The Alabama Hills National Scenic Area is a stunning landscape that sits at the foot of an impressive view of the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. The surrounding view is dominated by the triangular Lone Pine Peak and the saw-toothed Mount Whitney. The area has been used for many western movies, commercials, and other cult favorites like “Tremors”. “Movie Road” winds through seemingly endless piles of immense boulders and high desert brush. The Alabama Hills are an excellent sunrise location, where you can catch an intense alpen glow on the mountains, or enjoy the colors of sunrise over the boulders or Mobius Arch.
Movie Road winds through immense boulder fields that make up the Alabama Hills Recreational Area.
Mobius Arch framed by the snow covered Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Cactus in front of the Eye of Alabama Arch.
Barrel cactus in the Eye of Alabama area. This shot was taken with an IPhone 11. It handled the extreme contrast of this shot very well, but isn't able to keep the background sharp when focusing up close on the cactus.
Another set of barrel cactus in the same area, with the Sierra Nevada range as a backdrop. This image is a series of focus stacked shots taken with my DSLR, to obtain sharpness from the cactus all the way back to the mountains.
The Eye of Alabama Arch.
Movie Road
Moon over the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Early morning twilight on the jagged peaks of Mount Whitney.
A panoramic view of twilight colors on the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains.
Alpen glow on Lone Pine Peak and Mount Whitney.
Alpen glow on Lone Pine Peak.
A beautiful desert sunrise over the Alabama Hills.
Mount Whitney and the Alabama Hills below it bathed in golden morning sunlight and shadows.
The amazing colors of high desert vegetation during the winter months in Owens Valley near the Alabama Hills.
Mid morning sun on the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains and vegetation in Owens Valley.