Tuesday, October 14, 2008

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="04700870dduajq.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Eastern Sierra</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastern Sierra"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eastern Sierra"><U>Eastern Sierra</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday, October 13, 2008"><U>Monday, October 13, 2008</U></A>   |   <B>Tuesday, October 14, 2008</B>   |   <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, October 15, 2008"><U>Wednesday, October 15, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, October 16, 2008"><U>Thursday, October 16, 2008</U></A>   |   <A HREF="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.katedouglas.com/id49.htm"><U><B> Photo Index</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Tuesday, October 14, 2008</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> We got up to a beautiful, unbelievably COLD morning, had breakfast and packed up the rig. </div> <div> Then we drove a couple miles to Highway 395 and headed south to the June Lake Loop.</div> <div> We were looking for fall color--most of the leaves were just dry and brown without the</div> <div> brilliant shades we'd hoped to see, but we did see some color near June Lake.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="853" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="04fa93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="051a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="053a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="055a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 325 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="057a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05ba93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 344 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05da93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> We stopped to take pictures of June Lake.</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="05fa93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mono Lake has always been a favorite spot for us.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 382 WIDTH="421"><div> <IMG SRC="061a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> We'd heard about the beaver dams at Lundy Lake, but we had no idea how big they were--or how many!</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> <IMG SRC="063a93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> I could have stayed here a week--the dams are everywhere, and so sturdy and well-built. Absolutely amazing. (and it was warm and sunny...a huge plus!)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 WIDTH="421"><div> <IMG SRC="065a91a0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> These aspen the beaver have cut down are a good eight inches across--the picture at right is a beaver lodge.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="06da93f0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="319" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 326 WIDTH="421"><div> <IMG SRC="073a91a0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> We decided to make camp early and stayed at Lundy Lake campground.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="421"><div> <IMG SRC="071a91a0.jpg" border=0 width="425" height="282" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mule deer wandered into camp to check us out. They didn't seem at all afraid. Much larger than our coast deer at home.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, October 15, 2008"><U><IMG SRC="0ac19190.gif" border=0 width="25" height="25" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>