Once Hollywood’s favorite western location, the Alabama Hills Recreation Area provides a playground for photographers and outdoor enthusiasts. Twisted knobby rocks, arches, and the spectacular backdrop of the Sierra Nevada and the Inyo Mountains create a spectacular wonderland of strange alien shapes.
Located at the foothills of California’s tallest mountain, Mt. Whitney, the round granite rocks of the Alabama Hills contradict the jagged mountainous backdrop.
When you drive on CA-190 toward Death Valley, you will see a road sign to Darwin. Paying no attention, nearly everyone flies by. Nobody seems to care about this lonely small town decaying in the hot summer sun of the Inyo Mountains.
Darwin is a desolate place, a sorry excuse for a city whose best days are over 100 years away. A few individuals still cling on to life in this peculiar and eerie town at the edge of Death Valley. Of the “50 or so” inhabitants that the city limits sign announces, you will see mostly distrusting eyes lurking behind closed windows. Who can blame them? What cruel deity has banned them to this pitiful stretch of America? A few people actually drive around in cars whose value doubles each they fill it up.
Darwin is an interesting place for photography. It is worth the quick detour for the bizarre, twisted pictures you can take here. You cannot help feeling funny when you arrive and feeling better when you leave.
Discover California’s most beautiful secret canyon.
As the Sierra Nevada is getting ready for the cold season, it puts on a spectacular show. After the crowds of summer-tourists are gone and before the skiers hit the slopes is the time for photographers. Fall is the second season for us. After spring already brought color to these valleys once, a burst of color saturates the valleys again before the first snow dust settles on the higher elevations. Charge up your batteries and your spirits and head out to capture the amazing spectacle!
Mammoth Lakes is a popular ski resort town in the Sierra Nevada. During the winter months, the slopes are busy with skiers and snowboarders. The hotels and restaurants skim whatever they can from the fat wallets of visitors. If price would directly relate to fun, visitors would have the best days of their lives on winter weekends in Mammoth Lakes. As in the animal kingdom, safety in numbers provides your only protection against the sharks. Rent a cabin with a bunch of friends and share the cost.
Discover one of California’s most pristine and fascinating landscapes. High above the Owens Valley in the White Mountains you can find the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, a place so special that I get goose bumps every time I think about it.
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