Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Light at Sunrise -- Lake Altus-Lugert, Oklahoma

Sunrise at Altus Reservoir (or Lake Altus-Lugert), OK
Looking up at one of the Twin Peaks, at Altus Reservoir
Can you see the dam?
"Altus Reservoir, with 6,260 acre surface acres and 49 miles of shoreline, impounds the North Fork of the Red River. The lake is surrounded by the stark beauty of rough granite hills and outcroppings--remnants of the Wichita Mountain Range whose peaks once stood over 20,000 feet tall." (from www.lasr.net/travel/lake).

6 comments:

Unknown said...

Beautiful sunrise Tash. Beautiful landscape and photographs.
Costas

PJ said...

It takes a long time to loose 20,000 feet of height. Yikes! Oklahoma is old! At least you saw something else besides prairie. It can be daunting if you're not used to it.

TheChieftess said...

That top pic is absolutely gorgeous Tash!!! I think it's one of my favorites of yours!!!

Petrea Burchard said...

Wherever you travel, you manage to find the pretty spots.

Pasadena Adjacent said...

A much more dynamic landscape then the one I saw on google maps. Beautiful dappled appearance on those boulders. Rounded by time

Cactus fruit certainly is lush. Must be getting some water

TheChieftess said...

I just came back to your photos again...they're all superb!!! The color, the lighting, the placid lake, the cactus fruit...fabulous Tash!!!