tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post6914614010572797297..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Where in the West: March 2011Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-61859042864546253902011-03-05T11:26:10.795-08:002011-03-05T11:26:10.795-08:00Gaelyn, the cross-fractures appear to be part of a...Gaelyn, the cross-fractures appear to be part of a regional jointing pattern; possibly these are related to unweighting of the granite after glaciation. One joint set is roughly parallel to the glacial striations.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-90245626281928233932011-03-05T11:07:41.341-08:002011-03-05T11:07:41.341-08:00It's got to be from Olmstead Point or very nea...It's got to be from Olmstead Point or very nearby. Interesting that Google drove the area (for Street View) <a href="http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=37.810903,-119.484987&spn=0,0.027788&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=37.810888,-119.484861&panoid=qPCq0kln_clvUnCjbyuUwg&cbp=12,347.59181099999995,,0,0" rel="nofollow">in a fog</a>.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-55908431155999702442011-03-05T10:22:01.978-08:002011-03-05T10:22:01.978-08:00... or maybe Clouds Rest.... or maybe Clouds Rest.Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-33006120806597963382011-03-05T10:20:06.058-08:002011-03-05T10:20:06.058-08:00The shot if from Olmstead Point, FWIW.The shot if from Olmstead Point, FWIW.Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-31866982940674710182011-03-05T09:20:49.086-08:002011-03-05T09:20:49.086-08:00Like the checkerboard look.Like the checkerboard look.Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-31900912069144366452011-03-05T09:02:01.386-08:002011-03-05T09:02:01.386-08:00It is Half Dome in Yosemite, taken from a somewhat...It is Half Dome in Yosemite, taken from a somewhat unusual angle. Congrats and ¡Yay! on the win!<br /><br />Anyone have an idea on the location of the photographer?Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-40535013288037716462011-03-05T08:55:16.613-08:002011-03-05T08:55:16.613-08:00Looks like Yosemite National Park to me. Beautiful...Looks like Yosemite National Park to me. Beautiful granitoid outcrops and "pavement." One can also see glacial striae, erratic boulders and more. I can see half-dome in the distance in the photo.<br /><br />~Cole :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01830256802113575577noreply@blogger.com