Nine of us showed up at Denny’s for our December trip to see and photograph some of the nicest displays of holiday decorations in the local area.
Bill Albrecht was our leader again this year, and along with Dave Anderson, had scouted the area a couple days prior to the trip. They had maps prepared for everyone showing the route to take to see all the best displays.
Sixteen members made this trip on a beautiful Saturday morning. Dennis Goodno led the trip, and had colorful maps, and instructions for all. We started out with breakfast at Denny’s in Palmdale and made it to the zoo right around opening time. .
The weather was just right for being outside. Once we arrived, most of us spent some time around the meerkats and flamingos before heading our separate ways.
Once again, our trip leader Lyle Trusty, picked the perfect time to capture the peak of fall color. For the third year in a row, brilliant color was found during the first week of October.
This year, the most brilliant color seemed to lie between 7000-9000 ft, with bare trees above, and still green trees below.
Our “base camp” in Bishop consisted of hotel rooms with nice warm beds, hot coffee, and Denny’s nearby. After gathering for meals, and exchanging information on the “hot spots”, smaller groups split up and headed out.
About ten of us made the trip to Fort Tejon. We met for a hearty breakfast at the Blue Bird before heading out.
As there was already quite a crowd when we arrived, we had to park some distance away.Although it was a sunny day, temperatures remained pleasant.
This month was the largest battle reenactment that comes to this area.
Bill Albrecht was chairperson for the trip, and did a great job. He really prepared well, was on top of everything, put together a professional tour package, and everything went off smooth due to his efforts. It’s hard to top a Bill Albrecht trip.
This month’s field tip took us to Descanso Gardens. As usual we met for breakfast at one of the local restaurants to talk about our strategy for the day. Quite a few members attended. Although I didn’t get a head count, I guesstamate there were about 13 members sitting at the breakfast table. Breakfast is a great time to just sit down and get everyone hyped up for the coming trip and talk photography. Once we finished eating, we all got in our cars and headed out.
Our second attempt at photographing the wildflowers was a success!
A slight breeze was in the air, and overcast skies, which actually made for a great day lighting wise, to photograph the flowers.
Twenty-one members and five guests turned out for this trip that had been in the planning for months. We had three days and two nights to explore and photograph some of the most interesting places in the valley.
Most of us began the trip with breakfast at the Blue Bird and then caravanned up to Olancha, where we met up with a few more members of our group while we had another bite to eat.
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