Yosemite, from the Tioga Pass.
Bristlecone Pine tree, which grows in high altitude, and has a lifespan of thousands of years.
Half Dome in the distance, from the Tioga Pass.
Lone Bristlecone pine tree, off of the Tioga Pass.
Mike & Half-Dome.
Another Bristlecone tree, anchored in granite.
This tree had black & white branches, lovely striations in color.
Bristlecone grows in Granite, on our way to Lee Vining.
Cracks & shadows, these rocks are larger than they appear here.
Ellery Lake
Trying to capture the image of this field in Yosemite.
Part of Yosemite.
Pretty mountain scene off Hwy 132
Small lake along Hwy 132, shot out my window of our van, at 60 MPH (thus the blurred foreground).
Part of the "Great Basin" region, beautifully colored layers.
Michael takes a shot of Lee Vining Canyon.
Waterfall in Lee Vining Canyon.
Where we stayed our first night (in Lee Vining).
I liked how the little Lee Vining school house was painted.
Artwork of Lee Vining students.
Rest stop; Mono Lake in the background.
Mono Lake rest stop.
Explanation of Mono Lake's history.
Tufa formations, Mono Lake.
Mono Lake.
Mike & I agree, this tufa looks like a Foo Dog.
Interesting shapes in the midst of Mono Lake.
Nice reflections of this tufa sculpture and the mountains in the background make this one of my favorite images.
Using this Tufa to frame.....more tufa!
Mono Lake's composition is described here.
Tufa with Sierra mountains in the background.
Silver Lake
I liked the colors of the aspen with blue sky background.
Silver Lake parking area.
Silver Lake rest stop.
Aspen trees in June Lake.
The B&B across from where we stayed (the Lee Vining Motel)
Autumn in the Sierras is both vibrant and cool
Foreground of the aspen trees declare that Autumn is here.
Sunrise over Mono Lake.
Historical Landmark No. 341
The road IS rough. Mike is still prying the rocks out of the tread in our tires.
John Buie tells us where to park.
The sign says that Bodie's elevation is 8,375 ft. No wonder we were slightly breathless running around the park!
Only 5% of the community still stands.
Official marker.
Backlit Methodist Church spire.
A bunch of fixer-uppers.
The Methodist Church under blue skies.
This was one of the original buildings from the 1800s.
Chalkboard in the schoolhouse reminds of a potluck dinner.
That stick holds up the whole shebang.
Tom Miller Stable and Ice House.
Wooden spokes rule in Bodie, rubber tires second.
Tools of the trade, left behind.
Sam Leon Bar and Barber Shop.
Organ in the Methodist Church
Methodist Church.
The Boone Store & Warehouse
Sign detail inside the Boone Store And Warehouse
Reddy House, Union Street and Prospect Street.
This cat was wandering around the grounds, wearing a bell on its collar - I guess to scare off the "ghosts".
Buggy left in this barn, just in case...
The Wheaton & Hollis Hotel
Bodie General Store.
Old-style PC
Restaurant interior.
Interior of onbe of the homes. Gasoline was used for heating.
Side of the Mercantile Store.
Michael taking a shot of the James Stuart Cain House.
Residence of James Stuart Cain, who arrived in Bodie when he was 25, entered the lumber business, and put barges on Mono Lake to transport timber to the Bodie mines. The park ranger now lives here.
Some of the 170 buildings left in Bodie, only 5% of the structures that were here during its Boom Town days.
"Looking in at the Outhouse"
Transportation, stopped.
There's still tread on those tires....sort of.
Mike crossed the windshield
Ashes to ashes, rust to rust...
Interesting iron bouquet.
Everything was a bit tipsy.
Dinosaur bones....or an old truck.
Homes in Bodie.
Old car lot?
The church is pretty much intact. It was built later than many of the existing structures, however.
The church is one of the best-preserved buildings.
Mike with our ranger friend, John.
Standard Mine and Mill.
Standard Mill, from above the town.
Standard Mine and Mill
The Dechambeau Hotel & Post Office (brick building), and the I.O.O.F. Hall
Lesons that even a senior citizens eyes can read with no trouble.
The globe in the school house shows a very cracked world.
More of Bodie, from a distance.
