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While at a roadside pullout along the Blue Ridge Parkway with a view looking to the northeast to ridges and peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains and Balsam Mountain with Potato Hill Bald, Horse Ridge, and Locust Knob (based on PeakVisor app on my iPhone). This stop is listed as Ballhoot Scar. What drew me into this setting was the low clouds that were present along the mountainside that morning. Most of the day along the Blue Ridge Parkway had been off and on drizzling and rainy, so seeing this setting with the low clouds, allowed me to focus on the ridges and peaks in composing this image.
I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
We Should Share Silence Hand in Hand
Not because I don't want to hear you
It's because I actually want to listen to you
So maybe by stopping, I will take note
And see all the wonderful things about you
A cool Autumn breeze blowing across a grassy meadow
Smells from evergreens on a distant hillside
Brazos Cliffs rising in the mountains
So I have taken note and will remember
What you said and what I experienced and received
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one afternoon in northern New Mexico at a roadside pullout along U.S. Route 64 with a view looking to the northwest. What I wanted to capture with this image was setting was a look across a grassy meadow as it went down a hillside and then across two more distant ridges and peaks of the Tusas Mountains with the Brazos Cliffs, more or less in the image center. I loved the idea of just listening and watching the simple beauty to my front that day. The rest was just pulling back on the focal length to bring out a wide-angle feel for the image capture and then angling my Nikon SLR camera to capture a sweeping view to my front.
- www.kevin-palmer.com - Last week a high-speed solar wind stream from a coronal hole on the sun impacted the earth's magnetic field. The impact sparked a G2 geomagnetic storm and the aurora borealis was easily visible from Wyoming. I was planning to head to a different spot higher in the mountains. But I couldn't even make it there, because while driving I noticed the northern lights were already very bright at 6:30pm. So I stopped at the next pullout just in time to shoot this substorm with colorful red and green pillars.
Coming down the mountain road
Light of heart and all alone
While at a roadside pullout along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The setting is looking to the north-northwest to Bow Peak and other ridges and peaks of the Wapta Icefield.
The caption used is from a poem. The Mountain Road by Enid Derham
Devils Cornfield, Death Valley National Park.
The deceased arrowweed, Pluchea sericea, carcasses often have forms that are more interesting than the live plants. There's a small pullout on CA-190 to park and access the cornfield. This ball is 1,000 ft. south of it.
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There is no question on how the Icefields Parkway got its name. Along the 140 miles that connects Banff and Jasper National Parks, there are no fewer than 100 glaciers along the road that traverses the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. Some of the glaciers can be seen from the many parkway pullouts, while others require some serious hiking. The two most popular ones are the Athabasca Glacier, where you can actually be driven onto the glacier, and this one, Crowfoot Glacier.
The Crowfoot Glacier's runoff is the main source of water for Bow Lake, which can be seen between the parkway and the glacier, and it also feeds the Bow River. The glacier has retreated and has lost an entire "foot", so it no longer resembles the shape for which it was originally named. Even with its missing part, it is still magnificent and provides a breathtaking view, especially when seen in the glow of sunrise.
We stopped at the north pull out for viewing the Tepees formation.
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The Tepees is a area of the park named for the conical hills with banded mudstones that were thought to resemble tepees—or tipis as some people spell it. Tipis are not part of the culture in this region, but some Navajos have pointed out one of the hills that resembles a male hogan.
In these badlands you are viewing the erosional pattern of the Blue Mesa Member of the Chinle Formation. Sediments of the Blue Mesa Member were deposited by a vast tropical river system that flowed through this area during the late Triassic Period similar to the Amazon River Basin today. So how do we know what this area was like 225 million years ago? Several characteristics about a rock - like color, rock type, stacking patterns, and fossils they contain - give clues to geologists and tell a very specific story about past environments and how those environments shifted and changed through time.
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We had a nice day trip to Stevens Canyon on the southeast side of Mt Rainier last week with beautiful fall weather and no crowds. Stopped at different elevations here and there to check out plants, lichens, geology etc. Opposite a pullout well below the transition to subalpine was a large andesite outcrop almost completely covered with a thick mossy layer. Looking at my photo later at home the diversity of the bryophyte and lichen community was surprising. (As often happens had I realized at the time what was there I would have photographed differently. When making the photo I was concentrating on aesthetics, and time limitations.) Bryophyte and lichen species are difficult to identify from photos without specimens but but did my best (and waiting for suggestions from some bryological friends).
Peltigera britannica
Rhytidiopsis robusta
Polytrichaceae --bryologist friend says "P. juniperinum (red leaf tips)"
Scapania
Kindbergia oregana
Stereocaulon tomentosum
Pleurozium schreberi
Sticta limbata
Linnaea borealis
Racomitrium?
