Something Different

[JT]

You rarely see any pics from Europa Bay. There is actually a swampy salt pond on the way from Lameshure that is quite lively early in the morning.


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Along the path to Europa

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[augie]

Very interesting. That's somewhere that I've never been to. We'll keep it in mind for the next trip.

What exactly do you mean by "lively"?

[JT]

Augie, those shots were taken in 2003.We saw a young doe, many,many birds, including numerous hummingbirds, turtles,spiders, hermit crabs. We must have caught a lucky morning as the skeeters weren't bad. Europa is too rough to swim in, or at least it was that morning, but it really has a very calming feel to it, in a Zen-like way. I think it's only about a third of a mile, or less, from Little Lameshur.

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[California Girl]

Can you see that pond from the road? I remember passing a salt pond just before Little Lameshur.

[Anthony]

Is the first photo a scan - it looks like I can see a crease in it. Very cool either way!

[JT]

CalGirl, that pond is down the path at the end of the road to Lameshur, past the ranger's driveway, so no you can't see that pond from any road that I know of. There is another pond on the left as you approach Great Lameshur.
Anthony, Ithink those were print photos from a 35mm that I scanned into an old PC and was able to retrieve when I went to the Mac. Now you've got me wondering where the original prints and negatives are.

[California Girl]

CalGirl, that pond is down the path at the end of the road to Lameshur, past the ranger's driveway, so no you can't see that pond from any road that I know of.

Ok, that's definitely a different pond. It looks like a cool little hike though, and with a gorgeous pay-off at the end!

There is another pond on the left as you approach Great Lameshur.

That must be the one I'm thinking of!