Sedona Color
More color from Sedona. Still overcast and misting.
Posts from the ‘Flora’ Category
Oct 24
Oct 23
Pumphouse Wash 2
Another shot from our hike in Pumphouse Wash (misspelled yesterday). It’s not an easy hike but well worth the effort. There are two access points to the wash…one at about 5000ft and the other at just over 6000ft. Neither is easy to find or to navigate. I’m lucky to have an experienced guide 🙂
Oct 22
Pump House Wash
It was overcast with misting rain when we hiked a portion of Pump House Wash just north of Sedona. My best fall images have the same conditions in common so I consider them ideal for capturing fall color. Having to protect your gear is the trade-off but well worth it.
Oct 20
Basque Arborglyphs
Arborglyhps were a form of communication between Basque Sheepherders as they blazed their way West. Although I can’t be sure this is actually one of their marks, many are quite detailed.
Oct 19
Basque Sheepherders
There are areas long Last Dollar Road where the Aspen trees are full of really interesting markings. The markings, known as Arborglyphs, were left by Basque Sheepherders who used the trees to communicate with other sheepherders as they were traveling through the West. Most markings have scarred over so you can’t make out the design but if you’re lucky, you can find some that are quite ornate.
Oct 18
Infrared Aspens
I shot some Infrared in Colorado too. Here’s one of my favorites.
Oct 13
Ring Muhly
When I saw the first grass ring, it reminded me of the rings we sometimes see in our desert. Old fire rings will cause plants to concentrate around the rocks forming the ring. Because the rings we saw in the Great Sand Dunes were so numerous and so close together, I suspected something else must be causing it to grow this way so I asked the ranger about them. I learned the grass is Ring Muhly which grows in a tight ring forming a well, of sorts, in the middle to catch rainwater. Pretty amazing survival tactic! CLICK HERE to read about it and see more plants from that area.
Oct 10
Oak Creek Reflections
The reflected colors are from the sky, red rocks and Sycamore trees.
