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Landscape Photography: Snow Recce in Antelope Valley CA

March 4, 2021March 6, 2021 DCraig

Snow filled the valleys of the western Great Basin at the end of January, when lake-effect squalls, energized as they traversed Lake Tahoe, cycled through the valleys southeast of the lake. We approached two feet of coverage at St0neHeart, with deep drifts along fence lines and out-buildings. So early on

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astrophotography at Cyclops Arch, Alabama Hills, California

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A glow that had to last — Death Valley, Part 3

October 12, 2020January 2, 2021 DCraig

It was time for a shower. Climbing out of Death Valley, we arrived at Lone Pine, California, in the late morning, seeking refreshment and food. The hotel was not crowded so we checked in easily, cleaned up, and wandered across the street for BBQ. It was not that we ate

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