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Sketch map of Mono Basin Research Group sites.
Sketch map of Mono Basin Research Group sites.

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"Airfield Flat"


Airfield in unnamed flat near Deadman Summit.
Airfield in unnamed flat near Deadman Summit.

Photograph taken 16 August 2010.

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Airfield Flat, as seen from north to south.
Airfield Flat, as seen from north to south.

Photograph taken 16 August 2010.

The airfield runs north and south on the west side of the flat, i.e., in the right side of the photo.

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Adobe Hills


View to the northwest, along the route of 01N112.
View to the northwest, along the route of 01N112.

Photograph taken 29 June 2010.

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The southern end of Dobie Meadows Road.
The southern end of Dobie Meadows Road.

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06.

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Adobe Hills Spillway


Adobe Hills Spillway from Cowtrack Mountain
Adobe Hills Spillway from Cowtrack Mountain

Photograph taken 25-Jun-07.

The Adobe Hills Spillway is circled in red.

The Mono Basin is to the left, or north of the spillway. The right, or south side, drains first to Adobe Valley, then the Chalfant Valley, and finally the Owens Valley.

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Adobe Hills Spillway from the south,
Adobe Hills Spillway from the south,

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06.

Water from Lake Russell (Mono Lake) would flow over the spillway toward to viewer.

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Looking downstream from the spillway.
Looking downstream from the spillway.

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06.

Water from Lake Russell (Mono Lake) would flow away from the viewer into Adobe Valley.

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Adobe Valley


California Highway 120 begins climbing out of Adobe Valley.
California Highway 120 begins climbing out of Adobe Valley.

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06 at the intersection with Dobie Meadows Road.

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Looking out of Mono Basin into Adobe Valley drainage.
Looking out of Mono Basin into Adobe Valley drainage.

Photograph taken 23 July 2010.

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Earthscope GPS station near Sagehen Meadow.
Earthscope GPS station near Sagehen Meadow.

Photograph taken 21 June 2010.

I think this is Station P641.

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View north on Dobie Meadows Road.
View north on Dobie Meadows Road.

Photograph taken 28 June 2010.

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View of Johnny Meadow
View of Johnny Meadow

Photograph taken 21 June 2010.

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California Highway 120 southeast towards the White Mountains.
California Highway 120 southeast towards the White Mountains.

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06 at the intersection with Dobie Meadows Road.

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Wild horse in Adobe Valley.
Wild horse in Adobe Valley.

Photograph taken July 7, 2009.

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Glass Mountain from Adobe Valley
Glass Mountain from Adobe Valley

Photograph taken July 7, 2009.

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Sagehen Meadow Campground
Sagehen Meadow Campground

Photograph taken July 7, 2009.

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View into Adobe Valley drainage from Sagehen Meadow Road.
View into Adobe Valley drainage from Sagehen Meadow Road.

Photograph taken 23 July 2010.

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Looking into Adobe Valley.
Looking into Adobe Valley.

Photograph taken 23-Sep-06 from the entrance to the canyon on Dobie Meadows Road.

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  • Dobie Meadows Road, Mono County, California: 78010.
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Lower end of Taylor Canyon
Lower end of Taylor Canyon

Photograph taken 7 August 2010.

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House for sale, 200 ac., 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 million.
House for sale, 200 ac., 2 bdrm, 2 1/2 million.

Photograph taken 7 August 2010.

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For Sale sign on House and Land in Dexter Canyon
For Sale sign on House and Land in Dexter Canyon

Photograph taken 7 August 2010.

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Airfield Flat


x-Forest Road 2S259 to the northeast
x-Forest Road 2S259 to the northeast

Photographed 30 May 2012.

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x-Forest Road 2S259 to the west
x-Forest Road 2S259 to the west

Photographed 30 May 2012.

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Looking south through Airfield Flat
Looking south through Airfield Flat

Photographed 25 August 2012.

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Arborglyphs


Arborglyph on Sagehen Meadows Road
Arborglyph on Sagehen Meadows Road

Photograph taken June 22, 2010.

This one says, “Jose Irigoyen, Agosto 4, 1970.”

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Cheryl by arborglyphs beside Sagehen Meadow Road.
Cheryl by arborglyphs beside Sagehen Meadow Road.

Photograph taken 15 Jul 2010.

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A particularly elaborate arborglyph.
A particularly elaborate arborglyph.

Photograph taken 15 July 2010.

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Bald Mountain


View of Bald Mountain, southeast of Mono Craters.
View of Bald Mountain, southeast of Mono Craters.

Photograph taken 15 June 2011.

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Bennettville


Mount Dana from Bennettville
Mount Dana from Bennettville

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Mine Creek and Shell Lake
Mine Creek and Shell Lake

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

The lake is Shell Lake, and Mine Creek is coming toward the viewer on its way to join upper Lee Vining Creek at Junction Campground. The peak in the right distance is Mount Conness.

