September California Trip
9/11/2024
1st stop
Emerald Bay • Lake Tahoe, CA
Drove all the way through the Sierras from west to east to get here.
Tried flying my drone - got a short video and a couple of pics. And almost lost my drone.
The wind today was blowing so hard. I had it at about 135 feet directly
above me and within minutes it had drifted away 55 feet.
I brought it down to about 35' and moved it behind a tree (to block the wind some).
When I was sure I once again had full control, I lowered it down to about 10', flew it back
across the highway (no cars coming) and landed it on the roof of the car.
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2nd stop
Monitor Pass • CA-89
Because of fires to the north of us, we altered our plans to go to Lassen NP,
and instead headed south towards Mammoth Lakes. We took CA-89 to get to US-395, knowing that once we got there, we would have to go north for a short distance, and then take a detour through part of Nevada, because of construction closures on US-395 between Sonora Pass and Bridgeport, CA.
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3rd stop
Virginia Lakes • 6 miles west of US-395 @ Conway Summit
Windy, windy, windy at Big Virginia Lake and Red Lake at over 9,700 feet in elevation.
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4th stop
Mono Lake • Along US-395, north of Lee Vining, CA
This lake, viewed both from a vista point in Conway Pass, as well as near the lake itself,
is an immense salt lake, near the base of the east entrance to Yosemite National Park.
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Video of today's pics