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GALLERY:: -Backroad Home- ::September 2005

On a trip back home in September 2005 from Southern California I decided to take the long way and see part of the southern section of the Sierra Nevada. My route was to take Hwy. 14 through Mojave and then joint up with Hwy. 395. I spent the night in Lone Pine, California hoping to catch Mr. Whitney in the morning light. I was astounded to discover that between Lone Pine and the Mt. Whitney Portal is an area called the Alabama Hills. Driving through those Hills was like entering all the Lone Ranger Westerns of my childhood. Many of them were filmed there as were many Sci-fi pictures.

I then backtracked and took Hwy. J41 over the Sierras into Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park. There aren't many images from this part of the trip, yet, I was astounded by the beauty of these two parks. I hope that I can go back and spend some time in them and learn how to convey the awe that I felt there.

I then crossed over Hwy. 180 to Interstate 5 and home.

This gallery is meant to show what I hope are some of the unusual things I saw, rather than to be a descriptive travelogue.
-Chemical Plant- Hwy. 395 south of Lone Pine, California
-Chemical Plant- Hwy. 395 south of Lone Pine, California		 -On the Way to Morning- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-On the Way to Morning- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California		 -Classic Morning- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Classic Morning- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California		 -Morning Light- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Morning Light- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-In the Range- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-In the Range- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California		 -Morning's Promise- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Morning's Promise- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California		 -Tangle- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Tangle- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California		 -Light Lines- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Light Lines- Mt. Whitney Portals, Lone Pine, California
-Heart Rock- Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California
-Heart Rock- Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California		 -Vein- Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California
-Vein- Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California		 -An American Family- Lone Pine, California
-An American Family- Lone Pine, California		 -Blue Curl- Highway stand Hwy. 395 California
-Blue Curl- Highway stand Hwy. 395 California
-Mountain and Mural- Hwy. 395 California
-Mountain and Mural- Hwy. 395 California		 -Recovering- Hwy. J41 California
-Recovering- Hwy. J41 California		 -Up- California Backroad
-Up- California Backroad		 -Falls- Hwy. 190 California
-Falls- Hwy. 190 California
-Derelict- Exeter, California
-Derelict- Exeter, California		 -Controled Burn- Sequoia National Park, California
-Controled Burn- Sequoia National Park, California		 -Hazy Morning- Sequoia National Park, California
-Hazy Morning- Sequoia National Park, California		 -Cliff Face- Kings Canyon National Park, California
-Cliff Face- Kings Canyon National Park, California
-Home No More- Hwy. 180 California
-Home No More- Hwy. 180 California		 -...Like a Raisin in the Sun Hwy. 180 California
-"...Like a Raisin in the Sun" Hwy. 180 California

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