Horses graze in the sprinklers during the Golden Hour in Lone Pine, CA.
Welcome to the Eastern Sierras! Lone Pine, CA is a charming little town on Hwy 395 right below the foot of Mt. Whitney, tallest peak in the continental United States.
Granite peaks tower above the lumpy red boulders called Alabama Hills, site of many movies, both Westerns and Science Fiction. You can camp for free here, since it's BLM land.
@MattLovell enjoying the sunset.
The Sierra Nevada Mountains form quite a spectacular panorama of changing light, from dawn to daylight:
Video of the Alabama Hills at dawn:
You can take a drive up Whitney Portal Road all the way to the trailhead, and see a waterfall at the top.
Whitney Portal Rd from Alabama Hills
Awesome views of Owens Lake, which is being rehabilitated after Los Angeles sucked it dry.
Owens Lake
The Alabama Hills look like anthills from this height:
Whitney Portal Rd. and the Alabama Hills.
Many creeks flow from the high watersheds. We took the road less traveled, and checked out Hogback Creek, just north of Whitney Creek.
View of Whitney Portal switchbacks from Hogback Creek.
The tiny track leads to little hidden campsites below the white cliffs.
Natural "sculpture" at the top campsite.
Pollinators make the most of the bright yellow September wildflowers:
Wasp
Bumblebee
At the tippy top of the track, we find the purling little stream hiding in thick undergrowth:
Hogback Creek
We drove back down the slope to exit the Alabama Hills north, to continue on towards Bishop, CA for the next installment of our Eastern Sierras adventure. Here's a short video of our descent:
Thanks for exploring with us, stay tuned for part 2!
Love,cat
@creationofcare
Hogback Creek, Lone Pine, CA
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