Polytrichum commune
Peltigera praetextata
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A setting looking to the north-northwest from a roadside pullout along the main Scenic Drive in this part of Capitol Reef National Park. The focus of my composition was the monocline and cliff walls leading of into the distance.
I find this little stream irresistible in fall and have photographed it many times. You can no longer pull over right next to it--some boulders either fell or have been placed that eliminate the pullout. I don't know if I will stop again because some danger of being run over walking the short distance from the next available pullout--very narrow road!
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My family doesn't really go all out on the holiday gatherings. Usually just dinner...maybe presents (less as you get older). Then we divvy up what's left of the food and part ways. This year all of that occurred on Christmas Eve, leaving me with no plans on Christmas Day. What do you do all day when everyone else is with their family?
The answer: Take advantage of the light. Go someplace you haven't been before or haven't been to in a while. See how you've grown. Reflect.
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Goofing around as usual, but what better place to goof around?
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Summer 2014 2nd leg: "Getting High"
July 9: Stopping at every pullout at Black Canyon of the Gunnison's south rim; getting through Grand Junction unnoticed; setting up camp at Fisher Towers.
Looking down from one of the pullouts on the Foothills Parkway onto a pastoral setting on the edge of the Smoky Mountains.
This is another photo from a recent outing with my daughter. The vantage point was from a spot a further downstream. So glad to have been there when the Rosebay Rhododendrons were blooming. Just wish the water level had been higher.
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A roadside pullout looking to the south as cars passed by. What I wanted to capture with this image was to use the highway as a leading line and include some other Mojave Desert type relief with the ridges and peaks on both sides of the highway, and then off in the distance.
West side crews dropped into Skagit County this week clearing all the way to the Crater Creek pullout at milepost 146.7 this week. There is more than two feet of snow on the road though conditions on Thursday afternoon were around 40 degrees. In addition to dealing with snow, crews have to deal with trees, rocks and other debris - some of which comes down in between clearing days. Thanks to Jim, Art and their team for all their work this week. They'll be back at it on Monday, April 2.
A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views across canyons, gullies and colorful slickrock from a roadside pullout along Utah Scenic Byway 12. This is in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. I decided to take advantage of some nearby shrubbery and old trees present to create a look beyond. I also closed down on the aperture so that more of the entire image would be in focus.
Oct 27-30, 2007
The Great Smoky Mountain
A very beautiful place to shoot
Cades Cove is a lush valley surrounded by mountains and one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smokies. Deer are almost always sighted in the fields, and observations of other wildlife, including bear, Wild Turkey, and fox are possible. Please use pullouts when viewing wildlife and never approach or feed animals.
A wide array of historic buildings dating back to the late 19th and early 20th centuries is scattered through-out the cove. These include a grist mill, a variety of barns, three churches, and a marvelous collection of log homes and outbuildings.
An 11-mile one-way loop road takes you around the cove. Traffic will be heavy during the tourist season in summer and fall and on weekends year-round.
A visitor center (open daily), restrooms, and the Cable Mill historic area are located half-way around the loop road.
Numerous trails originate in the cove, including the five-mile roundtrip trail to Abrams Falls and the short Cades Cove Nature Trail. Longer hikes to Thunderhead Mountain and Rocky Top (made famous by the popular song) also begin in the cove.
Several designated backcountry campsites (camping by permit only) are located along trails.
Only bicycle and foot traffic are allowed on the loop road from sunrise until 10:00 a.m. every Saturday and Wednesday morning from early May until late September
A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views of ridges and peaks with Storm Mountain while at a roadside pullout along the Banff-Windermere Highway. This is in Banff National Park.
The caption used is from a poem. Over the Land Is April by Robert Louis Stevenson
While at a roadside pullout along the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The view is looking to the southwest to the ridges and peaks of Mount Amery and the Lyell Group. As I didn’t have that complete unobstructed view with the nearby evergreens, I liked how they added a foreground interest and layer for a look beyond to the North Saskatchewan River and mountains.
In Joshua Tree National Park at a roadside pullout looking to the northwest and across a snowy landscape with Joshua Tree and other desert plant-life.
A setting looking to the northwest while taking in views across the Mojave Desert setting at a roadside pullout along California State Route 127. Nopah Peak and the Nopah Range are off in the distance.
It is my first trip to Yosemite. It is to relax and enjoy the wondrous of the natural and spend time with family. I have no plan to make any particular photo shoot.
As I had done taken sunset photo at the tunnel view point. I left and headed home with my family. As I turned the corner, I saw the color and immediately parked the car at a small pullout area. I jumped out of the car and took the picture. It is my favor photo of this trip from a unknown place in Yosemite.
