Archive for the ‘Slinkard’ Tag
Slinkard Wilderness Study Area in California – taken by BLMer Bob Wick on July 20, 2015. The view – from a 9,000 foot peak just south of Monitor Pass – looks towards Topaz Lake, Nevada.
Although the winter had record low precipitation levels in the Sierra, moisture in late spring and summer has resulted in a good wildflower bloom. A note from Bob: I did not adjust the color saturation on this; it was just one of those “saturated” mornings!
Sunrise on Mount Moran at the Grand Teton National Park. Photo by Juliet Schwab. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 7/11/15.
California’s Slinkard Wilderness at sunrise. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 7/14/15.
Great Smoky Mountians National Park at sunrise. Photo by Manish Mamtani. Tweeted by the US Department of the Interior, 7/18/15.
It’s hard to beat mornings at Yosemite National Park in California. Sunrise photo of Half Dome courtesy of Jonathan Basiago. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 8/4/15.
California’s Slinkard Wilderness. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/15/15.
The small community of Big Pine California is best known as a jumping-off point to popular trailheads in the Eastern Sierra. But just over the pass to the east of town is a dramatic desert landscape visited by few people and full of surprises — the 72,000-acre Piper Mountain Wilderness. The Piper, Sylvania and Inyo Mountains meet in this area of colorful rock formations and vast desert landscapes. One of the northernmost stands of Joshua Trees can be viewed in the northeast part of the wilderness along with sagebrush and piñon-juniper woodlands. Lucky visitors might spot a desert bighorn sheep in one of the canyons. BLM Wilderness Specialist Bob Wick shows here that perhaps the area’s best feature is its night skies. Far from any major towns or other developments, the pristine dark skies reveal seemingly countless stars and bright swath of the Milky Way in a nightly show. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/15/15.
California’s North Maricopa Wilderness. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/15/15.
California’s Kingston Range Wilderness. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/15/15.
Point Arena Stornetta, part of the California Coastal National Monument. Photo by Bob Wick. Posted on Tumblr by the US Department of the Interior, 6/15/15.