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Bennettville and Tioga Peak
Bennettville and Tioga Peak

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Inside the adit of the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Company at Bennettville
Inside the adit of the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Company at Bennettville

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Two cabins at Bennettville
Two cabins at Bennettville

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Bennettville and Tioga Peak from the dump of the adit.
Bennettville and Tioga Peak from the dump of the adit.

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Adit of the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Company at Bennettville
Adit of the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Company at Bennettville

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

This adit was driven 1,800 feet without encountering ore of any particular value.

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Benton and vicinity


Looking south in the meadow near Benton Hot Springs
Looking south in the meadow near Benton Hot Springs

Photograph taken 26 June 2010.

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View of the Benton Hot Springs Ranch meadow.
View of the Benton Hot Springs Ranch meadow.

Photograph taken 26 June 2010.

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Bed and breakfast at Benton Hot Springs
Bed and breakfast at Benton Hot Springs

Photograph taken 27 June 2010.

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Benton Hot Springs.
Benton Hot Springs.

Photograph taken July 17, 2005.

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Stage station in Benton Hot Springs
Stage station in Benton Hot Springs

Photograph taken 27 June 2010.

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Looking toward Montgomery Pass through Benton Valley.
Looking toward Montgomery Pass through Benton Valley.

Photograph taken July 17, 2005.

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Benton Valley


Surface expression of Queen Valley Thrust Fault.
Surface expression of Queen Valley Thrust Fault.

Photographed 22 June 2015.

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Bodie


Bodie
Bodie

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Bodie from the South
Bodie from the South

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Bodie & Benton Railroad


Crossing of the Bodie and Benton Railroad
Crossing of the Bodie and Benton Railroad

Photograph taken 5-Jun-06.

Bodie and Benton R. R.

Surveyed in March, 1881, and completed in December 1881. With materials hauled from Hawthorne, Nevada, through Bodie to this road bed, at a cost of one million dollars. This narrow gauge railway carried timber supplies 31.74 miles from Mono Mills to Bodie station, rising in grade 2074 feet to an elevation of 8500 feet. Operations continued until 1918, when decreased mining activity caused the railroad to be dismantled.

Dedicated September 13, 1969
Bodie Chapter, E. Clampus Vitus
Mono County Board of Supervisors

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Bodie Hills


Small lightning set fires in the Bodie Hills.
Small lightning set fires in the Bodie Hills.

Photograph taken 25 July 2010 from California Highway 270 north of Mt. Biedeman.

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Looking west into Clearwater Creek (East Walker River) Drainage
Looking west into Clearwater Creek (East Walker River) Drainage

Photograph taken 25 July 2010.

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Small exclosure in Bodie Hills.
Small exclosure in Bodie Hills.

Photograph taken 25 July 2010 in the Bodie Hills, northeast of Mt. Biedeman and south of California Highway 270.

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Outcrop near Coyote Springs Road.
Outcrop near Coyote Springs Road.

Photographed 24 August 2012.

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Bridgeport


Bridgeport Ranch Rodeo
Bridgeport Ranch Rodeo

Photograph taken 4 July 2010

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Independence Day parade in Bridgeport
Independence Day parade in Bridgeport

Photograph taken 4 July 2010

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Bridgeport Canyon


Horses in pass of Bridgeport Canyon
Horses in pass of Bridgeport Canyon

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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The road ahead: looking into the Walker River watershed.
The road ahead: looking into the Walker River watershed.

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Bridgeport Valley


Bridgeport Valley, just west of Bridgeport
Bridgeport Valley, just west of Bridgeport

Photograph taken 4-Jun-06.

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Panorama of Bridgeport Valley
Panorama of Bridgeport Valley

Photograph taken 4-Jun-06.

At the extreme right is the Bridgeport Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS). Current data is available from: http://raws.wrh.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/roman/meso_base.cgi?stn=BPOC1.

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Californa, Mono County


Black Lake alongside California Highway 120
Black Lake alongside California Highway 120

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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Crooked Meadows
Crooked Meadows

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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  • "Taylor Canyon Road," Inyo Forest Road 1S17, Mono County, California: 62000.
  • Field Notes: 13-Aug-08.

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Deadman Creek basin from Bald Mountain, California
Deadman Creek basin from Bald Mountain, California

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

I don't think this basin has a name, but Deadman Creek runs through it in the direction toward the viewer. The mountains around the northwest corner of the basin look to me as though they may form the northwest wall of the Long Valley Caldera.

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Unnamed sand flat south of Bald Mountain Road.
Unnamed sand flat south of Bald Mountain Road.

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Bald Mountain from US Highway 395
Bald Mountain from US Highway 395

Photograph taken August 14, 2008.

