Alpenglow ImagesNature & Landscape Photography by Greg Russell |
Easily the most conspicuous geographic feature in the state of California, the Sierra Nevada are a single mountain range nearly 400 miles long, and 50 miles wide. The Sierra is a large block of batholith granite, and most of its uplift has taken place in the last 3 million years. Most of the uplift has taken place along a deep fissure called the Sierra Nevada fault zone, which lies along the base of the steep easter wall of the range. Its unique scenery has captured the hearts of naturalists and artists, whose work has made the landscape of the Sierra Nevada familiar all over the world.
Morning Alpenglow & Convict Lake; Image #0331 | Detail, Laurel Mountain; Image #0332 |
Colorful Sunrise in the John Muir Wilderness; Image #0316 | |
Minaret Lake at Dawn; Image #0302 | Star trails over the Minarets; Image #0303 |
Hiker silhouette & the Minarets; Image #0304 | High Sierra Sunset; Image #0305 |
Banner Peak at Sunrise; Image #0306 | Garnet Lake in Black & White; Image #0307 |
Thousand Island Lake moonrise; Image #0308 | Evening in the High Sierra, Second Lake, John Muir Wilderness; Image #0309 |
Morning Alpenglow in the Sierra; Image #0287 | Sunrise over Mammoth Mountain; Image #0288 |
Whitney Crest Panorama, dawn; Image #0289 | |
Mobius Arch under the stars; Image #0044 | Mobius Arch and star trails; Image #0045 |
The Minarets at sunset I; Image #0046 | Glacial tarn and peaks at dawn; Image #0047 |
Mobius Arch at dawn; Image #0048 | Deserte bouquet; Image #0049 |
Abstract Sunrise Reflection, John Muir Wilderness; Image #0050 | The Minarets at sunset II; Image #0051 |
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Early morning light on Temple Crag; Image #0053 | |
Lone Pine Peak from the Alabama HIlls; Image #0054 | Hot Creek reflections; Image #0290 |
Panorama of the Ritter Range at dawn; Image #0055 |