The Glade 4.0

Aside from the previously posted Engagement Thing, a Road Trip happened.

From Vegas we drove to Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park. There's a Ghost Town up there called Berlin, as well as one of the largest concentrations of Ichthyosaur Fossils in the US.
The Whole Album is here: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lordmoo ... osaur%20SP
Selected Photos:
The outside of the Stamp Mill

The Stamp Mill. Used for crushing the ore that came out of the mountain.

The Cam that ran the stamps.

The remains of the boiler

The inside of one of the houses on site


Can of Sierra Beer

Blasting Cap Tins

They sure did love their syrup.

The miners used Carbide Lamps

There were people there well after 1910 or thereabouts when the mine closed down. This is a kerosene hand warmer with "Made in Occupied Japan" stamped on it.

Broken Down Model A


The Fossils:




I also did some stacked star trail photos up there, but the moon was super full and bright. So they're not stunning.

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

On the road from Berlin to Lee Vining, CA. The next stop on the trip. We had a quick stop in Hawthorne, NV to see the Munitions Museum there.
Album here: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lordmoo ... t=3&page=1
Selected Photos:



Walker Lake:



Museum place:
Who doesn't want a green lamp made out of an AIM-9 Sidewinder?


Brokeass Helicopter


Mono Lake:

Mountains outside of Lee Vining:


The next morning, we got up at oh dark thirty to take the next series.

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

Mono Lake HDR images:
Album here: http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lordmoo ... t=3&page=1






We left Mono Lake, and headed south on US 395 towards Mammoth. Found a little place called June Lake.




From there we went to Mammoth:

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

And the final stop was the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest. Which was closed. But I still got a few good pics.

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

Nice pics! I've spent some time up in those parts, seen completely different things! Didn't know about the Munitions Museum or the Bristlecone forest. Those both sound pretty cool. Did you come back through Panamint Valley? There's a resort (well, one building with some rooms) up there that for some reason I've always wanted to stay at.

Oh, and, are those HDR photos, at least of the forest?

_________________
This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Everything in the 3rd post down is HDR.

Panamint is off SR190, a bit further south. We took SR168 across the mountains which is where the Forest thingy is. Unfortunately, the road to the actual forest was closed for "winter" or something. So we had to content ourselves with the scenic view afforded by being ~10000 feet up and looking at Yosemite. Super awesome view up there.

I think the munitions museum is fairly new. It wasn't there when I was working up in Hawthorne ~15 years or so ago.

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

Panoramic view in Berlin


June Lake Panorama


California Mountains Panorama


Panorama off 395

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

Just by way of comparison. Here is the frozen lake image from my Cell Phone (Cort was taking pics too.)

And here is the HDR image I took.


The Panorama of the Big Tree did something weird to the top of it.

And the HDR version

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

All red Xs

Ive been to some of those places or at least nearby. Will have to go back again someday.

_________________
"Said I never had much use for one, never said I didn't know how to use one!"~ Matthew Quigley

"nothing like a little meow in bed at night" ~ Bruskey

"I gotta float my stick same as you" Hondo Lane

"Fill your hand you son of a *****!"

Those are nice pictures Fys... you've great eye, and apparently some deftness with the camera...

All fixed now.

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

I like the comparisons. Cool pics, too.

_________________
This cold and dark tormented hell
Is all I`ll ever know
So when you get to heaven
May the devil be the judge

Thankya

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

Also thankya I do what I can

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!

http://smg.photobucket.com/user/lordmoo ... t=3&page=1

Road trip to Puffer Lake/Elk Meadows

_________________

Holy shitsnacks!