Carrizo Gorge - A Harsh Landscape

EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
edited April 9, 2014 in Landscapes
Not a tree in-sight, but I think this place has an attractive, harsh, natural beauty.
The large structure is the Goat Canyon Trestle - 10 miles from the trail head and
described as the longest curved wooden railroad trestle in the world... built circa 1919.
Ride included traversing about 10 tunnels from several hundred feet long to 1/2 mile - lights required.
Images captured with Samsung Galaxy S4.

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Goat Canyon
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Severe penalty for failure
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Eric ~ Smugmug

Comments

  • bocoboco Registered Users Posts: 710 Major grins
    edited April 4, 2014
    mooie reeks, al had ik graag bij sommige wat meer lucht willen gezien.
    grt,boco.
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  • JeffC230JeffC230 Registered Users Posts: 165 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2014
    some great shots! good job, looks like an awesome bike ride too
    Jeff K.
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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2014
    I'm enjoying these, Eric. It does look harsh, but beautiful.
    Don
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited April 5, 2014
    boco wrote: »
    mooie reeks, al had ik graag bij sommige wat meer lucht willen gezien.
    grt,boco.

    Thanks for commenting boco... Google Translate says that you would have liked to have seen more "air"
    I'm going to assume you wrote "sky"? thumb.gif
    JeffC230 wrote: »
    some great shots! good job, looks like an awesome bike ride too
    Thanks Jeff! It's a little different than your region, huh?
    As for the ride - it was fun, but my knuckles are still a whiter shade of pale... :D
    Cornflake wrote: »
    I'm enjoying these, Eric. It does look harsh, but beautiful.
    Thanks, glad you like 'em Don - probably reminds you a bit of your region - this area of San Diego County always reminds me of my days living in Arizona - especially this day, with the transparent sky and warm, bright sun.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • JuanoJuano Registered Users Posts: 4,891 Major grins
    edited April 6, 2014
    Cool shots and it looks like a great ride too!
    Cristóbal


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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,963 moderator
    edited April 7, 2014
    Huell Howser did a program on the trestles. Amazing place.

    Great pictures and I hope you had a great ride too.
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2014
    Juano wrote: »
    Cool shots and it looks like a great ride too!
    Thanks Cristóbal... hope spring is upon you and riding is on your to-do list!
    ian408 wrote: »
    Huell Howser did a program on the trestles. Amazing place.

    Great pictures and I hope you had a great ride too.

    Thanks Ian.
    Dang, I miss Huell - he was a gem, and left us way too soon. :cry
    There are a couple of abandoned, rusting, train cars at the big trestle, and
    someone has spray-painted a RIP to Huell on one... I hate graffiti, but somehow, it seems OK this time.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited April 7, 2014
    Goat canyon does it for me!! Should have packed a skeleton with you......for foreground elements!:D
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited April 9, 2014
    Very nice expose' on an interesting location that I never knew existed!
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited April 9, 2014
    Stumblebum wrote: »
    ....Should have packed a skeleton with you......for foreground elements!:D
    he he he... darn, I left mine at home - in the closet. :D
    kdog wrote: »
    Very nice expose' on an interesting location that I never knew existed!
    Thanks Joel - to be honest, rumor has it that The-Powers-That-Be would rather folks not visit the place rolleyes1.gif - be forewarned.
    Interestingly and currently, there is a troubled attempt to put this rail line back in-service (it's been abandoned for years)
    moving manufactured goods from the southern termination in Mexico, into the US - I think it would be cool to photograph trains on the trestles again.
    Eric ~ Smugmug
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