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Let me tell you, a half day on a horse is not comfortable!! 2 hours would have done me just fine! But we had fun! My horse was named Classy, and had a bit of an eating problem while Matt’s horse was in the movie Scorpion King and had a bit of a temper to him.
We took a trail all the way to the top of Mammoth Mountain, then back around to Lake McLeod on the way back.
On Wednesday Matt and I explored a little known place called Bodie. Bodie is the largest, most well preserved ghost town in the United States. Its in the middle of nowhere on the 395 in California. Its left in a state of “arrested decay” meaning they are not attempting to preserve the buildings, but let nature take its course.
To learn more visit: Friends of Bodie.
And I found this little trailer on the way out there:
A wide photo of Bodie.
My favorite photo in a long time:
Hands down, the nicest, kindest couple I have ever worked with. Both of their families welcomed me with open arms and were a huge help to me throughout the day. Why? This was my first Indian wedding. And it was beautiful!!!!
I arrived early in the morning to see Jay welcomed into Dhivya’s house by all of the women of the family. Immediately after the 1 1/2 hour ceremony began with many customs and rituals throughout. They incorporated traditional Hindu customs as well as the American ring exchange.
Afterwards we had a chunk of time where last minute changes put my skills to the test. We needed a new, closer location to portraits of Dhivya and Jay. Would you believe all of the portraits below were taken in an office parking lot? Neither could her family… they wanted to keep it on the hush!
The evening reception held for Dhivya and Jays close friends had more of an American touch, with toasts from their siblings Anand and Harini. They ended the night with a slide show and cake cutting.
Thank you sooo much for inviting me to share this special day with you two. I hope the photos bring you happy memories for years to come!
Today I had the chance to photograph an incredibly cute little boy named Riley. Last years photos had the challenge of keeping him sitting up. This year we were trying to get him to slow down!!
MY OH MY! 6,288 FT! A 4.8 mile hike uphill. Not a nice leisurely hike, but every step was through rocks, not dirt. See the progression:
This was the nice and easy part, but as you’ll see in the photo below how crazy the hike really was:
This was taken from the midway point, we hiked to the top of the bowl, then headed to the right towards the observatory. 
These little dots are people:
This is 3 1/2 hours into the hike, were 30 minutes from the top…Oh, the excitement. Not sure what Angelo is doing!?
FINALLY! Four hours later and 30 degrees cooler!
Now that we did it, we can mark it off the list. Never again!! ah!
Erica and I had a few free hours today, so we took her little girl Ella to a park near her house. Isn’t she the cutest thing EVER! Click here to watch the slide show.
On our walk through Ella met a horse for the first time:
Erica and I will be out of town from Thursday-Sunday for a destination wedding and will have limited access to email. Please call us if you need anything!
Last Thursday I took a quick trip up to Mammoth Lakes. Why? Well my boyfriend has to move there for work. I know, but at least its in a gorgeous part of the state! Half an hour from Yosemite and 45 minutes from Bodie, the largest most well preserved ghost town in the United States.
On the way there we witnessed a beautiful sunset, with cows and all.
We took the Tioga Pass back through Yosemite. We managed to only stop once… we were on a time limit!! (Its a 5 1/2 hour drive, 3-4 hours in the mountains!)
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