Day 32- March 9th
We relaxed in the morning, then drove out to the beach. On the way we stopped at a huge natural arch and a huge waterfall. The arch was a giant, ~30m wide bridge over our heads, with huge stalactite like formations hanging down. After we left the arch was a grassy field. The field was part of a cattle field, so they had stiles for us to cross the fence. These are a set of steps with the fence going down the middle. Sometimes they are twisted for extra security. We also saw cool rock formations in the field.
Photo by Russ White
Afterwards we stopped at a huge waterfall. I tried some experimental pictures of it. A classic waterfall device is to use a long exposure, so as to blur the water. I tried one at both normal and long exposures, just to see what the difference would be. Click to see a larger resolution image.
The beach was a black sand beach, probably made out of magnetite, and was a good place to find fossils. My dad and sister and I went body surfing the waves, but my mom was getting sick, so she had to stay and watch our stuff.
The seaside town of Marokopa
That night I went and played with the two kids of the owners, Max and Pippin, on the trampoline. Later I walked with my dad down to a little sinkhole on their property and took some pictures of glowworms. It’s hard to see at small scale, so click for a larger image.
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