After a long day driving down cloudy route 395 the sun began setting low enough to shine under the clouds. Lauren and I saw a beautiful streak of light painted horizontally across the mountains to our East. As we were driving through Bishop, California, I excitedly turned down a side street and sped towards the…
Kodak 100VS
great california road trip #5
Having never been to a hot spring, we made a stop after visiting Bodie at this undeveloped hot spring. We had the small pool to ourselves for an hour or so. The spring is surrounded by mountains and it was a wonderful way to relax before getting back on the road for a couple more…
great california road trip #4
We took a slight detour off of highway 395 to visit the ghost town of Bodie. After driving down about 13 miles of dirt road we reached the abandoned town that is now minimally maintained by some sort of state parks organization. From what I gather, the town experienced a couple of fires, and circa…
great california road trip #3
We began one of our longer days of driving when we left Lake Tahoe. We drove south down Highway 395, which runs along the eastern side of the Sierras in the valley and high desert. The highway is surrounded by constantly changing landscapes and high mountains. You could spend weeks on this route and not…
great california road trip #2
After visiting Napa Valley, we drove east on some backroads until we hit Interstate 80. We switched to Highway 50 and made our way into the Sierras, eventually landing in South Lake Tahoe. The terrain in California can change so quickly. The following day we went for a long hike aiming for Maggies Peak. We…
great california road trip #1
Lauren and I took a vacation road trip around a large portion of California last year. I brought my Hasselblad, which I basically abandoned after graduating from photography school in 2008, and stocked up on some Kodak 100VS film. I’ve always enjoyed the film experience because it forces me to slow down and demands a different attention…