Jeffery's Unwinding Part One - Day One

I may overwhelm you with photos from Jeffery's voyage of debriefing.  After 7 months of life in NYC, this trip down Hwy 395 and hither and yon was the very thing he needed, as he illustrates through the pictures he took!  Here, let me show you:

Leaving Plumas County

Had to stop at REI in Reno for a few things, most importantly, a bear canister for food to go in to inside the backpack.

heading down Hwy 395 on the eastern side of the Sierras

Topaz Lake

big valley

farm in the desert

Mono Lake

Jeffery has turned off of 395 and is headed in to Devil's Postpile and Mammoth Mountain.  He said his destination is in the valley-cut he's above in the photo

colored leaves

pretty autumn scenery

what the top of the Devil's Postpile actually looks like

this photo is for Lucy - foot and hearts

I would love to pave my world with these!

a "short stack" sticking out sideways on the way to Rainbow Falls

Rainbow Falls, which looks small, but is over 100 feet tall.

cool dried up old tree

Jeffery's daypack gives size perspective amidst the broken posts

Devil's Postpile from the bottom

Can you find Jeffery?

the wavy sections give you an idea of the strange formation that is this postpile.  How did it form like this?

Jeffery arrives at Mammoth Mountain

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area

I'll give you these, and put up more right away.  Tomorrow, Jeffery heads to Mt. Whitney to meet up with the kids and hike to the top.