The Eastern Sierras is a magical place. They are fundamental to what it is to be Californian, to be a Westerner. From abandoned remnants of a ghost town of a bygone gold rush era to the jagged peaks that boast the tallest in the contiguous United States. The Eastern Sierras is California’s proverbial backyard mountain range. Here is where many Californians go on summer sojourns to get lost in the backcountry to find themselves meandering through lush green meadows surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges.
Here’s where many saw their first bear, climbed their first vertical granite face, slept under the stars gazing at the milky way, paddle their kayaks, and pondered their existence in the vastness of the universe.
Endless jagged peaks and that reach for the skies.
“The mountains are calling and I must go.” – John Muir
Shadow Of The Minarets. A series of jagged peaks located in the Ritter Range.
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Convict Lake. It’s one of a few alpine lakes easily accessible by car in the Eastern Sierras. A slight detour off highway 395. You don’t have to hike to get a wonderful view such as this. It’s popular for fishing, so if you get there early enough, you’ll have some cool photographic opportunities.
Autumn displays of colorful aspens turning to various bright colors in North Lake. The area is a photographer’s heaven.
A cold and frigid morning at North Peak. You can do an overnight trip or multiple days in the backcountry here. It’s accessible via 120 just outside the boundary of Yosemite National Park on the Tuolumne Meadows side.
The stars light up at night.
The Eastern Sierras is home to the oldest living trees in the world, the Bristlecone Pine.
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