Desolation Valley
Just off the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail) in the Desolation Wilderness you'll find an area called Desolation valley. A gorgeous watershed area with tons of lakes scattered across a bouldery valley floor. It's easy to see where they got the name desolation from too with more rocks than trees. Desolation Valley is a remarkable place hidden amongst a busy day hikers route in the Sierra Nevada.
Lake Aloha, which is a short hike over the small ridge in this image, is a popular day hike and can get pretty crowded. But we found that by taking a short cross country hike over the ridge there's a magical place with very little to no people at all. And with the late afternoon July weather we got a heck of a sunset this day!
This particular lake is unnamed (there are tones of them) but one worth watching a sunset over. Some of the larger named lakes include American, Channel and Desolation. These small island riddled lakes made for some great compositions.
Details:
Body: 5D Mark II
Lens: 16-35L 2.8
Tri pod
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This is a two exposure manual blend shot at F18, ISO 100. Foreground was shot at 2 seconds.
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