Eastern Sierras

Aspendell Zig-Zag

I loved this view on the side of the road to North Lake/Lake Sabrina - nature provides the best compositions.

Fall Colors at North Lake

Last weekend I went camping at North Lake in the Bishop area of the Eastern Sierras - it was such a nice experience to witness the fall colors again, they were really impressive. Unfortunately it was very windy on Sunday, so sunrise didn't produce a nice mirror-like reflection on the lake, but it was still very beautiful. This image was taken before the sun hit the mountains.

Winter View Laurel Mountain

Last year I hiked out in the dark to this location for sunrise. Access during winter is limited to foot traffic and I was lucky that the several feet of snow were already hard and compressed as I didn't have any snow shoes. Unfortunately sunrise was a cloudy affair and I did not get any good light onto Laurel Mountain. Later during the morning there was a small break in the clouds and it created some atmosphere. The creek itself is fed by hot springs and therefore creates the steam. This year I planned to get back for another attempt, but lack of snow and timing didn't work out.