Monument Rocks, Part 3
Sep. 13th, 2020 10:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tbutlerProbably the last set of posts, thought the full album is up at https://flic.kr/s/aHsmQC9FxQ .
Foreground smooth hill reminds me of a sleeping catloaf. :)
The second cluster is some distance away; I think this shot does a good job of getting that across.
The 'keyhole' is supposed to have some great sunset effects, but sadly a cloudbank on the horizon cut that off.
Almost looks like the prow of a ship.
Time to get in the car and go home. (Another 5 1/2 hours, yay! ^_- )
Foreground smooth hill reminds me of a sleeping catloaf. :)
The second cluster is some distance away; I think this shot does a good job of getting that across.
The 'keyhole' is supposed to have some great sunset effects, but sadly a cloudbank on the horizon cut that off.
Almost looks like the prow of a ship.
Time to get in the car and go home. (Another 5 1/2 hours, yay! ^_- )
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Date: 2020-09-14 04:24 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2020-09-15 12:21 am (UTC)Couple of suggestions:
Most of the pics I've seen online look like they were taken midday, and are somewhat washed out; late afternoon is when you probably get the best lighting, so that's when I planned on getting there.
The 'normal' route is taking I-70 to Oakley, then taking US 83 south; there's a road sign pointing out the dirt road to the monument. My GPS had me get off at WaKeeney and take US 283 to KS Hwy 4 to N Taos Road; probably shorter, but involves a lot more driving on dirt roads. The scenery is a little more interesting, though...
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Date: 2020-09-14 08:13 pm (UTC)A couple of shots in this and previous entries make the formations look somewhat like Stonehenge.
I keep thinking I see snow, but that can't be what it is.
Hope the drive back was smooth.
P.
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Date: 2020-09-15 12:23 am (UTC)