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Rocks
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 2:31 am
by leland
Re: Rocks
Posted: Fri May 06, 2022 5:47 pm
by jerrytheplater
Great photos. Thanks.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 12:27 am
by leland
These were at the Cave Spring Trailhead in Golden Valley, AZ. Googlemap it if you are in the area.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 2:05 am
by leland
Today I had something to do in Kingman and I took advantage of this to swing back by this area on Hwy 66 between there and Sitgreaves Pass. It was midday which is bad for photography but I wanted to get a gps location of the Cottontop. This the only mature easily identifiable specimen of this that I have found around here.
To do the pictures right it would be better to come at daybreak or sunset with a tripod to be able to shoot at f16 to get more depth of field. Anyway, here are some more environmental pix.
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Cottontop with barrel and cholla
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barrel with hanging rock
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O. erinacea with creosote
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barrel with creosote
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self explanatory
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 3:17 am
by Aeonium2003
Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert?
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 2:04 pm
by leland
No, its just a joke. There is a lot of this type of humor in the desert.
I was surprised to see the barrel in an open sandy plain. Their best habitat is on rocky hillsides overlooking a wash. I suspect an abnormally wet year will rot this one out.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 8:06 pm
by jerrytheplater
I don't see any hand sanitizer at that rest stop!!
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sat May 07, 2022 10:20 pm
by BryanT
jerrytheplater wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 8:06 pm
I don't see any hand sanitizer at that rest stop!!
Maybe they use some barrel cactus juice.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 2:25 pm
by leland
Better than nothing. I hear it doesn't work for drinking.It is a bitter gooey mess.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 5:23 pm
by mikethecactusguy
Leland.. are you visiting the desert areas or living here. Your profile says Nicaragua
Re: Rocks
Posted: Sun May 08, 2022 10:07 pm
by leland
I visit here once a year. This time I came in spring when the cactus are flowering and the buzzworms are walking around so I broke out the camera.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 2:09 pm
by jerrytheplater
leland wrote: ↑Sun May 08, 2022 10:07 pm
I visit here once a year. This time I came in spring when the cactus are flowering and the buzzworms are walking around so I broke out the camera.
Buzzworms?
Re: Rocks
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 2:58 pm
by Aeonium2003
According to a dictionary, it's slang for rattlesnakes?
Re: Rocks
Posted: Mon May 09, 2022 11:01 pm
by leland
Yep, Arizona nomenclature.
Re: Rocks
Posted: Tue May 10, 2022 12:33 am
by 7george
Aeonium2003 wrote: ↑Sat May 07, 2022 3:17 am
Interesting rest stop. Do people really use that in the wide open desert?
I guess they do sometimes. This is half way down in Grand Canyon.
So can do aliens descending in dire moments...
Arizona is great for photos...
Morning rays also create great contrast if you are on a position already.