What Camelback Mountain Is Made Of
by Connie Fox
Title
What Camelback Mountain Is Made Of
Artist
Connie Fox
Medium
Photograph - Outdoor Color Film Photo. Nature, Landscapes, Botanicals, Landmarks, And Abstracts
Description
This Kodak film photograph, shot in 1993, and scanned and restored in 2014, shows close up the two types of rock, as well as wild grasses, that comprise Camelback Mountain. The two types of rock are granite (said to be billions of years old) and red sedimentary sandstone from a much later period (measured in millions of years). Both types of rock are seen in this image.
Camelback is an iconic landmark and sentinel of Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and derives its name from its shape, for it resembles the hump and head of a kneeling camel. Located between the Arcadia area and Paradise Valley, Camelback Mountain is a popular recreation destination for hiking and rock climbing. A cave discovered on the north side of Camelback indicates that it was used as a sacred site by the prehistoric Hohokam civilization before they abandoned the area in the 14th century.
When I lived in the Phoenix area in the 1960s, nearly all of Camelback Mountain had been sold to private parties. We wondered how many homes would be built, and how high on the mountain before something held the expansion in check. In 1965 United States Senator Barry Goldwater took up the cause and helped to secure the higher elevations against development. The area became a Phoenix city park in 1968.
This photograph was taken on Camelback Mountain in the summer of 1993 with a Minolta Freedom Escort, using Kodak film and processing. It was scanned and restored in 2014, with no substantive changes to the original image. It has a semi-abstract look, and includes two clumps of wild grass and blue sky at the top to lend perspective.
Copyright 1993-2014 Connie Steitz Fox. All Rights Reserved. Please note: The watermark, if visible, will not appear on your purchased artwork. Please visit my Arizona Gallery for more images of this beautiful and fascinating state. Pending a return visit, all images are from 1993 and restored. They would make beautiful (frame-able) 5x7 greeting cards and smaller framed images. Not suitable for large sizes.
Featured in Beauty, August 2014, Weekly Fun For All Mediums, 3-A-Day Waiting Room Art, and Premium FAA Artists, September 2014. My thanks!
SOLD August 20, 2021 as a framed and double-matted print to a Raleigh, North Carolina, art collector. Thank you for choosing my artwork!
"What Camelback Mountain Is Made Of" by Connie Fox.
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Comments (9)
Irina Sztukowski
Congratulations on your successful sale!
Connie Fox replied:
Thank you, Irina! I find it amazing that a faded snapshot in an old photo album can be restored, matted, and framed--then find its way to a discerning buyer's wall.
Connie Fox
My thanks to the Raleigh, North Carolina, art collector who purchased this image August 20, 2021 as a framed and double-matted print. I'm so pleased that you chose my work!
Connie Fox
My thanks, Pamela Luther, for featuring "What Camelback Mountain is Made Of" in 3-A-Day Waiting Room Art. Can't wait to see it in person again!
Connie Fox
James, thank you so much for appreciating the beauty in this image, and choosing it as a featured image in the Beauty group. I won't try again to climb this mountain, as in my younger years, but I shall always love it. To see this reminder of what it's made of was an eye-opener! No wonder many people find it to be a difficult hike!
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