Dry Lake Bed by photosynthesis
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2013 was the driest year on record in this area (100 years of record keeping) & unless we see some significant precipitation in the next few months, we will have some serious drought issues. We went out to Applegate Lake yesterday &, except for a few puddles here & there, there is no water left. We & a bunch of other people drove right to the end of a boat ramp & walked around the dry lake bed, which was very strange & eerie.
Applegate Lake was created in 1980 as the result of a dam built by the Army Corps of Engineers. Normally, there are boats on the lake & people swimming & fishing. Ironically, there has been some controversy over a proposal to increase the 10 mph speed limit on the lake recently. There was no danger of boats exceeding that limit yesterday, though 4 wheel drive vehicles could have easily driven all over the lake...
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Comments (12)
pimanjc
Very sad.
auntietk
That really is eerie. So interesting to see the "bathtub rings" all the way down the slope.
UVDan
A good time to go get some free fishing tackle. I do not understand how we can build a pipeline from Canada to Texas for tar oil sands, but we cannot build a pipeline/canal system to divert excess rainwater to drought ravaged western lands. WTF? Nice shot.
jayfar
This snow you are having over there will soon remedy things once the thaw sets in!
roguetographer
Excellent photojournalism, dear Photosynthesis. You should submit your images of Applegate Lake to the Mail Tribune to let folks know what's happening.
Faemike55
Wonderful and sad capture.
ArtistKimberly
Breathtakingly Beautiful,
jocko500
do look surreal
blinkings
Drought is something we often battle with here in Australia, but I must say it's very interesting to me to see what's under all the water. Great shot.
MrsRatbag
Eerie indeed; I don't like to see these kind of conditions, but what a super capture!
anahata.c
From what I hear from my West Coast friends, the drought has hit all kinds of places. (LA, I think, had a heavy bout for weeks, but it's all the way up the coastal states.) When we see pics like this, it really brings it home. I'll talk about the visual aspect, but that's not to make light of the problem... The pov lets the lakebed sweep us away; and those hues---luminous blues and turquoises---which rush through the lakebed make this seem almost dayglo in quality. Beautiful hues. Your pov includes a "hugging" effect made by the trees on both sides---the right side being much darker (and in shadow), which balances the brightness of the right. And all that stone in the foreground---it's really a finely composed shot, Claude. And it takes us past the visible, as the lakebed curves out of sight (in the back), and has serenity too. More of your eye for fine detail, mixed with your artistic sense, and a sense of tranquility---even in a scene that should elicit despair. Beautifully caught and presented.
danapommet
I liked your narrative but it could be a sad ending for Applegate Lake!