This gallery is for pictures taken along a short stretch of the Huron River, from just above the Geddes Dam to the footbridge over the river a little below the dam. Two parking lots give access to this area on either side of Old Dixboro Road on the south bank of the river. The area is a link between Gallup Park (upstream, south bank only at this point) and Parker Mill County Park (downstream, north bank). For reasons which I hope will be clear to the viewer, I take a lot of pictures here. I decided to give the area its own gallery.

One type of picture I especially love to take at this locale is close-ups of reflections of the variety of structures (dams, bridges, railings, trees) and of shallow water flowing over stones at the river's edge. These will appear either in some of my Nature/Water galleries or in their own separate gallery ( http://arctangent.smugmug.com/Nature/Water/Under-the-Bridge-Dixboro-Road/19464486_SBxWCk ). This particular gallery will concentrate on wider views that are unique to the location.
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Look more closely. This is a reflection in calm water, not a conventional 'through air' shot. I've rotated it 180 degrees to enhance the illusion. Taken just upstream from Geddes Dam. FYI. Those dark and light blurred specks aren't dust on the lens or sensor. They're things on the water surface, out of focus in this shot. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
A tale of two tailraces, one open and one not. Geddes Dam and tailraces, seen from the Old Dixboro Road bridge. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
Geddes Dam and tailraces, seen from the Old Dixboro Road bridge. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
Geddes Dam and tailraces, seen from the Old Dixboro Road bridge. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
Geddes Dam and tailraces, seen from the Old Dixboro Road bridge. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
(Almost) Alone with my shadow in the early morning. Only the pigeons for company. Geddes Dam and tailraces, seen from the Old Dixboro Road bridge. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
D194-2012 Chicory, Cichorium intybus. Family Asteraceae . . . Native to Europe but now widespread in North America. Possibly because of its food and forage value it isn't considered to be the noxious weed that similarly widespread alien species are. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
Graffiti under the Dixboro Road bridge. (Note added later: This and other graffiti on the bridge were eventually painted over with gray paint.) Huron River, Ann Arbor October 7, 2011
Looking westward from the footbridge past a tiny island to the Geddes Dam beyond. The Old Dixboro bridge seems to merge with the dam tailraces. October 7, 2011
D194-2012 Chicory, Cichorium intybus.
Family Asteraceae . . . Native to Europe but now widespread in North America.
Possibly because of its food and forage value it isn't considered to be the noxious weed that similarly widespread alien species are.
.
Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 13, 2012.
(nex5n)
D194-2012 Chicory, Cichorium intybus. Family Asteraceae . . . Native to Europe but now widespread in North America. Possibly because of its food and forage value it isn't considered to be the noxious weed that similarly widespread alien species are. . Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan. July 13, 2012. (nex5n)
D194-2012 Chicory, Cichorium intybus.
Family Asteraceae . . . Native to Europe but now widespread in North America.
Possibly because of its food and forage value it isn't considered to be the noxious weed that similarly widespread alien species are.
.
Huron River, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
July 13, 2012.
(nex5n)
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