I love exploring areas that are hidden to those who whiz by on the freeway; maybe it's the part of me that likes to be "different." I took both of these photos along a trail that runs approximately one mile north of Lost Lake. Most of the trail is a graded dirt-road, but there are a couple of very large mounds in the road which require higher ground clearance than that provided by a standard automobile, and there is a sandy spot toward the end of the trail (which dead-ends at a ridge which overlooks Lone Pine Canyon) which requires four-wheel drive.
The photo at the top of the page was taken with a Nikon D7200, using a Nikkor 28-70 millimeter telephoto lens. Settings: 200th/sec. at f.14. ISO 250. This rock formation is at the aforementioned ridge, which I hiked to. It's a relatively short, uphill hike, and I didn't want to negotiate it with my Jeep, since I wasn't sure if there would be room for me to turn the vehicle around. Plus, the exercise wouldn't hurt!
The bottom photo was taken on the same day, at a point along a flat portion of this trail.
Equipment: Nikon D7200, Nikkor 28-70 millimeter lens, 1/160th sec. at f.14. ISO 250.
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