http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/blog daily 0.75 2013-08-13 http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/gallery-options daily 0.75 2013-08-13 http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/event daily 0.75 2013-04-01 http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/event/xcgrbxr5yoaikelwfu53v02iocnyz3 monthly 0.5 2013-04-01 http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/the-high-sierra-in-color daily 0.75 2016-02-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/t/56bd0b33a3360c1b4412e790/1447827052942/ The High Sierra in Color - Perspective At a remote lake deep in the heart of the Sierra where light and color came to play. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c01e2e4b06a24968bc4ed/1447827052942/Senger+Lake+Pano2+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Perspective At a remote lake deep in the heart of the Sierra where light and color came to play. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf818e4b00be1a7aef845/1447819350105/1000+Island+Lake+Pano+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c2b06e4b0b3fd8c6de732/1455229747687/Mt+Humphrey%27s+Pano.jpg The High Sierra in Color https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf818e4b0aeb501e18715/1447827130791/Darwin+Bench+Lakes+Pano4+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Darwin's Majesty Taken at an unnamed lake on Darwin's Bench. The sky was giving us an equal show in light and grandeur as well as storm and thunder. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf84ae4b0aeb501e188b2/1447828147912/DSC_0520+300PPI.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Light of Truth Beams of light pass through the heavens to illuminate a gorgeous Lake Tahoe on a January Day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf84de4b00be1a7aefa5d/1447828199820/DSC_1301+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Purple Haze Pyschedelic purples and oragnes are brought to life on Mono Lake with it's eeire Tufa towers taking hold https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfe91e4b0fea2b35a775c/1447828227364/DSC_4853+300PPI+2+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Blazing on A bright yellow and orange light gives rise to a sunset out in the distance. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfe91e4b00d3489f45330/1447828261994/DSC_4866+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Curving Time Gorgeous blues and purples dominate the Lake Tahoe skyline as time seems to curve around the lake. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c00cbe4b037eed3715d03/1447828302961/Hungry+Packer+Pano3.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Picture Perfect Picture Peak reflected in Hungry Packer Lake is a perfect scene to behold. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c2e36e4b06a24968cd734/1447833164361/IMG_4076+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c2e36e4b0c7323ed32596/1447833198486/IMG_4071+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfaf1e4b008db72f5b51a/1447828349205/DSC_3983+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Turquoise Luminescence Glen Alpine Falls in the Tahoe Basin shins with a turquoise blue so brillaint it looks as if it was dyed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfaf1e4b06a24968b857b/1447828401240/DSC_4077+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Burning Sky The sky burns in a Lake tahoe neighborhood as summer light fades. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf887e4b0aeb501e18aac/1447828428473/Vee+Lake+Pano+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Symphony of Light Light dances across the scene illuminating and revealing the landscape's secrets. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb04e4b06a24968b8603/1447828450737/DSC_4133+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Glowing Granite Deep orange illuminate granite buttresses and spires above this Sierra lake. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb06e4b008db72f5b5d0/1447828496868/DSC_4227+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - The Temple of Wings The rock massif in the background (Angel Wings) stands as a temple against this gorgeous foreground of earth and water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb1be4b05f7859ff097d/1447828531941/DSC_4457+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Palisades Hurrah The Palisade Crest does not give up the fading light of sunset without one last magnificent display of color. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb30e4b05f7859ff0a27/1447828568389/DSC_4604+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Evolution Dreaming Evolution Lake in the Sierra Nevada fits a dream like world with its puffy clouds and serene waters. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb34e4b008db72f5b774/1447828609180/DSC_4616+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - An Old Flame The last light of the sun gives one last flaming burst of wonder as it casts brilliant reds onto the waters of Evolution Creek. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfe96e4b00d3489f45358/1447828632292/DSC_6643+HDR+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Sailor's Delight Red sky at night, sailor's delight is how the saying goes and the photographer definitely agrees. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfd3ee4b0c03db15b1450/1447828655903/DSC_5888+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Humphrey's Blazing Mt. Humphrey's is the king of the mountain in the central Sierra. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfd44e4b02e3dc74b60e7/1447828696980/DSC_5900+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Afterthoughts As golden hour was almost finished one last afterthought of light came around to produce this enchanting display of light and darkness. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf860e4b00be1a7aefb1a/1447828725081/Senger+Lake+Pano+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Dancing Light dances here at an unnamed lake deep int he Sierra. Who knows how many will see a show like this? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bf866e4b0aeb501e18988/1447828753398/Senger+Lake+Pano3+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Warning Signs The sky gives a warning sign for weary travelers to always be on their guard. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfd46e4b0c03db15b1480/1447828778750/DSC_5993++COLOR+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Giving Light The beams of light tell a different story from the foreboding clouds overhead. