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2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Sat Nov 22, 2014 1:37 pm
by RoguePhotonic
It occurred to me today that last year I had been posting weeks of photos when I got them up but I guess I just forgot this year so here is weeks 1-6:

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:43 am
by RoguePhotonic

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:30 am
by afahrland
Thanks Rogue, I always enjoy your photos...sat down and went through these over my cup of morning coffee. :thumbsup:

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:38 am
by ERIC
afahrland wrote:...sat down and went through these over my cup of morning coffee. :thumbsup:
Yep. A nice break away from work yesterday. Thanks, Rogue!

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 2:56 pm
by Hikin Mike
Enjoyed the photos!

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 3:01 pm
by maverick
Very cool photo's, I gather you did not care for the route from Goddard to Rambaud. :D

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 6:41 pm
by Cross Country
Rouge - you are the man. Not hype but the truth.

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:46 pm
by RoguePhotonic
Very cool photo's, I gather you did not care for the route from Goddard to Rambaud.
Oh it was horrible on an industrial level. We thought that angling up the hill side to avoid getting sucked into the major brush lower down Goddard Creek might be the answer. Boy were we wrong! The entire hill side is a scrub oak forest so thick it's almost impenetrable. Combine that with the heat of low altitude and an extremely steep hill side that never lets up. I took to following game trails where ever possible. Then 8 foot high willows, stinging nettle, prickly currants and what I call prickly ball bush. Lastly a good 4000 foot up to our lake and it was horrible. After 2 layover days before doing it we had to take another after. I will never do that again for sure!

I actually enjoy camping in Goddard Creek where Disappearing Creek comes down because it's a fairly open forest with a healthy bear population and I just get that feeling of being somewhere remote. I probably wont ever be back there either though.

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:53 am
by LMBSGV
Thanks for sharing, Rogue. I enjoyed the photos and the opportunity to vicariously accompany your amazing journey.

Re: 2014 Sierra Hike

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:41 pm
by maverick
Rogue,

Which 5 location, from a purely photographers perspective, comes immediately
to mind from your last few summers?
I understand that a special event, like a beautiful sunset, can make a less than
desirable place special, but please try to take these emotional aspects out of the
equation when making your choices Rogue.