In progress set/pieces for new stop motion film project. Gross broke bachelor studio apartment. :)
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My Wife and I drove up to Tahoe for the presidents day weekend to ski, was a nice drive as we avoided most of the traffic near Sacramento but as we got closer to Tahoe I realized that it was winter and the sunset time is early so I hurried us to our hotel checked in and I darted to bonsai rock. Last time I was here was couple of years back so I had a little sense of direction but when i got closer i mistakenly parked at a pullout about 3/4 south of the trailhead, I looked around to find the trail head but what looked like a trail was not really a trail (which i realized later) as i descended down the path towards the lake its a steep 100 ft -150 ft descent I ended with big boulders blocking my view of the lake I tried climbing through them to get a view and after some struggle, scratches and a cut on my palm (some rocks are sharp even though they dont look the part) I could see Bonsai rock to north of me so I hiked across many boulders ,shrubs snow to get to this spot right in time for sunset.
quickly took out my brand spanking new D800E and scrambled to get a composition.
I shot this with a B+W polarizer
3 stop HS Singh Ray ND filter
2 stop Rev Grad Singh Ray ND Filter
Camera NIKON D800E
Lens Nikon 16-35
Focal Length 16mm
Shutter Speed 20 sec
Aperture f/18
ISO/Film 80
Tripod: Really Right Stuff with RRS Ball-head and L Bracket
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A setting looking to the northwest while taking in views across mountain desert setting in this part of Joshua Tree National Park. This was at a roadside pullout along the main part road.
A setting looking to the southwest while taking in views of Bertha Peak and Mount Crandell. This is in Waterton Lakes National Park. While overcast, I later worked with control points in DxO PhotoLab 6 and then made some adjustments to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
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I recently returned from close to two weeks of travel which took me to 3 days in the beautiful seaside town of Charleson, SC and a week at the ocean along the Outerbanks of NC where I still think Duck is one of the more attractive areas there. I managed to take a number of shots at both locations and will be posting soon.
Back to the Tetons of Jackson Hole, WY.... a number of miles north of Jackson Hole, WY, past the Snake River Pullout, you'll find this scene not too far from the Triangle-X Ranch.
I thought I'd try the b-w version and I kinda liked it so I decided to post it.
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After spending a week in Moab, Utah this year jeeping with friends, I drove up to Wyoming to visit my son. Along the way, I passed by Bridal Veil Falls near Provo, Utah. The falls are 607 feet high.
Taken from the touristy pullout spot along the road.
This bear was spotted roadside on my last day in Glacier NP. No pullout but traffic was light so I had about 15 minutes before another car came and forced me to move on. The bear was so busy eating his berries that he paid no attention to the gathering crowd.
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and loved ones.
I pullout this photo from an autumn past. The fall is such a beautiful time of the year for me . . . my favorite season.
Its very rare to have a full moon along with an Northern Light event intense enough to over power the full Moon.
This was shot in Denali Nat. Park In Alaska, some web sights recommend it as a destination for excellent Northern Lights viewing which it is the bad news is everything is closed for the winter the closest town is Healy 11 miles north. The n. Lights are visible during late August early Sept. late in the tourist season.
Winter time the weather is cold, Snowy and windy.
After wintering in Denali Park for two winters this area requires a lot of effort to get to some the best vantage points, Extreme winter skills are required to venture more the a few hundred feet of the highway, There are maintained roadside pullouts that offer a good view if your not prepared. don't not pull off the side of the road to photograph anything if you can help it this is a two lane highway and is the main supply route for Fairbanks and there are trucks traveling this road and stopping on the side of the road isn't a safe option.
One other to keep in mind this shot required a snowmobile and snow shoes to reach this vantage point and this is the test shot and the event subsided shortly after.
A setting looking to the south while taking in views across ridges and peaks of the Northern Blue Ridge while at a roadside pullout along the Blue Ridge Parkway. This is located at the Pine Tree Overlook. I took advantage of the higher ground I was located on and angled my Nikon Z8 Mirrorless Camera slightly downward to create more of a sweeping view across this Virginia landscape. I liked how it brought the horizon higher into the image and seemed to created more of a sense of grandeur, looking down into the valley and with the ridges and peaks I'll send the distance.
Ustevatn is a lake in Norway. In August 2002 my Norwegian cousin took me on a driving tour of the fjords.
We drove by the lake while on our way to the fjords. Norwegian National Road 7 runs along the north side of the lake.
The photo was taken on a pullout along the road.
In Joshua Tree National Park while walking around a roadside pullout around the Ryan Mountain Trailhead with a view looking to the west-northwest to Joshua Trees and more distant ridges and peaks of the Joshua Tree Ranges. That desert mountain landscape is what I wanted to capture with the same image, but I was also drawn to the snowcapped peaks off in the distance of the San Bernardino Mountains that I identified with the Peak Visor app as likely being Onyx Peak and Tip Top Mountain.
