Our Little Corner of the World...

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown,

for going out, I found, was really going in."

John Muir

One of the things that I love the most about the Eastern Sierras

is the ruggedness of the mountains...

We're a combination of high desert and an absolutely

sublime mountain range...

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Living in a Majestic World...

"The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we inhabit

are not only critical elements in the quality of life we enjoy-

they are a reflection of the majesty of our Creator."

Rick Perry

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More Training...this time at Panum Crater!!!

Panum Crater is the youngest mountain in the Eastern Sierras...

and yes...it's a crater...so it's a volcanoe!!!

It's off the road on the way to the South Tufa's of Mono Lake...

there's a sign, but you might need your glasses to find it!!! 

Look on the left, it's about the third dirt road off of Hwy 120...

Looking across 395 to the mountains in the West, you can see a line

just above the base of the mountain...

This is the LADWP aquaduct...AND...the level of the lake

about 13,000 years ago after the second glacial period here!!!

You can't go up in a crater and not find obsidian and pumice!!!

Lot's of interesting rock formations in the "dome"!

My head hurts from all the knowledge I'm pounding into it these days!!!

Or maybe it's the sun???

Who Knew???

Owen's Gorge, Eastern Sierras, California

Who knew the real diversity of our world here in the Eastern Sierras??

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