Every year I reluctantly hang on to summer and resist the coming of Fall. Despite my best efforts the days keep getting noticeably shorter, the nights have a chill, and heck it is mid-September and just snowed in the Sierra! So, I will throw in the towel and look forward to Halloween and Fall colors. Hopefully, this post will give you a bit of trivia and a lot of information on how to successfully see Fall colors in the Sierra.
Read MoreSierra Sublime Blog
The Sierra is a magical place. You can say it is sublime. To truly get the most from this magical place if you are there a lot and you meander through it slowly. I have the luxury of doing both and this blog is designed to visually share my adventures.
FIVE SIMPLE STEPS TO ENJOY YOSEMITE ON A CROWDED WEEKEND
Yosemite can be the most beautiful place on earth or a crowded hell. Five steps to make your visit a truly pleasant and memorable trip.
Read MoreThe Streams are Alive
The Streams are Alive
Images from this years epic snow run off!
I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water . . . has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations. It has a thousand colors and a thousand shapes, yet it follows laws so definite that the tiniest streamlet is an exact replica of a great river. — (Roderick Haig-Brown)
Over the last few weeks we have been wandering the Eastern Sierra exploring this year's epic snow melt. So I thought it would be appropriate to put a story board together that shows part of the water's epic journey from the high country down to the valleys below.
Read MoreClouds are the Photographers Spice of Life
Clouds are a landscape photographer's spice to add flavor to their images. Don't believe me, do a google on "Ansel Adam on cloud" and see how many hits come up of his images that have "cloud" in the name.
My point is this, There are a lot of good images that have a bright blue cloudless sky. There are many more "great" images of the same location that have clouds in the sky! I love the Owens Valley, it is gorgeous. That said, would the above image be so moving if it did not have those wonderful clouds in the sky? I think not.
Read MoreUnbelievable - Time again for Fall Colors
Tips for your hunt for Fall Colors in the Eastern Sierra
Read MoreAnother Bucket List Checked Off – Getting to a Sierra Pass
Hiking Mono Pass Yosemite is a great hike full of wonderful views of granite peaks and alpine meadows. It has a hidden gift in being able to see Mono Lake 4,000 feet below you!
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