{"id":3537,"date":"2013-02-28T08:54:20","date_gmt":"2013-02-28T13:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/?p=3537"},"modified":"2013-02-28T08:54:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-28T13:54:23","slug":"water-in-the-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=3537","title":{"rendered":"Water in the Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/weiw.lightshedder.com\/Landscape-Wildlife\/Anza-Borrego-Desert-SP-CA\/i-f3SHm3F\/0\/XL\/IMG_0340-XL.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>There is a spiritual resonance to water in the desert\u2026whether it is an oasis or a simple seep\u2026but running water\u2026a living stream in the desert speaks to the human spirit in tones of absolute grace. No one can deserve such beauty\u2026such a gift. 600 vertical feet and one and half miles above the base of the mountains the Palm oasis and stream in Palm Canyon at Anza Borrego State Park are everything water in the desert should be. The sides of the canyon are steep and rugged. The floor of the canyon is littered with huge boulders, and several kinds of palm grow have their feet in the water.<\/p>\n<p>This is below the Palms, looking up the last stretch of the stream from about where the Alternative Trail breaks off. <\/p>\n<p>Canon SX50HS. Program with iContrast and Auto Shadow Fill. \u20131\/3EV exposure compensation.&nbsp; 24mm equivalent field of view. f5 @ 1\/1000th @ ISO 125. 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