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfe97e4b0fea2b35a777f/1447828814837/DSC_6684+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - The Clearing After a week long procession of rain a clearing finally occurs and produces a sunset worthy of praise. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c01ace4b004a31bf33350/1447828846621/Lake+10%2C565+Pano2+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Blue Mountain Majesty Rays of sunlight illumiante a majestic back-country lake that is completly unnamed. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfe9de4b0fea2b35a77a0/1447828881538/DSC_6738+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Island of Delight A lake that has seen no more than 10-15 visitors in all it's history is as delightful as any island in paradise. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfeb0e4b0fea2b35a782f/1447828910690/DSC_6800+300+PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Bow Down Rainbows dance across the sky as monarchs to bow down to above this remote Sierra lake. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bff6de4b004a31bf32122/1447828941939/Ediza+Lake+Pano+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Serrated Minarets The Minarets are reflected in gorgeous Lake Ediza on a crisp June morning. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bffebe4b0c7323ed2169a/1447829108188/IMG_0424+Saturated+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Reflecting Majesty A small lake off the side of a Sierra road provides the necessary surface for an astounding reflection. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bffe9e4b06f49e6634f9d/1447829062744/IMG_0405+Saturated+Reszied+2+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Fire On The Mountain The mountain breathes fire as the sun sets in extreme northeren Yosemitie National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bffdfe4b06f49e6634f2e/1447828990652/IMG_0082+Saturated+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Cathedral Pool Cathedral Lake in Yosemite National Park, CA is blocked by this gorgeous pool of water that reflects Tressider Peak in the evening hours. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bffdfe4b0c7323ed21647/1447829020189/IMG_0377+Saturated+Resized+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Blue Peace Taken early in the morning when the land is still and the blue provides a peaceful beginning to the day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564c01ace4b06a24968bc37a/1447829162083/Ediza+Lake+Stars+Flattened+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Glimpse into the Past When we look up at the sky we look back into what the universe was like thousands, millions, even billions of years ago. Light travles for these year until it eventually reaches our eyes in spectacles such as this one. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb10e4b05f7859ff092f/1447829203457/DSC_4335+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Streaking By Stars streak by a landscape that stands in silhouette against a bight orange night sky in the Sierra back-country. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfb25e4b008db72f5b6eb/1447829244724/DSC_4470+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Light of the Moon The light of the moon provides enough light to illuminate the rich character of the Palisade crest as stars streak by in the night. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3e2/564bfd3ee4b02e3dc74b6086/1447829280579/DSC_4957+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Color - Pyramidal Night Pyramid peak guards the landscape even in the midngith hour as light from the Central Valley glows in the background. http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/more-landscapes daily 0.75 2015-11-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac565e4b0b7f30c87a3f7/564c0465e4b0bbf08b77b68b/1447829533755/100_3667+300PPI+copy.jpg More Landscapes - Shades of Zion Taken in 2007 early in my photographic career in Zion National Park, Utah. The deep shadow line provides a balance between brilliant sun and a silhouetted foreground. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac565e4b0b7f30c87a3f7/520ac596e4b03ad27abbf4f6/1431876003985/100_3667+300PPI+copy.jpg More Landscapes - Shades of Zion Taken in 2007 early in my photographic career in Zion National Park, Utah. The deep shadow line provides a balance between brilliant sun and a silhoutted forground. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac565e4b0b7f30c87a3f7/520ac5a1e4b0b43f797764b7/1431875995500/DSC_4706+300PPI+copy.jpg More Landscapes - Scarlet Fever Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. A scene colored by the turqouise water, the mysterious red algae and the brillaint blue reflections of the sky and clouds. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac565e4b0b7f30c87a3f7/564c0465e4b0c03db15b515f/1447829604827/DSC_4706+300PPI+copy.jpg More Landscapes - Scarlet Fever Taken in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. 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Through the Gear Bodie State Historic Park in CA is the most preserved Ghost Town in the world and intriguing sights as this one abound. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/t/564c1fc4e4b0bbf08b786379/1447829349098/DSC_1261+300PPI+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White - Through the Gear Bodie State Historic Park in CA is the most preserved Ghost Town in the world and intriguing sights as this one abound. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/5505e277e4b06ae7c7496a89/564c0422e4b0c03db15b4f35/1447829376941/DSC_7777+300PPI+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White - Contrasting Lines Intense shadows are cast in a remote canyon in Death Valley National Park, CA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/5505e277e4b06ae7c7496a89/564c03c9e4b07e339b504356/1447829417650/DSC_2214-300PPI+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White - Ancient Lovers Gnarled and twisted Bristlecone Pine Trees are intertwined in their journey through time as it spans thousdands of years. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/5505e277e4b06ae7c7496a89/564c03d8e4b066b88b60a52b/1447829444867/DSC_7852+300PPI+BW+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White - Leaning Tower The Panamint City smoke stack stands proudly as a symbol of a bygone era. