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mike_c

(36,214 posts)
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 06:44 PM Jun 2016

a few more pics from my desert road trip....

Rhyolite camp is our name for an outcropping of volcanic stone above a rolling landscape of Great Basin sage, pinon pine, and sharp walled canyons. It's near Rt. 120 east of Mono Craters and Mono Lake. The view is spectacular, especially at sunset.


Rhyolite camp, Mono County, California.



Rhyolite camp, Mono County, California.



The million dollar view from Rhyolite camp into the canyons and rolling hills. I never get enough of this.



More of the view across the distant canyons.



Rhyolite camp, Mono County, California.



Light shining through the smoke haze from the Lee Vining fire had a distinct orange cast.



Sunset light on the White Mountains across the valley. Those "clouds" on the left are plumes of smoke from the Lee Vining fire.



The very last light on the White Mountains.



Pinon pine and rhyolite.



Parking the trailer was hard. There wasn't much maneuvering room at the top of the hill.



A fixed wing aircraft dumps a load of fire retardant on the Lee Vining fire. Shot from the Tioga Road Mobile station.



Helicopter air operations at the Lee Vining fire, from the road block just north of town.


I hope you enjoy them!

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a few more pics from my desert road trip.... (Original Post) mike_c Jun 2016 OP
I enjoyed them very much, my dear mike_c! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2016 #1
thank you.... mike_c Jun 2016 #2
Great pics, thanks so much for posting them!! Scuba Jun 2016 #3
a severe beauty in that part of the Country!. . . . . n/t annabanana Jun 2016 #4
Gee, you know the names of trees and rocks postatomic Jul 2016 #5

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,307 posts)
1. I enjoyed them very much, my dear mike_c!
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 10:36 PM
Jun 2016

And judging from the number of recommendations, so did a number of other folks.

Great capture of the airplane dropping fire retardant.

And the view of the mountains is just wonderful.

Thanks for sharing!

mike_c

(36,214 posts)
2. thank you....
Mon Jun 27, 2016, 11:19 PM
Jun 2016

It's one of our favorite camps. My partner and I try to get back there every couple of years. It's like having front row seats on one of the best sunsets ever. Soft desert night (maybe a bit chilly this time). The big bowl of stars.

postatomic

(1,771 posts)
5. Gee, you know the names of trees and rocks
Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:08 PM
Jul 2016

Boy do I feel stupid.

These are great landscape photos. I'll have to google to see approximately where you were.

Fire Season sucks.

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