SkyWatch Friday and Looking at the Sky on Friday / Light on the Peaks!

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I spent a few hours in our local mountains, which are part of the San Gabriel Range, this evening.  

I wanted to capture some nice light on the higher peaks.

Unfortunately the sky was rather hazy and not anything to get excited about.
But...the light on that peak was worth the drive!

SkyWatch Friday

Looking at the Sky on Friday

Scenic Sunday / Snowy Mountains

Yesterday was the first day after our week long rain storms.

Our local mountains were quite an amazing picture.

It's difficult to get a good shot of them without something obstructing the "perfect" view.

The local airport has a nice clearing behind it without annoying buildings or towers of some sort.

I drove up the mountain road for a short distance to get a closer look.

Scenic Sunday

SkyWatch Friday & Looking at the Sky on Friday / Snow on Mt. Baldy

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 I took this photo at 7:30 a.m. this morning.  We had a few minutes without giant rain drops so I ventured out to our sidewalk to get a photo of the new snow on Mt. Baldy, southern California.  Much more rain is coming today and tomorrow...

 

SkyWatch Friday

Looking at the Sky on Friday

Window Views and Doors Too / Mt. Baldy, California, USA

A cute little place in Mt. Baldy, California, USA

Window Views (and Doors Too)

ABC Wednesday / "O"

I found this old shoe on the Mt. Baldy mountain road in southern California. Is it yours?

ABC Wednesday / theme is "O"

Mosaic Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday, Sunday Stills / Fall Color Mosaic

Mellow Yellow Monday
Sunday Stills
Mosaic Monday

These photos were taken in my local mountain area of Mt. Baldy, California. We can only find fall colors right now in the higher elevations (4,000-7,000 ft.) Our really nice colors down here at low elevations will appear closer to the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Scenic Sunday #67 / Fall Color on Mt. Baldy, California

I took my dog for a mountain outing not far from our home. The intent was to find some nice fall color, and we did! There isn't much sign of fall down here on the "flatland." But, boy...what a difference a few miles up to the 4000-7000 ft. level makes! These are only 8 of the loads of photos I took. I could go on and on...but, I won't. Although, I will put them on other posts because I just can't stop!

Scenic Sunday

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PhotoFriday Challenge / "Autumn 2009"

PhotoFriday Challenge

Autumn 2009

Autumn in the mountains of southern California

Benches / Mt. Baldy Campground

We do have fall in southern California! It's about 4,000 - 7,000 feet in elevation. That's what I did today...drove up the Mt. Baldy road until I was immersed in yellow! Wow! What a nice surprise! I took at least a gazillion photos...wish I could post them all! But, here is a table and bench in a nice campground. My dog and I were the only visitors at the time...Very nice!

Rune's Benches Meme

Monochrome Maniacs (August 30, 09)

A scene along Mt. Baldy Road in southern California.

Monochrome Maniacs (August 23, 2009)

Mt. Baldy, California...a mountain drive on a summer day.