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Leslie Gulch, OR

            This is a place where the phrase, "photos don't do it justice," applies. It would be better appreciated in person. It's more than a gulch. Perhaps the term, a narrow canyon, fits better.  It's also a place that will look different depending on the time of day. This is due to the many rock and bluff features and what the sun and shadows reveal. I went there twice -- first in the afternoon and the then the next morning and took a total of 900 photos. But don't panic. I'll pick out a few of the most interesting ones and sprinkle them in my stream over the next few months. What I seemed to see the most in the rock were faces. Perhaps you will too (I see 3 faces in this shot -- I tagged them. If you place your cursor on the photo it should reveal boxes on the photo and you can roll your pointer over  the box to see text. Most that I saw were cartoony human faces, but some were animal. Per wikipedia:  "Leslie Gulch is a canyon in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is on the east side of Owyhee Lake, a reservoir on the Owyhee River. Its abundant and striking rock formations are made of tuff. The gulch was named after a local rancher, Hiram E. Leslie, who was hit by lightning here in 1882. Previously it had been called "Dugout Gulch." The last 15 miles (24 km) of the gulch are on a smooth, but curvy gravel road, adding a bit of time to get there. The area's impressive rock formations have also drawn the interest of area rock climbers over the years. The volcanic tuff is very similar to, but not as solid as, the rock found at Oregon's more famous climbing area Smith Rock. There are more than 80 established climbing routes at Leslie Gulch. The majority of these routes are sport climbs but there are a few traditional climbs, as well." Many of the sport climbing routes found in the area rely on artificially manufactured holds. The so-called "Einstein" and "Asylum" walls, in particular, are home to many routes composed almost entirely of human-drilled pockets. This activity was responsible for a moratorium on route development and BLM plans for bolt removal. However, the bolts have remained and the BLM has allowed climbing to continue.   (Leslie Gulch DSC_3191.jpg)
   

Taken on: November 21, 2016

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Lens:	24.0-120.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	98mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
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