This winding road leads us to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, high in the White Mountains in Inyo County in Eastern California. The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) trees grow between 9,800 and 11,000 feet (3000-3400 m) above sea level, protected within the Inyo National Forest.
More photos on our trip to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest can be found here
I can’t believe myself (scary for me!) driving in this 10000 ft elevation
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Remember this photo I posted last week? I took different angles and at different time intervals of the same lake.
A closer look of the lake
And a panoramic view. The dark sections are shadows created from the mountains.
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Today, I celebrate my 200th post, since I started blogging on January 9 of this year.
Our Skywatch® Team:
Klaus | Sandy | Ivar | Wren | Fishing Guy| Louise
There are hundreds of natural arches in Alabama Hills, in Lone Pine, California.
Mobius Arch, I can identify this
The Eye of Alabama
We drove around the whole area, even to the fault line and not a soul was there, except us. A little bit scared, we still snap some photos but did not get off our vehicle. Finally, when we saw a familiar road, Whitney Portal Road, ah…we were on tract. Time to head home. With this post, I end my Eastern Sierras Adventure, spring adventure that is.
And we are coming back, in the Fall, to visit other areas that we have not explored. I hope I had entertained you with my scenic drive.
Just me……
Have a great weekend everyone!
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There is so much to see and fill your hearts content with the scenic views in the Eastern Sierras. I am showing you some highlights of this trip.
We drove up to Lake Mary Road to the top at 8000 feet elevation. The road speed changes from 15 to 25 to 35 depending on how zigzag the road or loop is. I have fear of heights and my feet were trembling while driving. C’mon you brave little toaster!
This strong gushing flow is the Upper Twin and this leads to the Twin Lakes
The weatherman said slight showers and thunderstorm, and we have seen the movement of the clouds. We stayed for at least an hour and left. When we arrived Main Street, it poured.