Photo by Bob Baikauskas
Lincoln Hills
Photography Club
Eastern Sierras, Fall Colors Field Trip
Alabama Hills Cafe is a great place to have breakfast.
This is a map on the wall of the restaurant.
Mono Lake from the South Tufa area
California Highway 395 from Mono Lake south has unlimited photo opportunities.
Photographic Club members have made many trips to this area to photograph snow covered mountains, wildflower shows, mountain streams, historical places, and the milky way gallaxy.
Look at the archives and specific locations for ideas.
We have made this trip several times in the past and you can read about one of them in our archives: 2016 TRIP
The following link takes you to a schedule Les Thomas made for the 2018 Eastern Sierra Field Trip. 2018 TRIP
A overview map of Highway 395 from Bridgeport to Big Pine showing many great locations is HERE
The following are links that will take you to more details about some of the great locations not far from Highway 395.
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Bodie State Historic Park: BODIE
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Mono Lake, South Tufa: MONO
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June Lake Loop: JUNE
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Convict Lake: CONVICT
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Tom's Place: TOMS
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Bishop: PONDS, RESTAURANT, PETROGLYPHS
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Bristlecone Pine Forest: BRISTLECONE
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Manzanar: MANZANAR
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Alabama Hills: ALABAMA
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Sculptures: SCULPTURES-395
Full Moon
You might want to include a full moon rise/set on your agenda. Check the times on a calendar and one day prior to the full moon rising may be best.
Eastern Sierra October 2015
In October, 2015, the Lincoln Hills Photography Club had a "Great Photographic Adventure" starting in Yosemite, and continuing to many locations on the east side of the Sierras near Highway 395. The Field Trip was organized using a "menu" system, which enabled participants to select photographic opportunities each day. Many members contributed to the planning of this event.
The following lists some locations we visited.
2015 Trip Menu
Tips
Tahoe Directions
Show and Tell