Solstice Clove
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:24 am
Solstice Clove is a magical tributary of the Rondout Creek. It is on state land.
There are probably too many photos in these slideshows, but think of viewing it as listening to an extended piece of music. I picked out photos from three trips to this place, and they are in order, so you will be in a kind of "virtual tour" of the Solstice Clove. The first slideshow, taken (I think) on the summer solstice, was my first expedition through this place with my father. The other two were to quench my addiction. I grew up in the Catskills and was practically raised in Peekamoose and Devil's Kitchen (photos of platte clove and Black Chasm to come eventually), so these adventures were very meaningful. I hope you're able to sit through the pictures... I think it's worth it. Starts out with typical tributary pictures... then you get around a corner and there's the beginning of the flumes/pools. When I came across the first tall one I was yelping like a maniac...
Right now I'm using Shutterfly for slideshow/full screen photo collection sharing... any other ideas where uploading is unlimited and free? For some reason shutterfly has to stick their logo on the side of the full screen slideshow, squishing my photo and making it look all pixelated, ruining the crisp water shots.
Slideshow 1:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=189
Slideshow 2:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=267
Slideshow 3:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=378
UPDATE!! For your and my viewing ease, I am slapping some of my favorite pictures from the clove here so you don't have to sit through the slideshow, which butchers and pixelates the picture quality. They are in no particular order. They span across 3 different photography excursions. They are awesome.
VIDEO!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oixqZxtoi_M
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There are probably too many photos in these slideshows, but think of viewing it as listening to an extended piece of music. I picked out photos from three trips to this place, and they are in order, so you will be in a kind of "virtual tour" of the Solstice Clove. The first slideshow, taken (I think) on the summer solstice, was my first expedition through this place with my father. The other two were to quench my addiction. I grew up in the Catskills and was practically raised in Peekamoose and Devil's Kitchen (photos of platte clove and Black Chasm to come eventually), so these adventures were very meaningful. I hope you're able to sit through the pictures... I think it's worth it. Starts out with typical tributary pictures... then you get around a corner and there's the beginning of the flumes/pools. When I came across the first tall one I was yelping like a maniac...
Right now I'm using Shutterfly for slideshow/full screen photo collection sharing... any other ideas where uploading is unlimited and free? For some reason shutterfly has to stick their logo on the side of the full screen slideshow, squishing my photo and making it look all pixelated, ruining the crisp water shots.
Slideshow 1:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=189
Slideshow 2:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=267
Slideshow 3:
http://cmd.shutterfly.com/commands/pict ... &album=378
UPDATE!! For your and my viewing ease, I am slapping some of my favorite pictures from the clove here so you don't have to sit through the slideshow, which butchers and pixelates the picture quality. They are in no particular order. They span across 3 different photography excursions. They are awesome.
VIDEO!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oixqZxtoi_M
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