Contemplation II repost
Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.
Category: Geology
Contemplation I repost
Climb down the cliff stair, 223 of them, to this quiet place.
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Stealing a Shot
Father and Daughter
These people clambered up for a shot while I was set up to capture the scene at the perfect light. They wasted my precious moments of light. Luckily, I managed captures while the child was out of sight, shared in yesterday’s post. These photos were accepted by Getty as “editorial” content.
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Giant’s Chair
at sunset
Here is a formation seemingly created to capture the human imagination. I spent time attempting to get it right. At one point, the setting sun emerged from the clouds to light the scene.
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Pam’s Views of the Causeway V
Baby-Finn
For Pam’s return trip I recall a favorite episode of Finn McCool’s, the mythical hunter-warrior associated with the Giant’s Causeway. Fearing a match with an opponent sure to defeat him, Finn relied on the wits of his wife, Oona, who dressed him up as a baby. She made griddle cakes, hiding an iron skillet in one or two. The giant, given the iron cakes, suffered broken teeth. Baby-Finn wolfed his cakes down. Overawed, the giant fled back to Scotland, fearing to face the man who’d grow from a baby such as that, tearing up the road (The Giant’s Causeway) behind him, to prevent Finn from following.
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Pam’s Views of the Causeway IV
The Far Extent
Pam hiked as far as the Red Cliffs. Click me for more information about these deposits of weathered volcanic rock.
The cliff trail ended at a barrier, with sunlight running out Pam turned around.
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Pam’s Views of the Causeway III
Dangerous Cliffs
We know of the danger of cliffs from our Finger Lakes Gorges. That solid edge can be anything but.
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The Cliff Path 
The Boradening View of the Causeway 
Ever Onward 
These Railings are appreciated 
Read Me 
The Path Beckon
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Pam’s Views of the Causeway II
Walking the Giant’s Causeway
Pam continued past the Causeway, exploring other features on a path along a broad, rocky beach.
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Finn McCool’s Boot 
Zoom on the boot 
View Back Toward Causeway 
The Organ 
The Organ, close 
View of the Causeway as the path climbs.
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Pam’s Views of the Causeway I
Walking the Giant’s Causeway
While I was living the dream on the pile, Pam took a long walk up the cliff. Here is a series of photographs she snapped with the Samsung Galaxy.
Pam explores the entry (click for my post “Volcanic Dike”) and walks by the Causeway. We see it here from the back side. The lines of columns is striking.
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Loopy VII
Welcome Distraction
This Finger Lakes Trail / Treman Park / Cayuga Trails Loop concludes with these incredible trees and flowers
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The diversity of Fleabane throughout North America is simply enormous.
Fleabane Daisy
We end at the beginning. Here is more information about these flowers, in the captions.
Buttercup Going to Seed 
Seeding Phlox
