Fall Day in the Western Sierra's

Last week was one to just be glad it was over. We were working a ton of hours and then got sick with some type of flu or another. So forget last week and start with this one!

Today we had 2 claims, one of which was in the Western side of the Sierra’s just past Sierra Summit. We have skied at Sierra Summit since the kids were young and have recently taken the grandkids there. We looked forward to seeing it before winter.

When we left this morning the skies were clear with some clouds. I’d looked on-line at the weather and saw that rain was forecast for the valley this afternoon and tonight for the Sierra’s. I figured that we would make it to the valley before the rain hit so would not have any weather.

We made it up to Huntington Lake by 11a.m. as projected, looked at the claim and started the trip back to the valley. I’d noticed on the way that the flora by the stream at Sierra Summit was so spectacular on our way up so we stopped on the way back. The sun was out with huge clouds but dark clouds were in the background. We stopped and I jumped out with camera and tripod in hand.

I first ran down to the stream and started shooting then up to the 1^st bridge and shot in each direction from the center of the stream, then the right side then the left. The aspens were bright yellow and another plant red with the green pines along side.

The sky became darker and darker until it started to sprinkle. We walked back to the truck afraid that it might start to storm on us but then as we started to drive back I saw one set of aspens that were off of another bridge. We stopped and I ran with the camera. The sky was dark but the colors were vivid. I shot from one side of the bridge and then the other but just wasn’t felling like I’d gotten the one photo. Finally I was about to give up when the light changed slightly, I shot the photo in Auto mode afraid to lose the light and the photo was so beautiful.

Now my camera battery is dead so I must charge it before looking at today’s photos. I’m looking forward to seeing what they look like tomorrow.