Thursday's Task - 03/18/2021

[Douglas Sherman]

As I said yesterday this week's task will be to post your favorite image from three different national, state, local,, or environmental entities such as The Nature Conservancy. Once one of these entities has been selected it can't be used by anyone else. I am going to post images from three places that have, most likely, not been photographed by the majority of photographers on this site.

Super bloom at Anza Borrego Desert State Park, CA.

Napali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kauai, HI

Super bloom at Bartlett Lake Regional Park, AZ

 

[Jim Dockery]

Quite the flower shows Douglas! Here are a few that I also doubt anyone here has visited.

Heireman Wildlife Preserve

Doc-Row Bird Sanctuary (my backyard)

Glacier Peak Wilderness Area

 

[John Holbrook]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

Tuscon Mountain Park, AZ

Goblin Valley State Park, UT

 

[AlanLichty]

Falls Creek Falls - Gifford Pinchot National Forest:

Carter Falls in Mt. Rainier National Park.

Sunset at South Beach in Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Falls Creek Falls - Gifford Pinchot National Forest:

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Carter Falls in Mt. Rainier National Park.

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Sunset at South Beach in Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:

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Beautiful light on all of these, Alan.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

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Tuscon Mountain Park, AZ

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Goblin Valley State Park, UT

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All of these are beautiful, John but that first one is striking.

 

[JimFox]

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN

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Tuscon Mountain Park, AZ

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Goblin Valley State Park, UT

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Oh man John! You got one of them on my list, Goblin Valley!

 

[JimFox]

Falls Creek Falls - Gifford Pinchot National Forest:

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Carter Falls in Mt. Rainier National Park.

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Sunset at South Beach in Harris Beach State Park, Oregon:

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Okay Alan, I have to wipe Mt Rainier off my list.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Quite the flower shows Douglas! Here are a few that I also doubt anyone here has visited.

Heireman Wildlife Preserve
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Doc-Row Bird Sanctuary (my backyard)
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Glacier Peak Wilderness Area
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Very nice contributions, Jim. I love the second one with the birds doing anything they can to get wet.

 

[JimFox]

What a fun task Doug!

#1 - Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

#2 - Sequoia National Park

#3 - Badlands of South Dakota

 

[Douglas Sherman]

What a fun task Doug!

#1 - Dream Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
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#2 - Sequoia National Park
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#3 - Badlands of South Dakota
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Great images, Jim. That second one is one of the best looking upward images in a forest I have ever seen.

 

[Jeffrey]

Skyline Overlook, Utah:

Africa:

New Mexico:

 

[Ben Egbert]

Boy I had to dig for this.

Alstrom Point

Marlboro Point.

Little Grand Canyon Utah

 

[AlanLichty]

Okay Alan, I have to wipe Mt Rainier off my list.

It pays to be early for such a thread

 

[MonikaC]

Still lots to choose from.

Wind Rivers, WY (Cirque of the Towers from Deep Lake) - national forests & wilderness areas

Corona Arch - BLM land

Silver Grotto in Grand Canyon NP

 

[Bart Carrig]

Wow, an extraordinary batch. I can truly say I love them all. Goin' to start digging.

bart

 

[Bart Carrig]

OK, 3 more:

So that was Supermoonset at Sunrise, Zabriski; Winter in Yellowstone, and Sunset at Ruby Beach PNW

Bart

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Skyline Overlook, Utah:

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Africa:

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New Mexico:

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Beautiful set as usual, Jeffrey.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

OK, 3 more:

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So that was Supermoonset at Sunrise, Zabriski; Winter in Yellowstone, and Sunset at Ruby Beach PNW

Bart

Great stuff, Bart. I especially like that cabin image.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Still lots to choose from.

Wind Rivers, WY (Cirque of the Towers from Deep Lake) - national forests & wilderness areas

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Corona Arch - BLM land

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Silver Grotto in Grand Canyon NP

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Beautiful set, Monica. I have seen Corona Arch from a distance but after seeing this image I think I had better get a bit closer. I'm pretty sure that is on the Paria Plateau isn't it?