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Obsidian flow to west of US Highway 395
Obsidian flow to west of US Highway 395

Photograph taken August 14, 2008.

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Owens River from Bald Mountain
Owens River from Bald Mountain

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Little Sand Flat from Bald Mountain, California
Little Sand Flat from Bald Mountain, California

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

Mono Craters in left middleground, and Mono Lake can just be seen in lower right.

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Owens River from Bald Mountain
Owens River from Bald Mountain

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Glass Mountain from Sagehen Peak
Glass Mountain from Sagehen Peak

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Glass Mountain, northeast wall of Long Valley Caldera
Glass Mountain, northeast wall of Long Valley Caldera

Photograph taken August 14, 2008.

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Road Intersection
Road Intersection

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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  • Forest Road 1S05, "Bald Mountain Road," Mono County, California: at FR 1S06, 1S08.
  • "120 Cutoff," Inyo Forest Road 1S06, Mono County, California: at 1S05.
  • Forest Road 1S08, Mono County, California: at 1S05.
  • Field Notes: 13-Aug-08.

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Glass Mountain from California Highway 120 near Granite Mountain
Glass Mountain from California Highway 120 near Granite Mountain

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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Sagehen Peak, California, from California Highway 120.
Sagehen Peak, California, from California Highway 120.

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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Glass Mountain from Adobe Valley, California.
Glass Mountain from Adobe Valley, California.

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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US Highway 395 just south of Crestview and Deadman Summit
US Highway 395 just south of Crestview and Deadman Summit

Photograph taken August 14, 2008.

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McLaughlin Creek watershed
McLaughlin Creek watershed

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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  • "Taylor Canyon Road," Inyo Forest Road 1S17, Mono County, California: 59900.
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Glass Mountain across Queen Valley
Glass Mountain across Queen Valley

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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Water gap in lower Adobe Valley
Water gap in lower Adobe Valley

Photograph taken June 12, 2008.

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Dexter Canyon from Sagehen Peak
Dexter Canyon from Sagehen Peak

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Wild Horse Meadow from Sagehen Peak
Wild Horse Meadow from Sagehen Peak

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Wild Horse Meadow
Wild Horse Meadow

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Crooked Meadows Campground
Crooked Meadows Campground

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Crooked Meadows from the north.
Crooked Meadows from the north.

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Crooked Meadows Spring
Crooked Meadows Spring

Photograph taken August 13, 2008.

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Cinnabar Canyon


Entrance to Cinnabar Canyon
Entrance to Cinnabar Canyon

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07 from the turnoff on California Highway 270.

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View from quarry in Cinnabar Canyon
View from quarry in Cinnabar Canyon

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Coldwater Canyon


Coldwater Canyon from Chalfant Quarry
Coldwater Canyon from Chalfant Quarry

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

The mouth of the canyon is left of center.

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Convict Creek


Convict Creek Moraines
Convict Creek Moraines

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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Convict Lake


Laurel Mountain across Convict Lake.
Laurel Mountain across Convict Lake.

Photograph taken 18 June 2011.

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Plaque for Convict Lake
Plaque for Convict Lake

Photograph taken 18 June 2011.

Convict Lake
Convict Lake and Creek are so named as the result of an encounter here September 17, 1871, between Robert Morrison, Benton merchant and member of a posse of citizens, and three convicts who had escaped from the Carson City, Nevada, state penitentiary. Morrison encountered the convicts on present Convict Creek, then known as Monte Diable Creek. Morrison was killed and the convicts escaped. Other members of the possee captured the fugitives in Round Valley. They were taken to Bishop where two of the convicts were hanged. The third, a youth of 19, was returned to the Carson prison. The indians are said to have called Convict Lake wit-sa-nap.
Dedicated September 21, 1974
Bodie Chapter, E Clampus Vitus
Mono County Board of Supervisors

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Cowtrack Mountain


Post-burn vegetation patterns seen from Cowtrack Mountain
Post-burn vegetation patterns seen from Cowtrack Mountain

Photograph taken 25-Jun-07.

At least I assume that the vegetation patterns seen here, and quite visible in air photos result from a fire sometime in the past.

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Crooked Meadows


Shooting Stars in Crooked Meadows
Shooting Stars in Crooked Meadows

Photograph taken 12 July 2010.

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Waiting for lunch at the Snow Bank Caf e
Waiting for lunch at the Snow Bank Caf e

Photograph taken 16 June 2011 at Crooked Meadows Campground.

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Crooked Meadows in mid-June, no flowers yet.
Crooked Meadows in mid-June, no flowers yet.

Photograph taken 16 June 2011.

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Looking into Crooked Meadows from divide.
Looking into Crooked Meadows from divide.

Photograph taken 8 July 2010 from near the intersection of Forest Road 1S17 and 1S56.

