Eastern Sierra - October 2024
A week-long trip to see and photograph the fall colors, as well as a visit the Alabama Hills.
We started in Lee Vining and captured images of Mono Lake, as well as a drive around the June Lake Loop, which was reaching its peak of fall colors. A drive down Highway 395 (my favorite road), with detours to Mammoth and Convict Lake, to the little town of Lone Pine. That was the base to explore The Alabama Hills with glorious views of Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney. Then back up 395 to stay in Bridgeport before starting the drive home across the Sonora Pass. (This was a little more scary then I would have liked as the temperature was 30F with an overnight dusting of snow on the ground. With extreme bends and 1000 ft drops over the edge, I had to keep my eyes on the road the whole way!)
Tioga Pass
At the start of the June Lake Loop
Road to Parker Lake
Rush Creek in the June Lake Loop
Fall color along Rush Creek
More fall color
Aspens along Rush Creek
Fall color
Aspens along Rush Creek
June Lake Loop
June Lake Loop
Path through the Aspens
Aspens
Aspens
Silver Lake and Mt. Carson
Reflections in Silver Lake
Aspens next to Silver Lake
The Unknown Artist
Enjoying the view
June Lake Loop
Along the shore of Silver Lake
Starburst
Silver Lake meadow
Mono Basin
The Mono Lake trail
Mono Lake tufa columns
More tufa
More tufa - Yosemite in the background
Tufa columns
Mono Lake at sunset
Mono Lake at sunset
Mono Craters
Moonrise over Mono Lake
Laurel Mountain and Convict Lake
Fall colours at Convict Lake
Fall colours at Convict Lake
Twin Lakes at Mammoth
Lone Pine Peak and Mt. Whitney
The Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Alabama Hills
Lone Pine Peak framed by Alabama Hills
Mt. Whitney (right of center)
Möbius Arch
Mobius Arch
Hiking through the Alabama Hills
Lathe Arch
Lone Pine Peak
Inyo Mtns from Whitney Portal Rd
Mt. Whitney
Whitney Portal Rd
Road to Horseshoe Meadows (at 10,000 ft)
Lenticular cloud near Lone Pine
Lenticular cloud
Lenticular cloud at sunset
Sunset over Owens Valley
Moonrise over Inyo Mountains
Bodie - gold mining ghost town
Bodie Methodist church
Bodie - inside the church
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie stamp mill
Braving the cold and wind
Outhouse
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie - general store
Bodie
Bodie
Bodie
Mammoth Mountains with fresh snow
Hot Creek Springs
Hot Creek Springs
Hot Creek Springs
Back to Silver Lake
Eating lunch in the car
Very windy Silver Lake
Along Lundy Creek
Mt. Whitney at sunrise