Eastern California Road Trip

Lately, I've been getting interested in using a van as a base camp for wildlife photography. I've done some backpacking photography, and while it's a lot of fun, the limitations of dragging all of your gear with you requires some real compromises. Not to mention, some of my favorite places to do photography are very windy, which makes for some sleepless nights. I decided to rent a Sprinter van from Moterra Campervans, drive out to some of my favorite places, and try a couple of new places. […]

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Desert Hawk

A Red-Tailed Hawk takes flight as the sun sets on the Inyo Mountains.

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"What do you fear, lady?" [Aragorn] asked. "A cage," [Éowyn] said. "To stay behind bars, until use and old age accept them, and all chance of doing great deeds is gone beyond recall or desire."
~ J.R.R. Tolkien
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A reminder that beauty does exist in the world and perhaps better things are possible. Wishing you all djam karet, the moment that stretches.

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Weird Shapes In The Alabama Hills

A quick note that if you decide to fly a drone in the Alabama Hills, you need to get a permit from the Bureau of Land Management in Bishop. The good news is they are nice people.

And it's the only way you

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Alabama Hills And The Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains

It turns out you need a permit to fly a drone in the Alabama Hills so I went through the process last year. The permit is only good for a year s

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Looking Down on the Alabama Hills

The Alabama Hills are an interesting set of rock formation and mining claims near Lone Pine, California. I have written about them before, here.

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Trying to hammer though this one trip. Here are some of the views from our campsite in Alabama Hills


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