Faux Falls
Mar 12, 2018 19:43:27 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
From a couple of hours before now, a few miles from home. This is something I almost never do: work on and post something I've only just shot. (Mainly, I just wanted to continue getting familiarized with my new Jeep, and though the 'road' didn't require 4WD, it was fun all the same.) The water is real enough, but its pumped up from a perennial stream in the canyon on the other side of the fins/spires; hence it's moniker, 'faux falls.' Been there a million times; I know the light will be better in May, when there'll be cactus blooming that'll provide nifty 'foreground/background' interest.
Mar 12, 2018 20:15:06 #
Cany143 wrote:
From a couple of hours before now, a few miles fro... (show quote)
Really nice shot and great color!
Mar 12, 2018 21:39:43 #
Cool! Now... where's the piccies of your Jeep?
(I have a 2014 Willys.
Ordered it. First time ever ordering a vehicle.2 dr, 6 speed, roll ups, hardtop cause I ordered too late to get both tops. Rear locker. U radio thingy upgrade, no gps. No remote. Actually use a key for ignition and doors.In the ugly,not quite yellow, not quite orange Amped color.
Rides worse than my Volvo 780 tractor trailer, only gets 10-20 mpg ... But
..most fun auto I've ever had. Cant say most fun vehicle... but its right next to the bikes! )
(I have a 2014 Willys.
Ordered it. First time ever ordering a vehicle.2 dr, 6 speed, roll ups, hardtop cause I ordered too late to get both tops. Rear locker. U radio thingy upgrade, no gps. No remote. Actually use a key for ignition and doors.In the ugly,not quite yellow, not quite orange Amped color.
Rides worse than my Volvo 780 tractor trailer, only gets 10-20 mpg ... But
..most fun auto I've ever had. Cant say most fun vehicle... but its right next to the bikes! )
Mar 12, 2018 21:57:50 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
krashdragon wrote:
Cool! Now... where's the piccies of your Jeep? br... (show quote)
Ok. Don't usually take pix of my vehicles, but hey................ (wanna see pix of my old '72 Landcruiser????)
The old one. (***For Sale!!! Only a quarter million miles!!! Like NEW***)
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The new one. Wrangler Unlimited Safari
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Mar 12, 2018 23:38:00 #
Mar 13, 2018 04:27:01 #
Very nice capture! The falls look natural, faux or no. What is the purpose of pumping the water?
Mar 13, 2018 06:19:27 #
Mar 13, 2018 07:45:05 #
great shot.
The jeep is great also sahara rides a little smoother than the sport. You will get a wave from most wrangler drivers.
The jeep is great also sahara rides a little smoother than the sport. You will get a wave from most wrangler drivers.
Mar 13, 2018 10:03:04 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
Cwilson341 wrote:
Very nice capture! The falls look natural, faux or no. What is the purpose of pumping the water?
Thanks, Carol. Water in the West is a very precious commodity. This water feeds a reservoir that's used for agriculture first, and recreation (fishing/boating/splashing around with the kids, etc.) second. The Colorado River is essentially the northern boundary of town, but its too silty to use for much except ag (and boating, of course). Most of our town drinking water comes from aquifers and wells fed by snow melt/rain from the nearby LaSal Mountains.
Mar 13, 2018 10:06:27 #
Mar 13, 2018 10:17:37 #
Cany143
Loc: SE Utah
motorman wrote:
great shot.
The jeep is great also sahara rides a little smoother than the sport. You will get a wave from most wrangler drivers.
The jeep is great also sahara rides a little smoother than the sport. You will get a wave from most wrangler drivers.
I've noticed (about the wave). It was the same with my Cherokee, but the wave (actually, a raised index finger and a slight nod) mostly came from (and to) other owners of RED Cherokees. Around here, Jeeps (and 4WD vehicles in general) are as common as sand on a beach. The index finger on my left hand gets exhausted some days.
Mar 13, 2018 11:07:19 #
Bear2
Loc: Southeast,, MI
Cany143 wrote:
From a couple of hours before now, a few miles fro... (show quote)
Gorgeous, and I am a Jeeper. Driving my sixth.
Have attended six ‘camp jeeps’, and still have the flags.
Sorry they stopped ‘camp jeeps’, they were a blast.
Duane
Mar 13, 2018 11:28:10 #
Mar 13, 2018 13:06:27 #
Mar 13, 2018 14:58:52 #
You are blessed with Nature's splendor. Utah has several of the most majestic national parks and I hope to visit a few of them someday now that I have the time to travel in the RV.
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