Looks a great place to escape, provided it's not a huge hike to access it, although the latter means fewer people.

Happy troopers!

dont think I have seen plants like these before

As Rod they do work well backlit like that, and in black and white too.

Don't know what they are but they sure lend themselves to being backlit.

Begging for a burn.

So there is light at the end of the tunnel, at least in AZ

Nasty looking - a frame full of hurt, in a great GR capture.

These filaments seem to be all the rage now but I have yet to photograph any. Nice result in my book, but no idea about the blacking out.

Great to have you back, and I for one always enjoy seeing other people's everyday environments. I'm chuckling at the floating dog.