23: Panoramic View On The Ridge

Panoramic View On The Ridge

I was helping my neighbor cultivate near our homestead. This is a 180 degree view (approximately) from atop the ridge, south-east from the homestead. Every small clump of trees that can be seen on the horizon is most likely one of our neighbor's homestead. And every little cloud of dust you can see on the horizon is one of the neighbors seeding in the field (look towards the center and to the right a bit).

This area is part of the ridge that forms the shallow valley, which you can see towards the center of the photo. It's one of the highest points in the area, apart from the ridge, which our homestead is located, towards the left of the photo.

From up here, you can see for miles and miles. The view can be breath-taking out here sometimes (well I think it is, anyway). But, it's difficult to appreciate it in a mere photograph.

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Fizgig October 25, 2019, 04:20 PM

My first thought was, I bet that view is amazing on a clear night with stars so plentiful you'd feel like you were floating in space =) Definitely difficult to photograph these types of big empty spaces in a way that conveys their unique beauty. I'm a mountains person myself, but there is a unique beauty to big sky country =)

Nice capture!

David B October 25, 2019, 04:39 PM

Thanks, Fizgig!

We do like traveling through the mountains, when we've made it out to British Columbia. But there's just something about the openness and vastness of the prairies that just makes all the stresses of the world fade away.

And yes, the stars on a clear night are a sight to behold. Until we moved out here, I never knew how big and bright the Milky Way really is.

remmeltmojet October 25, 2019, 08:37 PM

I think that many people are afraid of this space around them, afraid of being dependent on themselves. But I also understand that you experience solidarity with your neighbors, in local Dutch: noaberschap.

David B October 26, 2019, 12:21 AM

Very true, Remmelt. We'd also be pretty afraid out here, having to do it all on our own. We're "city folk", not knowing much about how to survive out here on the open prairie. So, our reliance on survival rests completely with our Lord Jesus. :)

Sonja October 27, 2019, 05:10 PM

We are supposed to find a "valley" somewhere in that ruler-like perfect horizon line ? ;o)

David B October 27, 2019, 09:04 PM

LOL! Yes. From this distance it's difficult. But, if you look in the center of the photo, where the brown foreground dips down a bit, you'll see the lighter color of the "valley".

Click on the photo and zoom in. You'll see it. The brown foreground is part of the ridge that surrounds this "valley". If you zoom in, you'll even see the low lying area containing the slough (look for the blue water).

Sonja October 28, 2019, 10:05 AM

I see the water of course and know that it must be the lowest point where it is, but still no propper ringe as we define it... some kind of slope dramatic enogh you stand uncomfotrably sideways and feel the gravity pulling you until tou are up on the shoulder ...

It may be remarkable as a landmark for you to have special places to get up somewhere to look across the grass or planted corn when its standing taller than you and providing a bit of safety in case of a flodding from torrentous rains, but for people from locations like the foothills of the alps it will still look unsettling flat and not quite like a real hill. :o)
What exactly is the difference between the lowest and highest point on your land?

David B October 28, 2019, 04:50 PM

No, the hills and valleys here are not like the Alps or the Canadian Rocky Mountains. But, there are still hills and valleys out here on the prairie. They're just much more gradual. It's difficult to illustrate in a photograph. But, you know when you're in a valley and on a ridge, because you can see for a much farther distance on a ridge then when you're actually in the valley.

I don't know for sure the differences in elevation. Maybe if I can find a topographical map of the area, I'll post back.

This photo is an example, this time I've taken the photo from within the valley. You can't see as far, as the ridge rises up to block your view. And, as the photo shows, the hills surround you.

http://www.23hq.com/virtualsky/photo/38791913

The horizon still looks flat, but that's just because you're still a fair distance away from the ridge. And, of course, the surrounding ridge is the highest land elevation for the area.

Sonja October 31, 2019, 01:29 PM

I know what you mean. Being some 30+ centimetres shorter than my husband the difference of height is such I know there must be a subtle downward slope if we both see a sitting bird in the distance well. Still most people would not define it as al hill, although it is likely that with a spirit level prolonged withy a laser on the paved road the difference can be proven. The degree of the angle at which land changes the elevation is IMO important to make a hill. Such as the mole hill in the curb I have to step on to see the egrets head stick out of the ditch everyone else can see, cuz they are taller. That may be tiny, but it is a tangible hill, as it gives me an instant extra 10cm to look across the flat marsh... ;o)
Of course, the subtle layer if the land gets important to you, to decide where to effectively build ditches and place buildings but for people passing on a highway though your area it will still be an endless plain.

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