Wayne's Word Index Noteworthy Plants Trivia Lemnaceae Biology 101 Botany Scenic Wildflowers Trains Spiders & Insects Search  Lone Pine Road Trip Nov 2016 Part 6      Back To Page Of Moon Images       Home       Part 1       Part 2       Part 3       Part 4       Part 5       Part 6       Part 7       Part 8       Part 9   Supermoon Over Lone Pine In Owens Valley This "supermoon" or perigee moon of 12 November 2016 is the closest it has been to the earth since 1948. It won't be this close again until 2034. Picture taken hand-held at dusk. Supermoon of 13 November 2016 rising above the Inyo Range & cottonwoods. It was necessary to do some Adobe photoshopping to bring out the 8,000 ft. Inyo Range and cottonwoods. Supermoon on early morning of 16 November 2016 just before it disappeared behind Mt. Whitney. I once stood at the summit of this highest peak in the 48 contiguous United States. When I Hiked To Mt. Whitney (August 1968) The trail to Mt. Whitney passes by the subalpine foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana). The Whitney Spires are rugged extensions of the flat-topped eastern escarpment. The highest is the summit of Mt. Whitney (14,500 ft.). In this photo Wayne is getting intense UV exposure contributing to his basal cell carcinomas later in life. Photo was taken in August 1968, scanned from 35 mm Kodachrome transparency.   UV Radiation Causing Skin Tumors In People   Flat-topped summit of Mt. Whitney (14,500 ft.) and eastern escarment of the Sierra Nevada. In the distance is Consultation Lake, about 3,000 ft. below the summit. Photo was taken in August 1968, scanned from 35 mm Kodachrome transparency. All images on this page copyright © W.P. Armstrong