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Tarn, Rock, Peak. Twenty Lakes Basin

Tarn, Rock, Peak. Twenty Lakes Basin, Sierra Nevada. October 7, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

Color version of this image, taken on my final pack trip of the season, an early October weekend trip into the Twenty Lakes Basin just outside of the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park.
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November 26, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Tarn, Rock, Peak. Twenty Lakes Basin

Aspen Grove, North Lake

Aspen Grove. North Lake, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

This is one of those photographs that had to sit for awhile before I could see what was in it. It was taken in the lower portion of a large aspen grove that spreads up the hillside above North Lake in the Bishop Creek drainage. I was there earlier this fall and, after shooting the obvious gaudy colors around the lake, I decided to walk into this grove where the light was very interesting because of the yellow leaf canopy and the changing light as clouds moved overhead.

When I got home I liked the photo but couldn’t quite figure out how to handle it because there was so much yellow in it – the leaves overhead, the glow on the trees, the foliage on the ground. It wasn’t until earlier this week that it finally made sense to me to crop it a bit and try this monochrome version.
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November 22, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Aspen Grove, North Lake

Tarn, Rock, Lake. Twenty Lakes Basin. (monochrome)

Tarn, Rock, Peak. (Monochrome) Twenty Lakes Basin, Sierra Nevada. October 7, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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November 20, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Tarn, Rock, Lake. Twenty Lakes Basin. (monochrome)

Autumn Backpacking Near Saddlebag Lakes

Owen Lee at Saddlebag Lake. Sierra Nevada. October 7, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

A photo taken near the start of the Talusdancers annual Last Pack Trip of the season, often in the Yosemite high country but this year just outside the park. These colors and this weather are part of what is so appealing about this tail end of the season.

One sort of funny story from the start of the trip: We arrived at the trailhead at Saddlebag Lake got out our packs to take care of the usual final organizing/loading before hitting the trail. As we finished, one of us asked the other, “Should we go ahead and start hiking now or wait for the snow to stop?”
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November 19, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Autumn Backpacking Near Saddlebag Lakes

Red and Yellow, Bishop Creek

Red and Yellow, Bishop Creek. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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October 15, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Red and Yellow, Bishop Creek

Aspens and Ferns, Bishop Creek

Aspens and Ferns, Bishop Creek. Sierra Nevada, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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October 15, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Aspens and Ferns, Bishop Creek

Morning, Sabrina Lake

Morning, Sabrina Lake. Sierra Nevada, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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October 14, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Morning, Sabrina Lake

Last Light, Twenty Lakes Basin

Last Light, Twenty Lakes Basin. Sierra Nevada, California. October 7, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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October 11, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on Last Light, Twenty Lakes Basin

October Morning, Cascade Lake

October Morning, Cascade Lake. Sierra Nevada, California. October 8, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

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October 11, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | Comments Off on October Morning, Cascade Lake

Aspen Grove, Late Afternoon

Aspen Grove, Late Afternoon. Near Conway Summit, California. October 8, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell.

October 10, 2006 Posted by gdanmitchell | Sierra Nevada | 3 Comments