Mono Lake Committee 2021 calendar cowl picture by Jeff Sullivan
The Mono Lake Committee’s annual calendar is best than ever for 2021. I’m solely biased although, as a result of they put one in all my pictures on the quilt! It’s giant, very top quality and solely $14.95 on their Web page . It’s additionally out there within the Mono Lake Committee bookstore in Lee Vining.
Coincidentally, I captured the photograph whereas main one in all their seminars in November 2019. Hopefully I advised everybody to depart some room on the prime of a few of your panorama photographs for a calendar title!
Right here’s a images tip for these of you studying this weblog… Images at Mono Lake will get incredible from November by way of January or February. Why? The arrival of chilly climate means much less warmth, so much less convection and fewer wind, so that you get gorgeous reflections on most days.
These nice situations can generally prolong into October and March, however it’s possible you’ll want alongside publicity to clean out some wind ripples. Right here’s the April calendar photograph for the Mono Lake 2021 calendar, which I captured in October 2018:
For those who cease by the Mono Lake Committee bookstore in Lee Vining, which has reopened, you’ll be able to take a look at my guidebook “Photographing California Vol. 2 – South”:
It has chapters on many Japanese Sierra areas close to Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Bishop and the Lone Pine space, in addition to close by Nationwide Parks like Yosemite Nationwide park and Loss of life Valley Nationwide Park. Protecting over 300 areas in 320 pages, it took me 3-4 years to analysis, and it could actually lead you to years of your personal explorations of California from Mono Lake to San Diego, from the Japanese Sierra to the California Coast.
Decide up a replica to save lots of your self a variety of time and gasoline… I not solely present a variety of locations to go, but in addition usually related images tips about the perfect season for peak situations and time of day for the perfect mild.
Some areas might require excessive clearance of even 4WD to achieve, so I point out that and price the issue of entry.
Who knew you possibly can get a lot worth from stopping by the Mono Lake Committee bookstore in Lee Vining?
Beginning November 1, you’ll be capable to get there immediately over Yosemite’s Tioga Cross, because the Yosemite Day Cross system ends for 2020.
Make a highway journey of it, and luxuriate in Yosemite in your approach over and again. Perhaps you’ll see me there… the primary half of November is a good time to take pleasure in fall colours in Yosemite Valley! In case you have my e-book, you already know that.
You’ll want to come over Tioga Cross although… Fall colours within the Japanese Sierra are creating effectively, from the June Lake Loop by way of Mono Basin, Conway Summit, all the best way to the West Walker River, Little Antelope Valley and Topaz Lake.
