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Another adventure in the wilderness

Another trip out to the mountains, Eastern Sierra ; the place call my second home. This trip was a interesting one, I can easily say that. Two days with three cameras ,I got lots of pictures. This trip was originally supposed to be three days but life changed that but I am blessed to have the time I had, was amazing. Maverick had a bee sting him and the power went out at my home from the high winds but in the end everything worked out to be a happy ending.

Back to the trip, waking up at three am on a weekday was so worth it, in so many aspects. Yes , I did get my coffee at three am and drove five hours. So many sights that I have seen my whole life and also locations, I have never been before,surprising. At least on this trip no one lost their phone this time. But I did do the number one thing as photographer that would make any photographer cry. I dropped one of camera's in dirt ,at least it didn't land on the rocks and I didn't need emergency surgery on it either, I got LUCKY. I picked it up and said a little a prayer and it come to life. I main aim of this trip was to get more fall colors captured and chase down as many waterfalls , I could get to. I captured almost all of them on my list besides one, I couldn't to it, that's for another trip all by itself. I do have to say , I found one waterfall that I didn't expect to find on my last day , on a early morning at the twin lakes. I couldn't believe it , I never spotted it before this trip. I turned into a little girl in a candy shop quickly as I jumped out of the pick up truck faster than I ran into any coffee shop.

Speaking of coffee, Sidenote if you have never been to the black velvet coffee shop before worth every penny and then some in Mammoth.Let me tell you, everytime I am in Mammoth; I get myself a Peppermint mocha and I am one happy camper. Besides going to Mammoth, I went to Saddlebag, Lee Vining, June Loop; Convict Lake, Bishop and Mt Whitney area. Along the way in almost every location, I found a little spot or two that I never been before. Sometimes I think each time I am on the Eastern Sierra ,It keeps growing and new places appear that, I have never been to before.

I love the aspect of traveling up and down curvy roads that lead to places that I have been before. I love that giddy smile and laugh seeing something that makes you completely relax that's not the internet or social media related but what's in front of the windows of the soul that makes life unbelieve to experience. I hiked so many paths in those days and saw butterflies , flying besides me and hearing the running creeks in the area and the clean air to breathe in. I did have a few sketchy little hikes that turned into crawling on rocks and griping edges . I can easily say another successful trip without a hiking injury.

I think one of the coolest things about this trip was being the one to show someone else places where they have never been before that made my heart happy to share that with that person. And watching their eyes see something for the first time made me feel like, I was seeing those spots for the first time to. Two locations for me where perfect to photograph was Convict lake and the two waterfalls in Lee Vining . I just happened to have the right timing and lighting to get the exact shots, I wanted that made happy.

Another interesting moment was watching a hatchery truck drive past then immediately jumping in the truck to find where his next location was. I haven't done that since I was a little girl , it felt like a mission to find the truck when he had about ten minutes ahead of us. After go through a few other spots and no truck in sight , we saw him coming out of the next campsite. Being excited to not only find some gorgeous but wouldn't you believe it, I found another waterfall , I HAVE Never seen before in my whole life. I almost cried right on the spot but there was few people coming up the spot and they would have been confused seeing a photographer crying and photographing at the same time ,especially since no one was getting married at that present moment . That's how much I love nature and how much joy and beauty it brings to life; It was all here before us and will be here after us.

One of the scariest moments were one road locations and a creek on one side and cliff on the other. It's definitely a challenge to drive when people haven't driven it before. A few times on certain points , I held my breath in and hoped the other driver knew how to drive ,safely. And probably wasn't the smartest decision to have a lifted truck at the same time. Upon arrival to the inn and parking in the garage wasn't the easiest to navigate through when there were poles everywhere and ceiling was about a few inches away from the roof. But lesson learned and nevertheless an interesting experience.

After rushing home that next day, getting cases of water, finding a generator a few towns away and gas can, plus dinner which was grilled chicken ; wouldn't you believe it the power finally came on; it was a miracle of luck . That was the ending of my trip. Those two days , were perfect, perfect weather minus the thoughts of what could be happening at home ,running through my mind.

I have so much content to share, from this trip, I don't even know where to beginning with. And I do have some awesome gopro footage but I didn't bring my drone this time, sadly.

 

October Update 2019



Open Fall Road

A new month, a new start and lots of movement.

There will be a new changes to the misread blog here and some already happened that I haven't shared yet. This month will be probably my most creative month, I can just feel it within my soul as I type.I am currently working on a written piece that just might be , my most emotional piece yet. Get those tissues ready and sorry in advance but it will be a great read. I will also be vacationally for a few days in nature again, that just means more photos and more photos to edit, the usual.And my favorite part , little to no phone service. Just me and the wild nature around. I am also finishing up that last leg of photos from last weekend near and around, Tom's place. Those will be coming out when I finish them , be on the lookout for them. Hopefully I will be adding another series or two as well , that's my aim at least. Another update another puppy joined the family , his name is Maverick and let me say he definitely lives up to his name. And Max makes sure he stays in line, some days at least.

