Donnell Vista & Dardanelle (Part 1) - Stanislaus National Forest

From July 5th, 2019 to July 7th, 2019, I took a trip to Mammoth Lakes, CA. I visited places such as Stanislaus National Forest, Lee Vining, Devils Postpile National Monument, Ansel Adams Wilderness, and more! The photos I took on this trip are split into 12 blog posts. I hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see my best photos from Stanislaus National Forest, use this link. To see all of my photos from Stanislaus National Forest in 2019, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 

In this blog post, I have part 1 of my photos from the trip. The photos are shot on July 5th, 2019. Photos are from Donnell Vista and Dardanelle, CA. The photos from Dardanelle, CA are photos of the burn scar from the Donnell Fire.

Message From The Photographer: If you've been following me on social media, you'd know I've been dealing with vision impairment and gradual vision loss since August 2018. The conditions are neurological, so my vision isn't impaired the same amount on a daily basis, but overall it seems to be going down hill. It has slowed down and made taking photos, processing photos, using computers, etc... very challenging and somewhat depressing. Some days it is impossible for me to take photos or process them. I know these photos are from a very long time ago, but I'm only just starting to get around in processing them as I'm only able to work on them at a very slow pace. I hope you can understand, and I hope you enjoy viewing these photos.

Scenery from Donnell Vista.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 32" N 119° 55' 32" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire Burn Scar of the historic Dardanelle Gas Station in Dardanelle, CA.

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Donnell Fire Burn Scar of the historic Dardanelle Gas Station in Dardanelle, CA.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire Burn Scar of the historic Dardanelle Gas Station in Dardanelle, CA.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire Burn Scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Donnell Fire Burn Scar in Dardanelle, CA.

This is all the photos for today. I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I have photos from Stanislaus National Forest and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 

Donnell Vista & Dardanelle (Part 1) - Stanislaus/Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

On June 9th, 2019, I took a day trip to the Stanislaus National Forest and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in California. I traveled to places along State Route 108. During June, there were still some snow on the mountains, which I got quite some photos of. I split the photos into 4 parts. I hope you enjoy the photos.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see my best photos from these 2 national forests, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 

This is part 1 of my photos. All the photos today are from Stanislaus National Forest. Photos are from Donnell Vista, Dardanelle, and near State Route 108.

Message From The Photographer: I know these photos are from very long time ago. If you have been following me on social media for a while, you'd know I've been dealing with vision loss (not completely blind) for over a year now. My photography work has been slowed down drastically. I hope you all can understand.

View of the Dardanelles and part of the Donnell Fire burn scar from Donnell Vista.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 12" N 119° 55' 57" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

View of the Dardanelles and part of the Donnell Fire burn scar from Donnell Vista. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

View of the Donnell Lake from Donnell Vista. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

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View of the Donnell Lake from Donnell Vista. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 26" N 119° 50' 00" W

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo is of the Historic Dardanelle Gas Station.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 26" N 119° 49' 59" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo is of the Historic Dardanelle Gas Station.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 25" N 119° 49' 59" W

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Long exposure scenery photo of Middle Fork Stanislaus River shot at Columns of the Giants Geologic Site.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 22" N 119° 48' 21" W

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Long exposure scenery photo of Middle Fork Stanislaus River shot at Columns of the Giants Geologic Site. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! In the next part I have photos shot near State Route 108 in Stanislaus National Forest. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 

Donnell Fire Burn Scar & SR-108 (Part 2) - Stanislaus National Forest

On November 19th, 2018, I took a day trip to the Stanislaus National Forest and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in California. I traveled to places along State Route 108. I visited the Donnell Fire burn scar, walked along Forest Service Route 077 towards Leavitt Lake, drove down towards Mountain Warfare Training Center, and dropped by Leavitt Falls Vista Point. I split the photos into 5 parts. I hope you enjoy the photos.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see my best photos from these 2 national forests, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 

This is part 2 of my photos. The photos for today are from Stanislaus National Forest. Photos are from State Route 108 and of the Donnell Fire burn scar shot from Dardanelle, CA and Kennedy Meadows, CA.

Warning: Please note that exploring burn areas could potentially be dangerous as there are hazards on the roads and around the area (power lines, chemicals, bio-hazard waste, hidden ditches, etc...). There could also be dangerous chemicals in the air. For me, my lungs were burning within a minute of exploring Dardanelle, CA and I had to grab my respirator which filters out particulates and chemicals. I also stayed fairly close to SR-108, avoided power lines, read the hazard markings on the trees and kept an eye out for any moving trees around me (please note that this isn't even a guarantee as a tree can still fall with little to no warning), etc... If you choose to explore burn scars, you are doing so at your own risk and health! If you don't know what you are doing, don't risk it!

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 35" N 119° 50' 09" W

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above. 

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo is of the Historic Dardanelle Gas Station.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. Photo is of the Historic Dardanelle Gas Station. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

 Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

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 Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Kennedy Meadows, CA. The red stuff on the trees and plants is red fire retardant.

Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Kennedy Meadows, CA. The red stuff on the trees and plants is red fire retardant. 

Scenery photo of a creek along SR-108.

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Scenery photo of a creek along SR-108.

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I have photos from Forest Service Route 077 in Humboldt-Toiyabe National Park in California. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 

Donnell Fire Burn Scar (Part 1) - Stanislaus National Forest

On November 19th, 2018, I took a day trip to the Stanislaus National Forest and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in California. I traveled to places along State Route 108. I visited the Donnell Fire burn scar, walked along Forest Service Route 077 towards Leavitt Lake, drove down towards Mountain Warfare Training Center, and dropped by Leavitt Falls Vista Point. I split the photos into 5 parts. I hope you enjoy the photos.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To see my best photos from these 2 national forests, use this link. To see all of my photos from this trip, use this link.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 

This is part 1 of my photos. The photos for today are from Stanislaus National Forest. Photos are from State Route 108 of the Donnell Fire burn scar shot from Donnell Vista and Dardanelle, CA.

Warning: Please note that exploring burn areas could potentially be dangerous as there are hazards on the roads and around the area (power lines, chemicals, bio-hazard waste, hidden ditches, etc...). There could also be dangerous chemicals in the air. For me, my lungs were burning within a minute of exploring Dardanelle, CA and I had to grab my respirator which filters out particulates and chemicals. I also stayed fairly close to SR-108, avoided power lines, read the hazard markings on the trees and kept an eye out for any moving trees around me (please note that this isn't even a guarantee as a tree can still fall with little to no warning), etc... If you choose to explore burn scars, you are doing so at your own risk and health! If you don't know what you are doing, don't risk it!

Donnell Fire burn scar as seen from Donnell Vista. This is overlooking the Dardanelles.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 33" N 119° 55' 32" W

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Donnell Fire burn scar as seen from Donnell Vista. This is overlooking the Dardanelles. Photo shot at the same spot as above.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Scenery photo of Donnell Lake shot from Donnell Vista. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Donnell Fire burn scar as seen from Donnell Vista. This is overlooking the Dardanelles.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 32" N 119° 55' 31" W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Dardanelle, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 21' 08" N 119° 51' 11" W

Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 35" N 119° 50' 09" W

 Black and white process of the photo above.

Donnell Fire burn scar along SR-108 in Dardanelle, CA. Photo shot near the same spot as above.

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Donnell Fire burn scar in Dardanelle, CA.

Approximate GPS location (type into Google): 38° 20' 35" N 119° 50' 10" W

Black and white process of the photo above.

This is all the photos for today! I hope you have enjoyed viewing the photos! Next time I have more photos from the Donnell Fire burn scar. Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |