JD-312
"Sky Petroglyphs" and Sierra Sunrise
Bishop, California
© 2006 Jerry Dodrill

It was sixteen degrees and windy when I left the car, hiking up half an hour in pre-dawn light to catch the High Sierra Sunrise behind these amazing petroglyphs. The light had begun, and I was sweating. I pulled off my down jacket but in thirty seconds was freezing, so put it back on. I tried to imagine the Native Americans who made these symbols long ago. How did they keep warm? How did they survive in this harsh environment of extreme heat and cold? I pulled the hat over my ears and tried to keep my heat from fogging the camera while being careful not to step on the ancient art.