Yosemite’s Sky Islands!!!
The video is a fine example of the high plateaus in the Sierra Nevada. It’s also a great source to identify what wildflowers we are shooting way up in the high country!!
If you haven’t experienced one of the high plateaus, you can find them with a topo map or by using Google Earth to place your viewpoint on top of some of the highest peaks to look down on the plateaus. Look for easy access places such as the Saddlebag Lake area and near the west entrance of Yosemite.
You won’t find anything growing higher then a sky pilot!
Tags: Alpine gold, high sierra, park service, plateau, sierra buck wheat, sky islands, sky pilots, tundra, video, Yosemite
Steve Sieren's Blog 
September 17, 2011 at 11:58 am |
Interesting and beautiful! Thank you for sharing this.
September 17, 2011 at 12:41 pm |
Thanks for posting this. As a flower guy I always appreciate information like this. The high elevation flowers are some of my favorites. Another easy access area is White Mt. Where you can drive up to 11,000 at the Patriarch Grove and see all kinds of alpine and subalpine flowers including lots of tiny “belly flowers”
September 18, 2011 at 7:35 am |
Nicely framed, a lovely place. I couldn’t get video to work may be because I am on a Mac.
September 18, 2011 at 7:44 am |
It worked OK on my Mac. You might try going directly to YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yneADYBWRvs&feature=player_embedded#!
September 20, 2011 at 7:58 am |
This video, post and your image help us get a large view sense of the high plateaus of the Sierra and the joy they can bring to photographers. The wide profusion of color among the rocks is one of the features that make the Sierra memorable.