Last week, we took some time off with the doojers to explore some of the wonderful destinations along the 395 and here are some pics from our trip....

Here a shots of our Jeeps in the Alabama Hills...


This is where a big scene in the movie Ironman was filmed...


At the mouth of the Reward Mine...


Making our way down into the mine...




a shot from the front at about a quarter mile in...


shot looking up the ventilation shaft...


doojer waving as he makes his way out...


Our campsite along Laurel Creek at dawn...


Look up the trail ahead up towards Laurel Lakes...


Couple of shots of the beautiful Iris' in the area...




shot from the nearby meadow...


making our way up to Laurel Lakes...


the doojers helping to dig through the first snow drift we encountered along the way...


the snow drifts ahead that finally stopped us...


view looking back to where we came from...


making our way across the snow drifts and to the Laurel Lakes on foot...


doojer enjoying the view of the Upper Laurel Lake...


shot of the whole lake...


shot of some paintbrush near to camp at sunset...


a colombine along the creek...


fixing a sign preventing vehicular traffic that some yahoos purposfully destroyed...


Making a stop to check out the Mule Ear in bloom as we made our way down the mountain...




other pretty white flowers in the area...


and finally, some shots from the Bodie Ghost Town...










If you would like to see all the pics from our trip, simply click on the link below:

Adventures on the 395 Photo Gallery

Or, if you would like to read about our adventures, click on the link below:

Adventures on the 395

 

Awesome pics! So how long was the mine shaft? I bet that Ghost town was an awesome site! All and all that looks like y'all had a great time!

 

you can physically drive your jeep down into the mine a quarter mile. you could go more but then turning around would be difficult to do. from there, you can hike back further and check out the various side shafts that extend from the main shaft. it does get a bit confusing though as there are so many and some look a bit unstable so you really have to be careful back there.

all in all, we had a GREAT TIME!!

 

Stunning pictures, places like this just floor me when i look at them. I could sit on that rock where Doojer was for days on end with no desire whatsoever to leave. One of the reasons i wanted my Jeep, was to get to places like that! I hope it comes true someday.

Beautiful, absolutely beautiful.

Thank you for sharing.

 

Great pics! I think you've probably told us before but what kind of camera did you use? Those pictures look crystal clear!

 

Sony DSLR-A700 with a little photoshop CS2

cool pics and some beautiful country

 

and what where you/they filming?

 

Wow! Those pics turned out awesome!! We really had a blast. It sure is amazing up there.

 

I brought a co-worker with me who wanted to get some footage for a video he's working on. I told him he wouldn't find many places more beautiful than these!

 

Nice shots.......I like to see native Californians have to shovel a little snow. You should have had my mom with you, she would have opened up that stretch of snow that stopped you.


Great pictures.....I love the Sierras.