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View east across Crooked Meadows
View east across Crooked Meadows

Photograph taken 1 September 2010, near the Gentianopsis simplex habitat.

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Deadman Creek


Snow fences at Deadman Creek Road
Snow fences at Deadman Creek Road

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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Experimental plot near Deadman Creek.
Experimental plot near Deadman Creek.

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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  • U. S. Highway 395: 46610.

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Devils Postpile


Rainbow Falls in Devils Postpile National Monument.
Rainbow Falls in Devils Postpile National Monument.

Photograph taken 29 June 2010.

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Dog Town


Dog Town
Dog Town

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Scenic Highway plaque at Dog Town
Scenic Highway plaque at Dog Town

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

Boom and Bust

"Here today, gone tomorrow" describes many early mining towns -- Dogtown was no exception. Miners rushed to the eastern Sierra when gold was discovered in the waters of Dog Creek in the 1850s. The largest nugget ever found in the eastern slope was said to have come from here. Despite the hopeful start, these gold deposits were not very extensive and with a couple of years "placer excitement" shofted to Monoville, a new strike just a few miles south of here.

Many hopeful parties have tried to make a go of the remaining placer deposits. In the late 1860s and early 1870s, Chinese families oppupied stone huts, planted gardens, and lived off what little gold they could find. As late as the early 1900s, an unproductive dredging operation was in place.

Though never very profitable, Dogtown was significant as the first placer settlement on the eastner slope of the Sierra, bringing attention to more profitable areas such as Bodie, Aurora, Masonic, and Virginia City. In some areas, mining continues today, adding to the wealth of gold and silver already found in these lonely hills.

Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway

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Dog Town Plaque
Dog Town Plaque

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

Dog Town

1857

Site of the first major gold rush to California's eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada. Dog Town derived its name from a popular miner's term for camps with huts or hovels. Ruins lying close to the cliff bordering Dog Town Creek are all that remain of the makeshift dwellings which here formed part of the "Diggins."

California Registered Historical Landmark No. 792

Plaque placed by the California State Park Comission in cooperation with the Mono County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Mono County Historical Society, September 11, 1966.

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Scenic Highway plaque at Dog Town
Scenic Highway plaque at Dog Town

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

Edge of a Dream

Under favorable circumstances it snows at least once every single month of the year in the little town of Mono. So uncertain is the climate in summer that a lady that goes out visiting cannot hope to be prepared for all emergencies unless she takes her fan under one arm and her snowshoes under the other.

-- Mark Twain

Visions of "streets paved with gold" lured many fortune hunters to the Sierra Nevada durinf the mid to late 1800s. Thousands of gold seekers roamed the hills braving the elements. Life was challenging. Bitter winter winds dropped temperatures well below zero and snowfall was often several feet deep. "Homes" with little of no insulation neither kept the wind out, nor the warmth in. Shortages of provisions, difficult travel conditions, illness, and isolation were some of the many challenges faced by these hardy prospectors and pioneers. Most of the men and women were financially unsuccessful -- a lucky few actually realized their dreams.

Eastern Sierra Scenic Byway

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View north on US Hwy 395 from Dog Town
View north on US Hwy 395 from Dog Town

Photograph taken 26-Jun-07.

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Dunderberg Peak


View of Dunderberg Peak from Goat Ranch Cutoff
View of Dunderberg Peak from Goat Ranch Cutoff

Photograph taken 19 June 2011.

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Ellery Lake


Ellery Lake in the morning.
Ellery Lake in the morning.

This photograph was taken in the morning of 24-Sep-06 from the east side of the lake. The sun was lighting up the metamorphic rocks to the west. There is a USFS Campground along Lee Vining Creek on the opposite shore of the lake.

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Wildflower walk led by Cathy Rose
Wildflower walk led by Cathy Rose

Photograph taken 27 July 2010.

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Gaspipe Spring


Gaspipe Spring
Gaspipe Spring

Photograph taken 25-Jun-07.

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Gaspipe Spring
Gaspipe Spring

Photograph taken 25-Jun-07.

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Glass Mountain


Glass Mountain from Cowtrack Mountain Road
Glass Mountain from Cowtrack Mountain Road

Photograph taken 25-Jun-07.

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Glass Mountain from Casa Diablo Mine Road
Glass Mountain from Casa Diablo Mine Road

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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Glass Mountain from a little knoll near Crooked.
Glass Mountain from a little knoll near Crooked.

Photographed 23 August 2012.

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H. M. Hall RNA


Sign on the garden shed.
Sign on the garden shed.

Photograph taken 14 August 2010.

Text is "Harvey Monroe Hall Natural Area, Research on Effects of Climate on Plants, Conducted by Carnegie Institute of Washington, Division of Plant Biology."

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Slate Creek
Slate Creek

Photograph taken 27-Jun-07.

