We had a wonderful visit to the Alabama Hills, which are just west of Lone Pine. Lone Pine is also one of the access points to Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental US. The most striking feature is the rock formations that cover the area against a backdrop of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The panorama photos below gives you a good feeling for the area.
If you’re a Western movie buff, you are probably aware of the area. The Alabama Hills played a supporting role in hundreds of movies and TV shows over the years, including classics like The Lone Ranger, Rawhide, Yellow Sky, Maverick and Gunga Din.
We were fortunate to have wonder weather. Highs were in the low 60’s which were perfect for day hiking. And with partly cloudy skys, we had excellent sunrise and sunset conditions. Both photos shown here (above and below) were taken at sunrise, just a few moments apart. The top photo shows one of the rock formations just as the sun was cresting above the mountains to the southwest. The bottom photo shows the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevadas as the sunrise was just starting to kiss the peaks. I Iove how the clouds are moving in from the west and are just making it over the peaks to pick up all of the morning color.
