The War Eagle Trail is a two-mile trail in nearby Withrow Springs Park. I wanted to take a few more shots with my new Canon S2 IS and was short on time, so I headed there. It turned out to be a nice short trail with some lovely views.
The 16MB SD card that comes with the S2 only holds a few shots, and they are interspersed with shots from my old camera. Hopefully you can spot the S2 shots. (Otherwise, I've wasted my money...) I will be able to take better pictures as I learn how to take advantage of the many, many features the S2 offers. I will be able to experiment with the various shutter speed, ISO, exposure, and focus settings more easily when the 1GB SD card I have ordered arrives.
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A panorama of the lovely view south from near the top of the trail* |
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.JPG "A cow and her calf cooling off in War Eagle River")
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A cow and her calf cooling off in War Eagle River |
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The cows heading back to the field... |
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.JPG "Still more of War Eagle River")
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Still more of War Eagle River |
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(Note: I didn't get the exposure right on the last 3 S2 shots. I am still learning.) |
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A closer view of War Eagle River |
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Bluffs run alongside the river |
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The view from near War Eagle Cave back towards the trailhead |
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The entrance to War Eagle Cave |
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This small stream runs through War Eagle Cave |
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A stalagmite, damaged by years of touching by visitors to the cave |
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The stream flows out of the cave and into the river through this opening |
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A closer view of where the stream exits the cave. Notice the face-like moisture patterns on the rock... |
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A small cave near War Eagle Cave |
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.JPG "The residence of one of the employees of Withrow Springs Park")
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The residence of one of the employees of Withrow Springs Park |
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A bridge of Madison County |
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Clint Eastwood has probably never been to this one... |
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.JPG "A cow and her calf cooling off in War Eagle River")
.JPG "The cows at 12x zoom")
.JPG "War Eagle River")
.JPG "More of War Eagle River")
.JPG "Still more of War Eagle River")
.JPG "The residence of one of the employees of Withrow Springs Park")
