Mammoth Lakes area

OsoOso Registered Users Posts: 164 Major grins
edited March 24, 2013 in Landscapes
I'm enjoying all the Eastern Sierra shots recently posted by others -- Convict Lake, Whitney, June loop & Mono. BTW, if you visit Convict, drop some bucks at the Convict Lake Inn's restaurant and get the beef wellington.

I was up at Mammoth couple weeks ago. While my partner skied, me and my newly ACL-less knee did some mid-day shooting. Light could have been better, but I did what I could.

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Benton Crossing Road, looking east toward the White Mtns.

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From Benton Crossing Road, looking back toward Mt. Morrison and Laurel Peak (I think).

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Mammoth Mountain from the east side of Crowley Reservoir.

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The Little Green Church at 395 & Benton Crossing Road.

Thanks for looking and commenting!
Steve
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Comments

  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,940 moderator
    edited March 22, 2013
    Some nice shots here! Love seeing the White Mountains.
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  • WernerGWernerG Registered Users Posts: 534 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2013
    ian408 wrote: »
    Some nice shots here! Love seeing the White Mountains.

    Like the Little Green Church. Nicely composed.
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  • byoshibyoshi Registered Users Posts: 353 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2013
    Nice set. Crazy how much more snow there was a few weeks ago compared to when I was up there last weekend.
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  • RidgetopRidgetop Registered Users Posts: 214 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2013
    Nice job on the church. It is so hard to photograph that little gem without the freeway or side road getting too much into the picture.
  • OsoOso Registered Users Posts: 164 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2013
    Thanks for the kind words!

    That church was tough -- you can see 395 in the right side of my photo. I tried a different angle, hoping to get the snowy White Mtns in the background. The problem: the damn propane tank seen below.

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    As for the snow at Mammoth, despite the bad knee I went out and skied on the 11th and 12th in a very thin fleece and t-shirt; it was 60 degrees in town both days. I think it's going to be like last year in which access to the high country will come early and hopefully skeeters will be sooner rather than later.

    If you ski, there's a great story at High Country News about climate change's impact on the ski industry. The story is based on Mammoth, which is higher and gets more snow than most resorts -- but still could have issues in the years ahead. Link follows it's behind a pay wall. http://www.hcn.org/issues/45.4/climate-change-turns-an-already-troubled-ski-industry-on-its-head
    Steve
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited March 24, 2013
    Hi Steve, sorry to hear about the knee, but I'm glad you got a chance to take these great shots and share them with us. thumb.gif
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  • joe-bobjoe-bob Registered Users Posts: 368 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2013
    Great shots. I like your 2nd picture the best.
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