Sierra nevada
![Searching for Alpine Brook Trout in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/22VozeuJBKbgo5MLe7WyMA/cb6480c2586185fa88e22c7be136fb92/tahoe-orvis-deuter-6.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Taking several thousand steps outside of one’s comfort zone with fly rod in hand and sights set on fish filled high elevation lakes
![Photographing a Yosemite Atmospheric River on 120 & 35mm Film](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/6yORJTBdMBEEZHkuwrXEfd/ab4fcf8820f9b0a88cd6d99cedda4e28/Jake-Tovar-Yosemite-Valley-horizontal.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A late-fall trip into America's most-photographed valley proves that a crummy weather forecast can coax out some of its dreamiest views
![Desolation Wilderness Backpacking Guide: Lake Aloha & Endless Views](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5M6pRI63DsiYysXMKdIyHR/9cf78d4c015ed9145ab6f93d21f553b6/skyler-greene-desolation-wilderness-california-hammock.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Hard earned tips, gear suggestions, and beautiful film photography from 5 days hiking in California's famed El Dorado National Forest
![20 Sun-soaked Film Photos of Seven Gables in the John Muir Wilderness](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1n7kKwamvDnqkN1gKXH5h0/5dd3cac978451df4cb7b815e528cb814/Rob-Schanz-Seven-Gables-Hike-Thumbnail.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Trip report and dreamy photography documents a long weekend spent exploring deep within Northern California's iconic Sierra Nevada range
![Do's & Don'ts for Backpacking California's Epic John Muir Wilderness](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/49op3oDAA72JSFHUKk3Yg2/150d62c04c07b359f1c969ec705bf9fe/Kellen-Mohr-Sierra-Backpack-5.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
A 4th of July escape from Yosemite crowds deep in the high alpine lake lands of Sierra & Inyo National Forests
![A First Timer's Guide to Hiking America's Tallest Mountain*](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/5rgxgDkgtG8OO66AYcS6Ao/2b3cd32c6aa86ca1046d926a08ea757d/D-Nieves-Mt-Whitney-FieldMag-1.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
35mm film photography and lessons learned from summiting California's 14,505 foot Mt. Whitney, top of the contiguous U.S.
![Meet the Artists of CT8: Cabin-Time Lone Pine, CA](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/7jSqAnqUvuM0S2CCySIWAG/eba50a249dfb161b4b48d8993f10dc86/Chaco-x-Cabin-Time-2.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
14 artists descend on the remote Sierra Nevada landscape to live, work, create, and collaborate among nature
![Capturing the Solitude of Early Winter in the Eastern Sierra](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/1I8Z2nYAMMuskksMW66M6I/2de72abc428580e4b688632d034b8660/Sarah-Attar-Eastern-Sierra-25.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
An artistic photo series captures the natural beauty of winter in and around Mammoth Lakes, California
![Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada Car Camping](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/QoIMhcr32MGs6wGYgsIkO/821d6ea338e9c433169d1df5a73ff246/Matt-MacDonald-Sierra-Yosemite-14.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
When Texas got too hot, a boy and his girl went west
![Exploring the Eastern Sierra Nevada Range](http://images.ctfassets.net/r7p9m4b1iqbp/2F27WDh8764q04e4GykQ4s/7c825888e4a4f6ac776fb61de1f358e4/Mohr-Eastern-Sierra-5.jpg?w=600&q=85&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
Looking back on 12 months of wandering by car and on foot, captured on 35mm film