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Re: [OM] IMG: Last of the cactus-fest

Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Last of the cactus-fest
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:23:47 -0500
I loved the saquaro forest and would like to see it again.  Don't know 
as I've ever seen a backlit saquaro before.

Chuck Norcutt


On 2/19/2012 9:46 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> The final group from my trip to Arizona last moth. Most are from a hike
> in the McDowell Sonoran Preserve on the outskirts of Scottsdale. Enjoy,
> and don't get stuck!
>
> My wife Katya doing a passable rendition of Lauren Bacall's "The Look":
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898831871/lightbox>
>
> Cactus medley:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902857/lightbox>
>
> How the Pod People reproduce:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898903207/in/photostream/>
> Cholla is beautiful when backlit, but it's really nasty stuff. The
> slightest touch causes a fist-sized piece to break off and stick to
> you.  It appears to have jumped on you, hence the nickname "jumping
> cactus." The spines are barbed, so they don't come out easily. The
> cactus propagates to new locations by sticking to passing animals or
> people. See the little knobs of cactus that fell on the ground? They may
> take root where they fall, or hitch a ride on a hiking boot.
>
> A backlit saguaro and distant hills (with 90/3.5 VC Lanthar):
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902513/lightbox>
>
> Ocotillo and nearby hills:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898902263/lightbox>
>
> A nice vista of the saguaro forest (yeah, they call it a forest!):
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898831635/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
> View the above bigger if you have a wide screen:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898831635/sizes/o/in/photostream/>
>
> And my cousin Stu on a less wild walk the next day
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/6898903353/lightbox>
>
> M8, 35/2 Summicron IV except where noted.
> --Peter
>
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