Aspen Grove, Dunderberg Road. SIerra Nevada, California. October 10, 2010. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.
A dense grove of aspens along Dunderberg Road in the eastern Sierra Nevada.
If you passed by this grove along the rough, gravel Dunderberg Road you might not even think to stop – in many ways it seems a lot like many other aspen groves along in this part of the Sierra and along this road. However, I once stopped in this spot the first time I drove this road and for some reason the location has become one of those that draws me back. This time I arrived very late in the afternoon, just as the sun was slipping behind Dunderberg Peak to the west, leaving the trees in shaded early evening light. This section of the grove is remarkable for the thickness of the trees – you might not guess from the photo, but trees are not all that tall. It also is more open than some groves of this size and it isn’t quite as cluttered with non-aspen plants that sometimes make it difficult to find a composition.
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Thanks for posting! I did not know that they are common in Europe. They are common in parts of the US but certainly are not found everywhere. In California you can find them in mountain regions, especially on the east side of the Sierra Nevada. In some of these locations they are very common!
Dan
Wow very beautiful. I guess Fall is really here. These trees aren’t as common in the US as they are in Europe. Kind of nostalgic if you are from Europe :)