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Hiked up to Horsetail Falls in California's Desolation Wilderness the
day before last
-- or almost. The trailhead is just before
Twin Bridges off HWY 50 headed out of the
South Shore of Lake Tahoe, and the first part
follows the effluence of the falls, where it
scatters broad and bright across granite
stairsteps and churns up full of light and air.
The hike itself is mostly a hard rock scramble
across broad granite slabs, interspersed with a
few brief dirt trails. Wayfinding changes all
together when you're climbing right on rock --
there are no footprints from the folks who went
before to reassure you that you've found the
right way, no worn tracks to indicate direction.
On this trail there was a periodic marker on the
occasional tree, but mostly the way was marked
by cairnes: those stumpy little piles of rock that
signal human intent and seem so generous and kind
when there's nothing else to show you the way.
At the top of the loop, about an hour in to our
hike, the good folks from the Park Service have
posted a second box, like the one at the first
trailhead. But this one asks you to fill out a
wilderness permit, and sign to indicate that you
realize you're about to enter an area where the
trails are not maintained, where the risks are
higher and where extra caution is required.
Having planned for only a day hike we were
entirely unprepared to forge into the wilderness,
and being reckless and (relatively) young we
thought "sure: why not" and filled out the form
and headed up the trail.
Okay, here's why not: because it's frickin'
wilderness.
In a terrain where what few markers you had
have fallen away and you're left with only rock
and rivers and the rare dirt path you need a
topographical map to get you through something
like that. And a better compass than the one
we had.
We had the Falls in our sights and used that
where we could to stay in line with our
destination, but it did us no good when suddenly
the rock would fall away where it had been
cleaved centuries before by some strong freeze
cycle or glacial action. We'd double back, and
double back again when we encountered the next
big drop off. By this time others were hunting
and pecking their way up the same trail, using
pretty close to the same methods we were.
At one point we spotted a party who were being
led by a fairly confident looking fellow, so we
started up after them -- only to have them circle
back on us when they hit the next steep drop-off.
If we'd had 1) all day 2) a topographical map and
3) provisions enough to get lost on, we might
have stayed at it a little while longer. But we had
a wedding to get to before too long, and our
whole lives ahead of us, so after 30 minutes or
so of scrambling through the wilderness andprogressing only a few feet
we called it a
day and headed out again, picking our way
through the cairnes.
The moral of this story: It's good to get lost
in the wilderness sometimes, but it's better if
you give yourself plenty of time and pack
some snacks.
Posting by cameraphone from the South Shore
of Lake Tahoe.
Cape Bonavista Lighthouse
Bonavista
Newfoundland & Labrador
250 iso, f/11, 1/400, -0.33ev
D7000 & sigma 24-70 @ 48mm
Black & White
a previously wooded area ravaged by an eruption. the short trail is called "desolation trail."
big island, hawaii
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Walking the Desolation Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the Big Island of Hawai’i, USA.
The Big Island of Hawai'i is all about volcanoes. The island is comprised of five relatively young ones, the oldest of which erupted about 60,000 years ago. Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park (HVNP) houses two active volcanoes: Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world’s most massive volcano. The most recent, & still current, eruption was of Kilauea in January of 1983, and eruption that has added about 75 acres of new land to the island via lava flows.
The Kilauea lki crater, one of the park’s main attractions, was the scene of a dramatic eruption of a Kilauea vent in November 1959. The eruption lasted for 5 weeks & laid to waste to this part of the park, now known as the Desolation Trail.
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Elsewhere:
dMb Photography Blog: Hawai'i, The Big Island. March 6th 2013.
To convey in the print the feeling you experienced when you exposed your film - to walk out of the darkroom and say: "This is it, the equivalent of what I saw and felt!". That's what it's all about. - John Sexton
Made #446 on explore.
An alternate textured moodier version is here - I'd appreciate knowing which people prefer....I can't decide :)
I wonder where everyone was? :)
Almost one year ago, this view was anything *but* desolate, here
Wide angle view (25mm) of downtown Raleigh, NC on a very cold, windy, and sunny afternoon. This is a full 2-minute exposure from above South Saunders St. on Western Boulevard. I love long exposures. Note - I chose a B&W version because of the dead grass in the median; too much yellow for my liking.
5D + 17-40L + BW ND110 + Hoya CPL
Desolate area along the old Mustin airstrip at the former Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. Lincoln Financial Field is in the background. Not really a great photo, but I liked the desolate look and how the traffic light sits with no use along what is now a little-used road.
Some people just know how to live.
Stalk me on the five thousand or so social media outlets I try to keep up with.
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Desolation Sound Aug 2008
Desolation Sound Aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
desolation sound aug 2008
“A division or contrast between two
things that are or are represented as
being opposed or entirely different.”[1]
A series of “Carte de illuminée” images, that combine a
variety of interdisciplinary techniques such as pin
pricking, hand embroidery, machine sewing, foraged
from nature forms, and fabrics placed onto the images
printed on card, providing a painterly texture when
illuminated from behind.
Dichotomy is a literal explanation about what I set to
achieve and depict – I wanted to highlight and compare
the opposing sides found in life and our surroundings:
Sublime vs Ravage
Endure vs Upsurge
Winsome vs Tousle
Radiant vs Desolate
Source:
[1] Oxford English Dictionary. Definition of Dichotomy. Available from: en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/dichotomy [Accessed 17th October 2018]
Model: RicoRacer Flux
Photographer: Odetta Magic
DESOLATION TOWN
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Come and Stay at "Desolation Town" where your nightmares and dark desires come true. Greet scary creatures of the night and explore evil places. BEWARE: You might meet your untimely demise.
Please post your DARKEST, SCARIEST, ANGRIEST, SADDEST pictures and be a resident of "DESOLATION TOWN". We welcome all type of residents from Zoombies and Vampires to "kooky" humans.
Enjoy You Stay!
Backpacking trip to Red Peak and Lake #3, Desolation Wilderness, El Dorado National Forest, California. || Photo info: Taken 2022-08-21 with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV, EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM, ¹⁄₂₀₀ sec at f/10, focal length 28 mm, ISO ISO 100. Copyright 2022 .
Looking out towards the neighborhood of Brush Park.
Abandoned hotel, Detroit, MI.
*Another in the Detroit Series.
Emily and I traveled around today. She's moving tomorrow, and this is our last photoshoot together. I've actually been wanting to do a photo like this for a long time(I've been eyeing piles of dirt). This is actually an expansion, since I only had my 50mm and I can only reach my arms so high :P I'm really happy with how this turned out, and is one of my favorite pictures I've taken.