In late October '99 I spent 5 days shooting in the Eastern Sierra. Traveling for the full trip with Southwest photographerSteve Kossackand film Director / CameramanChris Sandersonwe covered over 1,300 miles and visited Mono Lake, fall colour locations in the Sierra including the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Death Valley and Yosemite National Park. 

Each of the sections below contains a single image and brief introduction to the location.Click on the section titlesto see additional photographs from each area as well as travel information.

All photographs on these pages, unless indicated otherwise, were taken with aRollei 6008camera system on Fuji Provia 100 film.

The June Lake Loop

Barren Tree, 1999

The June Lake Loop is found just south of the town of Lee Vining on Hwy 395. This is where Highway 120 and the  Tioga Pass lead out of Yosemite National Park.  It is one of the Eastern Sierra's most famous fall colour locations.

Route 168

Aspens #1, ...