The cars in the parking lot help to date the era this photo was actually shot. I recognize the Cody House, the Lottie Johl House, the Leon Bar & Barber Shop, and Fulton's Stable.
Corrugated aluminum was often later added onto the structure.
No door, no privacy, no waiting.
Perspective of the backdrop Bodie's inhabitants got a view of, every day.
A crow flies into the scene as I clicked the shutter.
The Standard Stamp Mill, east of Bodie.
One of the wells, exterior intact.
I liked the off-kilter power pole.
A bit worse for the wear.
This gallery contained some brilliant examples of nature photography.
Gaylen Rowell's passport & other papers.
The Beverly & Jim Rogers Museum of Lone Pine Film History
We stayed in that motel (behind the horse). It wasn't bad!
Movie props galore.
Nudie's car. Subtlety was not his thing.
Great for when you need change for the toll booth. Not sure about the pistols?
What more could one need? The interior of Nudie's car.
I guess he didn't mind others knowing whose car this was.
Dale Rogers outfits made by Nudie.
The "Singing Cowboys" were all in films made in the Alabama Hills.
From a film that we watched in the museum.
One of Nudie's outfits.
Tribute to Nudie.
Displays inside the Museum of Lone Pine Film History
Mike liked Tom Mix's bike.
Gunsmoke cast (the series filmed in the Alabama Hills regularly).
Yep, this was also filmed (partly) in the Alabama Hills.
Lone Ranger memorabilia from the 1940s and 50s.
Mike & one of the original "Shrieker"s from the film: "Tremors".
Original promo poster.
Duke Wayne and Nudie
Nudie's sewing machine & memorabilia.
More of Nudie's memorabilia.
Hats worn by famous actors, inc. Rory Calhoun, Alan Ladd, Dean Martin & Hoot Gibson.
Antique zither.
John Wayne tribute.
Roy Rogers memorabilia.
More Roy Rogers memorabilia
Roy Rogers artifacts.
Roy Rogers reigns here!
Tombstone artifacts.
Promo Poster
Tribute to Hopalong Cassidy, and the actual hats that he used to wear.
Hopalong Cassidy Memorabilia
One of the movies made (partly) in the Alabama Hills.
Signed poster.
One of the Lone Pine Film Festival posters.
One of the posters in the women's restroom.
In the women's restroom - a poster of a film made in the Alabama Hills.
Examples of films made in the Alabama Hills.
Application for filmmakers who wish to use the Alabama Hills.
Movie Flats plaque.
A line of Corvettes leaving the Alabama Hills.
Alabama Hills
I thought that this was a rough place for horses to run through.
Rocks of every shape/formation here.
We lucked out with the weather on this day.
Hiked up between 2 rocks to get this viewpoint.
It seemed magical, when we were there.
Alabama Hills, where many westerns and other film were shot.
East Sierra mountain range, from the Alabama Hills.
Whitney's summit is obscured by clouds.
The high desert landscape of the Alabama Hills.
Mountains and the Alabama Hills
Entrance to the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, CA.
Heart Arch, Alabama Hills
Heart Arch, in the Alabama Hills
Sagebrush, just as in old westerns.
Mt. Whitney, 10-22-10
Lone Pine and its fellow peaks.
Lone Pine Peak, 10-22-10
Mt Whitney & others, 10-22-10
Mt Whitney, early morning light, 10-22-10
Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney; you can see the "L-P" enscribed on the hill in the foreground.
Mobius Arch and Lone Pine Peak.
Looking through the Mobius Arch.
Michael gets into position to get the classic shot of Mt Whitney through the Mobius Arch.
Alabama Hills.
Rock formation with flowered scrub, Alabama Hills
The Mobius Arch peeks out from behind other rocks.
Convict Lake
Stopped to enjoy a bit of snow along the Sonora Pass.
Official sign for the Sonora Pass.
When I stopped to take a shot of the sign, Michael slammed me with a snowball.
Top of the Sonora Pass.
The friend included with our room at the Railtown Motel, in Jamestown.
Our sheets at the Railtown Motel.
Nice way to ask people not to steal the towels.
We didn't break up the family, but we used them for our own purposes. :)
Where we stayed the last night of our vacation.
Souvenirs; the sweatshirt is Mike's, Smokey the Bear is Deb's.