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/5505e277e4b06ae7c7496a89/564c03c9e4b066b88b60a4a3/1447822295611/DSC_7807+300PPI+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/5505e277e4b06ae7c7496a89/564c03d1e4b066b88b60a4f1/1447822303379/DSC_7809+300PPI+copy.jpg Architecture & Landscapes in Black & White http://mikhailkorotkinphotography.com/the-high-sierra-in-black-white daily 0.75 2015-11-18 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04c4e4b0b3fd8c6cf76b/1447824749477/Darwin+Bench+Lakes+Pano3B%26W+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Darwin's Light To see such an amazing display's of light is to truly embrace that which is. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/t/564c163ee4b0c7323ed2b295/1447824749477/Darwin+Bench+Lakes+Pano3B%26W+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Darwin's Light To see such an amazing display's of light is to truly embrace that which is. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c074ce4b02e3dc74bb441/1447824892438/Vee+Lake+Pano+BW+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Light Cometh A most impressive display of light at a remote lake in the Sierra Nevada backcountry. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04ade4b0b3fd8c6cf6b3/1447825090977/100_6080+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Yosemite Glory A classic scene that displays the grandeur of Yosemite National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0721e4b02e3dc74bb332/1447825145236/IMG_0256+Photo+Shopped+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - The Black Lake Taken on a 12 day backpacking trip in 2012 atop Silver Pass on the John Muir Trail. The grandeur of black and white never looked better. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0721e4b0aeb501e2014c/1447825180560/IMG_0283+BW+Resized+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Afternoon Dreaming Taken on the John Muir Trail atop Selden Pass in 2012. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0728e4b0aeb501e20167/1447825227877/IMG_0377+B-W+Printed+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Inverting Reality Taken during an early morning on a backpacking trip through extreme Northern Yosemite National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04d6e4b02e3dc74ba191/1447825277157/DSC_3979+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Tumbling Down A spot off the trail around Glen Alpine Creek in the Tahoe Basin flows with water. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0729e4b02e3dc74bb35a/1447825302317/IMG_0477+B-W+300+PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Lighting Through The simplest scenes can capture our eye in the most magical ways. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04e7e4b0b3fd8c6cf86e/1447825351158/DSC_4295+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Shadowy Kaweah Taken on an 11 day backpacking trip through some remote canyons in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Clouds are dancing on the Earth. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04e8e4b02e3dc74ba220/1447825399087/DSC_4486+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Abstracting Cascade A cascade tumbles through glistening Sierra granite in a shadowy fashion. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0733e4b02e3dc74bb3a7/1447825443592/IMG_0729+B-W+300PPI+Printed+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Icing Through Ice forms intricate patterns on any surface to give rise such curious features such as this one. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0734e4b0aeb501e201c9/1447825500751/IMG_0731+B-W+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Ice Fall The water continues it's tumble down the slope but in beautiful frozen form. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c09fbe4b066b88b60d7fc/1447826672017/DSC_5139-toned+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Evening Tumble Glen Alpine Falls shines on with the late evening sun on a gorgeous late day in May. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0512e4b02e3dc74ba32a/1447826672026/DSC_5421-300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Flipping Banner Radiant Banner Peak displays his snowy flanks in 1000 Island Lake on a brilliant June day. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0681e4b06f49e66386f9/1447826672028/DSC_5993+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Light Duel Darkness presides over the light in this back-country lake. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c06a9e4b008db72f613fa/1447826672028/Enchanted+Gorge+Pano+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Cloudy Wake Taken in the Enchanted Gorge on the most horrible of rainy days. Given the chance the landscape always provides a gift. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c04ade4b02e3dc74b9f0c/1447826672195/Chasm+Lake+Pano+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - The Hulking Charybdis Taken in the mythical Ionian Basin the Sierra Nevada, Charybis reigns over Chasm Lake. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c069ae4b008db72f6136a/1447826672170/DSC_6554+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Submersion A pool of water gives rise to the most fantastic cloud reflections I have ever seen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c068de4b06f49e6638767/1447826672178/DSC_6486+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Sirens Standing Guard Also taken in Ionian Basin at a lake 12,080 FT high. Scylla and the Sirens provide vertical relief in this amazing place. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c09fbe4b004a31bf372bf/1447826672164/Lake+of+Enchantment+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Lake of Enchantment Very few travelers get to see this lake, let alone in such a mood. Located in the trail-less Enchanted Gorge in the Sierra Nevada. Venture if you dare. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0517e4b0b3fd8c6cf9de/1447826790251/DSC_5564-300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Paternoster Lakes Paternoster lakes are formed around the same time when the glacier carved this valley out and thus left 3 lakes in a row one directly above the other in Sequoia National Park. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c0529e4b02e3dc74ba417/1447826835365/DSC_5601-300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Kaweah Spiral The remote and imposing Kaweah Peaks ridge backdrops this idyllic setting. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/520a7a36e4b08d9753c9c3cf/520ac484e4b08d9753cab0e2/564c06a1e4b008db72f613b9/1447826890962/DSC_6803+300PPI+copy.jpg The High Sierra in Black & White - Storming On The sun tries to break through the storm on this August day. 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