The passion of the dislocated arm (which required a group selfie (part 2, 3, and 4)

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#mountains #wilderness
#nature #outdoors #california #photography #natura #gooutside #exploration #goexplore #wanderer #hiking #forest

“Tioga Crest, Evening” — Tioga Crest in sunset light, reflected in a small pond.

This ridge lies a bit east of the actual Sierra Nevada Crest, just outside of Yosemite National Park’s eastern boundary. The peaks along the park boundary are magnificent examples of the rugged, rocky landscape that characterizes the highest parts of the range. But the ridge in this photograph is different. Despite being over 11,000′ high, on its western side it looks like… a really big hill, with little of the rocky, rugged alpine quality that we expect from these high mountains…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/05/tioga-crest-evening/

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Henry Coe State Park, California, March 2019.

Este suelo vivo, es mi altar
Y mi sacramento, agua manantial
Que lleva mi rezo, de siglos en siglos
Que este bosque sea, mi catedral

Aquí no encuentre muerte, ni ilusión
Solo resuena vida eternal
Mi reina Madre Tierra, siempre lo cuida
Este bosque sea, mi catedral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGhAzX08TrA

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“Trees, Meadow and Path” — A wilderness path leads past a small creek, meadow, and trees to the shoreline of a subalpine Sierra Nevada lake.

In late July I headed into the Sierra Nevada backcountry on a short backpack trip with a group of friends. The trip was special, as I first backpacked with some of them decades ago. It had been quite a while since I went into the wilderness with this gang — so it was something of a reunion. Of course, being the only photographer on the trip meant that I did end up spending some time alone, especially in the early mornings…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/03/trees-meadow-and-path/

#wilderness#sierranevada #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #mountains #photography

The passion of the dislocated arm (which required a group selfie (part 2, 3, and 4)

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#sangabrielmountains
#mountains #wilderness
#nature #outdoors #california #photography #natura #gooutside #exploration #goexplore #wanderer #hiking #forest

“Tioga Crest, Evening” — Tioga Crest in sunset light, reflected in a small pond.

This ridge lies a bit east of the actual Sierra Nevada Crest, just outside of Yosemite National Park’s eastern boundary. The peaks along the park boundary are magnificent examples of the rugged, rocky landscape that characterizes the highest parts of the range. But the ridge in this photograph is different. Despite being over 11,000′ high, on its western side it looks like… a really big hill, with little of the rocky, rugged alpine quality that we expect from these high mountains…continues: https://gdanmitchell.com/2025/09/05/tioga-crest-evening/

#sierranevada #tioga #sunset #reflection #nature #landscape #wilderness #photography