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A Sky Pilot's View

by Steve Sieren

Category: Earth, Sea & SkyAdded July 21, 2009729 views

Mountains, Canyons, Sunrise/Sunset

Keywords: Sieren, Steve, Sky, Pilots, Scenic, Dusy, basin, john, muir wilderness, mt, agassiz, bishop, lake, pass, inyo, national, forest alpine, treeline, shale, taleous 13er, high, altitude, south, lake, trailhead, scree, le conte

Nothing grows higher than a Sky Pilot in the Sierra Nevada. Growing right of the scree slopes of Agassiz staring at the Dusy Basin and off into LeConte Canyon in the distance. The rocks just bounce off these little dense bush like flowers only centimeters tall. Guess you can say I appreciate the smaller things in life.

Sky Pilot's is also a common name for a person leading other's to heaven. Not trying to say I'm taking you there but it's as close as you can get on your own 2 legs in California.

f22 2 sec iso 100
24-105mm L IS
5DMII
Image Reference: sky pilotsImage Format: Digital Capture - Greater than 9MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: Digital RetouchModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: NA