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Sierra Nevada Time-Lapse: Climbing over Highway 108
Driving California SR 108 from Bridgeport up over Sonora Pass (9624 feet) on a lovely June day. The snow was still thick and the scenery was beautiful. The song is Climbing from Meat Puppets II. Thanks to Troy Paiva and Gabriel Biderman for a fun trip.
Road Trip Gallery: Western Nevada and the High Sierra
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- The trip started out on an educational note.
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- And kept on getting more educational as we went.
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- Formative experiences help determine who we become.
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- I wonder if my parents took me to see Bonsai when I was young?
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- Virginia City has some amazing cemeteries.
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- I don’t think this was what they meant by stepping back in time.
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- There’s a lot of stuff to photograph though.
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- And cool places to hang out.
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- This guy was the coolest dude of them all.
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- Jacked up on junkyards and chocolate, we kept exploring.
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- Roadside spiderbug!
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- Drinks and cow pies!
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- All that was left of The Lace was a sign.
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- Is that the Sutro Tunnel on the right?
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- We took some more photos and ate a little bit of BBQ.
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- We found Jesus at Walmart and Cadillacs in Carson City.
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- I wish I could’ve driven this Willy’s coupe home.
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- We stopped at an old haunt, and slept in covered wagons.
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- Abandoned places are our guiding light.
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- Bring your camera and drive over the mountains and see.
On the edges of a Mojave Desert road trip
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- Don’t worry. We are professionals. We’ve done this before.
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- Bring your horse. Bring your Thing. We’re going to the desert.
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- Fuel up and shoot the cow on 58.
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- They’re pumping oil in Bakersfield.
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- Bakersfield.
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- Up one side and back again, along the river of men.
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- Fueled up and ready.
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- We hit the dirt and started exploring.
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- And also worked in a little grilling.
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- I finally saw Cadillac Jack’s place.
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- And then more grilling.
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- We continued to explore with mixed results.
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- There is nothing here worth dying for.
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- It was touch-and-go at China Lake.
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- We toured one junkyard and got barked away from another.
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- A strip mall in Lancaster with a liquor store, produce market, kabob place, and a church.
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- Just down the street from Generation X Lothing.
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- Tired, we headed out 138 past Holiday Valley.
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- A man stood in the middle of nowhere. A boat waited high and dry.
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- The lemons headed north.
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- Return, recover, and reload for next time.
Mojave Desert road trip: Signs, food, rainbows, cactus, outerspace
This year I have journeyed to the desert 4 times. Much of the February full moon was snowed out. I still had a great time.
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- This is Firebaugh, CA.
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- It’s good to coordinate shirts and paletas.
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- The turn for the golf course and cemetery.
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- I still haven’t stopped at Carol’s in Wasco.
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- Or taken a proper photo of the sleeping people motel sign.
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- One day I’ll have a lot of S.S. Minnow photos.
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- I’m not sure how they’ll be displayed.
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- Speaking of displays, how about 2 dogs, 4 toy soldiers, and a gingerbread man.
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- Anyhow, I’m going out further this time.
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- All the normal signs will disappear.
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- A sentimental glimpse.
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- And then gone.
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- My street is named after a burnt tree.
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- I enter a neutral place.
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- And behold remnants of the past under glass.
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- How many double entendres does it take to screw in a flashbulb?
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- The double rainbow looked awesome
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- over the abandoned motel.
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- Roosting in Yermo.
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- When photographing a sign that says no cameras, don’t use a flash.
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- The menu advertises 70 pounds of carnitas, but they were out of stock.
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- That evening it snowed over Cactus Massage.
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- The storm cleared by morning, but it was time to go.
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- West.
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- Towards unlimited possibilities.
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- And all-you-can-eat
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- with a cherry on top.
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- Domingo’s in Boron has an amazing collection of space photos.
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- Domingo noted my enthusiasm and showed me the memorabilia room.
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- More than full, it was time to shoot the cow on Highway 58 and head home.