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Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area
Harvey Monroe Hall Research Natural Area

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Indian Spring


Indian Spring
Indian Spring

Photographed 23 August 2012.

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Indiana Summit


View west from Bald Mountain
View west from Bald Mountain

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Inyo Crater Lakes


Interpretive sign for Inyo Crater Lakes
Interpretive sign for Inyo Crater Lakes

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Inyo Crater Lake
Inyo Crater Lake

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Inyo Crater Lake
Inyo Crater Lake

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Leavitt Falls


Leavitt Falls from Overlook.
Leavitt Falls from Overlook.

Photograph taken 4-Jun-06.

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Leavitt Meadow


Leavitt Meadow from Overlook.
Leavitt Meadow from Overlook.

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Lee Vining Canyon


Water cascades down Lee Vining Canyon
Water cascades down Lee Vining Canyon

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Lee Vining Canyon from the Tioga Road.
Lee Vining Canyon from the Tioga Road.

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Water cascades down upper Lee Vining Creek.
Water cascades down upper Lee Vining Creek.

Photograph taken 23 June 2011.

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Nunatak Nature Trail
Nunatak Nature Trail

Photograph taken August 1, 2007.

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Long Valley


Long Valley from Benton Crossing Road.
Long Valley from Benton Crossing Road.

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

This photo looks west from Watterson Summit (elevation 7525 ft), which would nominally be the east margin of the Long Valley Caldera. Mammoth Mountain is the rounded mountain at left, and the Ritter Range is to the right.

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South rim of Long Valley, as seen from US Highway 395
South rim of Long Valley, as seen from US Highway 395

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

The south rim of Long Valley, composed of Bishop Ash, stretches across the middleground of the photograph. The slopes of Wheeler Ridge are at left, and Casa Diablo Mountain at right, with Glass Mountain, on the north wall of the caldera seen in the right distance. The Owens River Gorge is just left of center.

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Hot Creek Geological Site
Hot Creek Geological Site

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View of Long Valley from near Sentinel Meadow.
View of Long Valley from near Sentinel Meadow.

Photograph taken 15 July 2010.

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Huntley Kaolinite Quarry
Huntley Kaolinite Quarry

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Location of former hot spring
Location of former hot spring

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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Owens River at Benton Crossing Road.
Owens River at Benton Crossing Road.

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Big Alkali Lake, from a small dune on the east side.
Big Alkali Lake, from a small dune on the east side.

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Owens River and Long Valley from north wall of Long Valley caldera
Owens River and Long Valley from north wall of Long Valley caldera

Photograph taken 15 Jul 2010.

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Huntley Kaolinite Quarry
Huntley Kaolinite Quarry

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Three horses watch the field trip stop.
Three horses watch the field trip stop.

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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View downstream at Leucodrinum montanum locality.
View downstream at Leucodrinum montanum locality.

Photograph taken 21 June 2011.

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View south-southwest across Long Valley
View south-southwest across Long Valley

Photograph taken 21 June 2011.

The canyon in the center is the Convict Creek basin, and the mountain left of center is Laurel Mountain.

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View west across the resurgent dome.
View west across the resurgent dome.

Photograph taken 21 June 2011.

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Locality of Leucocrinum montanum
Locality of Leucocrinum montanum

Photograph taken 21 June 2011.

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View upstream at Leucocrinum montanum locality.
View upstream at Leucocrinum montanum locality.

Photograph taken 21 June 2011.

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Plant fossils from former hot springs.
Plant fossils from former hot springs.

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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View of Blue Chert Mine
View of Blue Chert Mine

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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Smokey Bear Flat
Smokey Bear Flat

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Geothermal Well near Mammoth Lakes.
Geothermal Well near Mammoth Lakes.

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

Sign says: Well No. 44 16, Lease ?A-740, Operator: Mammoth Pacific, (760) 934-4893

5190047, 44-16, Magma 44 -16, Magma Power Company, Inyo Dome Fed Un, 37.6864, -119.0034, Elev: 2450, Drilled: 1799, Logged: 1451, 1, Date Logged: 27JUN05, Logged by Colin Williams & Frederick Grubb using USGS logging truck

Unocal’s deep well IDFU 44-16 penetrated the caldera fill, Tertiary volcanic rocks and metamorphic rocks to a depth of 2000m near the Inyo Craters (Figure 6). The well encountered temperatures of 218oC at 1100m, the highest yet measured in Long Valley, but proved unproductive because of a limited thickness of reservoir rocks and the incursion of cold water beneath the production zone (Suemnicht, G. A., 1987, "Results of Deep Drilling in the Western Moat of Long Valley, CA," EOS, Vol. 68, No. 40, pp. 785-998.). Quoted in: Gene A. Suemnicht [EGS Inc., Santa Rosa, CA 95403], LONG VALLEY CALDERA GEOTHERMAL AND MAGMATIC SYSTEMS, [Long Valley Caldera, Field Trip, May 27, 2011], California Geothermal Energy Collaborative, Long Valley, California

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Long Valley Caldera


View south into the Long Valley Caldera
View south into the Long Valley Caldera

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Mammoth Lakes


Mill City trailhead.
Mill City trailhead.

