Eastern Sierras 2011 - Part IV of IV

Fall color on the way to Bridgeport

Today was a great day mostly due to the spectacular fall colors. I wish I could tell you what kind of trees we've been appreciating, but I am not good at identifying trees...yet. We drove up to Bodie, a really interesting ghost town. We saw flocks of sheep on the way up, which is always a treat for us city folks.  The last few miles of the road are dirt and pretty rough, which isn't such a treat (except for Wade!). We've been to Bodie many times before, but today we went to some parts that we hadn't checked out in the past. It involved quite a bit of walking (a big deal only because we were at 8000' + feet altitude. But good exercise!). We also had a nice picnic. The weather was clear and cool.

After leaving Bodie, we drove north to Bridgeport and checked out some campgrounds for next year. We stopped along 395 and took a lot of pictures of all the beautiful trees and vistas. Yes, Wade actually stopped the truck so I could take photos! Later we visited our favorite Mexican Restaurant for a delicious dinner. Driving back to our campground, we watched a beautiful sunset over Mono Lake as we descended from the Bridgeport area. The colors were indescribable. They are NOT in the PMS book! Those of you of the Graphics persuasion will know what I mean.

Tomorrow we are headed south, back to Tuttle Creek Campground outside Lone Pine and then home on October 28th. It's been a memorable trip; we've enjoyed camping in our new rig and we've seen so many beautiful vistas, birds, sunsets and other aspects of nature. Oh, and add the very recognizable Magpie to the bird list.

Thanks for checking out my blog. See below for photos.....




 

Bodie Ghost Town





Resting in front of the Bodie Museum



Fall color



This photo doesn't do the sunset justice - but you get the idea.



This says it all!