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Instead of heading west to the Rockies, we decided to check out Horseshoe Canyon Conservancy area for a little hike. Descending into the canyon, we did a tiny bit of elevation, and the landforms were wonderful. Recommended for an interesting short walk.
The green green green of the canyon floor is almost virulent compared to the rocky hills surrounding it.
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Harsh mid-day light at The Meadows, Cape May, NJ. Looks dull. But from a different angle, the same individual reflects the light and ... (see the comment photo below)
Testing various lenses. This shot was taken with a Tamron 28-75mm 2.8 -- 28mm focal length. Settings were on automatic.
Kayakers approaching Yellow Island
WSU Beach Watchers Program
Long known to passengers aboard Washington's San Juan Islands ferries for its dramatic display of spring wildflowers, Yellow Island is among the most colorful of The Nature Conservancy's holdings. The small preserve's springtime display of floral profusion and diversity is greater than that of any other similar-sized area in the 170-island San Juan archipelago.
Got to hike with good friends, my wonderful mother and my 22-month old son at the beautiful Falls Ridge Preserve in Ellett Valley, Virginia.
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view from the scenic turnout near the northern edge of the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve; distant hills are said to be on the Oklahoma / Kansas border
A short but tough climb up Wildcat Mountain leads to lots of old fieldstone fences, little streams, a homestead and some interesting rock formations.
A return to see Fall colors at Ramsey Canyon Preserve, part of the Nature Conservancy. Taken outside the town of Sierra Vista, located in southern Arizona.
The trailhead for Madera Canyon Trail is about 7 miles beyond the McDonald Observatory outside of Fort Davis, Texas. The trail is on land owned by the Nature Conservancy (nature.org).
Is it not wonderful to find icy puddles that are not solid, but have a bit of hollow white in them, so you know that you can crush them, and gleefully listen to that crushy-ice ice-crushing noise?
Descending down the bluff toward the planting site with dibble stick and flats of seedlings.
Taken at the Robert Y. Pratt Preserve in Ebey's Landing National Historic Reserve.
My friend, and now housemate, Brogan was visiting back in April. I'm happy that I was able to show her this awesome, if a little cold, western fence lizard.