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This is the road off off highway 395. We had to drive about 2 miles into the forest, which was a naturally occuring wall of trees. There was virtually no transition between the high plain-ish area and the forest.
This is Silver Lake. It's located around the June Lake Loop off of HWY395. There's not much going on in this town. Everyone was fishing or sitting on their porch chainsmoking.
There's tons of turn offs along the freeway for tourists to take pictures. I am one of said tourists.
I missed a turn and went to make a uturn in this driveway. I noticed the sign and empty parking lot with the hectic clouds in the background. This image looks a lot better blown up.
my favorite shot of the whole trip. I don't actually remember clicking the shutter for this, but I definately remember the view.
road to south tufa / mono lake.
mono lake. These weird sculptures sticking up are called tufa, and are formed when the salt of the lake (it's 2.5x saltier than the sea, and 100x more alkaline) reacts with the alkaline content. They form under the water, and after millions of years get really big. The water level has dropped and exposed the sculptures that were once hidden underneath. Very surreal.
more mono lake
more more mono lake
tessa, marley, and other guy chillin round the campfire
J chillin round the campfire.
Karma Police is the new kumbaya.
painting with light. The trees in the camping area were so dense that it was tough to setup your tent in the perfect area. The pine needles made a great bed to sleep on and were very soft.
my failed attempt at a 15 minute star trail. I'd like to do one for an hour or more next time.