October, 2010


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Oct 10

Lundy Canyon Aspen

Photograph of  yellow aspen trees in Lundy Canyon in Mono County, CaliforniaA maze of Aspen tree trunks in Lundy Canyon.


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Oct 10

Lundy Lake

Photograph of  yellow aspen trees in Lundy Canyon in Mono County, CaliforniaLundy Lake is in Lundy Canyon, seven miles north of Lee Vining on Highway 395 in eastern California. It is the site of an old gold mining town, Lundy. The canyon is spectacular in October as the aspen change color.


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Oct 10

Conway Summit

Photograph of  yellow and orange Aspen trees on Highway 395 in Mono County, CaliforniaAnother shot from Conway Summit, this time with a splash of orange to liven up the browns of the plateau. The Sawtooth Ridge of the Sierra Nevada lies to the west of Conway Summit and the ghost town of Bodie to the east.


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Oct 10

Conway Summit Aspen

Photograph of  Yellow Aspen trees on Highway 395 in Mono County, CaliforniaThe Conway Summit pass is the highest point on Highway 395 in Mono County, California. The pass is a high plateau over 8,000 feet in elevation. This shot is looking west toward the Sierra Nevada with  Aspen providing patches of color in the foreground.


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Oct 10

Brilliant Yellow

Photograph of  Yellow Aspen trees in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of CaliforniaIt isn’t clear why some aspen are changing color while others haven’t yet begun. This one patch of aspen on a hillside above the Carson River near Markleeville, California seemed to glow while others nearby were still green.


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Oct 10

Backlit Leaves

Photograph of  Yellow leaves backlit by the sun in Nevada City, CaliforniaThese leaves seemed to glow golden on a late October morning in 2007. This was taken in Nevada City, an historic gold mining town in California.


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Oct 10

Fall Morning

Photograph of  Fall color in North Monterey CountyOak trees, Poison Oak and dry ferns in North Monterey County, California. This location is a few blocks from home.