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
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