Drawing a Line in the Sand by bmac62
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...view from our campsite on the Hoh River in Olympic National Park.
...this almost perfect yet natural line in the sand caught my eye...
...the sound of this rushing river soothed us day and night after spending hours hiking along trails in the Hoh Rain Forest.
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"The Hoh is a glacial river fed by glaciers on Mount Olympus, such as the Blue Glacier. The glaciers grind rock into a fine glacial flour which turns the Hoh River a milky slate blue color. The river valley is generally broad and relatively flat, causing the glacial sediments to settle out, creating extensive gravel bars, river meanders, and the many side channels characteristic of a braided river. Logjams are common, resulting in quiet pools and new river channels being formed."
Source: Hoh River Wiki.
Bill
P.S. We've been out of cellphone and internet contact for a couple of days and will now aim to visit all your galleries over the next few days.
"Salmon Cascade"
Comments (25)
durleybeachbum
I just read the glacial bit and suddenly lost my normal urge to leap in for a little swim.
lyron
Cool capture!!
bazza
Nice line it has created and lovely river shot Bill...
flavia49
marvelous image
T.Rex
Oh, man. This looks so beautiful! Would love to take a dip in the calm pool ... er, you said glacier water? BRRRR! I think no dip is a better bet! I can just see a bear splash into the river's oppsite side and emerge with a BIG fish in its mouth. And a racoon family foraging among the stones on the gravel bar. And the sound - perpetual white noise, so restful. My, you've had wonderful fortune to go camping like this! And, so many great photo opportunities! Looking foreward to more! Keep up the good work. :-) Nice to hear/see from you again. Neil is kind of like vanished - we wonder where/how he is. Rob is on way back to UK from US visit.
kbrog
Yes that water is really cold! :D Wonderful capture Bill! I hope you are enjoying all this hiking, it does build up a good appetite. ;)
helanker
OH, I bet the water is really cold. I once had a bath in a little lake where the water constantly came from a high mountain with snow. The water was SOOO icy cold, that we got spasms in the toes :D But this place here looks so interesting and beautiful.
Jay-el-Jay
This looks like a very interesting river for some exploring.A great shot.
EJD64
I konw you and Tarra are hiking, but have you caught any fish? Nice photo.
Blush
Nice capture If you catch any fish savor a bite for me Hugs Susan~
Faemike55
Wonderful capture
tennesseecowgirl
beautiful!
auntietk
Best campsite ever in a temperate rain forest! :) I'm glad you caught this straight line thing ... I sat and stared at it and never lifted my camera. Excellent abstract composition!
RodS
Lovely clear water, Bill! This is interesting - so straight. It almost looks like a boat ramp. Very cool shot, Bill!
jayfar
A very beautiful scene Bill and thanks for the info. Glad you enjoyed your stay there.
whaleman
An unusual and perfect line! Nice shot!
alanwilliams
a beautiful shot of this quiet corner
kgb224
Welcome back Bill. Superb capture Bill. God Bless.
MrsRatbag
What a great find! I wonder if there's a big tree trunk under all that? And that water is beautifully clear and almost inviting ;} Looks like a great campsite!
sandra46
EXCELLENT WORK!
jendellas
Looks a beautiful, peaceful place to camp, bet Mandy loved it!!
X-PaX
Very nice capture Bill. Well done.
NefariousDrO
That's a beautiful shot, the river would be a very soothing sound, too. Of course, I wouldn't have been able to resist all those rocks, too... Lovely capture!
anahata.c
a must full-size. (I see everything zoomed, but some need to be shouted: Zoom is a Must!!!) Full size, this opens up into a wonderful tapestry of shape, texture and light. It would be wonderful very large. (And in RAW, if you didn't already do it in RAW.) The diagonals are wonderuful, the near-square in the right half (bottom) is almost man-made-looking, the contrast of pebbles with water with saturated sand (on the right) is wonderful, and the snippets of greenery all over are fine adornments. A shot of the tapestries of nature, very clear, and very enticing. And cropped/cut off in great places to make this except feel like a little world all its own. I really like this shot. The kind of shot I'd work a long time on, to get it right. Beautiful gentle work, Bill.
debbielove
beautiful and natural, I could sit there for a while reading or just listening to the world go by! Great POV Bill. Thanks for the comments mate! :-) Rob