Diana Proemm Photography

Saturday, August 8, 2009

Mono Lake area - girl fun

Sunset over Mono Lake

After a few days of being in Tahoe, it was time to head south to meet Anita for the hike listed below, and then to Thalia's house. Thalia was also a volunteer for me, and my old boss Robin met up at Thalia's for a lovely night of girl fun. Thalia lives in the Bodie hills just above Mono Lake. Mono Lake sits just east of Yosemite NP for reference. Staying at her house was like staying at a 5 star resort. The house overlooks the lake and the Eastern Sierra.

Thalia's house below and some of her decor above.

Lottie (left) and Chester having some dog fun. Lottie was named after a prostitute from the Bodie hey day.

Anita and Robin playing with the dogs.

AM in the Eastern Sierra - taken from Thalia's house.

Moon rise over the lake - this shot below was a long exposure of the moon sky which created some interesting affects.

Moon rise over the valley at sunset.

View from Thalia's house of the Mono Lake and the mountains.

Saddle Bag Lake Trail, Just outside Yosemite NP

Saddlebag Lake hike has to be one of the most spectacular hikes I have been on in a long time! This hike sits on the east side of Tuolumne Meadows in Yosemite National Park. They don't allow dogs on the trail in Yosemite so this was a better option for Chester and Miss Jilli. My friend Anita whom used to volunteer with the program I worked for Mammoth joined me for an awesome adventure. The hike ended up being about 8.5 miles round trip. We hiked around Saddlebag (above) lake and into the upper mountain basin to many other small lakes.

An upper lake where we had lunch. Anita attempted to catch us some dinner, but I think Chester scared all the fish away with his swimming. Below are scenes from the hike.

Chester waits for his stick to be thrown into the lake for a swim.

Miss Jilli and Chester (background) at an upper lake.

Lake Tahoe area, California

Jilli and my new pal Chester have had the pleasure to come with me on my mountain biking and hiking adventures around the Truckee and Lake Tahoe area. These two pictures were taken on a the trails. Jilli's picture was taken on a hike to view the lake. The one below was taken on trail near where my friends live that take you above the Truckee river valley seen in the background.

The next two pictures were taken from a hike up on the 5 Lakes trail. The trail starts near the Alpine Meadows ski resort and heads up and over the mountain to 5 lakes. I meandered around the lakes and onto the Pacific Crest Trail for a bit of exploration. Total miles ended up around 8-9. I came home after this one and crashed!