Tag: rocks

Alpine Flowers on Mammoth Mountain

Alpine Flowers on Mammoth Mountain

So here we are, on top of Mammoth Mountain in the Eastern Sierras.  Altitude is about 11,000 feet.  And no, we did not climb that high – we are lowland dwellers at 800 feet, and not at all climatized to such height!  – we took the gondola.  Getting short of breath was a really great excuse to look around and take in the scenery, from beautiful flowers and colorful rocks, to marveling at the mountain ranges beyond mountain ranges beyond mountain ranges.  You can see them on the horizon!  Whew!

Tumbling Down

Tumbling Down

I always enjoy seeing the sandstone boulders and rocks in the Santa Monica mountains.  How do they get the way they are?  Who or what positioned them?  These look as if they were cast down the hillside by some giant hand . . . These are yellow and red and make a wonderful background for the foliage and weeds of the chaparral.

Sea Between the Seasons

Sea Between the Seasons

This picture was an accident.  The Welta Weltur has no double-exposure prevention mechanism.  Potential mistakes to potential artwork!  This made me think of the point between the wave and the tideline, where movement increases and decreases imperceptibly to its own rhythms.