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Cabin at Mammoth Consolidated Mine
Cabin at Mammoth Consolidated Mine

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Compressor at Mammoth Consolidated Mine
Compressor at Mammoth Consolidated Mine

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Adit at the Mammoth Consolidated Mines
Adit at the Mammoth Consolidated Mines

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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View of Town of Mammoth Lakes from Panorama Dome
View of Town of Mammoth Lakes from Panorama Dome

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Mammoth Rock from Panorama Dome.
Mammoth Rock from Panorama Dome.

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Plaque for Mammoth Consolidated Mines
Plaque for Mammoth Consolidated Mines

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

The Mammoth Consolidated Gold Mine
Mammoth's famous gold mining boom began in 1877 and ended abruptly in 1881 when the Mammoth Mining Company's property was sold at a sheriff's sale. Miners have continued to prospect and mine Red Mountain on a small scale to this day. In 1927 the Mammoth Consolidated Mining Company began the last significant mining operations here. The Great Depression and bank failure contributed to its closing in 1933.
Arch Mahan, the principal partner in this venture, then changed careers from mining to recreation when he purchased the resort and pack station at Reds Meadow. He was prominent in the local tourist industry for the rest of his life. His career followed the trend that began in the early 1900's as Mammoth's scenic resources replaced mining as its major attraction and recreation became the base of the economy.
Plaque Dedicated July 1989
Bodie Chapter No. 64
E Clampus Vitus
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
Mammoth Ranger District

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Plaque for Mammoth City
Plaque for Mammoth City

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

Mammoth City
On this site, opposite colorful Mineral Hill (now known as Red Mountain) where the Mammoth Mines are located, stood the town of Mammoth City. In this gulch during 1878-79 sprouted a mining camp of perhaps a thousand people. Mammoth City -- the center for the nearby, smaller camps of Pine City, Mill City, and Mineral Park -- is said to have has 22 saloons, 13 stores, 2 breweries, 2 livery stables, 5 restaurants, and 2 newspapers. Remember that a ten foot square tent or shack plus a barrel of whiskey were all that was needed to make a "saloon." The Mammoth Mining Company shut down permanently during the severe winter of 1878-80 causing a mass exodus of residents. A daily news report stated "twenty pairs of showshoes, each with a man on top, left this morning."
Plaque Dedicated September 8, 1984
Bodie Chapter No. 64
E Clampus Vitus

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Entrance of Valentine Reserve.
Entrance of Valentine Reserve.

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Grave near Mill City.
Grave near Mill City.

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011. "In memory of Mrs. J. E. Townsend, died March 14, 1882, aged 34 years."

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The largest thing remaining at Mill City.
The largest thing remaining at Mill City.

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Mammoth City
Mammoth City

Photograph taken 8 Sep 2011.

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Mammoth Mountain


Mammoth Mountain
Mammoth Mountain

Photograph taken 4 August 2010.

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Cheryl and Tom on top of Mammoth Mountain.
Cheryl and Tom on top of Mammoth Mountain.

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Mine Creek


Mine Creek between Shell Lake and Junction Campgorund
Mine Creek between Shell Lake and Junction Campgorund

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Monitor Pass


Map of road over Monitor Pass
Map of road over Monitor Pass

From the Nevada Appeal, 10 February 2016:

Completion of 17 1/2 miles of new highway which connects by a more direct route the county seats of Bridgeport in Mono County and Markleeville in Alpine County will be celebrated by the boards of supervisors of the two counties with a dedication ceremony Sunday, when the new road will be opened formally to traffic.

The new highway, built over tortuous mountain terrain, extends from US 395 north of Coleville in Mono County to the Ebbetts Pass Highway south of Markleeville in Alpine. It has been designated a portion of State Route 89.

Hitherto, the only feasible route between Bridgeport and Markleeville was via Gardnerville, 27 miles longer than the new route.

The highway will provide more direct access from southern California to the recreational areas in the vicinity of Markleeville and Lake Tahoe, and to Carson City.

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Mono Pass


View of Mono Lake from Mono Pass
View of Mono Lake from Mono Pass

Photo courtesy of jabert on Panoramio.

The first recorded discovery of Mono Lake was by US Army Lt. Tredwell Moore in 1852. Lt. Moore and members of his detachment became the first European Americans to discover the Mono Basin. The army was in pursuit of Chief Teneiya's Yosemite Miwok after a group of Indians attacked and killed three prospectors on the headwaters of the Merced River. The pursuit led them to Mono Pass for their first glimpse of Mono Lake.

