
A Touch of Green854 viewsAlthough fall is generally a dry season in these parts, some greenery can still be found here, thanks to the spring that feeds it.
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South Agora and Baths of Hadrian853 viewsThe Baths of Hadrian, built across the west end of the South Agora, were massively constructed from large tufa-like blocks faced with marble veneer and consist of five great barrel-vaulted chambers, with an imposing colonnaded court in front.
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Jock Goes Exploring852 viewsBeing on a leash doesn't slow this guy down much. He just drags me along wherever he wants to go.
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IC1396A - Elephant Trunk Nebula 852 viewsA narrowband (Hubble Palette) image of a dense cloud of gas and dust within a much larger region of ionized gas designated IC1396, illuminated and ionized by the massive bright star HD206267 at the upper right corner of the frame. I don't find that the shape of the nebula resembles an elephant's trunk, but rather, as Michelle Evans has suggested, a dragon named Verminthrax Pejorative from the movie Dragonslayer.
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Real and recent petroglyphs851 viewsThere definitely are petroglyphs on this rock. These are clearly the work of modern-day savages.
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Pupfish Protective Zone; No Fishing851 viewsAll about the Shoshone Pupfish.
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An Easy Hike850 viewsAs far as I went, the trail was mostly level and relatively smooth. I think it got harder up ahead, but I didn't get that far.
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Corkscrew Peak849 viewsLooking toward Corkscrew Peak (5804 feet, 1769 meters) from Hell's Gate.
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Splotches848 viewsAlternating with the bands were these white splotches, as if someone had splattered white paint on the canyon walls.
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Truckers848 viewsThe end of the parade allowed normal traffic to resume, and these guys are the normal traffic. They had to wait a long time and probably weren't happy.
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Red Pass Dragon847 viewsA mighty stone dragon commands the hilltop above Red Pass, but we sneaked past him unscathed.
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From Shadow to Sun847 viewsThe contrast between the sunlit and shadowed areas is like night and day.
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