Horizontal orientation.
The City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo on the southern border of Idaho is a popular area for rock climbing as well as hiking and sight-seeing. The massive granite formations are beautiful, and much larger than they appear from a distance! It is hot and dry during the summer months, but early this morning in mid-September, the air was crisp and cool, and the view of golden wildflowers at the base of a majestic granite formation was magnificent from this viewpoint a little way off the trail. Later in the day, rock climbers could be seen climbing at all the popular spots, but I much preferred the calm and quiet still morning, when the sunlight was casting a warm glow across the peaks and valleys, and there was no sound other than the birds. I had taken a group of boys age 11-13 for an overnighter here, with a couple of other adults, but all were soundly sleeping while I hiked the trails and welcomed the rising sun. (Truth is, I'm too old to sleep comfortably in a tent on the ground and was awake before 4:00 am with a sore back and ribs!) I attempted to take a night shot of the stars but learned that my equipment at the time was not quite adequate for night photography.
Horizontal orientation.
The City of Rocks National Reserve near Almo on the southern border of Idaho is a popular area for rock climbing as well as hiking and sight-seeing. The massive granite formations are beautiful, and much larger than they appear from a distance! It is hot and dry during the summer months, but early this morning in mid-September, the air was crisp and cool, and the view of golden wildflowers at the base of a majestic granite formation was magnificent from this viewpoint a little way off the trail. Later in the day, rock climbers could be seen climbing at all the popular spots, but I much preferred the calm and quiet still morning, when the sunlight was casting a warm glow across the peaks and valleys, and there was no sound other than the birds. I had taken a group of boys age 11-13 for an overnighter here, with a couple of other adults, but all were soundly sleeping while I hiked the trails and welcomed the rising sun. (Truth is, I'm too old to sleep comfortably in a tent on the ground and was awake before 4:00 am with a sore back and ribs!) I attempted to take a night shot of the stars but learned that my equipment at the time was not quite adequate for night photography.
