Two posts in one day. Well sorta. I had the previous typed up a day or two ago, just finally had a few minutes to post. If you are ever in the sierras I can recommend the Looney Bean coffee company as they have free internet in their shops. It's funny I'm surrounded by laptops in here and more keep coming in!
I'm staying in the June lake area now. I've been here for a few days now. It's much more pleasant here than the Bishop area was, much cooler. Mammoth is a cool town with much going on. It's a year round play ground with skiing and snow boarding in the winter and mountain biking, fishing, and water sports in the summer.
I've really enjoyed my stay here so far. I've been on two excellent hikes and have discovered a few spots that I want to come back to in the near future. The smoke from the various fires is hazing up the area quite a bit but all this smoke does have it's advantages. I photographed sunset at Mono lake last night. The light from the sun was pretty ordinary and the sky was cloudless. This setting is not typically a photographer's dream, but alas good things come to those who wait.
Once the sun went down the smoke appeared in a thick band across the horizon. Shortly thereafter the sky lit up and myself and 2 other tripod jockeys raced around finding the best compositions. I met a guy named Tom from Scotland who joined me in a great location and we talked shop and soccer. We might cross paths again in Utah, we'll see...
Anyhow here are a few images from the fantastic sunset:
Before the smoke...
and after...
Well gotta run and explore a place called hot creek...
the wanderer
1 comment:
Mike, this is really cool! Where are you? Your pictures are great. Our trip to Mondana was really fun. The boys had a great time but Daniel had issues with the mosquitos. Lots of run off from the snow still. Keep in touch as I keep checking the status of your journey! Love, Beth - your sis
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