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From Pacheco to the Sierra, Spring

From Pacheco to the Sierra, Spring
From Pacheco to the Sierra, Spring. Pacheco State Park, California. March 16, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Spring view from the grass and flower covered hills of the Pacheco Pass area across the Central Valley to the snow-covered Sierra Nevada. John Muir travelled across this pass to visit Yosemite in the 1800s and remarked on the amazing wildflower displays.

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Ghost Forest, Near Tawny Point

Ghost Forest, Near Tawny Point
Ghost Forest, Near Tawny Point. John Muir Trail, Sequoia National Park, California. August 9, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

Black and white photograph of a high altitude “ghost forest” on the John Muir Trail near Tawny Point, Sequoia National Park. These dead trees are located right at timberline in the southern Sierra Nevada at an altitude of close to 12,000′. It appears that an older forest died and that a new one is in its infancy.

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Miter Basin

Miter Basin

Miter Basin. Sierra Nevada, California. August 6, 2007. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Evening photograph looking back down into Mitre Basin from near the outlet of Blue Sky Lake.

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Aspen Leaves, Bishop Creek

BishopLeaves2006|10|01: Aspen Leaves. Bishop Creek, California. October 1, 2006. © "copyright g dan Mitchell".    keywords: aspen leaves bishop creek autumn fall color sierra nevada california color photograph

Aspen Leaves. Bishop Creek. Sierra Nevada, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

I photographed these very colorful autumn aspen leaves on the ground in a small grove along Bishop Creek in the eastern Sierra Nevada range.

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