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I an still remember thew good old days when you drove across the top of the dam to cross it. One lane only. That was before they raised it 75 feet.
The expansion of Roosevelt Dam in 1996 added greatly to the storage space behind the Dam. It took a few years but it finally rose beyond the previous capacity of the lake. I took these two photos during this time. They are scans from slides.
A location I keep coming back to with the hopes of capturing the image that is in my minds eye. I'm trying to use the bridge structure to frame the mountains in the background when they are illuminated with late afternoon light - a frame within a frame so to speak. Not quite there yet, but getting closer to my personal vision.
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Landscape, 2012.08.25
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The expansion of Roosevelt Dam in 1996 added greatly to the storage space behind the Dam. It took a few years but it finally rose beyond the previous capacity of the lake. I took these two photos during this time. They are scans from slides.
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This was the culmination of a great Sunday afternoon road trip with the boys. We headed out for Payson and got side-tracked as we often do. This time we decided to visit Tonto National Monument so the kiddos could pick up another Jr Ranger Badge. The cliff dwellings were closed due to an Africanized bee infestation, but we didn't mind since we were treated to two beautiful sunset scenes, the Roosevelt dam and bridge : )
Shallow caves overlooking the Tonto Basin in southeastern Arizona shelter masonry dwellings nearly 700 years old. This was home to the prehistoric Salado people, named in the early 20th century after the life-giving Rio Salado, or Salt River. For three centuries, they made their living from what nature provided in mountainous desert terrain.
This rugged land is full of life. The basin's topography - a river valley surrounded by steep slopes rising some 2,000 feet - created different local environments, each with its own community of wildlife. The Salt River and Tonto Creek deposited rich soil in the floodplain, nourishing thick stands of mesquite, black walnut, and sycamore. The hillsides and mesas supported vegetation characteristic of semiarid climates: saguaro, cholla, prickly pear, agave, and jojoba. A few pinyon and juniper trees grew on the higher hilltops. Deer, rabbits, quail, and other game flourished in this setting. Nomadic peoples found their way into the basin as early as 7,000 years ago.
The first permanent settlements date from the latter half of the 8th century AD. Hohokam colonists, expanding their domain in the lower Gila and Salt river valleys (near present-day Phoenix), moved into Tonto Basin. By 850 the Hohokam were established in pithouse villages, where they lived for a few hundred years. Perhaps because of conditions within, perhaps because of outside influences, their way of life changed. Pottery styles, construction methods, settlement patterns, and other traits indicate that by 1150 the inhabitants of the basin no longer followed Hohokam traditions, or those of any other Southwestern group. A new culture had apparently emerged - the Salado.
Like the Hohokam, the Salado were farmers. Their pueblo villages dotted the riverside near irrigated fields of corn, beans, pumpkins, amaranth, and cotton. They supplemented their diet by hunting and gathering buds, leaves, and roots. Surplus food and goods were exchanged with neighboring groups, part of the trade network that reached from Colorado to Mexico to the Gulf of California. As the Salado prospered, their numbers increased. By the mid 1200's some Salado were settling in the surrounding foothills.
You don't need HDR to get good detail in shadows and lighted areas. Lightroom does a great job with only a single image. This is the bottom of the bridge at Roosevelt Lake.
Roosevelt Lake and the Sierra Ancha Mountains are 80 miles (130 km) northeast of Phoenix.
Southern Arizona was the recipient of a rare winter storm on December 31st, the last traces of a rare snowfall can still be seen in the distance.
Roosevelt Lake in the distance as seen from the rim of Parker Creek Canyon - Sierra Ancha Mountains, Arizona
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In July of last year we took a big loop tour through Apache Junction (including Apache Land a former movie studio location) to Roosevelt Lake and back home. Along the way we passed Canyon Lake, Tonto National Monument, and Roosevelt Dam.
I love the curvy arc of the bridge over Roosevelt Lake and am submitting this for 7 DOS, Wide Angle Wednesday, Curves.
Sorry to go to a stock photo for today but more health problems in the family have taken me away again. Will try to catch up on my comments for you all later this week.
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On our recent Eastern Washington road trip, we visited the Grand Coulee Dam. This photograph was taken standing on the dam, with the reflection of the Columbia Gorge, Roosevelt Lake and part of the dam in the windows. The strangest thing about being allowed on the dam itself was the security. It was higher than in any airport I have ever been in, and we were followed around by security men with guns the entire time.
The Grand Coulee Dam is the largest concrete structure in the world and is bigger than the Hoover Dam. Strangely enough, I had never heard of it before.
I tried to merge these three photos to one. I did some blending but it was almost impossible to get it right. I hope it looks okay!
This was the culmination of a great Sunday afternoon road trip with the boys. We headed out for Payson and got side-tracked as we often do. This time we decided to visit Tonto National Monument so the kiddos could pick up another Jr Ranger Badge. The cliff dwellings were closed due to an Africanized bee infestation, but we didn't mind since we were treated to two beautiful sunset scenes, the Roosevelt dam and bridge : )
Cool looking sky over Roosevelt Lake, Arizona. Look at the shadows it made on the mountains. Pretty cool.