This week, I headed off to California, to visit Death Valley and the Coast. The following images were made at Death Valley Junction, to the east of the National Park. The Amargosa Opera House is the main feature in the Plaza.
Amargosa Opera House
These front doors have a fun design.
Amargosa Opera House Doors
To the side of the Opera House, I included the two benches on either side of the blue door.
Death Valley Junction, Blue Door
Here is another image of the corner of the building in the plaza.
Death Valley Junction, Hotel
One wing of the plaza buildings is a hotel. At this point all the windows have red drapes to contrast against the blue windows and doors.
Death Valley Junction, Hotel Doors
The following day, I hiked up the Titus Canyon for about a mile. This is a canyon that may be navigated by one way traffic by vehicles. This image was made about a mile from the canyon “exit”.
Titus Canyon
On the way back to the campsite, I stopped by the Playa, to make some images close to sunset. This year the playa had plenty of white salts that had crystallized from the saline waters. This is quite different from images that I made in previous years.
Death Valley Playa
Yesterday morning, I headed out from Death Valley to the Alabama Hills, located near Lone Pine. After making images in the hills, I returned to Lone Pine soon after the sun sank behind the Sierra Mountains. The cloud formations at this stage were absolutely spectacular.
Alabama Hills Clouds
This morning, I made my way to Bakersfield through the road to Canebrake, that follows the course of the Kern River. The fall colors along this road were spectacular.
Fall Colors, Road To Canebrake
Across the road, was this lone Joshua Tree…
Joshua Tree, Road To Canebrake
In this image, I positioned the Rabbit Brush bush in the foreground.
Road To Canebrake
Later, as I made my way past Lake Isabella, I left the road to capture some more fall colors along the Kern River valley.
Fall Colors Along Kern River Valley
All for now.