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Mooney Trail, Sedona, Arizona 2009-03-01: I'm not sure whether this activity
really deserved to be called "trail hiking" -- it was more of an
exploring sort of day. We headed for Mooney Trail, and decided to see how far up the trail we could
drive (the trail follows a jeep road for the first mile or two before it enters the Wilderness).
Coming out of a fairly large wash, the road was pretty rocky, and as we came around a corner,
we encountered a large rock that was proving to be moderately tricky to get over.
We backed down the hill, parked at a wide spot, and started our hike.
We hiked the mile (more or less) from the wash to the edge of the Wilderness. The jeep trail runs
along the top of a ridge with great, wide open views. It was a very warm and beautiful day, perhaps
a bit too warm for a hike out in the open sun. After crossing into the Wilderness, we spotted two trails,
one headed downhill to the right, the other uphill to the left. Consulting the GPS (but not the maps,
trailguides, or other useful references we didn't bother to bring), we headed to the left, following
the old road marked on the GPS's map. At Sebra Tank, we weren't certain where to go, but assumed the
trail followed the old road (at least whatever road is on my GPS). We wandered in circles a bit trying
to locate the road bed, headed for a high view point to get some photos, ate lunch in the shade of a tree,
and decided to call it a day.
So, while I can't call it a successful trail hike, at least we saw a little of Mooney Trail, did some
scouting, and learned a couple lessons, like, put trail maps on the GPS and have a copy of the trail
guide in my pack. We had fun, and that's what matters most. Back at the official trailhead, we stopped
at the old linehouse/pumphouse and took a lot of photos of the interesting old structures, rusty machinery,
and Black Tank.
View from Mooney Trail, panorama
Mooney Trail, Sedona, Arizona 2009-03-01: I'm not sure whether this activity
really deserved to be called "trail hiking" -- it was more of an
exploring sort of day. We headed for Mooney Trail, and decided to see how far up the trail we could
drive (the trail follows a jeep road for the first mile or two before it enters the Wilderness).
Coming out of a fairly large wash, the road was pretty rocky, and as we came around a corner,
we encountered a large rock that was proving to be moderately tricky to get over.
We backed down the hill, parked at a wide spot, and started our hike.
We hiked the mile (more or less) from the wash to the edge of the Wilderness. The jeep trail runs
along the top of a ridge with great, wide open views. It was a very warm and beautiful day, perhaps
a bit too warm for a hike out in the open sun. After crossing into the Wilderness, we spotted two trails,
one headed downhill to the right, the other uphill to the left. Consulting the GPS (but not the maps,
trailguides, or other useful references we didn't bother to bring), we headed to the left, following
the old road marked on the GPS's map. At Sebra Tank, we weren't certain where to go, but assumed the
trail followed the old road (at least whatever road is on my GPS). We wandered in circles a bit trying
to locate the road bed, headed for a high view point to get some photos, ate lunch in the shade of a tree,
and decided to call it a day.
So, while I can't call it a successful trail hike, at least we saw a little of Mooney Trail, did some
scouting, and learned a couple lessons, like, put trail maps on the GPS and have a copy of the trail
guide in my pack. We had fun, and that's what matters most. Back at the official trailhead, we stopped
at the old linehouse/pumphouse and took a lot of photos of the interesting old structures, rusty machinery,
and Black Tank.
Early morning hike on Inner Basin Trail, San Francisco Peaks.
2009-05-30: Saturday evening, we were sitting on the front porch after our evening walk, enjoying a cup of chai and watching the sun set. There had been rain during the late afternoon, and heavy clouds had descended over the Peaks, hiding the mountain from view. The clouds had lifted in time for our evening ritual, and we noticed there was new snow on the upper tips of the Peaks. As we sipped our tea, we joked “If we were really motivated, we’d get up early, hit the Inner Basin Trail at dawn, and get some good photos before the snow melts off…”
2009-05-31: …so, at 4:00AM we stumbled out of bed, grabbed some coffee, got dressed, grabbed more coffee and rolled out the door around 4:30AM. We drove up the mountain, and hit the trail around 5:15AM. There was a bit of a breeze making the hike rather chilly. Everything was wet and green, and the aspens created a delectable aroma. Past Jack Spring (1.5 miles from the trailhead) we hit the frost line, and the vegetation sparkled (and the air was noticeably chillier). We arrived at the Inner Basin (the point where there’s a shelter and pumphouse, and all the Peaks are visible) around 6:45AM. We’d expected some shade still at that hour, and were delighted to discover the sun was shining right up through the low point in the Peaks (the north-eastern side, where the wall was blown out during an eruption), lighting up the entire Inner Basin for us. We wandered around a bit capturing various shots, then headed back to attend to our day’s activities.
