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| cp0915 | I love Sedona | |
Voted 10/10 | Bagged quite a few peaks there too (though not as many as Andinistaloco has). Great pictures! | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2009 1:38 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: I love Sedona | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, I know you guys and gals have been out here bagging peaks. I was attempting to put an "artistic" spin on the place. From now on, I'll try my best to gather beta on these remarkable landforms. Believe me, these red formations are really habit-forming!! (I still haven't even touched the surface, yet!) | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2009 1:57 pm | ||
| banzai.barbara | yummy | |
Voted 10/10 | thanks Larry for these "eye's candies". the RED ones are my favorite...I mean favOUrite...I mean...nevermind. ;-) b. | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2009 3:11 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: yummy | |
Hasn't voted | No problem, woman of the caves! Interesting ... with all these "eye's candies," I forgot to check and see if there were any caves. How about a 'sinkhole?' Does a sinkhole qualify as being a cave? RED is also my favourite! Red is a colour that always has a sense of danger attached to it, and some say DANGER is what keeps the old ticker (heart) healthy and alive and pounding! :-)) | |
| Posted Feb 25, 2009 3:41 pm | ||
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| banzai.barbara | Re: Does a sinkhole qualify as being a cave? | |
Voted 10/10 | Sinkholes are common where the rock below the land surface is limestone, carbonate rock, salt beds, or rocks that can naturally be dissolved by ground water circulating through them, so maybe in a broad sense - speaking about solution caves in karst areas- it does, even though I think it's incorrect. In my opinion a "sinkhole" rather qualifies as being a "doline". sinkhole doline caves PS: here you'll find an interesting pdf lexicon of karst geology terms disclaimer: No geologist here, just "woman of the caves" ;-) so if there's anybody here at SP who is more qualified to reply to Larry's question, please do! I'm curios myself. Help me to get rid of my ignorance. ;-D .lol. thanks | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 8:01 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Does a sinkhole qualify as being a cave? | |
Hasn't voted | Hey Barbara, thanks for the links! I have a better understanding of what caves, dolines and sinkholes are now. As far as I know, we have no "dolines" in Arizona. We do have a sinkhole not too far from where I live, but it's a "sandstone sinkhole." It's a cavernous void in the Earth that extends 50 feet downward and more than 100 feet across. Besides its size, it has a most "curios" appearance! A 20' by 40' "white wall" lines the north face of the sinkhole, almost as if concrete had been poured and whitewashed. Like other sinkholes, this one formed when a subsurface void was created from minerals that were dissolved and washed away by the action of a subterranean stream. I promise that I will take some photos of it. Please, don't worry about claiming ignorance - we all have questions regarding this amazing planet Earth that we inhabit. I mean ... even Mister Al Gore had to start somewhere, right??? : )))) (Take care, woman of the caves! !) | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 8:59 pm | ||
| Scott Wesemann | Nice pics | |
Voted 10/10 | Very cool. Good job. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:10 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Nice pics | |
Hasn't voted | THANKS - it's not Lone Peak, the Pheifferhorn or Mount Olympus, but guess it's colorful enough to be noticed here on SP. | |
| Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:55 pm | ||
| mstender | Amazing Colors! | |
Voted 10/10 | Hey lcarreau, thanks for this really cool page. The colors on the pictures are just amazing. My favorite is the "Court of Crimson King" picture. Do you think I am biased because it is my favorite band? Anyway, I'll pop in the CD in my car tomorrow, crank it and then drive around thinking on your picture. GREAT JOB! Matt | |
| Posted Feb 28, 2009 9:41 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Amazing Colors! | |
Hasn't voted | Hello, Matt: No, I don't believe that anybody is biased on Summitpost! : ))) It was a free country, the last time I checked! Pop in whatever you want - I just figured that the lyrics matched the photograph of Courthouse Butte here in AZ. At the risk of sounding modest, I just look at myself as the man holding the camera. Nature and King Crimson does the rest !!! Thanks, Matt ... and take care of yourself. -Larry | |
| Posted Mar 1, 2009 9:47 am | ||
| JDrake | Good stuff! | |
Voted 10/10 | Enjoyed these pics a lot. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2009 12:03 am | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Good stuff! | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks, Jim! Please give my regards to Dean; I haven't heard from him in awhile. My wife & I are planning a trip to Utah in May. | |
| Posted Mar 8, 2009 10:38 am | ||
| MikeTX | Wonderful... | |
Voted 10/10 | pictures, Larry. You're an excellent photographer! I'm thinking I'll use these to sell my wife on AZ as our destination for spring break 2010:) | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2009 9:31 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Wonderful... | |
Hasn't voted | What? For a second there, I thought you were thinking about selling your wife. Hold on - let me remove my sunglasses. Okay, that's better !!! : )))))))) | |
| Posted Mar 23, 2009 10:06 pm | ||
| Andinistaloco | very nice! | |
Voted 10/10 | Larry, these are some great pictures of Sedona. I had a good time checking them out and remembering hikes I've taken there, spires climbed, and the like. Even more interesting were the different names we've heard for the formations - for example, The Sphinx for Morning Glory spire! I'm sure I'll catch you down there some day - if I haven't already. | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2009 10:17 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Thank you... | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, already learned where Morning Glory spire, Gibraltar Rock and Summit Block Rock are located. I still need to visit Earth Angel and Queen Victoria. Who am I to argue, but it DOES resemble The Sphinx! For cryin' out loud ... the THING even winked at me !!! ! : ))) | |
| Posted Oct 22, 2009 10:38 pm | ||
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| Andinistaloco | Re: Thank you... | |
Voted 10/10 | Great area, isn't it? I was down again yesterday. You're right... especially from the angle you took that shot, it looks a hell of a lot like the Sphinx! | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 2:48 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Thank you... | |
Hasn't voted | Looks like the snow might be accumulating above 4,500 feet? Almost time to capture some white stuff on red rocks! | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 3:42 pm | ||
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| Andinistaloco | Re: Thank you... | |
Voted 10/10 | Just started snowing here. First one of the year. Hmmm, we'll see. This could spoil my climbing plans! | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 6:39 pm | ||
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| lcarreau | Re: Thank you... | |
Hasn't voted | Then again, it could make things more "challenging" by adding an icy sheen to the rocks !!! : ) | |
| Posted Oct 28, 2009 9:51 pm | ||
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