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Eastern Sierra, in October

Five days of aspens, granite, and one very cold sunrise.

5 daysOct 11 to Oct 15, 2026
14 photosin the full set
~58 milesbetween photo locations
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We left at four in the morning, the only honest way to reach the Eastern Sierra before the light turns flat.

I had a loose plan and a tight list of places where the aspens were supposed to be turning.

The light stays for about eleven minutes. You learn to be set up before it arrives.

Alpenglow on the crest from the valley floor.
Aspens above the creek.
The lake, still.

Day three

Morning was twelve degrees and absolutely windless.

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Three across, middle frame dropped for rhythm.

The route

The full set

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