Flash In The Pan - a photo on Flickriver

Flash In The Pan

            The afternoon sun sparkles through a canopy of golden Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) on the east side of the Toiyabe Crest, Arc Dome Wilderness, Nevada.

On this portion of the route the map once again depicted a trail, and to be fair to the efforts of trail crews long past, we did find snippets of it here and there amongst the trees. However, for the most part we made our way down the drainage by constantly looking for the least dense patches of forest and those areas where the ubiquitous and spiny wild rose was least abundant. 

The GPS allowed us to stay more or less on track with where we thought we ought to be relative to the non-existent trail, but the route finding and vegetation slowed our progress enough that it was clear as the sun sank ever lower toward the Crest that we would not make it to the spot we had identified on the map where we thought we would find the best camping opportunities. With this realization, there was very little to do except to enjoy the sunshine while it lasted and keep moving downhill to search for a flat(ish) spot with access to water. We had seen no water for about 5 miles as we ascended and then traversed the high, arid Crest itself, but we could hear moving water again not far off. One must not hold too tightly to one’s plans in these mountains.

Taken in: United States / Nevada / Ophir (historical) (show map)

Taken on: September 29, 2023

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Camera: Nikon Z 6, f/22.0, 1/50 sec, 29.5mm (=29mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon Z 6
Lens:	NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.02 sec (1/50)
Focal Length:	29.5mm (35mm equivalent: 29mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.2 (Macintosh)
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