california

[georion23]

we went to california for the annual petrology field trip. it was a good trip, though exhausting and freezing cold. there was a point on a ridge where it was about 40° with 100-110 mph wind. i got a badass picture of mono lake and the sierras from that ridge though. and then the next morning, it was 25°, 60mph wind, and snowing. it was the kind of cold that was painful. so that part wasn't so much fun. but, at least we weren't camping. and, i got some cool rocks and even made it through security with them. some of my favorite pictures are below. the rest are at facebook, and the ones of just the scenery are at flickr.

the sierra nevadas from the air. iphone pic.


the golden gate bridge and san francisco


california poppies


ophiolite sequence near san francisco


tahoe national forest


iphone panorama


snow in the sierras. iphone panorama


donner lake. iphone panorama


donner lake. iphone panorama


lake tahoe




mono lake and the sierra nevadas at sunset with 100-110 mph winds. iphone panorama




mono lake




iphone panorama






snow clouds in the sierras




convict lake. iphone panorama


ice from the previous night's storms


road to volcanoes at the foot of the sierras


basalt flows


lupines (minus the flowers)


slot canyon in stovepipe wells in death valley national park


stovepipe wells. folded and tilted marble. iphone camerabag app.


stovepipe wells. iphone panorama


dunes in death valley n.p.


mudcracks in death valley n.p. iphone camerabag app.


the lowest point i've ever been. 282 ft below sea level. death valley


salt flats forming in death valley. iphone panorama


death valley salt flats