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Sam’s House & Wild Horses
I did a post about Eastern Sierra Hwy 395 from my recent trip, including the landmark Sam’s Cabin on 395 under the glow of sunset. Yesterday I suddenly got a DM from a lady asking me if she could share my picture with the Sam House? It’s her grandparents house. I was surprised a bit,…
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395, Elk, Mountain Lion & Bear
I saw the largest herd of elk on HWY 395 that I have ever seen. Like almost 100 grazing under the blue sky with the snowy Sierra as backdrop, it was quite distinctive. We pulled over and watched, there’s clearly a dominant chief, with the most magnificent antlers, shepherding his herd around. It became a…
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Strawberry Moon on 395
I woke up this morning, longing to be back on HWY 395, where I was yesterday, with the strawberry full moon shining over me, Mt. Whitney and the Owen’s Valley. How I wish I can carry that moment with me. It’s a short trip to the Eastern Sierra, but memorable and fulfilling. After being awed…
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No Time Zone
We went back to Eastern Sierra, exactly the same time as last year and once came back fully recharged. Certain places have healing power: high Sierra peaks still carrying winter’s snow, like a finger print; the Merced River giggles into white waves turning corners. When the setting sun hits Half Dome, the Yosemite Valley quiets down…
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上帝的游乐场
有的地方，让你一见如故，似曾相识；一别十年，回来依然草木亲切，就像回归故里。这里有冰天雪地的严冬，酷暑淋漓的盛夏；最高的雪山和最开阔的旷野，孤独的路通往天尽头，只有天边的晚霞在绽放。 这里是北美本土大陆最高点和最低点相遇的地方，终年不化的Sierra积雪依然在阳光下晶莹，亿万年风化的巨型滚石散落在辽阔的Owens Valley, 如大珠小珠落玉盘，与雪山遥相呼应，巨石以房子为基数，以指数递增，形态惊骇怪异，场景开阔震撼。看起来散乱无序，因为我们太渺小，呆得不够久。 站在谷中，风中有着特有的印第安人sage的味道，死亡谷深处的干冽气息混着Sierra山云端的积雪。原始的荒凉在蓝天白云下悠然古今，天地豁然开朗。地球上最古老的树依然高高屹立在万尺山巅，鸟瞰着下面的世界游走。这里是上帝的游乐场。
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Eastern Sierra – God’s Playground
Here is where it feels home to me! Where the highest point in continental America meets the lowest; the natural erosion shaped boulders in different sizes spread in the Owens Valley in the most random way, we’re talking size of a house or even bigger, with the backdrop of High Sierra peaks chiseled by ice…