Charles Putnam built the first permanent cabin in what is now Inyo County in August 1861 near Independence. It served as home, trading post, and shelter for early Owens Valley settlers. #InyoHistory #OwensValley #PioneerLife
Landscape photograph of mountain range towering above a deep valley. The valley is shadowed and contains a group of rounded, dark hills that appear to dwarf a small group of buildings at bottom. The mountains, also mostly shadowed, rise steeply behind the hills, bare down low, ascending through a band of snow and cliffs to a ridgeline of rugged peaks, a few of which are lit by warm alpenglow with orange and blue sunset clouds behind.
I could use some more grand landscapes in my life these days...
#landscapephotography #stunday #sierranevada #inyocounty #owensvalley
Landscape photograph of steep cliffy mountain escarpment wrapped in luminous haze. One can see the valley floor, a large rugged ridge and a hint of higher terrain in the background, but most of the ridge and hill outlines are faint amidst bright mist illuminated by sunlight.
Landscape photograph of a line of diagonal mountain ridges backlit with luminous haze, which feels as though it's spilling over the mountain front.
Two atmospheric oldies from the Eastern Sierra
#landscapephotography #sierranevada #california #inyocounty #owensvalley
Good morning, from beautiful Bishop, California. I hope you’re having a pleasant Sunday. #sunrise #sierranevada #sierrasunrise #owensvalley #california #bishop #bishopcalifornia
Lone Pine - At the Foot of Mount Whitney
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#lonepine #mountwhitney #california #usa #mountain #desert #alabamahills #owensvalley #sierranevada #Podium #elitepix #visionaryimages #fotomasters #highlanderimages
Good morning, from Bishop, CA. Sunrise over the White Mtns. & shining on Mt. Tom, as seen from my backyard and front driveway. #sunrise #sierrasunrise #sierranevada #owensvalley #california #mustangmesa
iPhone photo, taken after it rained all morning. The sun finally came out in time for the afternoon walk with the dog out back. I shot this in a puddle on the frontage road behind the house. Mt. Tom, reflected. #sierranevada #california #iphonephotos #owensvalley #mountains #california #puddles
It rained all morning, but the sun came out this afternoon, just in time to walk the dog out back. Puddles make for nice reflection shots. #sierranevada #mttom #california #owensvalley #photography #aftertherain
Nice day for a walk after the storm has passed. #sierranevada #winter #snow #owensvalley #california
The storm finally broke this afternoon. I’m glad the Sierra got a lot of snow out of it. We’ve had a pretty dry winter so far, so we needed the snowpack. #winter #storm #sierranevada #snow #owensvalley #california
A somewhat muted view of a large sharply-edged mountain (Lone Pine Peak) in a mountain range (the Eastern Sierra), with an autumn storm approaching from the west (i.e. behind the range). In the foreground, the tops of the Alabama Hills.
Approaching storm, Lone Pine Peak (California, 2022).
#photography #LandscapePhotography #OwensValley #California #EasternSierra #SierraNevada
This was the bald eagle who’s been frequenting the same spot down at Pleasant Valley reservoir. Took this shot of it this afternoon while walking Yoshi out back… #baldeagle #owensvalley #california #pleasantvalleyreservoir
I took my sister to go see the Rosetta Stone petroglyph near our house, then we headed over to see the famous Sky Rock petroglyph, and the Thirteen Moons petroglyph. We also brought the dogs on this beautiful afternoon here in Owens Valley.#petroglyphs #owensvalley #california #indigenousart
Good morning, from Bishop, California. A frosty morning, a hot latté; could do a lot worse to start the weekend… #sierranevada #owensvalley #latté #coffee #goodmorning
Just Yoshi and I on our usual walk out behind the house. #owensvalley #california #sierranevada #mustangmesa
Enjoying the first snow of the year, looking out the back door at the house. #winteriscoming #snow #owensvalley #mustangmesa #california
A guy could do worse as far as a view goes. Sunset from the driveway this evening. #sunset #owensvalley #sierranevada #california #sierrasunset
CPH Daily Bulletin 10/19/2025
The little-known groundwater #LosAngeles pumps in the #OwensValley, and the tribes who want it back
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#Water #California #LADWP #BishopPaiute #LonePine #WaterRights
A beautiful old stone hut with a corrugated tin roof is nestled in the trees trailside (and streamside!) about 8,000' up in California's Eastern Sierra.
