{"id":8090,"date":"2018-11-28T22:52:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T05:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/?p=8090"},"modified":"2018-11-28T22:52:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T05:52:08","slug":"trip-to-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/2018\/11\/28\/trip-to-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Trip To California"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8079\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8079\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8079\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5482-Amargosa-Opera-House-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amargosa Opera House<\/p><\/div>\n<p>These front doors have a fun design.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8080\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8080\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8080\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors-800x545.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5488-Amargosa-Opera-House-Doors-768x523.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amargosa Opera House Doors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>To the side of the Opera House, I included the two benches on either side of the blue door.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8081\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junctions-Blue-Door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8081\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8081\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junctions-Blue-Door.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junction-Blue-Door\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junctions-Blue-Door.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junctions-Blue-Door-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5493-Death-Valley-Junctions-Blue-Door-768x521.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8081\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Death Valley Junction, Blue Door<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Here is another image of the corner of the building in the plaza.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8082\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8082\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8082\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-800x561.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5511-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-768x539.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8082\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Death Valley Junction, Hotel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8083\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8083\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8083\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5527-Death-Valley-Junction-Hotel-Doors-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Death Valley Junction, Hotel Doors<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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 &#8220;exit&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8084\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8084\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8084\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon\" width=\"1024\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon-800x517.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5558-Titus-Canyon-768x497.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8084\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Titus Canyon<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8077\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8077\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8077\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa.jpg\" alt=\"ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa-800x504.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2700-Death-Valley-Playa-768x484.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Death Valley Playa<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8078\" style=\"width: 778px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2733-Alabama-Hills-Clouds.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8078\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8078\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2733-Alabama-Hills-Clouds.jpg\" alt=\"ip6s-2733-Alabama-Hills-Clouds\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2733-Alabama-Hills-Clouds.jpg 768w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/ip6s-2733-Alabama-Hills-Clouds-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alabama Hills Clouds<\/p><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8089\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8089\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8089\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5597-Fall-Colors-Road-To-Canebrake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall Colors, Road To Canebrake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Across the road, was this lone Joshua Tree&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8085\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5605-Joshua-Tree-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8085\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8085\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5605-Joshua-Tree-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5605-Joshua-Tree-Road-To-Canebrake\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5605-Joshua-Tree-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg 683w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5605-Joshua-Tree-Road-To-Canebrake-534x800.jpg 534w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joshua Tree, Road To Canebrake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this image, I positioned the Rabbit Brush bush in the foreground.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8086\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8086\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8086\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5609-Road-To-Canebrake-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8086\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Road To Canebrake<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Later, as I made my way past Lake Isabella, I left the road to capture some more fall colors along the Kern River valley.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8087\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8087\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8087\" src=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley.jpg\" alt=\"RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/matchgrun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/RT-201811-5639-Fall-Colors-Along-Kern-River-Valley-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-8087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fall Colors Along Kern River Valley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All for now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I headed off to California, to visit Death Valley and the Coast. 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