Fabulous hike on North State Trust Land this morning with a snake encounter at the end!
That footage is a little shaky 🙂
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZuvOMuU2g4
Shot with Canon Powershot SX1. Today I learned that movie mode doesn’t focus very close.
Next time I’ll zoom in for the close-ups. That might have helped with the overexposures too.
In case you’re interested, I use Sony Vegas Studio 9 Platinum for video editing.
For me, the highlight of our most recent Joshua Tree National Park visit was an adventurous hike through one of the many, many canyons there. It’s no big deal for a bouldering guy like Chris but it was a little challenging for me. Probably a little dangerous too since I was carrying a camera or two but hey…..I wanted proof showing I actually did it! I apologize for the shakiness but it’s tough shooting while climbing one handed 🙂
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A highlight of our trip was a 7 mile round trip hike to the Lower Falls of Calf Creek.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKo1FmdG0ws
I enjoyed an adventurous hike in the Tonto National Forest this morning. We started near the Seven Springs campground and hiked about 6 miles (round trip) to see an impressive giant Crested Saguaro. (see the hikers below?) Definitely the largest crested I’ve seen so far!
The ultimate goal of the city of Scottsdale is to preserve a corridor for animals from the McDowell Mountains all the way to the Tonto National Forest totalling 36,000 acres. So far, we have a little over 16,000. A worthwhile goal!
Great hike to Bell Pass with my friend Barry yesterday. A tough 6.4 mi with 700 ft gain.
Very overcast (god’s diffuser) but that’s when color pops like with these Barrel cactus growing out of the rocks.
Overcast days are the time to exclude the sky and point your camera down to find color like this Lichen.
Hiked up the back side of Cathedral Rocks and then down to Oak Creek this afternoon.
This is the first time I’ve photographed them from this side. Steep in places but short.
Awesome hike this morning! Elevation gain as about 900 feet in less than 2 miles which felt really steep to me.
Our destination was East End Junction in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This is just below Toms Thumb.
Hiked over 700 ft elevation gain to Inspiration Point in the Preserve today. Windy up there!
Encountering a group of Equestrians was a real treat. The trail is really narrow so they were brave.
Wonderful hike at Spur Cross Ranch yesterday. It’s an area filled with remnants of ancient history,
early mining and ranching. The lush riparian areas along Cave Creek in the park are the most surprising.
We’re so thankful to those who fought long and hard to spare this area from development!
Here’s an infrared panorama from my last visit. The white trees are Cottonwoods.
Thanks to Allan Willey for an awesome hike this morning! Not only did I photograph a flower I had never seen (Anemone tuberosa aka Desert Anemone) but our group had the privilege of seeing Petroglyphs that were off the beaten track. (Because these are sensitive archeological sites, I have removed the photos from this post).
