Photo expedition to Mt. Lowe

Every week we set out on a photo outing.  Last week we took advantage of the great weather and hit the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve.  This week we traveled to the San Gabriel Mountains for a hike up to Mount Lowe via Echo Mountain and Inspiration Point.  Again, the weather held out and we took advantage of the temperature hovering around 75 degrees.  This was a great gift, especially being the middle of February and the rest of the country was in a deep freeze.

The hike totaled out at 14 miles and our total time on the mountain was around 9 hours.  We hit the trail head at 12:30 PM in order to summit Mount Lowe in time to catch the sunset and capture some stunning photos.  The day was full of adventure, in addition to the photos, we were able to spend 3 hours hiking down in the dark and got to use our new headlamps.  Below are a couple of the photos from the day.  With the distance and elevation gain, taking professional equipment was a bit too heavy.  Instead we took along our trusty Canon SD800 Point-And-Shoot.  The camera did not let us down and the proof is below.  Thank you for the visit and if you have interest in joining us on one of our photo expeditions, give us a call.

Silhouette on the trail to Mount Lowe

I keep the Canon SD800 in my front pocket in order to capture those magical light moments.  This was at a bend in the trail that opened up to give a great view of the LA Basin and the Pacific Ocean in the distance.

Inspiration Point Sign in Black and White

We decided to bypass Echo Mountain and head straight to Inspiration Point for a quick refuel, a few photos and much needed break.

Pavilion at Inspiration Point

Keith Guyll taking in the view from Inspiration Point

Inspiration Point is a wonderful hike in and of itself.  There is a covered pavilion up there and the trail service set up scopes that point out the attractions that you can see from that point.

Locating Scopes at Inspiration Point

 After a quick stop we proceeded the next 1.5 miles to Mount Lowe.

View of Mount Wilson radio towers and snow capped Mount Baldy

This is the payoff spot.  Mount Lowe gives you a truly amazing unobstructed view of Mount Wilson, Mount Baldy and the entire LA Basin.

Sunset on Mount Lowe

Another successful outing.  If you are interested in seeing more photos of the day, click on the link below.  We are interested in your feedback, so drop us a line and let us know what you think.  Have a great week!

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