Alabama Hills (0356)

California Backside (Eastern)

Folder: California
California's backside, the area largely ignored in tourist images of the state but quite popular with those in the know. Roughly along US 395, the Sierras and Cascades to the Nevada border. From Tule Lake to Owens Valley, including Tehachapi, and around Lake Isabella. Photos are in order by place name. The desert portions of this area are in the California Desert album.
Kern River (3335)

Kern River (3335)

10 Jul 2012 170
Sunset on the Kern River north of Kernville.
Kern River (3336)

Kern River (3336)

10 Jul 2012 173
Sunset on the Kern River north of Kernville.
Kern River Canyon (0554)

Kern River Canyon (0554)

16 Jan 2013 141
Kern river and CA-178, west of Lake Isabella in Kern River Canyon.
Kern River Canyon (0556)

Kern River Canyon (0556)

16 Jan 2013 130
Kern river and CA-178, just before leaving Kern River Canyon.
Kern River Hobo campground (3315)

Kern River Hobo campground (3315)

10 Jul 2012 150
Kern River from near Hobo campground.
Kern River ice, north of Kernville (0512)

Kern River ice, north of Kernville (0512)

16 Jan 2013 134
Winter morning on Kern river north of Kernville/Lake Isabella.
Kern River, Hobo campground (3355)

Kern River, Hobo campground (3355)

11 Jul 2012 262
Kern River early in the morning, from the Hobo campground.
Kramer Junction Solar array (3215)

Kramer Junction Solar array (3215)

09 Jul 2012 139
Very large solar array at Kramer Junction. I could not get enough elevation to get a good picture, but the area that looks like a lake is the reflectors. See the satellite view.
Kramer Junction Solar array (3217)

Kramer Junction Solar array (3217)

09 Jul 2012 156
Reflectors at solar facility at Kramer Junction.
Kramer Junction Solar array (3218)

Kramer Junction Solar array (3218)

09 Jul 2012 110
Reflectors at solar facility at Kramer Junction.
Lake Isabella fire (0503)

Lake Isabella fire (0503)

15 Jan 2013 174
Lake Isabella (reservoir and city) from above Bodfish on the Caliente-Bodfish road. Update 06/24/2016: Major fire today destroying homes near the slope on the right side of the picture.
Lake Isabella (0508)

Lake Isabella (0508)

15 Jan 2013 143
Lake Isabella. The lake is very low due to the drought of the previous winter.
Lake Isabella (0509)

Lake Isabella (0509)

15 Jan 2013 1 135
Lake Isabella. The lake is very low due to the drought of the previous winter.
Lake Isabella (0518)

Lake Isabella (0518)

16 Jan 2013 139
Lake Isabella, very low due to the previous winter's drought. Barely visible in the center of the picture is the alternative dam. In the larger picture you can see that the water level is below the base of the dam.
Lake Isabella (0519)

Lake Isabella (0519)

16 Jan 2013 124
Lake Isabella, very low due to the previous winter's drought. The land on the other side of the lake is Kissack Bay, with Kissack Cove being at the point that is on the right side of the picture.
Lake Isabella (0520)

Lake Isabella (0520)

16 Jan 2013 121
Wheelies on the lake bed, at Lake Isabella.
Lake Isabella (0525)

Lake Isabella (0525)

16 Jan 2013 138
Looking towards Kissack Bay/Cove. The tree stumps weren't visible when I was there just 6 months before. And, 'no', what looks like a human on the left side of the picture isn't, it's a tree stump.
Lake Isabella (0528)

Lake Isabella (0528)

16 Jan 2013 225
Lake Isabella, very low due to the previous winter's drought.
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