Location - Picture Rocks Road
1. Picture Rocks Trailhead
This location has an abundance of parking, but the trail is steep, and rough. The parking lot is located in a dip, with the terrain rising in all directions.
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/320 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:45:42 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View of parking, looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/320 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:46:02 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Start of trail, looking north
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/320 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:46:22 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Start of trail, looking northeast
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/320 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:46:34 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View to the northwest, from the parking lot
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/125 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:46:49 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View to the south, from the parking lot
2. Picture Rocks Pullout West of Trailhead
This location is a pullout on the north side of Picture Rocks Road, just west of the trailhead. It has the advantage of being on slightly higher ground, so that the view to the west isn't as obstructed.
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/125 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:48:12 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View of parking, looking west
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/400 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:48:35 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/200 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:48:47 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Walkable terrain to the north
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/200 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:49:06 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Saguaros further in, looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/100 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:49:12 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Elevated terrain to the west
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:49:33 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
A narrow trail heads northwest
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:49:51 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
End of the trail, looking west
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:49:59 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
End of the trail, looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:50:03 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Large saguaro at the end of the trail
3. Panther Peak Wash Trail
This location is a horse trail, further west on Picture Rocks Road. The terrain is flatter, and the trail is marked with a langth of 1.7 miles.
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:53:20 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View of parking, looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:53:59 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Looking west, showing signage to watch for
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:54:15 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Start of trail
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/5.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:54:31 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Trail marker
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/200 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:54:59 |
FocalLength | 33mm |
Along the trail, looking northwest
Along the trail, looking northeast
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:55:32 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Along the trail, looking west
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:55:35 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
The trail is narrow, and littered with horse hoofprints
4. Paved Pullout
This location has a lot of parking for a pullout, and is almost at the crest of the hill, with better views. However, there is limited accessibility to the desert.
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:58:19 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View of parking, looking east
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:58:45 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View of parking, looking west
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:58:52 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Walkable terrain to the northwest
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:59:16 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View to the north
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 15:59:27 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View to the west
5. Golden Gate Road
This is a dirt road for high clearance vehicles only, and is closed from sunset to 6 a.m. However, the start of this road offers some great views to the south, compared to the previous locations.
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:01:57 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
Entrance to Golden Gate Road from Picture Rocks Road
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/100 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:02:27 |
FocalLength | 64mm |
The road continues south
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/100 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:02:42 |
FocalLength | 31mm |
View to the west, showing distant peaks on the far side of Avra Valley
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:02:56 |
FocalLength | 31mm |
View to the northeast
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/160 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:03:08 |
FocalLength | 24mm |
View to the southeast
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Model | Canon EOS 6D |
ExposureTime | 1/80 |
FNumber | f/11.0 |
ISOSpeedRatings | 200 |
DateTimeOriginal | 2017:11:25 16:03:15 |
FocalLength | 70mm |
Plenty of saguaros to the south, within an easy walk on level ground
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