View from Bear Mountain - Sedona AZ

[Chris Dodkin]

This afternoon was a bit of a cluster **ck - firstly, the ladies in our party misread the map, and instead of the 'easy' hike with 'minimal elevation change' - we ended up hiking up Bear Mountain, which has a 2000' elevation change!

http://www.sedonahikingtrails.com/bear-mountain.htm

We figured out we were on the wrong trail after the first 400' climb - so never did make it to the top!

The 2nd issue became apparent after we'd reached a superb viewing point on the edge of a cliff, and I reached for my X100 to bag the shot.

NO MEMORY CARD INSTALLED!

It was still in the card reader, back at the house

Managed to borrow a 32mb card from one of our guests - the free card that came with his camera - which allowed me just one RAW image from the X100.

So here is 'The One' - the view from Bear Mountain

X100 f11 CPL Filter

 

[Brian Moore]

Serves ye right for no shooting film, Chris! You coulda got 24 or even 36 of that "one"!

Oh, by the way,...nice shot! Real cowboy country oot there! Lovely.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Well, if all you have is one shot, might as well be a good one. And that is certainly a good one.

On the other hand, please don't upload anymore photos with blue skies - they make me very jealous!

 

[Pete Askew]

Well, you made the most of it anyway. Nice shot. And besides, all the extra weight of the other pictures you would have taken would have made the climb down more difficult!!

 

[Allan Batchelor]

DOH!!! Still the one you did get is a topper Chris

DD your starting to rub off on us

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Sorry about they skies Rob - the locals are still praying for rain as it's been a very dry winter to date - so they'd welcome some rain clouds instead of clear blue skies with fluffy clouds

Pete - good point! The climb down was a bit of a mare - so much more difficult going down than up, I can see how cats get stuck in trees now!

Brian - Film?

Allan - I was so ticked off, you have no idea

This location has the possibility of being a stunning vista at sunset, so I have plans to return, with lots of memory cards in stock!

 

[Davie Hudson]

brilliant!! i could see myself taking shots here

 

[Pete Askew]

This location has the possibility of being a stunning vista at sunset, so I have plans to return, with lots of memory cards in stock!

And a torch!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

brilliant!! i could see myself taking shots here

Just bring some sun screen with you Davie - and some shorts