Prime winter photo locations?
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:28 pm
Hi everyone. I'll be heading over to the eastern Sierra's for a few days in late April, and this will primarily be a photographic journey. We'll have snowshoes for dayhikes, and would be willing to rent skies if necessary, but we won't be doing any overnight backcountry camping. I'm not that familiar with that side of the Sierras in the winter though. It's my assumption that all of the roads going up into the mountains will still be closed. So is it possible to reach any really photogenic places still, without backpacking? Or are those Sierras an impenetrable fortress in the winter time?
I'm thinking Mono Lake, Alabama Hills, and the White Mountains (if we can get up there) as a few spots to check out. But we would love to somehow get up into the Sierra for a day too, maybe visit a scenic lake with a view of close up peaks. Is anyone willing to reveal any of their favorite winter photography hotspots? Ones that are accessible by a 2-4 mile snowshoe or ski? Ones that are not too treacherous to hike back down after dark (we'll have headlamps)? I would really appreciate any ideas or suggestions, as we'd like to have some kind of plan before we leave.
Thanks a lot!
I'm thinking Mono Lake, Alabama Hills, and the White Mountains (if we can get up there) as a few spots to check out. But we would love to somehow get up into the Sierra for a day too, maybe visit a scenic lake with a view of close up peaks. Is anyone willing to reveal any of their favorite winter photography hotspots? Ones that are accessible by a 2-4 mile snowshoe or ski? Ones that are not too treacherous to hike back down after dark (we'll have headlamps)? I would really appreciate any ideas or suggestions, as we'd like to have some kind of plan before we leave.
Thanks a lot!