A cool photo from my hike the other day.
By The Horse
@TheHorse (220408)
Walnut Creek, California
November 14, 2022 10:35am CST
Rob and I hiked in what was a volcano only a few million years ago. In more recent times, it had been mined for...I forget exactly what. I posted a photo of the pine and eucalyptus trees we hiked through to get to the volcano a couple of discussions ago.
Rob took a cool photo of what may have been a main crater in the volcano and sent it to me yesterday. Some of the rocks, due to later geological thrusts, are at 90 degrees from the original positions.
It's kind of "moonscapish" now, with occasional pine trees (and even small groves) poking their way through the rock. Rob enhanced the attached photo by "developing" it in black and white. I hope you find it creepy-cool, like I do.
Photo is by Rob Riutta.
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@LindaOHio (182031)
• United States
15 Nov 22
Cool photo. Does the volcano have a name?
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Nov 22
"Round Top is a remnant of a 10 million year old volcano, tipped over by tectonic activity. It's pretty high at 1,763 feet. Unfortunately the peak is privately owned so you can't go right to the top but there is a 2.5 mile loop around the peak."
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@LindaOHio (182031)
• United States
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse That's very cool. We've been to Mt. St. Helens, Lassen and have seen the volcanic fields, etc.
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@celticeagle (168473)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Nov 22
This is a great photo showing the shape of what used to be a volcano.
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@celticeagle (168473)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse .......We have some cool hiking trails around here. Lots of foothills and such.
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Nov 22
@celticeagle I enjoy driving through Idaho. Of course it's a neighbor to my mom's native Montana.
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@FourWalls (69129)
• United States
14 Nov 22
That’s cool! Nice to find abandoned/extinct volcano remnants like that. (Although, years after I’d hiked Diamond Head, “they” said that volcanoes are never “extinct.” 
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@FourWalls (69129)
• United States
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse — “they” say Diamond Head is only half a million years old, so that’s hardly time to become extinct in volcanic talk. 
Speaking of extinct and earthquakes, the cooling towers at TVA Paradise KY were imploded last weekend. You can see my discussion about it, and sing along with Prine yet again. 
Speaking of extinct and earthquakes, the cooling towers at TVA Paradise KY were imploded last weekend. You can see my discussion about it, and sing along with Prine yet again. 1 person likes this
@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Nov 22
@FourWalls For safety reasons? I'll check out your post. Been off playing music (I even sang Paradise yesterday) with friends over the past couple of days..
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@DaddyEvil (137728)
• United States
14 Nov 22
I didn't think that photo looked like something you'd take... Nice to know I was right. It is a good photo, though.
I wouldn't say it was creepy, exactly, as much as I'd call it cold. (I'm really not a fan of black and white photos. *shrug*)
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@DaddyEvil (137728)
• United States
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse I've had a few people try to tell me that some of my photos would look good in black and white... I always say, you can change your photos the way you like. I will change mine the way I like.
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil You could send them your photos, have them tweak them, and be "co-authors," I suppose. I've co-written some songs out here. No biggie. I don't think any will make me (or my co-authors) famous.
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@lovebuglena (44733)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Nov 22
Great photo. Not sure how it looks in color but b&w makes it look almost timeless. And makes me think of the past. I love it! This would look great hanging on the wall.
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Nov 22
@lovebuglena There were birds overhead. But no deer nearby. Or even squirrels, as I recall.
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@lovebuglena (44733)
• Staten Island, New York
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse I look at it now and it makes me wonder if there is any sign of life over there.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Nov 22
I think your black/white photo is amazing, I really like it! It's a very good shot
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy Exactly. And it's not like videos and TV shows. A lot of it is plants and animals quietly doing what they do. (Just like humans, actually.) We did see a red tailed hawk dive for prey the other day. But we couldn't see if he made a capture. Usually we just see vultures and hawks soaring...searching...
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 22
@kobesbuddy Exactly. As a bed-wetting (formerly) Liberal nature lover, I always for to for the bunnies and squirrels. But I accept that we all gotta do what we all gotta do.
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@kobesbuddy (78871)
• East Tawas, Michigan
14 Nov 22
@TheHorse Hiking out in the wild helps us discover, what life is REALLY like:)
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@GardenGerty (160998)
• United States
15 Nov 22
It looks like they could have filmed an old western there as will. Nice place for a hike. Or a Horse.
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@BarBaraPrz (47706)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
14 Nov 22
Probably mined for pumice.
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@BarBaraPrz (47706)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Nov 22
@TheHorse I just did, and ran into a whole lotta other things to look up.
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
17 Nov 22
@BarBaraPrz That's the problem with looking interesting stuff up. Wormhole.
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@kaylachan (71941)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Nov 22
I am sure it is. Sure does sound that way.
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@Inplay123 (119)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Nov 22
Of late I have been working on a web research project where we ingest different counties in California. Although Walnut Creek is out of boundaries I would love to visit California on one of these good days.
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@Inplay123 (119)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Nov 22
@TheHorse Wow! I would like to experience the sub-climates.
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@TheHorse (220408)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Nov 22
@Inplay123 It's a pretty cool state. But it's also overpopulated (by humans), especially near the Coast.
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@popciclecold (39547)
• United States
15 Nov 22
Great photo, looks like a good place for hiking.
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@ptrikha_2 (47100)
• India
15 Nov 22
At times such Retro look pictures can be really enticing!
Such Geographical formations can be something of keen interest and you managed to hike to a really offbeat place.
The picture is a big bonus !
@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
15 Nov 22
Yes, the photo is cool creepy indeed. You had gone trekking to a dangerous spot.
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@Treborika (17853)
• Mombasa, Kenya
15 Nov 22
What a nice shot from a beautiful scenery this is. I have really liked it.
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@Herahestia93 (152)
• Indonesia
15 Nov 22
For some reason, when I saw the photo, I immediately thought of the Coboy movie
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