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Mormon Meadow


Mormon Meadow looking northeast from the lower end.
Mormon Meadow looking northeast from the lower end.

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Upper end of Mormon Meadow
Upper end of Mormon Meadow

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Mormon Meadow
Mormon Meadow

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Upper end of Mormon Meadow
Upper end of Mormon Meadow

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Coyote Springs Road at CA Hwy 270 in Mormon Meadow
Coyote Springs Road at CA Hwy 270 in Mormon Meadow

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Owens River Gorge


Owens River Gorge
Owens River Gorge

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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Steve Lipshie leads discussion about Bishop Ash in Owens River Gorge
Steve Lipshie leads discussion about Bishop Ash in Owens River Gorge

Photograph taken April 26, 2009.

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Pickel Meadow


USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center from Leavitt Meadow Overlook.
USMC Mountain Warfare Training Center from Leavitt Meadow Overlook.

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Pine Creek Canyon


Pine Creek Canyon as seen from Casa Diablo Mine Road
Pine Creek Canyon as seen from Casa Diablo Mine Road

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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Rush Creek


Rush Creek on upstream side of Test Station Road.
Rush Creek on upstream side of Test Station Road.

Photograph taken August 1, 2007.

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Sagehen Meadow


The Sagehen Meadow House.
The Sagehen Meadow House.

Photographed 12 October 2024.

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The Sagehen Meadow house
The Sagehen Meadow house

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Sagehen Meadow from Sagehen Peak
Sagehen Meadow from Sagehen Peak

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The happy botanist checks his determination of Phacelia bicolor.
The happy botanist checks his determination of Phacelia bicolor.

Photograph taken 15 June 2010.

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The house in Sagehen Meadow as seen from the location of my Collection No. 593.
The house in Sagehen Meadow as seen from the location of my Collection No. 593.

Photograph taken 16 June 2010. Location of Collection No. 593 is just north of Sagehen Meadow.

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Sagehen Meadow and Sagehen Peak after a thunderstorm.
Sagehen Meadow and Sagehen Peak after a thunderstorm.

Photograph taken 25 July 2010.

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Early morning view of Sagehen Meadow
Early morning view of Sagehen Meadow

Photograph taken 12 June 2010 at 6:32 AM.

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Incoming Storm
Incoming Storm

Photograph taken 16 July 2010

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Sunset at Sagehen Meadow (7:53 PM)
Sunset at Sagehen Meadow (7:53 PM)

Photograph taken 10 June 2010 at 7:53 PM.

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Early morning at Sagehen Meadow
Early morning at Sagehen Meadow

Photograph taken 18 June 2010 at 8:12 AM.

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View of Sagehen Meadow and house from near Sagehen Peak.
View of Sagehen Meadow and house from near Sagehen Peak.

Photograph taken 16 June 2011.

So I was a little upset when we had to clear the brush for 200 feet away from the house on private property. However, from this perspective, it really doesn't look so bad.

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Mountain Bluebird in the early morning.
Mountain Bluebird in the early morning.

Photograph taken 13 June 2010 at 7:24 AM.

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House across the meadow
House across the meadow

Photograph taken 12 June 2010.

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Sunset at Sagehen Meadow (8:00 PM)
Sunset at Sagehen Meadow (8:00 PM)

Photograph taken 10 June 2010 at 8:00 PM.

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Evening at Sagehen Meadow
Evening at Sagehen Meadow

Photograph taken 5 July 2010

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Anna, Sarah, and Glen from University of Lausanne
Anna, Sarah, and Glen from University of Lausanne

Photograph taken 27 June 2010.

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Habitat of Mimulus nanus and Arabis holboellii
Habitat of Mimulus nanus and Arabis holboellii

Photograph taken 15 June 2010

#1 is area with Mimulus nanus var. nanus and #2 are two individuals of Arabis holboellii var. pinetorum. This location was adjacent to the swale that drains Sagehen Meadow to the east.

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Robert L. Lane house in Sagehen Meadow
Robert L. Lane house in Sagehen Meadow

Photograph taken 16 June 2011.

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The swale that drains Sagehen Meadow.
The swale that drains Sagehen Meadow.

Photograph taken 15 June 2010 at the eastern edge of Sagehen Meadow,

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Caught! Mouse in Havahart trap.
Caught! Mouse in Havahart trap.

Photograph taken 16 June 2010.

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Early Morning.
Early Morning.

Photographed 23 August 2012.

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Sunset
Sunset

Photographed 22 August 2012.

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Sunset
Sunset

Photographed 22 August 2012.

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Sagehen Meadow in a summer monsoon shower.
Sagehen Meadow in a summer monsoon shower.

Photographed 22 August 2012.

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Sagehen Meadow in a summer monsoon shower.
Sagehen Meadow in a summer monsoon shower.