Lon Chaney's hut, halfway up The Lakes trail out of Big Pine Canyon, in California's Eastern Sierra (a great place to stop for a while on one of my fave day hike trails). It's now owned by the NPS.
#photography #StrollsWithAniPhone #OwensValley #EasternSierra #Outdoors #California
Photograph of a mountain range with sage brush in the foreground and stormy clouds in the sky. The clouds are casting shadows across the hills and foreground.
Glass Mountain Range
When you are in the Owens Valley it’s hard not to take your eyes off the Sierra Nevada. But if you rotate 180 degrees and face east, there are many other beautiful views. This is one.
#LeicaM11M #photography #blackandwhite #art #california #owensvalley #395
Saw this li’l fellow on yesterday’s walk out back. Glad I heard it rattle before I stepped on it! #rattlesnake #snakes #owensvalley
US Highway 395 stretches out through a cloudy sunrise towards the horizon in the Owens Valley just south of Bishop, California.
Early morning, Highway 395 (California, 2013).
#photography #Roadscape #desert #OwensValley #California #sunrise #Highway395 #TheRoadAhead
A large very bright red horse stands on a narrow pedestal a few metres above the highway in Bishop, California. His (white) eyes are bulging a little. In the background, the White Mountains dominate the horizon.
Big Red, S. Main Street, Bishop, California (2013). A fave of mine, I've taken way too many photos of him over the years…
#photography #Streetscape #Highway395 #OwensValley #California #RoadsideDistraction
A tall spindly-looking wooden guard tower stands in front of a low fence in the desert. In the background, California's Eastern Sierra Nevada.
Lest We Forget: reconstructed guard tower, Manzanar "Relocation Center", near Lone Pine, California (2013). See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanar for the full story…
#photography #LandscapePhotography #OwensValley #desert #EasternSierra #Highway395
Blown snow shrouds the sawtooth snow-capped peaks of the Eastern Sierra during a wind storm. The sky is otherwise clear.
The Range of Light (a furious windstorm in the Eastern Sierra as seen (and felt) from Goodale Road, the Owens Valley, California 2019).
#photography #LandscapePhotography #EasternSierra #SierraNevada #BlackAndWhite #OwensValley #California
Several ridges and ranges roll on across the field of view towards the distance in the White Mountains of California.
Just another day in California's White Mountains (with a nice hazy view of a cloud-capped Eastern Sierra in the distance across the Owens Valley).
#photography #LandscapePhotography #TravelsWithAniPhone #GreatBasin #OwensValley #California #Desert
A bare, twisted, hardy-looking tree on the rocky slopes of the White Mountains.
A bare, twisted, hardy-looking tree on the rocky slopes of the White Mountains.
More Ancient Bristlecone Pines, near Schulman Grove, White Mountains, California (2025, black and white versions).
#photography #GreatBasin #desert #California #OwensValley #BlackAndWhite
Good morning and go take on today!
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#WayBackWednesday
#Paiute #Payahuunadu #DowntownBishop #BishopCA #VisitBishop #InyoCounty #VisitInyoCounty #OwensValley #Highway395 #Highway6 #Highway168 #EasternCalifornia #SierraNevada #EasternSierra #EasternSierras #RuralCalifornia #CaliforniaHereWeCome
A battered-looking single-lane road with no shoulders goes through a narrow rocky canyon in the White Mountains of California. To the right of the road is a yellow One Lane Road sign, partially covered in stickers.
One Lane Road… California State Highway 168 at Lee Canyon (2025).
#photography #Roadscape #California #GreatBasin #OwensValley #TheRoadAhead
