The West Roadtrip with Friends, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway, Eastern Sierras, and Superstitious Mountains by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Spring 2025 will be a lasting memory. I helped a friend drive her car from Washington State to Arizona. Along the way, we had overnight stops in Bend, OR., and Reno, NV., stayed a couple of days in Bishop CA., to visit friends, an overnight in very hot (107 degrees) Needles, CA., and lastly destination, Apache Junction, Arizona. I drove over 1,400 miles, and we saw dramatic and beautiful countryside with lakes, streams, the high country, the high desert, Cascade Mountains, Cascade Volcanic Arc, the Eastern Sierra Mountains, and the hot Mojave Desert and the Sonoran Deserts. We stopped along the route to take photos, stretching our legs, and during the drive had meaningful conversations. Here are some photo highlights of the trip. Copyright photos by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington.

Let the road trip begin! Susie and Jolly, Bend, Oregon, May 2025

Mount Jefferson, Oregon, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

White church along the Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic lake, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

High country, mule ear wildflowers, Eastern Sierras, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Oregon Outback Scenic Byway lake by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Country meadows with purple wildflowers, a blackbird, and a red barn, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Hereford cattle graze high country meadows with the Eastern Sierras in the background, Oregon Outback Scenic Byway, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Oregon Outback Scenic Byway countryside by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

A vista view point near Mono Lake, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Mono Lake, California, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic views of the Eastern Sierras, near Bishop, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Large Cottonwood frames the view of the Eastern Sierras Mountains, Big Pine, CA, near Bishop, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Mountain stream at Big Pine Creek, about 8,000 feet, Big Pine, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Hiking Big Pine Creek towards the Eastern Sierras and a waterfall by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

My friend Bobbie and I on the Big Pine Creek hike by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Waterfall at Big Pine Creek, Big Pine, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Big pine cones grow on the Jeffrey Pine trees at Big Pine Creek, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sisters, Bobbie and Susie, together at Aspendell, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Beautiful Eastern Sierra mountain views and wildflower meadows, yellow mule ears, Aspendell, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Lake Sabrina, CA., about 9,000 feet, Eastern Sierra Mountains, near Bishop, CA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sunrise and palm trees, Needles, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sunrise at Needles, CA., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Traveling on Route 66, Needles, CA., hot, hot, hot!! Photo by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Apache Junction blooming Saguaro Cactus by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Scenic Sonoran Desert with a rainbow after June rains by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Rainbow reaches over the Sonoran Desert and cactus, Apache Junction, AZ., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Road to the Superstitious Mountains, after the rains, with lacy fog, Sonoran Desert, Apache Junction, AZ, by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Lacy fog surrounds Superstitious Mountain, Apache Junction, AZ., by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Sonoran Desert and the Superstitious Mountains, after a rainstorm, early morning, Apache Junction, AZ by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Copyright images by Jolly Sienda Photography, Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, Washington, info@jollysiendaphotography.com, T: 240-899-5295, W: www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Facebook , Facebook and Instagram.

Time with a friend at the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival and Salish Sea by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Spent some quality time with my friend and fellow photographer, Karen, based in Utah, celebrating her birthday, Easter and our 43 years of friendship, photographing the Skagit Valley, Fidalgo Island, and Chuckernut Drive. A lot of people say "It rains all of the time in the Pacific Northwest" ...it really doesn't!

Taking a cruise along Deception Pass between Fidalgo Island and Whidbey Island, WA by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, Bremerton, WA.

Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio, East Bremerton, 240-899-5295, info@jollysiendaphotography.com, W: www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Facebook, Instagram.

Welcome to the 2022 New Year with Majestic Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound Scenery

Olympic Mountains and Puget Sound copyright images by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio in Bremerton. Photos taken by Jolly on January 8-9, 2022. Jolly is a professional photographer who enjoys capturing Pacific Northwest landscapes. Her work can be seen on the website and is found at the Danita Delimont Stock Photography Agency.

Jolly’s state of the art photography studio enables her to offer a full range of photography services to clients: lifestyle portraiture and business headshots, website imagery, branding images, boudoir, and commercial products. Jolly also is an acclaimed couples photographer photographing love stories, engagements and weddings.

The Brothers Mountain Olympic Mountains and the Puget Sound by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Mount Skokomish, Olympic Mountains, with rising fog over the Puget Sound

Snow capped Olympic Mountains and pastel cloud reflections on the Puget Sound by Jolly Sienda Photography

Seagull flies over the Puget Sound towards the shimmering snow capped mountains by Jolly Sienda Photography

Canadian Geese fly, land, and take off over the Puget Sound by Jolly Sienda Photography

The Brothers Mountain and it’s pink snow reflection on the Puget Sound by Jolly Sienda Photography

Seagull soars over the Puget Sound, fog, and mountain view by Jolly Sienda Photography

A fog mountain rises over the Puget Sound up to the Olympic Mountains by Jolly Sienda Photography

Tranquility and peaceful Puget Sound by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Wide angle Puget Sound view of water and cloud reflections and mountain views by Jolly Sienda Photography

Slow rising fog over the Puget Sound up to the Olympic Mountains by Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio

Jolly Sienda Photography and Studio is located in Bremerton, Washington. Contact Jolly at info@jollysiendaphotography.com, T: 240-899-5295, website: www.jollysiendaphotography.com, Facebook and Instagram