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Panum Volcano Cone, California

Near Mono Lake there is a volcanic cone called Panum. Panum is not a dormant volcano. This area is monitored by geologists for any signs of activity that might signal another eruption.

There is a 2.1 mile loop trail around the Panum crater. My son and I hike a portion of this trail. Mono Lake and the Sierra Nevada are visible from portions of the trail.

Large chunks of obsidian are common along the hiking trail.

In addition to the large chunks of obsidian there are common layered rocks of obsidian and pumice scattered around the area.

Relic – Monochrome of an old tree remnant.

A view of the Sierra Nevada from the crater trail

A portion of the trail is visible in the lower portion of this image.

This information sign is posted at the trailhead.

This wraps up my March visit to California.

Thanks for following,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 23 – Early One Foggy Morning, Brown County State Park

I initially photographed along a roadway through Brown County State Park on a foggy morning, then took a long hike through the forest. Photos in this post and a number in the previous post (part 22) were taken along that forest hiking trail.

Foggy Morning 31, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

Foggy Morning 32, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

Foggy Morning 33, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

Tall Foggy Fall 7, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

Dense Fall 7, Brown County State Park, Indiana, October 29, 2023

The fog was getting thinner now and it became more difficult to capture the fog in my images. I elected to stop photographing as it was getting late in the morning and I was getting hungry for breakfast and caffeine. I’m sure the hiking trail was not of great length, but it seemed like it took me a considerable time to get back to a a roadway. Then I had to hike a considerable distance along a roadway to return to my vehicle.

Until next time,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 14 – Backroads and Forest

More photos from a hike along an Indian forest trail in the fall of 2023.

Forest Trail 40, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 44, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 45, Indiana, October 27, 2023

This wraps up my hike and photography along this forest trail. Upon arriving back at my vehicle, I drove on along the forest roadway, looking for more fall scenes to photograph.

More later,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 13 – Backroads and Forest

Even more photos from a hike in an Indiana forest, fall 2023.

Shadow Crossing, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Limbs and Leaves, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 35, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 36, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 37, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 38, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Light 2, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Indiana Fall 2023, Part 12 – Backroads and Forest

More photos from an Indiana fall forest.

Forest Spotlight, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Leaves of Two, View Through, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Forest Trail 25, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Out on a Limb, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Take a Walk on the Sunny Side, Indiana, October 27, 2023

Sunlight Dappled Forest, Indiana, October 27, 2023

To be continued,

Ken

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada – March 2023 – Part 11

After a morning shoot, my son and I decided to take a short hike in another part of the park, before. the crowds of tourists began to get out and about.

It is not surprising that this area is a popular one in which to film portions of western movies. The image above is of the remains of one of those movie sets.

A portion of our early morning hike went through a slot type canyon. The many footprints in the sand indicates the number of people that have recently hiked this way.

That’s all for now.

Ken

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada – March 2023 – Part 9

More hiking and scouting photos in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

This simple photo was chosen for Flickr’s Explore page (April 13, 2023) and as of this writing has garnered 6801 views and 237 faves.

The rock layers upon which these couples are walking is the feature that forms the well know “Fire Wave” feature in this park.

Stay tuned for even more Valley of Fire and desert photography,

Ken

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada – March 2023 – Part 8

More scouting and exploration photos in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada.

Natural Imperfections or Non-Photogenic Nature?, iPhone Photo

Nature is messy and cluttered. Photographers don’t like clutter, even if it is a part of nature. I cropped this photo to remove some of the natural clutter, mostly on the bottom left. There remains some clutter on the bottom left and what about that unkempt looking bush and roots on the pond border? Is it really necessary to clean up a natural scene, to make a more pleasing photo? It depends upon one’s vies of the world and one’s idea of photography and purpose of the photo. Sometimes one may want to show the clutter, sometimes not. Sometimes clutter can’t be avoided.

The way my eyes look in the morning.

More desert scenes to come,

Ken

Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada – March 2023 – Part 7 – Arches – Inside and Out

More photos from scouting and exploring Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, March of 2023.

The number of arches in this area is almost unbelievable. One could spend much time here just photographing arches from inside, outside and through. I’m reminded of the Joni Mitchell song “Both Sides Now” about clouds and how it could be adapted to describe having seen arches from many sides and still not having seen all aspects of arches.

More next,

Ken

Valley of Fire State Park and Nearby, Nevada – March 2023 – Part 6 – Monochrome Desert

This is a continuation of hiking and exploration in Valley of Fire State Park and nearby areas, Nevada. All of the photos in this post were shot with an iPhone 14 and converted to monochrome.

This “Dark Shelter” is not in Valley of fire. This is along a 4 wheel drive road outside the park.

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