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Autumn in California's eastern Sierra Nevada comes in brilliant colors, with aspen, cottonwoods, and willows turning yellow, gold, and even red during the last half of September and running until late October. This photo, taken October 15, 2014, was shows Rush Creek, which meanders along the June Lake Loop north of Mammoth Lakes in eastern California. The at-peak, orange-gold aspen cast shimmering reflections on the waters of the creek. I used the Canon 40D and EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens with a circular polarizer, all on a tripod. The camera exif is ISO 100, f/22 @ 1/4 sec shutter speed.

The "great outdoors" has always been an important part of my life, even though I was born, raised and have a mailing address in Los Angeles' busy port town of San Pedro. I've hiked the country lanes and paths of Great Britain, bike toured thorough Europe for 6 months, backpacked in the Sierra Nevada, and "truck camped" around the western US for weeks at a time, taking in the scenery and places of solitude. I worked at a Kaiser hospital for 34 years, then retired in 2013 at age 56 and hit the road, living in my travel trailer; I’ve been on the road now since June 2013 and plan to keep on living with no fixed address for at least another 2 years. I spend most of the daylight hours hiking and photographing with either the Canon 40D DSLR and...