If you’ve been reading my blog, you know that lately I’ve been to some lonely and lovely places that are surprisingly near to where I live in Berkeley. Here are links to the stories that tell in pictures and words about my autumn trip to Yosemite, the eastern Sierra, and Death Valley. In other words, the Table of Contents…or click here for the whole story (in reverse chronologic order).
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There and Back Again! | Yosemite Valley in the autumn and a map of my trip |
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Dark is the Valley in the Morning | Wandering feet in Yosemite |
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A Rainbow of Light! | Well, what other kind is there? |
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Sunset from Sentinal Dome | High above Yosemite Valley |
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Processing a Photo for Flickr | …and Lake Tenaya reflections |
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The Hitchhiking Millionaire | Reflections in Lake Tenaya and on wealth |
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Risk Management | Sharing Hot Creek with a volcano and a risk expert |
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The Deepest Valley | Owens Valley |
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Beyond Westgard Pass | Gateway to the desert and Nevada |
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Seeking Methuselah | The Oldest Living Things |
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Rhyolite and Ozymandias | Ghost Town at Sunset |
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Death Valley Sunrise | Desert sunrise from Hells Gate |
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Zabriskie Quilt | Patterns in the desert |
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Lonely Road | Stovepipe Wells to Lone Pine |
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Mount Whitney Sunrise | Dawn on the eastern Sierra crest |
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Crossroads of the Cowboy Universe | Alabama Hills |
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Homeward Bound | Autumn in the eastern Sierra |
2 Comments
You certain got some beautiful images out of this road trip. Did you use a blue-gold polarizer for some of these?
Hi Chiaroscuro –
I used a circular polarizer on many of these, yes, indeed! Thanks for the nice comments!
Harold
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