A few photographs of the eastern Sierra Nevada fall color - shot over the past couple of weekends.
Fall Color, Aspendell. Sierra Nevada, California. October 7, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Cascade, Lee Vining Creek. Sierra Nevada, California. October 7, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Snow, Aspens, and Shadows. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
On my drive over Carson Pass this weekend I encountered my first snow of the season - it was only an inch deep but it was snow!
>First Snow - Highway 88 Looking North. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
(I’m also experimenting with new border designs for uploaded photographs…)
It is September - actually it may October when you read this - and time to chase the aspens in the eastern Sierra. I made my first serious attempt of the year yesterday. Here’s how the madness unfolded…
On Friday night - pack stuff for the day, including enough gear that I could stay out overnight [...]
Aspen-Lined Road. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell
Just a “get out of the car and shoot” photo on a back road just south of Bridgeport…
Sierra Aspen Grove, Sun. Sierra Nevada, California. September 29, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I’ll write more about my adventure later…
The last photo of the day from yesterday’s visit to Point Reyes National Seashore.
September Moon, Pacific Sunset. Point Reyes National Seashore, California. September 18, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
You’d never know it from this peaceful image, but the wind was blowing so hard I could barely stand up straight!
As an example of why it was so hard to get on the trail on the last day of my recent Young Lakes pack trip, this photo of a morning view a short stroll from my campsite.
Lower Young Lake, Morning. Yosemite National Park, California. September 11, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Sierra Nevada and Yosemite [...]
September Morning, Los Cerritos Pond. Calero Hills, California. September 2, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
Another example of why I like September… :-)
Two Forests, Bighorn Plateau. Sierra Nevada, California. August 9, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
This photo is from a place that I regard as one of the most intriguing locations in the Sierra Nevada, the area near Tawny Point on the Bighorn Plateau along the John Muir Trail (JMT) just north of Mt. Whitney. This [...]
But Even When The Aspens Have Dropped All Their Leaves…
… there is still plenty to see.
Piute Crags and North Lake. Sierra Nevada, California. October 7, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.
I spent last weekend in the eastern Sierra, photographing some of the last, best aspen color of the 2007 season. However, is some places the color had already gone by the time I arrived, [...]
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