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snowdrift on Sonora Pass, sunset

Early in June, large snowdrifts still hold tight. Here, lots of sunshine and low humidity nearly form Penitentes: The sentinels of ice so abundant in the high Andes.


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Blog: The Sierra Nevada of California, 2008
Date: July 3rd 2008

I took 5 trips to the Sierra Nevada Mountains this past summer, partly in preperation to climb Mt. Shasta, but mostly to experience their beauty and majesty. Here's about 10 pictures from each trip, with blurbs about each picture in the caption. Let's go to the mountains! See some full screen versions here: [list]*http://www.flickr.com/photos/7382084@N08/sets/72157607685777601/show/My ... read more


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