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This is the view one sees when beginning their hikes over and around the the 2 primorial geo forms that are Smith Rock. There are 12 trails of varied terrain, depending on your objective, whether to get high, or follow the Crooked River. My favorite was the Misery Trail (not that bad). But walking along the river is impressive as well.
If interested more pics from here in my Smith Rock album.
Friday's here! Have a wonderful day and weekend.
The southwestern section of Smith Rock reflected in a placid Crooked River on a sunny morning.
I'm going to be busy for a bit. Back soon.
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Have a wonderful week!
When at Smith Rock most of the attention is paid to the 2 monoliths, where some climb the cliff or hike over on the Misery Trail. But there is also rugged beauty hiking along the escarpment along the Crooked River viewed here.
Excellent walks for any skill level.
More shots of this favorite hiking destination in my Smith Rock set: www.flickr.com/photos/phils-pixels/albums/72157636936567926
May your Thursday be an easy walk.
Southbound empties for Carter Roag pop out of the shadows as they pass the CPLs guarding the east end of the passing siding at Smiths Summit. These CPLs are some of the rustier of the remaining signals on the line, and the aged masts blend in well with the dead trees of winter.
A couple of fellow hikers on their way to explore the wonder that is Smith Rock.
I'm heading out on my first photo safari of the year to central Oregon tomorrow. Smith Rock is a primary destination. Then going to visit with family in Idaho. I will be away till early June. I'm excited and rarin' to go. Fun ahead!
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A heartfelt adieu.
We’re heading back to Central Oregon soon. With limited time it’s always hard to decide where to go out there. Not sure if we’ll make it to Smith Rock this time but I have one in the archives from last June. Can’t beat this landscape. The views must be even more impressive for the two climbers half way up Monkey Face, but I don’t think I’ll ever see it from that angle.
This bird was found by others who initially thought it was a McCown's Longspur. Many photos were taken and it was determined that this was a Smith's Longspur, perhaps the rarest of the four species of longspur to pass by northern California in a typical year.
It may not look like much from the parking lot, but once you step to the other side, a whole new world opens up and swallows you in with it.
Arkansas & Missouri’s Fort Smith Turn arrives in its destination town of Fort Smith, Arkansas after crossing the Arkansas River, which can be seen to the right. Also to the right are the poletop transformers that provide power to the mechanism of the massive lift span in the center of the river.
Happy Slider Sunday!
Some Photoshop Elements on a Fall day.
It was dark and rainy when I took this photo of the Fisgard Lighthouse, hard to get a decent photo.
I adjusted it and added a blue sky in the background and it looks OK!
I even replaced the seagull! It was at that location, but I replaced it with a better photo of it!
The Smith family built the town and took care of the logistics of running the local locks on the Morris Canal.
Along Smith Street in downtown Houston. The Bob and Vivian Fountain in the foreground with the Chevron buildings in the background. The buildings "fame" is derived from the original owners, Enron.
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I've dug through my hard drive to find and post this photo, sadly this photogenic group of trees has been sacrificed to make way for a nice housing developement.
Hi everyone, it's been a while, I know. I've been kind of busy. Also I went to New York. That is were I shot this photo of an F train (or maybe it was a G) and a fantastic view of Lower Manhattan.
A lifer for me, fantastic to photograph on the tundra as the flowers were just opening and dotting the landscape
Another frame from this signature spot and our first stop on this chase.
Its shortly after 7 AM on a hot steamy morning as the weekday Fort Smith Dodger (train RHV106 03) starts out on to Kansas City Southern's branch of the same name catching some early light. They are only a half mile from the junction with the Heavener Sub mainline and Fort Smith is still 27 miles distant. The little local is crossing the Poteau River on a more than thousand foot long combination wood pile trestle and steel thru truss bridge.
Leading the train in Southern Belle paint are KCS 2808 (GP40-3 rebuild originally blt. May 1966 as straight GP40 WP 3503) and JCS 2976 (GP40-3 rebuild originally blt. Feb. 1981 new for the railroad as GP40-2 796).
To learn more history of this ex Frisco branch and how it became KCS check out the long form caption with this post.
Poteau, Oklahoma
Friday September 3, 2021
Just had to take a picture of it, don't ask me why
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A rework of a shot from February of last year. I think I was too agressive on the cropping the first time and I'm updating some of my images because of my new system/workflow.
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