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Photo Gallery Thirty-six Nevada-California - Lunar Crater, Ancient Brisltecone Pine Forest, Alabama Hills, Mono Lake
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View looking generally south from the rim of Lunar Crater in central Nevada. Lunar Crater is a volcanic crater and not an impact crater. This crater is approximately 435 feet deep & 3,500 feet in diameter. |
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Slightly zoomed view looking generally south from the rim of Lunar Crater. |
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View looking slightly northwest from the rim of Lunar Crater. The 8 mile access road from Highway 6 is visible. This is a gravel road with quite a bit of washboard and is passable in most weather by a standard auto with normal clearance.
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View looking north from the rim of Lunar Crater. Easy Chair Crater in view along horizon to right. This is a very isolated location and would require some preparation - i.e. full tank of gas and extra water.
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200mm zoomed view of Easy Chair Crater from the location of previous image. |
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This view is generally south looking over Reed Flat toward the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The road is White Mountain Road and provides access to The Ancient Brislecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains of eastern California near Bishop. This grove of Bristlecone pines is known as the Shulman Grove.
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Bristlecone Pine only grow in areas that range above 10,000 feet. |
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The twisted and contorted trunks and limbs are absolutely awesome. |
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This is a view looking west from Lone Pine, CA toward Mt. Whitney and the Whiney Portal Road. Alabama Hills in mid-ground. |
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View is west to the Sierra Nevada Range from the base of the Alabama Hills. | |||
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Closer view of one of the larger rock formations in the Alabama Hills.
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Alabama Hills with Mt. Whitney on the Horizon. Mt. Whitney is the tallest mountain in the continental United States at 14,495 feet above sea level.
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Alabama Hills are composed of metamorphosed volcanic rock and granite. |
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Over 150 movies have been filmed in the Alabama Hills since 1920. | |||
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Alabama Hills. |
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Alabama Hills & Mt. Whitney in the background.
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More Alabama Hills and Mt. Whitney. |
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More Alabama Hills and Mt. Whitney. |
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Zoomed view of previous image. |
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200mm zoomed view from previous image of Mt. Whitney. |
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This is a view looking southeast to Owens Dry Lake from the Mt. Whitney Portal Road. Owens Dry Lake was a beautiful blue 100 square mile lake before 1920. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power diverted the Owens River and the lakes supply in 1913. By the mid 1920's the lake's water essentially evaporated and formed the salt playa that it is today. |
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This view is looking northeast from the Mt. Whitney Portal Road. |
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This view is looking east northeast from the Mt. Whitney Portal Road toward Lone Pine,CA. |
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View northeast inside the Mt. Whitney Portal Gorge or the Lone Pine Creek Drainage. This area provides access trails to the summit of Mt. Whitney. | |||
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Lone Pine Creek in a very steep cascade at the end of the Mt. Whitney Portal Road. | |||
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View from under a waterfalls on Lone Pine Creek. This falls can be seen at the top of the cascade in the previous image. The cave behind the waterfalls is large enough for a dozen people. | |||
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This is a view looking north across Mono Lake in California's eastern Sierra Nevada region to Paoha Island. |
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Close-up of previous view. | |||
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View of shoreline and tufa towers in the distance. This area is known as South Tufa. | |||
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Close-up view of the tufa towers. The tufa towers are made of calcium carbonate created by underwater springs. Mono Lake"s water level has been drawn down over the past 40 years exposing these once underwater features. | |||
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Shoreline and tufa towers. The view is generally north. | |||
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Shoreline along South Tufa. | |||
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Close-up of more tufa towers. | |||
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Shore line and tufa tower islands. | |||
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Close-up of tufa towers. | |||
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Shoreline along South Tufa. | |||
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