We all decided to go camp out and get some stock imagery in a few amazing places. We started in the Alabama Hills with some amazing rock climbing images.
We all took turns climbing, belaying and photographing this arete, The Sharks Fin, pretty ironic for a surfer and climber. It was perfect with Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the contiguous US, in the background.
After the climb I noticed this dirt road leading into the mountains and popped off a couple cool shots of Mario running.
There is a famous arch in the Alabama Hills where you can line Mt. Whitney up in the arch. That has been done before so we thought we would try something different.
Later that night after sipping some good scotch and throwing back a couple brews we decided to get, "ILL"! This is Vern and myself Kung Fu fighting, notice the cool retro Rasta Tube socks:)
This is the actually how we lit the above shot
Then off to the Ancient Bristle Cone Forest where on the first evening we took sunset photos on an exposed ridge at about 10 degrees. Bristle Cone Trees grow in the harshest most exposed environments. The grove we went to is at 11,000ft elevation. The oldest single living organisms known are Bristlecone Pines one found to be 4844 years old. Then that evening we got snowed on and drove out of there on icy roads. It was beautiful up there but we could not tolerate the weather.
The three of us freezing!
We decided to go to the Eureka Sand Dunes which is actually the most northern part of Death Valley National Park. They are the tallest sand dunes in North America at 700 ft tall. It was a gorgeous drive out there through snow and as we descended the road we found a good stretch of dry pavement to skateboard.
I added a little drama to this image for experimental purposes but I thought it came out pretty cool.
Mario gave me this hat before the trip and it came in handy.
Once we arrived to the sand dunes we had about 40 mph wind gusts which felt like a sand blaster. Despite the wind and sand we managed to get a few images and lots of sand in our equipment.
My rig in the front of the dunes.
All these places we visited are some of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. They are all within a couple hours of each other. I would highly recommend visiting these places. If you are interested in doing this trip and need some help feel free to contact me via email. It is amazing! It is good for the soul...
You can visit Vern's website at:
www.wileyphoto.com
Mario's at:
www.sandiegosurfpics.com
Many of the images seen here are available through the link below:
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