ARCHIVE - Landscapes of Change: Dry Falls » the dry fallions http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls Writing & Mapping the Future Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 ARCHIVE - Pot Holes Near Deep Lake – Map http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/pot-holes-near-deep-lake-map/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/pot-holes-near-deep-lake-map/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:53:08 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=2935 ]]> http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/pot-holes-near-deep-lake-map/feed/ 0 47.5882797 -119.3400192 ARCHIVE - The Cliff – Map http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/the-cliff-map-2/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/the-cliff-map-2/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:46:09 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=2892 ]]> http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/the-cliff-map-2/feed/ 0 47.5921860 -119.3514786 ARCHIVE - Delaney Spring – Map http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/delaney-spring-map-2/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/delaney-spring-map-2/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:38:33 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=2859 ]]> http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/30/delaney-spring-map-2/feed/ 0 47.5935440 -119.3572693 ARCHIVE - Delaney Spring – Essay http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/25/delaney-springs-wetland-collage-essay/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/25/delaney-springs-wetland-collage-essay/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:18:41 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=2138 Continue reading ]]> [singlepic id=296 w=320 h=240 float=]

It is difficult to not be consumed by the vast and seemingly endless space out here at Dry Falls. I find myself searching for anything that will give me comfort: A pair of trusting and safe eyes or a friendly hello that echoes its way to my ears, but there is only thick silence. The air is dense with insects; each breath is protein-filled and uncomfortable. This factor makes the search for familiarity urgent. A pair of deer eyes find mine, observing my every move with a heightened sense of awareness and curiosity. The desire to find another human being is replaced with the excitement of life in any form acknowledging my existence. This interaction is short but satisfying, for it proves that if I can remove my urban-dwellers lens, I can see t his place as it is. It was then that I realized I was at a Spring in the middle of a desert/ex-mega-flood, staring intimately into the eyes of a deer. The lens that had kept me from experiencing the present moment began to flee. As I sat down in attempts to put this space into words, I wondered if this place had anything to say for itself. I wondered if this place could speak, what would it say?

“I am a home, to the quail and the deer and the basalt and the scab. I am a subjective land open for observation. I am a mystery, but only to the human eye. ”    

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ARCHIVE - The Cliff – Field Notes http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-field-notes/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-field-notes/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:36:48 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1583 Continue reading ]]>
  •  Shallow soil with sparse desert vegetation.  Vegetation is less sparse and more hydrated near the bottoms of grooves.
  • Predominately basalt rocks, with heavy to light lichen cover.
  • Large amounts of livestock droppings.
  • Grooves roughly 16 feet deep.
  • Areas of sloping ground near cliff edges
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    ARCHIVE - The Cliff – Gallery http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-gallery/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-gallery/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:36:42 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1581 [nggallery id=28]

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    ARCHIVE - The Cliff – Essay http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-essay/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/the-cliff-essay/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:36:36 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1578 Continue reading ]]> When on top of the cliffs, I cannot help but feel like a parasite, a flesh covered flea standing on the precipice of some rocky laceration.  The empty expanse standing before me is blood, and I feed from it, taking in every drop.  Seeing my classmates tromp around on the desert floor reaffirms my tiny existence.  From far enough away I suppose we all look like insects, but when you are trapped in the canyon (or on top of it for that matter) its impossible to be anything else, impossible not to be impossibly small.

    – Colin.

     

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    ARCHIVE - Pot Holes and Deep Lake – Field Notes http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/pot-holes-and-deep-lake-field-notes/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/pot-holes-and-deep-lake-field-notes/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:36:31 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1575 Continue reading ]]> Deep Lake

    • Deep Lake’s water is clear with algae in shallow areas along the shore
    • areas around deep lake look like seasonal flood plains.  These areas are characterized by fine sediment, extremely arid sediment, and a lack of vegetation.
    • Water lines are visible on parts of the shore and on nearby rocks indicating that deep lakes depth has varied over time.

    Pothole

    • The structure of the pothole is circular
    • The Basalt walls of the pothole are heavily fractured.  One is able to remove pieces of basalt with bare hands.
    • The pothole floor is littered with lichen covered rocks, with some moss present in the persistently shaded areas.
    • Various trees and shrubs inhabit the pothole floor

     

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    ARCHIVE - Delaney Spring – Field Notes http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/delaney-spring-field-notes/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/delaney-spring-field-notes/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:36:20 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1592
  • Water is slow moving
  • Lush vegetation in close proximity with stream
  • Deer tracks and bedding are present.
  • Soil is deeper near the Spring/stream
  • Small fish inhabit the stream
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    ARCHIVE - Delaney Spring – Gallery http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/delaney-spring-gallery/ http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/2012/10/24/delaney-spring-gallery/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:26:10 +0000 http://blogs.evergreen.edu/dryfalls/?p=1594 [nggallery id=27]

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