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Odds And Ends From My Recent Cali Trip

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And what a strange trip it was………..

Coastal fog has drifted in to the lush green valleys along California’s Pacific Ocean coastline

A slow exposure produces a continuous red line from a vehicle on California’s Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur

The moon rises over a remote part of Death Valley National Park, California

Another solar farm has gone online in the high desert of California

Another lush green valley along California’s Pacific Ocean coastline

Fog drifts into an Almond Tree Orchard in California’s Central Valley.

Funky cloud formations appear over the California Coastline at Cambria

A waterfall appears a Garrapata State Park along California’s Pacific Coast near Carmel

Mount Whitney soars above the snow-covered Sierras and the Owens Valley of California

Taken with my Google Pixl phone while driving through the high desert. Not recommended.

Memorable Images From 2019

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From Southern Utah, Arizona, Colorado and California. Looking forward to more in 2020. Watch in You Tube at HiDef and full screen.

Fall Colors And Water

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It’s one thing to see fall colors, but when you add some water, it’s a very cool look.

Fall Colors are reflected in the waters of Convict Lake at Owens Valley, California

Fall Colors In California’s Eastern Sierras

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October is a good time to visit California’s Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada Mountains. From Lone Pine to Mammoth Lakes, the colors were on fire!

Fall colors have arrived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Owens Valley, California

California’s Eastern Sierras

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Although not covered in deep snow yet, the Eastern Sierras from Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills are sublime. The morning light along with some clouds and fog made for some good shots.

Sequoia National Park- A Park Of Extremes

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Yosemite National Park may get all the pub and glory but Sequoia National Park is an enticing alternative high up in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. If you like peace, solitude, adventure, rugged peaks, pristine lakes and rivers, along with it’s main attraction, Giant Sequoia Trees, then Sequoia is a preferred destination. I worked a summer in Sequoia during my college years and it is a summer I will never forget. Where else can you encounter a black bear and a tarantula on the same day!

The park has immense elevation changes starting from the chaparral in the foothills at 1,300 feet, to dense sub alpine forests and onto the treeless alpine environment. Sequoia is home to Mt Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states at 14,491 feet and the world’s largest tree, The General Sherman.

GENERAL SHERMAN TREE — The General Sherman Tree Has A Diameter Of Nearly 34 Feet

Fog rolls into Giant Forest and the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range at Sequoia National Park, California

FOG ROLLS THROUGH A FOREST — More Fog From the Valley Below

CASTLE ROCKS IN FOG — Fog-Shrouded Castle Rocks

FALL FOILAGE IN SEQUOIA — Fall Colors Stand Out

MOSS-COVERED TREES — Lichen-covered Lodgepole Pines

HIKING THE HIGH SIERRAS — Backpacking The Sierras

EAGLE SCOUT PEAK — Eagle Scout Peak Along The High Sierra Trail

HAMILTON LAKE MOMENT_2302 — Relaxing In The Back Country At Hamilton Lakes

HAMILTON CREEEK FALLS — Hamilton Creek Falls

HIKING TO MT. WHITNEY — Hiking To The Top Of Mt. Whitney

MT WHITNEY FROM ALABAMA HILLS — Mt. Whitney From The Owens Valley’s’ Alabama Hills

LOOKING NORTH FROM TOP OF MT WHITNEY — View From The Top

Sunrise at Mt.Whitney Trail Camp — Camping Below Whitney Summit

KAWEAH RIVER EARLY EVENING — One Of My Favorite Rivers, The Kaweah River At The Sequoia Foothills

SEQUOIAS IN MOTION — Sequoia’s In A Blur………

MOTHER BLACK BEAR AND CUB YOSEMITE — Mother And Cub Black Bear

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY SUNSET — From The Aptly Named Sunset Rock

The Tale or Tail Of The Squirrel

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This Western Gray Squirrel surprised me one day in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains. That’s quite a tail!

Yosemite Reflection

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Some previous images of reflections from Yosemite National Park, California

Fall colors are reflected off the waters of the Merced River at Yosemite National Park, California

The sun tries to penetrate the morning fog at Yosemite Valley at Yosemite National Park, California

Yosemite Falls is reflected in the waters of the Merced River at Yosemite National Park, California

The Sierras Are Practically Snowless

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I took a turn out of Northern Death Valley NP and went into California’s Owens Valley. Not surprisingly, the Sierras had little snow. The first image is from last winters snow level in Owens Valley and the last three are from this years winter. Quite a difference.

The snow level came down all the way to the Owens Valley floor last winter.

Even Mt. Whitney, the tallest in the Lower 48, was practically snowless.

I Recently Dined At USA’s Best Restaurant!

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Copper Top BBQ is the best restaurant in the USA as voted by Yelp in 2015. It’s not the best I’ve ever been to but the food is pretty good. It’s a walk-up joint with five picnic tables and a few bales of hay to sit on. Copper Top is located in Big Pine, California and I passed it as I was exiting Death Valley National Park last week. It has great views of the Sierras but I had to eat in my car in the back lot. I had the Tri-Tip Sandwich($10). Very delicious and layered with about 3 inches of meat. The tri-tip wasn’t quite as tender as I would expect for the best. I’d give it an 8 out of 10. Spago’s is the best eatery I’ve been to.

What’s the best restaurant you’ve dined at?

Copper Top_7782 — The signage was curious

Category: Sierras

Odds And Ends From My Recent Cali Trip

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Memorable Images From 2019

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Fall Colors And Water

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Fall Colors In California’s Eastern Sierras

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California’s Eastern Sierras

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Sequoia National Park- A Park Of Extremes

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The Tale or Tail Of The Squirrel

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Yosemite Reflection

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The Sierras Are Practically Snowless

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I Recently Dined At USA’s Best Restaurant!

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