Sky Over Alvord Playa
by Michele Penner
Title
Sky Over Alvord Playa
Artist
Michele Penner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Landscape photograph of substantial clouds over the playa of the Alvord Desert on BLM lands in southeastern Oregon.
The Alvord Desert is a desert located in Harney County, in southeastern Oregon in the western United States. It is roughly southeast of Steens Mountain. The Alvord Desert is a 12-by-7-mile (19 by 11 km) dry lake bed and averages 7 inches (180 mm) of rain a year. Two mountain ranges separate it from the Pacific Ocean - the Coast Range, and the Cascade Mountains. Along with Steens Mountain, these topographical features create a rain shadow.
The Alvord Desert lies at an elevation of approximately 4,000 feet (1,200 m).
During the dry season, the surface is flat enough to drive across, or land small aircraft on. An unofficial women's world land speed record was set in 1976 on the Alvord Desert by Kitty O'Neil at 512 miles/hour (843 km/hour).
The nearest community is Fields, Oregon, population 86.
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July 16th, 2016
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Comments (16)
Bunny Clarke
Those layers of blues and whites on top of dark green really make this stand out. A gorgeous capture and composition.
Jerry Bokowski
This beautiful panoramic landscape reminds me of our own Sonoita, Arizona, this time of year, Michele. Excellent capture.......fav/ like
Reynold Jay
Hi Michele. Love this spectaculars landscape. IF this were mine ( it ain't!!!) I'd crop the sky and offer a panorama version of this too. You will see me doing this in my gallery all the time. Beautiful and lovely as can be. FAV
Michele Penner replied:
Thanks for the comment and suggestion Reynold. I'll keep it in mind and put it on the long list of things to do!
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