As far as changes go on Misread blog

I have removed some written pieces from my written pieces page, the other day. I have removed them for a few reasons for now at least. And some pieces will come back but will be shorter to some length. But don't worry there will always be pieces on that page. There will never be a time where there isn't something there to read. Every new pieces will stay up for a length of time then will be removed and shorten if it's one piece that I decided should stay there. I needed to switch it up and start working on new pieces that have been in my head and expand my writer's portfolio at the same time. I will be updating my current shop that's on zazzle , if you haven't stopped by there lately, please do.

Link to the misread store : https://www.zazzle.com/s/misreadstore

I will be working on getting my print shop available on here , don't you worry. And there will be a seperate blog post about that and I will include a coupon code as well for any product in my store or a total discount of an order.

And since I haven't done a few book reviews in awhile , I might get out one or two up this month.Unless the crazy life gets in the way of things. I am currently reading Tending Roses by Lisa Wingate. And within the first page , I was hooked in the novel and being at fifty pages now. From the first page to fifty , I had a connection to the main characters that just hit home, is the best way to describe it. I already got another novel by her, which I am excited to read that to!



Mystery lake

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As far as new members go , I have decided to switch back to opening the members to be no request to be in for a short period of time. If I have knowledge or feeling that people are trying to either steal my work and or make other members uncomfortable it will be switched back. And Members will be removed and blocked immediately.

And Members please don't forget to include your first name when you are in, I would like to get to know you all better, when I send out my emails and notifications.I enjoy the little community we have and I can't wait for more people to join in. And don't forget to follow me on my facebook page and on my other social medias.





Butterfly Effect

To conclude this short blog post, things are changing for the better here and lots of new things are happening and or processing. I can't wait to share with you all when things are done. By this time next year, I hope things expand to be bigger and surpass my wildest dreams!

P.s I will update you all about my trip on the next blog post, be on a lookout!

With love as always,

Misread.

 

Autumn season upon us

The Autumn season is upon us and it's officially the first week! I celebrated the first week of Fall with a trip to the Eastern Sierra Mountains, technically my second Home. Eastern Sierra truly, My happy place to be without cell service.I am in my element when I am in nature ,without notifications going off every hour. This Trip is one of favorites, lots of highlights of laughter, a little mishap and triumph moments as well. Before even going up the mountain side, someone lost their phone in bathroom out of the group. And it wasn't me at least but the phone was quickly found and returned. Going up the mountain was truly beautiful to breathe in fresh air minus the cold temperature.

The picture above was taken in Bishop, at one of my favourite spots with the mixture of greenery and the fall foliage stunning to look at.

This picture was taken near South lake on the trail around the beautiful lak. Let me take you, there was a temperature drop in a matter of minutes on that cliff. The high winds , hail and rain all at once and I was soaked and numb. I don't know how I manage to get this shot even to be this clear and without gloves but I did. Standing on the cliff edge was scary but thrilling to witness that view at the bend, I only imagine how it would look like under the sun. If you are following me on my other social medias you would have seen me holding on to my walking stick as if it was gold.

Through the rain, and high winds of hiking when the rain stopped and the sun would peek out there was rainbow always. I saw four different rainbows that day and each one was beautiful.

This image up above is from lake Sabrina, definitely gorgeous. Standing on the reservoir to get this angle, was probably the most dangerous. The wind was so strong that most people didn't even attempt to walk across it that day but it was worth it to me.That view was one ,I couldn't miss. With the cloudy sky and the foliage turning colors was worth standing and holding on to the rail for.

We made another stop at Tom's place and hiked up to the first lake. I can say with confidence that I did that whole hike for once and I didn't fall or hurt myself, I call that a big win for me. I can't wait to hike up again and get to the last lake. I never hiked it before and there more to see on that rocky trail that I want to see, even if it was a full cardio workout.

What an beautiful experience all together that day and ended that day with Schat's Mule kick sandwich was delicious and rewarding.

Here is another Handful of Raw images from phone. This place always amazes me to no end, I could stay here for days and photograph from five am to eight pm. I mostly photographed with my little handheld camera due to the extreme weather conditions that kept changing. So another album and series to edit in the books. I can't wait to go back and see more vivid colors before the season ends.

Here is another Handful of Raw images from phone. This place always amazes me to no end, I could stay here for days and photograph from five am to eight pm. It was worth getting up at three am with one coffee and driving four hours there. I mostly photographed with my little handheld camera due to the extreme weather conditions that kept changing. So another album and series to edit in the books. I can't wait to go back to hike more to spots ,I never been to and see more vivid colors before the season ends and the first snow drops.

Happy Fall officially and more work to come, just you wait!

Love always,

Misread.

 

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