The ground was mostly a dark, oxidized sand and basalt gravel with sporadic rock formations like cairns. This gave me a feeling of desolation, hinting someone had been there, only to find they had gone. We walked on an improvised … Continue reading
Field Notes: 1st Location: Dry Falls Lake October 12th, 2012 Late morning Weather/Atmosphere: Mostly sunny Warm with slight breeze Overall composition: Rocks, grass, shrubs, trees Buttes, basins, lakes, boulders Beetles, centipedes, birds, snakes Old persons fishing Us, observers Deer, deer … Continue reading
A theme at Dry Falls Lake was the sinificant amount of activity. There were repetitive clusters and clumps like the rocks, feces, bones and concentration of people. Red pin indicates our locaion, Dry Falls Lake Yellow pins indicate observations of interest
The Longitudinal groove we arrived at (with some difficulty) had little meaning for the non-specialist yet provoked a sense of being that made it memorable as a ‘place to be’. Red pin indicates our location, the longitunal groove Yellow pins indicate … Continue reading
What do I see? It’s a dry pothole with trees at the lower areas so that you could not see the bottom. The rocks that surrounded the upper half of the hole seemed very unstable. I looked at the scene … Continue reading
Field Notes: 2nd Location at Dry Falls: Mossbottom Pothole Pothole off of Jeep Trail Approximately ¼ of a mile east of Deep Lake dock October 13th, 2012 Noon Weather/Atmosphere: Overcast, slight rain Cold, breezy Sounds: Bird calls, near and distant … Continue reading
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The pothole we visited was like a cavity of color and life within the open desert. The area is somewhat chaotic. The broken up rock strewn across the immediate surroundings signified action within the greater stillness of the landscape. Red pin indicates … Continue reading
There is an uncomfortable sense in writing this place by description. The haggard floodscape is quintessential of an uneasy subject. One can identify the location, and perhaps it leads to an in depth comprehension. The longitudinal groove is a feature … Continue reading
Field Notes: 3rd Location at Dry Falls: Longitudinal Grooves Sunday, October 14th 2012 Audio: Very quiet Almost (but not quite) far enough from the highway not to hear it Voices of other teams are heard but they are not … Continue reading
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Here are our photographs of the longitudinal groove. Continue reading
