Today, Bob, Amy, and I hiked the North Trail. Bob and I continued on up the Chuparosa Trail when we got half way around the loop. Once we got to the Pemberton, we hiked up to the 150th street trail before turning back.
Here is a view of Tom’s Thumb through a tangle of Palo Verde trees. We weren’t that close to the McDowells, but I used the limited zoom capability on my camera and then cropped the result to make it look closer than it really is.
A saguaro:
The McDowells. Tom’s Thumb, Morrell’s Wall, The Granite Ballroom, Sven Tower I, II, and III, and Rock Knob are all visible in this photo.
Bob taking a photo of a Saguaro near the Chuparosa Trail:
Another view of the Chuparosa Trail.
I found two other crops of the above scene that I found interesting…
Even closer:
I used a tone mapped layer (using the Mantuik ’06 algorithm) in most of the above edits. I’m happy with the detail that it provides, particularly in the mountains in the background. In past edits, I often end up with very dark looking mountains without much detail.