Photographed 22 August 2012.

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Sagehen Peak


End of the road.
End of the road.

Photograph taken 23 July 2010.

The Lupine collected here is at bottom, right of center.

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Sagehen Peak from the GPS station
Sagehen Peak from the GPS station

Photograph taken 16 June 2011.

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Distant view of sand slope on north side of Sagehen Peak.
Distant view of sand slope on north side of Sagehen Peak.

Photograph taken 22 July 2010.

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  • Forest Road 1N02 "Sagehen Meadows Road," Mono County, California: n. of Sagehen Pk.

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Another example of a "barren" sand slope.
Another example of a "barren" sand slope.

Photograph taken 22 July 2010.

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  • Forest Road 1N02 "Sagehen Meadows Road," Mono County, California: n. of Sagehen Pk.

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View southeast toward Sagehen Peak.
View southeast toward Sagehen Peak.

Photograph taken 21 June 2010.

The eastern end of Big Sand Flat is in the foreground. California Highway 120 crosses the lower third of the photo. Sagehen Peak is a peak at left.

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Sagehen Peak from the meadow
Sagehen Peak from the meadow

Photograph taken from the front "yard" of the house on 16 June 2011.

Note the snow still in the bare sand slopes.

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View of sand slope on north side of Sagehen Peak.
View of sand slope on north side of Sagehen Peak.

Photograph taken 22 July 2010.

I have keyed the Lupines out as L. argentea var. argentea.

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Shady Rest


Shady Rest Campground
Shady Rest Campground

Photographed 29 May 2012.

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Slate Creek Valley


Pools in Slate Creek.
Pools in Slate Creek.

Photograph taken 14 August 2010.

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Cheryl crossing Lee Vining Creek on the way to Slate Creek Valley.
Cheryl crossing Lee Vining Creek on the way to Slate Creek Valley.

Photograph taken 14 August 2010.

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Upper end of Slate Creek Valley.
Upper end of Slate Creek Valley.

Photograph taken 14 August 2010.

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  • Slate Creek Valley Trail, Mono County, California: at hd of vy.

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Tioga Pass


Yosemite entrance station June 23, 2011
Yosemite entrance station June 23, 2011

Photograph taken 23 June 2011.

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Upper Lee Vining Canyon


Upper Lee Vining Creek
Upper Lee Vining Creek

Photograph taken 27-Jun-07.

This location is between the Sawmill Campground and Saddlebag Lake.

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Volcanic Tableland


View north on Casa Diablo Mine Road
View north on Casa Diablo Mine Road

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

At least I assume the direction of the photograph is north. I don't recall a downhill section of road, but the mountain in the distance looks like Casa Diablo Mountain.

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  • Casa Diablo Mine Road, Mono County, and Casa Diablo Road, Inyo County, California: somewhere.

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Chalk Bluff from Five Bridges Road
Chalk Bluff from Five Bridges Road

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

Wheeler Ridge is in the background.

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Blackbrush on the Volcanic Tableland
Blackbrush on the Volcanic Tableland

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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  • Casa Diablo Mine Road, Mono County, and Casa Diablo Road, Inyo County, California: on the road.
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The road ahead.
The road ahead.

Photograph taken April 27, 2009.

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  • Casa Diablo Mine Road, Mono County, and Casa Diablo Road, Inyo County, California: on the road.

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Walker


Info cards about the basket and the trading post.
Info cards about the basket and the trading post.

Photographed approximately June 1998.

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Willow basket made by Jenny Dick.
Willow basket made by Jenny Dick.

Photographed approximately June 1998.

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Jenny Dick, the artist who made the willow basket.
Jenny Dick, the artist who made the willow basket.

Photographed approximately June 1998.

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2 Flags Trading Post
2 Flags Trading Post

Photographed approximately June 1998.

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Warren Canyon


Dry meadow in Warren Canyon
Dry meadow in Warren Canyon

Photograph taken August 3, 2007.

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View of Warren Canyon from Tioga Pass Road.
View of Warren Canyon from Tioga Pass Road.

Photograph taken 24-Jun-07.

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Meadow in mid-Warren Canyon
Meadow in mid-Warren Canyon

Photograph taken August 3, 2007.

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Meadow in mid-Warren Canyon
Meadow in mid-Warren Canyon

Photograph taken August 3, 2007.

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Fairy garden of bryophytes, rushes, willows and gentians.
Fairy garden of bryophytes, rushes, willows and gentians.

Photograph taken August 3, 2007.

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Wet Meadow


Wet Meadow, looking east.
Wet Meadow, looking east.

Photograph taken 7 August 2010.

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Wet Meadow, looking west.
Wet Meadow, looking west.

Photograph taken 7 August 2010.

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White Mountains


Boundary Peak from Highway 120
Boundary Peak from Highway 120

Photographed 12 October 2024.

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