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{ Monthly Archives } February 2007

Autumn, Merced River

Autumn, Merced River. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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Evening Flowers and Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley

Evening Flowers and Sierra Nevada Range. Owens Valley, California. May 30, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)

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Sunrise, Mission Peak Ridge

Sunrise. Mission Peak Ridge, California. October 28, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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Autumn Leaves and Granite, Yosemite Valley

Autumn Leaves and Granite. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)

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Thunderstorm, White Mountains

Thunderstorm over the Sierra Nevada. White Mountains, California. August 6, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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Boulder, Merced River

Boulder, Merced River. Yosemite Valley, California. October 22, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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A monument… to something

My friend Tom Mangan (Two-Heel Drive) posted today about Hetch Hetchy, and concluded:
My takeaway after visiting the reservoir is that even if we can make the valley “whole” again, we’re better off letting it stand as a monument to the cost of so-called modern civilization. Some people want to imagine a world in [...]

Evening Thunderstorm, Owens Valley

Evening Thunderstorm. Owens Valley, California. August 5, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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One photo from the Las Trampas hike

Last weekend’s Las Trampas hike was great fun… but didn’t inspire me to do a lot of photography. (I was, however, inspired by the area. Even though I took few photos I was thinking about shots for a return trip in better conditions.) In any case, here is one photo of the gang at an [...]

Advice for Newbies…

… and for those taking them backpacking, from Trailcraft:
Less intuitive tips for the new backpacker. Here’s a classic situation. Someone who hasn’t been backpacking (or it’s been a really, really long time) gets invited to go with one or more backpackers that go regularly. The newbie shows up with about two times too much gear [...]