June Lake Loop Road

• Saint Augustine.

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Fall color panorama from June Lake Loop road near Mono County, California. We went on this trip as part of my wife’s big birthday to see some fall foliage. I was initially wondering about the red and vibrant orange colors one usually associate with New England being missing in Cali where most coloration is yellow. Once we were there I understood the reason, the difference mostly is the wind around this area which mostly blows out the leaves while they are still yellow. We actually patches of foliage shielded from wind near Bishop which were bright orange and red in color but they were small groves at best.

These were one of the best groves we found on the trip and the light was very tricky to master. It took couple of trips to the same location to get the shot right. Thanks for visiting and hope you all enjoy the shots.

• John Donne.

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On the first day as part of exploring fall colors we set to drive the June Lake loop and we came across this stunning view. It was extremely windy on the weekend we visited and we could actually see waves in some of the lakes along the loop road. Most of the trees were quickly losing their leaves about this small grove seems to hang on.

First time we drove past here there was absolutely no sunlight as they were being blocked by the mountains to the east. So we came back after a quick breakfast and whole valley was now had beautiful golden glow. Hope you all like this one thanks for visiting..