many photos were taken and it was determined that this was a Smith's Longspur, perhaps the rarest of the four species of longspur to pass by northern California in a typical year.
Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn arrives in its destination town of Fort Smith, Arkansas after crossing the Arkansas River, which can be seen to the right. Also to the right are the poletop transformers that provide power to the mechanism of the massive lift span in the center of the river.
I've dug through my hard drive to find and post this photo, sadly this photogenic group of trees has been sacrificed to make way for a nice housing developement.
Along Smith Street in downtown Houston. The Bob and Vivian Fountain in the foreground with the Chevron buildings in the background. The buildings "fame" is derived from the original owners, Enron.
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Central Oregon is arid land with some impressive rock formations. This is an iPhone pano shot from near the visitor center.
Smith Rock State Park in central Oregon's High Desert is near the communities of Redmond and Terrebonne. Its sheer cliffs of tuff and basalt are ideal for rock climbing of all difficulty levels. Smith Rock is generally considered the birthplace of modern American sport climbing. We saw climbers using binoculars but they do not show in the photo.
The geology of Smith Rocks is volcanic. It is made up of layers of recent basalt flows overlaying older Clarno ash and tuff formations. About 30 million years ago, a large caldera formed when overlying rock collapsed into an underground lava chamber. This created a huge amount of rock and ash debris that filled the caldera. That material solidified into rock, becoming Smith Rock tuff. Rhyolite flows intruded along faults in the Smith Rock Tuff. A half million years ago, basalt lava flows from nearby volcanoes covered the older tuff. More recently, the Crooked River cut its way through the layers of rock to create today's geographic features. Smith Rock itself is a 3,200-foot (980 m)-high ridge (above sea level) with a sheer cliff-face overlooking a bend in the Crooked River (elev. 2600 ft), making the cliffs about 600 feet high. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_Rock_State_Park
The Smith's Arms is a derelict pub on Sherratt Steert in the Ancoats district of Manchester. These stairs are on the side of the building.
A lifer for me, fantastic to photograph on the tundra as the flowers were just opening and dotting the landscape
The basic idea of the festival, named “Špancirfest”, is to make sure that during the period of the 10 days of the festival most visitors feel they belong to a particular cultural community that cultivates creative thinking, imagination and freedom of expression.
Just had to take a picture of it, don't ask me why
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A rework of a shot from February of last year. I think I was too agressive on the cropping the first time and I'm updating some of my images because of my new system/workflow.