The "non-iconic and hard to get to" thread

bmike said:

An easy to get to, but hard to see and photograph place in our old home state of Vermont. I visited the lower and upper falls with and without snow and ice. Both images are multi image mosaics.

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travelinbri_74 said:

bmike said:

An easy to get to, but hard to see and photograph place in our old home state of Vermont. I visited the lower and upper falls with and without snow and ice. Both images are multi image mosaics.

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Love the one in the snow!

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landscaper1 said:

O.K., there's a story here, and not an altogether happy one, either. The image below was made around early January, 1989, and the locale was so hard to get to ... you can't get to it anymore.

At that time, there was a sandy trail leading west from Lukeville, AZ, about a 1/4 mile North of the U.S.-Mexican border. If you followed that trail about 15 miles west from AZ-85 (you could see the border "wall" then, all three barbed wire strands of it), it would lead you to a sandy parking "lot." After getting out of your vehicle and taking a short hike up a slight hill you'd find yourself at a small hole in the ground where water was bubbling up out of a spring. That water then flowed downhill in narrow and very shallow slough until it emptied into this shallow pond, about as long and half again as wide as a football field, complete with some wading ducks.

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ThrillaMozilla said:

landscaper1 said:

O.K., there's a story here, and not an altogether happy one, either. The image below was made around early January, 1989, and the locale was so hard to get to ... you can't get to it anymore.

At that time, there was a sandy trail leading west from Lukeville, AZ, about a 1/4 mile North of the U.S.-Mexican border. If you followed that trail about 15 miles west from AZ-85 (you could see the border "wall" then, all three barbed wire strands of it), it would lead you to a sandy parking "lot." After getting out of your vehicle and taking a short hike up a slight hill you'd find yourself at a small hole in the ground where water was bubbling up out of a spring. That water then flowed downhill in narrow and very shallow slough until it emptied into this shallow pond, about as long and half again as wide as a football field, complete with some wading ducks.

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Still there, I think.

Quitobaquito Springs

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landscaper1 said:

ThrillaMozilla said:

landscaper1 said:

O.K., there's a story here, and not an altogether happy one, either. The image below was made around early January, 1989, and the locale was so hard to get to ... you can't get to it anymore.

At that time, there was a sandy trail leading west from Lukeville, AZ, about a 1/4 mile North of the U.S.-Mexican border. If you followed that trail about 15 miles west from AZ-85 (you could see the border "wall" then, all three barbed wire strands of it), it would lead you to a sandy parking "lot." After getting out of your vehicle and taking a short hike up a slight hill you'd find yourself at a small hole in the ground where water was bubbling up out of a spring. That water then flowed downhill in narrow and very shallow slough until it emptied into this shallow pond, about as long and half again as wide as a football field, complete with some wading ducks.

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Still there, I think.

Quitobaquito Springs

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Thank you for that, Thrilla. I've looked on Google Earth a few times in vain and I was really hoping to pay it a return visit someday, and now (hopefully) I can. Great to know it's still there.

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noisebeam said:

landscaper1 said:

ThrillaMozilla said:

landscaper1 said:

O.K., there's a story here, and not an altogether happy one, either. The image below was made around early January, 1989, and the locale was so hard to get to ... you can't get to it anymore.

At that time, there was a sandy trail leading west from Lukeville, AZ, about a 1/4 mile North of the U.S.-Mexican border. If you followed that trail about 15 miles west from AZ-85 (you could see the border "wall" then, all three barbed wire strands of it), it would lead you to a sandy parking "lot." After getting out of your vehicle and taking a short hike up a slight hill you'd find yourself at a small hole in the ground where water was bubbling up out of a spring. That water then flowed downhill in narrow and very shallow slough until it emptied into this shallow pond, about as long and half again as wide as a football field, complete with some wading ducks.

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Still there, I think.

Quitobaquito Springs

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Thank you for that, Thrilla. I've looked on Google Earth a few times in vain and I was really hoping to pay it a return visit someday, and now (hopefully) I can. Great to know it's still there.

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It is an extremely important place and is at risk due to high levels of ground water being pumped to build concrete structures/footings for a large project in the area.

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RetCapt said:

I cheated to get this one. A friend of mine, a commercial pilot, had the use of a restored WW II light recon plane. It was designed for maneuverability and slow speed. The window on the starboard side is removable, and was out when I was up. This lake is down in a steep bowl. I do not recall seeing any trail access but I was only over it for a few minutes and busy taking pictures. Once I got home and downloaded my images, in checking this one I can't see anything that looks like a trail, nor any terrain that would support a trail. Checking USFS and topo maps did not help. There are so many similar appearing lakes in that area, many with no names and no trails indicated, that I could not pin down which one this was. I have shown this photo to old timers very familiar with the local high country, and no one thus far has recognized it. So maybe cheating was the only way I was going to get this one.

Glad I had the chance to hitch a ride when I did. The airplane was subsequently sold. The new owner crashed it. He survived, and the plane was able to be repaired and was again sold. Then the trail turns cold.

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RetCapt said:

Given your observations, I decided to magnify the bottom edge of this photo, something I had not done before.

When it is magnified, there is a trail where you specified. Good observation. Given the steepness and remoteness, and the luxury of flight, cheating was still the most expedient means.

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