High Sierra Workshops at Golden Trout Camp
Recently I spent a week in the Sierras in the Golden Trout Wilderness. The trip was geared
toward black and white digital photography but the structure was such that everyone was free to pretty much do what they wanted to do. It was organized by Paul Roark and Roy Harrington. Paul is very active in the Yahoo Black and White Printing group and is very generous with his time and knowledge. Roy is the creator of Quad Tone RIP, which is a turnkey software method for printing black and white on a number of different printers. Both Roy and Paul are long time B&W photographers and printers and have done some beautiful images.
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The Golden Trout Wilderness area is located on the eastern side of the Sierras just south of Mt. Whitney. Coming from San Jose I drove through Yosemite, over Tioga Pass and then south on Highway 395 to Lone Pine. The Eastern Sierras are pretty spectacular and a lot different than the Western Sierras. I think they’re much more impressive. They seem to be right in your face and don’t bother at all with foothills like the western side. Golden Trout Wilderness is west of Lone Pine up an amazing and breathtaking switchback road.
I could have spent more time in the Alabama Hills, just west of Lone Pine, before the drive up the mountain to the trailhead. The Alabama Hills are very strange rock formations where many movies and TV shows were filmed. I watched the sun come up slowly illuminating Mt. Whitney before setting off up the mountain.
July 30 2007 | Special Places | No Comments »
