Summer 2016 Photography
Exploring some new and some familiar places for landscape photography.
Heading High up in the Mountains
This summer was incredibly hectic in terms of work. But I tried to head up somewhere every other weekend for photography. In the early part of the summer, it was hiking in the Indian Peaks Wilderness in Colorado and Rocky Mountain National Park that took me to some of the most scenic lakes I have seen. In late summer I went to the area around Mono Lake in California for a weekend and then to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington. Here are a few photos from those trips.
Sunset at Blue Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. A short hike from Brainard Lake Recreation Area, Colorado.
Sunset at Mitchell Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.
Sunset at Mirror Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness with Lone Eagle Peak in the background. It's a rather strenuous day hike from the Monarch Lake trailhead near Grand Lake.
A cascade near the Odessa Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Sunset at Lake Isabelle in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.
A waterfall on the way to Mirror Lake. Mirror Lake itself is a small lake just before the Crater Lake on thr west side of the continental divide in the Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado.
Sunset at Odessa Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park.
California
Early morning at Convict Lake, California.
Afternoon at May Lake just off the Tioga Pass Road in Yosemite National Park.
Moonlight ont the mountains behind Convict Lake in California.
Sunrise at Convict Lake in California.
Tufa at sunset in Mono Lake, California.
Tufa at sunset in Mono Lake, California.
Mono Lake
Photographing or just visiting Mono Lake is a surreal experience. The landscape is like no other. And irrespective of the throngs of photographers there every evening, it's easy to loose track of time looking at the sunset colors changing among the tufas. South Tufa Preservation Area is a great place for sunrise or sunset photography. June Lake Loop near Mono Lake has some fanstastic camping. And there are great places to stay in Mammoth Springs nearby.
Sunset at Mono Lake, California.
Sunset at Mono Lake in California.
Mount Rainier
Myrtle Falls in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
Sunrise at Reflection Lake in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington.
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