The trail continues above the lake on the opposite shore. When I first arrived in the basin, I took a snack break on those rocky outcrops middle right of frame, and scoped out this spot for camp when I realized the light and views were probably going to play out better on this side of the lake.

Tags:   John Muir Wilderness Sierra Nevada

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The light filtering though the golden leaves of the two aspen trees tints and colors the perfectly white bark. Deep reds and grays indicate the volcanic nature of the peaks. When I arrived, there was no one taking pictures at this location. This one seems like it's right out of one of those calendars you see in the mall each year. Framed by the white trunk of two Aspen trees, fall colors surround a small beaver pond near Lake Lundy in California's High Sierra mountain range.

I have heard it said many times that California doesn't have seasons. Obviously that is not the
case, you just have to where to look and there is no better place to look than the Eastern Sierras. We drove south from Bishop all the way north to Sonora Pass and there was spectacular color all along the trip and the color changing daily. There was so much color, it was hard to know where to go and when to stop. We came away with some stunning mountain scenery that is typical of the very unique Sierra Nevada mountains.

This shot goes quite well with the Cascade in a Rainbow Forest Autumn image I posted just the other day.

Cheers,
Darv

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Tags:   Fall Color Autumn Beaver Pond Mountains Forest Aspen Reflections High Sierra Sierra Nevada Mountain Range Pine Trees White Bark Snow Capped Landscape Nature Yosemite Park Camping Fishing Outdoor Darv Darvin Atkeson LiquidMoonlight.com

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Morning light strikes cliffs above a shadowed Sierra Nevada lake.

For more than a decade, during most summers I have spent a solid week in the Sierra Nevada backcountry with fellow photographers, base-camped at various beautiful locations. (Travel and other things have interfered during the past two years.) These trips give us the opportunity to focus on photographing a limited area in a variety of conditions. On these trips we live in one small area for a week, and photograph only what we can walk to, frequently revisiting subjects several times.

This lake was just below our camp, and of course we photographed it many times — morning and night, sunshine, rain, fog, you name it. Most often I hoped for light that would open shadows in the landscape, but on this morning I decided to go with the shade and let portions of the image remain dark. In fact, the luminosity curve of this photograph is weighted strongly to the dark end of the scale. But I think that it captures the quiet mood here as the sun worked its way up the far valley toward “our lake.”

G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books, Amazon, and directly from G Dan Mitchell.

Tags:   ediza lake morning shadows cliffs light tree rocks reflection mountains sierra nevada wilderness ansel adams backcountry landscape nature california usa north america

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