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Green "Crustose Lichen" 13 image vertipano = 2GB image in PS<br /> <br /> The Yellow Cliffs are a well known feature near the northern end of Bartlett Lake. The rocks of the cliffs take on their yellow coloration due to an extensive colony of yellow &quot;crustose&quot; lichen. Lichen is a fascinating organism. Actually it is not a single organism, but a symbiotic community of algae or cyanobacteria living with a fungus. Fall,Geotagged,United States,vertipano Click/tap to enlarge

Green "Crustose Lichen"

13 image vertipano = 2GB image in PS

The Yellow Cliffs are a well known feature near the northern end of Bartlett Lake. The rocks of the cliffs take on their yellow coloration due to an extensive colony of yellow "crustose" lichen. Lichen is a fascinating organism. Actually it is not a single organism, but a symbiotic community of algae or cyanobacteria living with a fungus.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Cool, love that you can zoom in so far so the individual cacti. Posted 6 years ago
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      Stephen Philips
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      Yes, that is fun Posted 6 years ago

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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Nov 20, 2018. Captured Nov 9, 2018 15:20 in Tonto National Forest, US 188, Payson, AZ 85541, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/11.0
  • 1/2000s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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