This is the view of Superstition Mountain from Lost Dutchman State Park. The Siphon Draw trail starts here off the Discovery Trail and heads up to the Flatiron and the Ridgeline.
This is just east of Apache Junction off of the Apache Trail at the Lost Dutchman State Park in the western end of the Superstition Wilderness and at the western end of the Superstition Mountain Ridgeline.
"Welcome to the desert... of the real." Morpheus
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Schooksonruss 53 months ago | reply
fantastic capture of this beautiful desert landscape Al!
Bruce Eastman [deleted] 53 months ago | reply
This is nice, my brother lives just about at the park, 30 miles or so. I AM GOING TO GO DO SOME HIKING THERE.
zoniedude1 53 months ago | reply
A classic view of the Superstitions! Nicely captured.
Al -this image appears heavy in the blue-green color range with minimal red-yellow. Is this intended, a camera setting, post processing or are my eyes going bad?
jhaskellus 53 months ago | reply
Now here's a view I'm familiar with! Beautifully composed and executed, Al. Great photo!
Al_HikesAZ 53 months ago | reply
Russ - thanks
Bruce - contact me. I'll give you the beta on this area.
Paul - thanks. I had a subconscious inkling of the same thing but I really hadn't quite identified what was bothering me. This whole photo shoot with this new camera was a little underexposed and shifted to the blue-green. I was blaming it on the lighting at this time of day, but I may need to check the presets and defaults in this new camera. In anticipation of a May 2009 rafting trip down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon, I upgraded from my Pentax Optio W20(waterproof) to a Pentax Optio W60(waterproof). I've been using the W60 to get familiar with it. I think I need to check some of the presets & defaults for saturation and color. I want strong red-yellow to capture the Grand Canyon.
Jack - thanks. I moved a picnic table at LDSP and stood on it for this shot to change the angle a little.
zoniedude1 53 months ago | reply
Al - You're rafting the Colorado in May!? OMG, I am sooo envious! I did a 10-day raft trip through the Grand Canyon eons ago as a teenager. It was beyond awesome! I've been waiting my whole life to do it again. Someday...
khosey1 53 months ago | reply
Beautiful shot; I love the clouds! Also, Siphon Draw is one of my favorite hikes. I've gotta go on it again sometime.
Eddie Engel 53 months ago | reply
Very nice. I love those clouds too.
NaturalLight 53 months ago | reply
Now that looks like a good place for a hike...
Don Hutter Photography [deleted] 53 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kartpostal, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Great "big sky" perspective Al!
Massimo Feliziani 53 months ago | reply
This is an amazing, natural photo... come with us :)!!!
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Sandra Leidholdt 53 months ago | reply
A beautiful composition, Al!
ChuckTofu 51 months ago | reply
wonderful photo of the Superstitions!
Katja & Hanspeter Staeblein 39 months ago | reply
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pro Natura and landscape, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Daniel J. Mueller 23 months ago | reply
I saw this in the *GreatPixGallery 20 Faves+ group and Faved it.
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local paparazzi 9 months ago | reply
beautiful January day, makes me look forward to going to AZ to start the year :)
Al_HikesAZ 9 months ago | reply
Chris - this is near the Goldfield Ghost town and the Elvis Presley Chapel at the Lost Dutchman Museum. Great hiking out here if you have time. No Badgers anywhere near here. :)
local paparazzi 6 months ago | reply
my trip to PHX is just around the corner, and this was suggested on my destinations to visit list