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Driving by on I-10. Returning from a week in San Diego County, California. I used a polarizing filter on my lens that interacts with the thin film coating on the tinted passenger side window that adds color spectra.
[Note:] I have an album of a Civil War reenactment at Picacho a few years ago. It was in the spring when wildflowers were blooming in profusion.
Picacho Peak State Park is a state park surrounding Picacho Peak in Picacho, Arizona. The park is located between Casa Grande and Tucson near Interstate 10 in Pinal County. Its centerpiece spire is visible from downtown Tucson, a distance of 45 miles (72 km). The summit rises to 3,374 feet (1,028 m) above mean sea level. Though appearing to be the remnant of a volcanic neck, it is now believed to be a tilted and eroded piece of rock overlain by a lava flow. The place name is redundant: "picacho" means "big peak" in Spanish.
Description
The park is celebrated for wildflowers that appear mid-March to early April following good winter rain. Though set next to an interstate highway, the park's west face possesses an unspoiled Sonoran Desert setting. A small flat space on top of the spire can be reached via two trail heads. Portions of the trails are precarious, and hikers are aided by cables and catwalks, making the routes some of the few via ferrata in the United States. From the top, there is a view south to the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson, northwest to Tabletop Mountain near Casa Grande, north to the many mountain ranges surrounding Phoenix, and west to where the north-running Santa Cruz River runs underground supporting farms in a desert
The Hunter Trail is a hiking path to the top of the peak. It is not a technical climb, but includes an interval where steel cables have been installed to aid ascending hikers. The park recommends that hikers wear hiking boots and carry two liters of water per person. Gloves are commonly used to help grip the cables.[1]
History
Pechacho or Picacho Station a stop on the Butterfield Overland Mail existed here until the 1870s. The park is near the site of the Battle of Picacho Pass, one of several American Civil War era engagements to occur in Arizona Territory. A Union cavalry patrol from California skirmished with Confederate scouts from Texas, and three men were killed. This marks the second westernmost battle of the American Civil War.[2] Every year during early March, there are reenactments of the battle and other demonstrations of Civil War military history.
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Another shot of the many beautiful streams and waterfalls along the ring road in Iceland. This was just past the little town Hof on the south
This is another image of the Little River of which I just couldn't get enough. This is near the trail head at Tremont.
Neg scan
Ilford FP4 in Rodinal 50:1 15min
Chamonix 045n-2 90mm
It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, with lots of hot spots on grass and water where the sun burst through the leaves. Pretty magical being there!
The stream from Bridal Vail Falls. Taken under the direct instruction of Photographer/Teacher, Bryan Peterson.
Shot from Koskikara route at Leivonmäki nature reserve. First time I realised that there's a functionality in my mobile phone which allows me to exposure water long without burning other parts in the image.
From the carpark on Bethells Road, by the bridge crossing Waiti Stream, Lake Wainamu Track follows the shallow stream along easy grade to Lake Wainamu outlet, then skirts around the northern side of the lake, and crosses Wainamu Stream by a small waterfall. The track continues further around the lake to the boundary fence.
A fabulous walk with gorgeous views.
Habitat challenge ANSH
Up from the depths and into the light...to bask in the spring sunshine...on top of a convenient beaver dam!
Whilst walking round the reservoir, stood in the stream that flows through the national park towards the main reservoir