This pond is visible from a pullout on East Entrance Road in Yellowstone. It's in a depression that is invariably lush and green, making the area very attractive habitat for wildlife. I always hope to see grizzlies there, there are a couple known to use the territory, but so far all I've seen is the sky and trees (lodgepole pines), both alive and well and only skeletal from forest fires, reflected in the water. It's also a great spot for wildflowers.
This bear was spotted roadside on my last day in Glacier NP. No pullout but traffic was light so I had about 15 minutes before another car came and forced me to move on. The bear was so busy eating his berries that he paid no attention to the gathering crowd.
When I planned to visit the Columbia River area, Panther Creek Falls on the Washington side of the river was the number one waterfall I wanted to see. A lot of the pictures of this fall look so amazing and the size in the photos don't really put this waterfall into perspective. When you first arrive at the pullout, you walk down a short trail to a viewing platform and the size of the fall is much larger than I had imagined. After viewing the falls from the platform, we scramble our way down the steep challenging slopes and finally make it down to the foot of the falls. The most challenging thing about shooting this watefall was it's so misty. This was the mistiest waterfall I photographed on my Summer trip. The water was some of the coldest waters I waded into, and for my shot of Pather Creek Falls, I ended up picking this shot that didn't require walking into the waters.
Panther Creek Falls
Columbia River Gorge, Washington
This is a Yellowstone NP bison foraging in belly deep snow. For those familiar with the park, he was in the meadow across from the Barronette Peak pullout. Over a 48 hour period he had moved approximately 50 yards. They expend as little energy as possible.
... I'm going to explore the area around this formation more; to look for a new and different angle from which to photograph it. I've driven a little closer on a dirt road, but usually settle for a shot like this, taken from a pullout off US Route 163. This part of the drive is like Monument Valley to me... I'm always passing through, in a hurry to reach another destination, no matter which direction of travel I'm driving.
This is Mexican Hat, named for the tiny Utah town about five miles away... or was the town named for the formation? Anyway, I must have really been in a hurry this time because I only took three photos. I chose to display the widest-angle view for this album, because I thought the grasses in the foreground provided a nice contrast to the rugged country beyond... although I'm sure walking through those grasses wouldn't exactly be like a walk in the park.
I've seen and photographed climbers on Mexican Hat, and there are roads that go to or perhaps beyond it. I'm really curious about the view from "the other side".
By the way... According to Wikipedia,
"The name 'Mexican Hat' comes from a curiously sombrero-shaped, 60-foot (18 m) wide by 12-foot (3.7 m) thick, rock outcropping on the northeast edge of town.
While at a roadside pullout along U.S. Route 163 with a view looking to the east-southeast to the Big Indian sandstone formation in Monument Valley. In composing this image, I decided to zoom in with the vocal length and have much of the formation fill the image center. I wanted those to include some foreground to add some interest to the image, as well as using the blue skies above as a backstop to highlight the formation too. The rest was later making adjustments with control points in DxO PhotoLab 7 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted for the final image.
The caption used is from a poem by W.B. Yeats, That Man who dreamed of Faeryland
Taken from a pullout along WA-291 in Stevens County in eastern Washington State near the community of Tum Tum.
A glorious day for a walk in downtown Reykjavik! The weather was super and great for an outing with Gramma and baby! Here we encountered the swans trying to run towards us on the ice and were doing a funky dance in the meantime :)
Sorry, no bread to give you as its not good for your bellies! A first time outing for both my side-kicks who really seemed to enjoy the show; even if one slept right through it!
Never pass up moments where you can enjoy the little things in life, as they are gone so quickly, never to return!! :)
Lesson of the Day: Stroller doubles as a tripod holder and duck poop collector (and of course a cozy pullout for Mr. Peepers)!!
Anyone that has been to Yellowstone knows what a Bear jam is, but maybe you've never heard of a Grouse jam.
Well let me tell you how this went down. Mid day and the Bears were not to be found, probably laying down taking a nap. The Rangers also take this time of day to take a little break. This past May there were Bears everywhere, especially mornings and late afternoons and this kept the Rangers very busy keeping the people and Bears at a safe distance from each other. We were just hanging out at a pullout and Linda spotted a Grouse and called me and Graham over to see and photograph it. We both had the big lenses and within a few minutes there were cars and people everywhere, Then ranger Ed showed up to see what all the commotion was about and he asked me what it was and I told him it was a Grouse. He had this confused look on his face and I ask him if he had ever been to a Grouse jam and he said nope, shook his head and he left. We probably didn't create the first Grouse jam is Yellowstone but we did get Ranger Ed to his first Grouse jam..;-)
Yellowstone National Park
Dusky Grouse