Eastern Sierra Adventure
October 12 - October 15
$300 – $999
Photograph California’s Fall Colors
October 12-15th, 2023
One of our most popular adventures! Learn your camera, expand your creativity and make stunning scenic photos in the field with Creative Photo Academy. Fantastic locations and good friends make for a grand adventure. We have a fun-filled experience prepared, packed with landscape and scenic photography. Each day provides a balance of creative opportunities, instruction, and plenty of exploration and fun. Great for beginners to advanced photographers.
- Eastern Sierra Adventure. One of the most picturesque spots in California. The Eastern Sierra has inspired photographers to make some of the most exciting photographs, become inspired by this wonderful scenery.
- Bodie Ghost Town. capture the beauty and detail of the famous Ghost Town. Replicate the master’s or share your vision.
- Mono Lake. Stark beauty and subtle colors call photographers to the saline lake. Sunrise, sunset, mid-day always a photo!
- Fall Foliage. Golden aspens and cottonwoods with a background of granite, water falls, and reflections are superb.
- Majestic Peaks. The Sierra Nevada’s glorious granite towers above you and is an amazing background.
The Adventure
The Eastern Sierra is a location of stunning beauty towering granite peaks, rushing waters, and a desert valley of great historical importance and photographic interest. Witness the golden light of sunrise on the Minarets and the amber sunset on Mono Lake. Shoot the drama of the light through Bodie. Capture the aspen glow as the fall colors explode in the Sierra canyons.
Proposed Itinerary
The Adventure begins with lunch on the first day and concludes after breakfast on the final day.
- Thursday – Lee vining Creek and Mono Lake
- Friday – Lundy Canyon and Bodie Ghost Town
- Saturday – Rock Creek, Bishop Creek, & Mono Lake
- Sunday – Bishop Creek
Additional Information
Physical Expectations:Â Moderate
Must be able to walk 1 mile at altitude. Hiking boots required.
Recommended Lodging:Â Murphey’s Lee Vining
Please call 760-647-6316 to make your room reservation, ~$199 per night.
Ask for CPA group rate. You are free to camp or make other accommodations.
Adventure Includes: In-field instruction, evening image review, and two meals.
Not Included: Lodging, transportation, and meals.
