Photo – Mural of Western States 100-Mile Endurance Race Participants Â
The first annual Endurance Expo is happening today in Auburn, CA. You can read all about it here.
Photo – Chemung Mine along the Masonic Trail, with the Sierra Mountains in the background
This is one of several old mines along the back road to Bodie. There will be more photos from this fall colors trip to come soon!
Photo – The Masonic Trail
This is another shot taken on our fall color road trip last October.Â
I used to go to Bodie a lot as a kid. In fact, my biggest memory from those trips, was driving the 17-mile dirt road in our V Dub Bug. That wasn’t necessarily fun back then! But, now, as an adult, I prefer the dirt roads and so does my husband, Jeff.Â
Jeff and I had been to Bodie a couple years prior to this trip, so we weren’t planning to stop there this time around. But, on that trip we entered from the main route, which has been paved since I was a kid, unfortunately!
What we did want to do, however, was to drive the 14-mile back road into Bodie, The Masonic Trail, which happens to also be a dirt road. It starts from highway 395 and ends up in Bodie. It was well worth it!
Isn’t it funny? The roads that used to drive me crazy as a kid are now what I like best!
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Photo – Aspen grove revised (cut both the saturation and the underexposure by 1/2)
For those of you that have been adding your comments regarding this Aspen grove shot, I’ve added the 3rd shot that I hope will be the pick of the pics.
What do you think?
Photo # 1 – As shot (Aspen grove near Bridgeport, CA)
Photo # 2 was underexposed, then saturated (Aspen grove near Bridgport, CA)
It looks like we are not going to get in a fall color shoot this year in the high country. We were in Sierra County, near Truckee about 3 weeks ago and we were too early. Now, it’s too late. So I decided to put up a photo from our fall colors trip last October, along scenic highway 395. Actually, I’m putting up 2 of them again and I would love your opinion on which one you prefer. I will go ahead and give you my opinion. I prefer #2. But, I loved #1 until I started experimenting with it.
I’m learning that just about any photo can be improved, even when you think it can’t. But, then again, that’s just my opinion!
Photo – Fall colors along the middle fork of the American River, Auburn, CA
We don’t get the fall colors here in the Sierra Foothills like other parts of the country do. But, it’s still beautiful just the same. It’s just a different kind of beautiful!Â
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Photo – Mt. Shasta, California
The first subject I wanted to photograph on our road trip to Central Oregon last month was Mt. Shasta. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible as it was surrounded by fog. On our return trip to California, I was able to capture the shot above. It was well worth the wait!
Photo – Golden Mantel Ground Squirrel dining on Cocoa’s food
This little guy was one of hundreds of Golden Mantel Ground Squirrels and Yellow-Pine Chipmunks that occupied the La Pine State Park where we camped for 4-days. Our dog, Cocoa, was completely entertained by these little critters, especially when they found her food!
