Stanley Park
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The storm has passed and this giant cloud looks as if it's sitting right on top of the fishing village of Stanley. One can almost imagine what it was like millions of years ago when "The Nut" was an active volcano.
Quaint little cabin in Lower Stanley, Idaho.
You can't see it in this image but besides the jaw dropping backdrop of the Sawtooths, this cabin overlooks the mighty Salmon River flowing at the base of the hill it sets upon.
To complete our visit to Stanley we return to where we began with those dawn shots of The Nut. Here it is in the late afternoon. Everything is so green because of all the recent rain. It's hard to imagine what this scene might have looked like millions of years ago when the volcano was still active.
The nights are drawing in now that autumn is here meaning that I rarely get the chance to go out with my camera during daylight hours!
I came to Stanley Ferry Marina because I wanted to try and capture some of the lovely reflections on the clear, still water. I loved the colour cast here from the street lights on the nearby road and the almost perfect, mirror-like reflection in the water. I also liked the moon's reflection as it peaked out from behind the clouds; this is why I chose not to crop in a letterbox shape and why there is some empty sky at the other side of the image.
First light on the Sawtooths Mt. McGown reflected in Stanley Lake. Who needs sleep when one can enjoy such beauty as this with their morning coffee? Even the coffee tastes better.
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Enjoy a wonderful Wednesday!
The St Paul's Anglican Church on the right here was founded in 1842. In the hall at the rear there is Stanley's museum and discovery centre. On the main street we can just catch a glimpse of the Town Hall with The Nut behind.
This view from The Nut allows us to see part of the Stanley fishing fleet. If you enlarge and look closely you'll spot the red lobster on the Hursey's Seafood building. In the marine park is a dedication to Patrick Hursey who was lost at sea trying to rescue a kayaker in huge seas in 1973. www.flickr.com/photos/luminosity7/51394380430/in/album-72...
Beauty Creek flows through a canyon with eight waterfalls and Stanley Falls is the highest one. Despite being such a short hike from the highway few people visit here, which makes it extra special.
The picturesque town of Stanley (population 553), sits below the amazing prominence known as "The Nut". This is in fact the plug of an extinct volcano that rises 143 metres above sea level. Stanley is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Tasmania (when tourism is operating!). In the distance at the far right you can make out the huge jetty of Port Latta and the smelter, with the hills of Rocky Cape. In 2016 Stanley was converted to a film set for the historic movie, "Light Between Oceans".
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley,_Tasmania
We'll return to Stanley in a week or so.
Macro of a Stanley Knife / Craft Knife, photographed for Macro Monday’s theme “safety”. The safety element of my picture being the little widget at the top that retracts the blade. I sometime’s think that macro images reveal just a touch too much detail so I’ve tried to add a bit of interest to the image - post processed to the max you could say.