Leon Turnbull Photography

After walking around Bodie, we found Neal and Luke finally. They came up to Bodie later and we did not see them until the end. Neal wanted to go to Virginia Lakes. I’m not sure why. I knew it would not be good there. But he heard from somewhere that the colors were better up there. So that is where we went, and when we got there, there was nothing at all to photograph. Strike one. I suggested we drive down Dunderberg Meadow road. Nothing there. Strike two. Now it was starting to get late, and we had nowhere to photograph. We should have probably gone to Mono Lake, but I followed them to Lundy Lake instead. There was some nice color along there. Neal and Luke were a bit picky though. My wife kept saying, why don’t you stop there. It’s nice here, stop now. Hey, I’m just following the other guys. At the end of Lundy Lake, Neal and Luke didn’t like what was there, so they drove back down the road. I walked down to the lake though, looking for something here. And I found a nice enough spot at the end of the lake. As I walked there though, I noticed things getting a bit muddy. I stood at the end of the lake to photograph, and I started sinking deep into the mud. It was like quicksand! My boots were totally soaked in mud by the time I finished making this photograph. Oh well, it was a small price to pay.