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Offline wild.open.spaces

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Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« on: November 21, 2011, 04:24:29 PM »
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2011, 04:29:49 PM »
i have seen that on google earth before and thought nothing of it. I figured it was just a the way the vegetation grew.

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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2011, 04:33:54 PM »
I wonder what's causing the vegetation to grow this way? Different soil/moisture content? It's such a distinct area that it really caught me off guard.

On a similar note (sort of)....anyone ever ventured down the canyon located near the green spot.... 

29.569854, -103.063937
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2011, 04:55:38 PM »
I think a while ago in a previous GE picture, it was so dark someone thought it was water. I'll see if I can locate that post.

edit: found it from Ay Chi' http://www.bigbendchat.com/portal/forum/el-saloacuten/lake-big-bend/msg80709/#msg80709
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2011, 05:36:30 PM »
Warning thread diversion.  Note the first santa hat on avatar of the season by wild.open.spaces.  Is there a prize?
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2011, 08:21:03 AM »
I like prizes.  :)
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2011, 08:37:31 AM »
fartymarty: Thanks for digging up that old post. I appreciate it!
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2011, 11:28:01 AM »
Quote from: wild.open.spaces on November 22, 2011, 08:37:31 AM
fartymarty: Thanks for digging up that old post. I appreciate it!

You are most welcome, it's more of a footnote really as it doesn't answer the question. It is a most interesting feature, and I can only guess that it is some sort of geologic formation that has some key nutrient that is vegetation friendly. Perhaps this is a good question for Juan?
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Re: Can anyone tell me what this is? (Sierra del Caballo)
« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2011, 03:47:19 PM »
I'm also really interested in that canyon nearby: 29.569854, -103.063937

Looks like some great exploring.
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