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Friday, December 19, 2008

Circling the Sierra: Fossil Falls

A few miles south of Owens Lake, the BLM site of Fossil Falls is worth the short hike.

The historic but now-dry riverbed of the Owens River, Fossil Falls is where the river cut through a lava bed in a series of cascades. All that remains now is a shot slot canyon featuring a series of intricate shapes cut in the lava.


Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Western States Photography Tour: Fantasy Canyon

I'm generally on my way towards Colorado, but my next destination is Teapot Rock, which is found on the Bureau of Land Management's Fantasy Canyon site in Utah, not far from Dinosaur National Monument.