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I was investigating the possibility of catching the aurora through the steep terrain. While the aurora was just a green glow I had time to check out the opening along the ridge
The evening sun lights up the landscape at Wedge pond with Wedge Mountain in the background in Kananaskis Country in Alberta Canada.
Wedge Pond, a small body of water with a spectacular backdrop. Located in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada.
A veil of virga* glows above the canyon of the San Rafael River cut through the reef of the same name. The slight resemblance to the much larger canyon to the south has prompted some to call this the “Little Grand Canyon.” Like many parts of western North America this region is experiencing a significant drought. Normally the San Rafael River would be reaching maximum flows, but this year the flow rate was 24% of average, just a thin sliver of water.
*virga is rain that evaporates before it hits the ground
This is were we separate the hikers from the mountaineers. The road to the top is that far treeline and onward up the ridge line and onto the glacier, from there I can only imagine. :-) I believe that both summits are visible in this shot (the bluer hued areas, the true summit barely visible) and from what I read you summit Liberty Cap and then descend three hundred feet into the crater and then climb Columbia Crest, zoiks, I'll stop complaining now... :-)
as always, blow it up and take it all in, lot's going on in there.
These elaborate eroded pockets in the Navajo Sandstone wall of the San Rafael River canyon are called tafoni. Their origin is debated among geomorphologists. Possible explanations include the leaching of minerals that cement some parts of the rock making it more resistant to erosion, variation in the velocity of wind currents blowing across the rock, or differential patterns of rock breakdown (weathering) due to temperature variations. This is yet another clear failing of science, despite squandering tens of dollars of taxpayer money on research to study geomorphological processes.
Using intuition and creative thinking as guides, I have an alternate explanation which works just as well as “science” to explain these formations. I believe that tafoni are constructed by a species of small humanoid creatures, who etched these pockets into the stone as places to escape the elements. They were contemporaries of the ancient Greeks, and were impressed with the architecture and stonework at Petra, thus producing aesthetically appealing arches such as the ones shown here. Although no remnants of these microhumans remain (they were probably consumed by packrats around 2000 years ago), their excavations (tafoni) can be found throughout the world, a testament to their diligence and perseverance.
One of the many incredible camping sites along the rim of the “Little Grand Canyon” in Utah’s San Rafael Swell. DSC06639
The sky lights up before sunrise above Virgin Spring Canyon as viewed from the north rim of the Little Grand Canyon, formed by the San Rafael River cutting through the reef of the same name. The San Rafael Reef was formed during a period of mountain building in western North America (Laramide orogeny), and is one of several wrinkles (anticlines, synclines, and monoclines) on the Colorado Plateau.
The Wedge in Utah's San Rafael Swell its on the north side of the "Little Grand Canyon" carved by the San Rafael River below. There are great campsites all along the edge of the Wedge to get views like this.
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The world is much different at the river level that on top of the bluffs. The geological history just overwhelms you at this level.
Balboa Island
Newport Beach, California
I like this photo. For me, it is a combination of the golden hour light, the young ladies with their colorful dresses and the tranquil beach setting. The photo was captured at the end of Newport Beach's Balboa Peninsula in an area known as "The Wedge" because of the jetty that can just be seen at the extreme left of the photo.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70- f/2.8 at 24 mm
1/125 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100
July 10, 2012
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Utah's Little Grand Canyon with smoke from a distant fire. It has been another exceptionally dry year in the western U.S., which bodes badly for wildfire danger.
Today I’m thankful for mountain and desert vistas that take my breath away. And I’m also thankful to all of you. Thanks for following along!
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. -John 16:33
Newport Beach, California
Visitors can't help but enjoy a summer southern California sunset.
Captured from the area of Lookout Point overlooking the Pacific Ocean and Corona Del Mar State Beach. The inlet jetty forms what is known as "The Wedge" on the far side of it. That unseen beach area is accessed from the Balboa Peninsula and the jetty often caused a wave intensification enjoyed by surfers.
Nikon D800
Nikon 24-70 mm f/2.8 at f/4
1/50 sec at f/4 ISO 100
August 27, 2017
It’s Monday morning and I’m at my desk but my heart is still out admiring the amazing world we live in.
a bomb set at the wedge catches the reclusive sun just before a tropical storm eats away the last of the light.
Evening sun highlights a stand of deciduous trees for a few moments before dipping behind a mountain to our west as the Wedge rises more distantly in the scene above the bends of the Kananaskis River, near Kananaskis Village, Alberta, Canada.
Earlier this month, my wife and I spent a nice few days showing her parents some of the natural wonders of the Canadian Rockies that we had enjoyed on previous trips to the area. We were hoping to head down to Glacier National Park as well, but ended up shortening our trip and missing Glacier this time due to the terrible fires and heavy smoke there. I understand there were a number of forest fires on the Canadian side as well--some apparently not too very far from where this image was taken--but the smoke must have been blowing the other way this evening.
Perhaps what's remarkable is what I missed while I was trying to catch the fleeting light in this image. As I was hurriedly setting up for this shot, I could see my wife had spotted something interesting since she was gesturing to me without making a sound and snapping away on the superzoom she likes to use when looking for wildlife. She was only a short distance away looking the opposite direction up the river's course, but her angle of view offered a real treat when a pack of five large wolves emerged from the forest and worked their way along the river for a bit before disappearing again into the tree cover. That could be once-in-a-lifetime sighting, and a fair reward for the patience she often displays when I've got my camera and my eye on an intriguing landscape!
The good news for fire fighting was that heavy clouds rolled in the next day and socked in much of this part of the Rockies with intermittent rain and snow for most of the rest of our time there. Not too many chances for photography this trip as it turned out, but from what I heard and read, it seems like its been an awfully bad fire year all over the west, and I really hope the precipitation helped stem some of those wildfires.
I also thought it kind of cool in this image how that one cloud formation rising above "The Wedge" mountain looked almost like smoke emerging from a volcano.
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