Marang Trail
Marang Trail (Chinese: 玛朗小径) is 800 metres (2,600 ft) long and an elevation of 70 metres (230 ft). It extends from Marang Road, just behind the HarbourFront MRT Station to the cable car station at the Jewel Box on Mount Faber. The trail consists of steps and shaded footpaths through secondary forest
The Bizz Johnson Trail is in northeastern California, along the Susan River in Lassen County. The main trailhead is at the old Railroad Depot in the City of Susanville, about 90 miles north of Reno and about 90 miles east of Red Bluff, California. The trail has four distinct seasons because of the high elevation location.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
Got a somewhat clear night this evening to make some star trails. This is a composite of 119 30-second images taken over the course of an evening. I added them together with repeated calls to ImageMagick: convert -compose LightIntensity -composite
View from the Waldo Lake Trail in Oregon. The Waldo Lake trail is open to mountain biking and is one of the finest mountain bike trails in the entire state.
Ventured to Jamberoo Friday night at 8:30pm for a star trail with only my dog and nature. I would have liked to stay for longer but sitting by yourself for 2 hours was enough and it was 7 degrees! Kept on hearing weird noises in the distance too haha and it was pitch black (new moon).
This is a quick edit I did but not 100% happy with it yet.
Before I left I did a quick snap of it all but nothing great:
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Enjoy
The 70 tree people lining the mile woodland trail, encounter willow bees and dragonflies, the Queen’s horse, ceramic birds and giant woodlice … and much more. The trail will celebrate biodiversity and explore concerns about habitat loss and the climate emergency. We are also celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee and the 70 years of the Queens guardianship of the people and lands of the UK as part of our project theme ‘Harmony and Healing for Planet and People’ .
The trails at Roxborough State Park are just gorgeous this time of year . . . 3X HDR taken with my Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.
The Apache Trail from Apache Junction thru the Tonto Nat. Forest leads to the Theodore Roosevelt Lake. This Bridge and reflection was just too much to pass up, so we took the pullout and all made several images.
Day 1: Crescent Meadow to Buck Creek. I tried to record all the trail signs at all the junctions we encountered.
Light trails on Ludgate Hill, London
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The Bizz Johnson Trail is in northeastern California, along the Susan River in Lassen County. The main trailhead is at the old Railroad Depot in the City of Susanville, about 90 miles north of Reno and about 90 miles east of Red Bluff, California. The trail has four distinct seasons because of the high elevation location.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
The Bizz Johnson Trail is in northeastern California, along the Susan River in Lassen County. The main trailhead is at the old Railroad Depot in the City of Susanville, about 90 miles north of Reno and about 90 miles east of Red Bluff, California. The trail has four distinct seasons because of the high elevation location.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
Rising abruptly from the desert floor, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument reaches an elevation of 10,834 feet. Providing a picturesque backdrop to local communities, visitors can enjoy magnificent palm oases, snow-capped mountains, a national scenic trail, and wilderness areas. Its extensive backcountry can be accessed via trails from both the Coachella Valley and the alpine village of Idyllwild.
Jointly managed by the BLM and the U.S. Forest Service, the Monument’s boundary encompasses about 280,000 acres, including public lands within the BLM’s California Desert Conservation Area and the San Jacinto Ranger District of the San Bernardino National Forest. The Monument includes two Federal wilderness areas -- the Santa Rosa and the San Jacinto.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
Volunteers from the Washington Trails Association and the REI Distribution Center in Sumner work to repair a section of the Wonderland Trail below Summerland.
NPS Photo by Kevin Bacher.
The Bizz Johnson Trail is in northeastern California, along the Susan River in Lassen County. The main trailhead is at the old Railroad Depot in the City of Susanville, about 90 miles north of Reno and about 90 miles east of Red Bluff, California. The trail has four distinct seasons because of the high elevation location.
Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.
The Parc National La Visite was set up as a national park in 1983 and contains one of the few (protected) forests of pines. The park, southeast of Port-au-Prince and close to the border with the Dominican Republic, provides beautiful views of the Massif de la Selle range. The trail between Furcy and Seguin is very steep and, given the altitude, provides a good workout. Only some 22 km from the capital, the park is one of the few ecotourism sites mentioned in the guidebooks, but I met not a single traveller during my ascent or in my explorations of the area. It was only as I hiked back down that I met another solitary foreign hiker. A highlight of the hike is that the trail is used by locals bringing food to market, predominantly women, or offering jolting, careening motorbike taxis, predominantly young men. I was greeted warmly and with some amusement (it was clearly illogical of me to walk when there were motorbikes on offer and when I was sweating enough for ten).
The trail is hard and uneven, unforgiving on footwear: and this led me to this project...