{"id":5585,"date":"2015-02-01T06:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-02-01T10:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/?p=5585"},"modified":"2015-02-01T06:00:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T10:00:47","slug":"behind-the-sierras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instants-choisis.ch\/blog\/behind-the-sierras\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Sierras…"},"content":{"rendered":"

 
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\n1. Sunrise over Eureka Dunes.
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\n2. Contrasts between dark cliffs and clear dunes…
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\n3. … and between the softness of the sand and the harshness of the rock.
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\nI then went to explore volcanic craters near Mono Lake, the few snow this year allowing to access it easier than usually in this season.
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\n4. On the road, I spent a night near Hot Creek, a river warmed by hot springs.
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\n5. I’m over 6,000 feet elevation and there is no snow…
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\n6. It’s cold at night however, 10F that night – and lakes freeze…
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\n7. Boondocking behind Crater Mountain, at 7,900 feet elevation.
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\n8. Mounted in steep scree of porous and rather light volcanic stones. Worse than the sand: making three steps up, you descend two! \ud83d\ude00
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\n9. at about 8,500 feet, I see Mono Lake in the distance.
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\n10. The north slopes keep some patches of snow.
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\n11. Patchwork…
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\n12. Sierra Nevada is close toward West.
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\n13. Scoria cone in front of Mono Lake.
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\n14. Remnant cornice under the summit slope.
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\n15. Arrival on the main crater or what remains.
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\n16. There were many of such black stones that looked like vitrified coal, rather light for their size with smooth and shiny texture.
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\n17. One of the only plants that manage to grow in this hostile environment. Tiny but pretty…
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\n18. View of the crater from the highest point at 9,400 feet elevation.
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\n19. The panoramic view of emerald color Mono Lake is impressive!
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\n20. Going down on the way to some hot springs, VivaLaVida went through Benton Hot Springs, a historic place of passage.
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\nAfter soaking in hot water two hours under the stars (what a joy!), I took a one day break to make an o\u00efl change to VivaLaVida. Andrew (the guy with whom I had discovered the Baja California early last year) is being announced, I should meet him in the coming days to discover some new corners with Baja-Shacker.<\/p>\n

To discover soon in a future update… \ud83d\ude00
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