Alta Sierra
Established in 1960 with the motto ”above the fog, below the snow”, this gold country foothills locale offers a treasured blend of seclusion and community. Through photographs and annotation this booklet serves as a tribute to and appreciation of the pleasures of residing in this California Gold Country community.
Winter Search - Grass Valley, CA
Backyard Series - A lone buck searches for a doe - seen in the distant trees - on the morning after a December snow. In Series with both 'Summer Repose" and "A Winter's Day in the Backyard"
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From Landscapes
Front Yard Fall Color
Commercial Folder - Alta Sierra Folder - front yard in Autumn splendor
Mists and Turns
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Fingers of morning fog move through canyons of Alta Sierra foothills.
Debate Club
Wildlife Folder - Two mature bucks battle for the Alpha position in the herd. The buck on the left is named Elvis by the photographer as he has been 'king' of the herd for several years.
Sugar Maple in Full Fall Foliage
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Grass Valley delivers vibrant autumn color as this sugar maple but an Alta Sierra pond reveals.
Busy at the Pond
Commerical Folder - Alta Sierra Folder - Wild geese gather at a local pond in Alta Sierra, CA
A Winter's Day in the Backyard.
Natural History - Wildlife - Two mature bucks appear completely comfortable in a deep December snow. Taken in my back yard, Alta Sierra, CA.
The Emigrant Gap - Pioneer Gateway to the Sierra Nevada
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Alta Sierra delivers lovely vistas of The Emigrant Gap. The gap - noted here by the half-dome-like Cisco Butte, right-of-center, marks the Overland Emigrant trail from the famed Donner Lake to wagon trains goal - the lush Sacramento Valley. That trail runs along Wolf Creak and through the heart of Alta Sierra.
Fall in The Gap
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - autumn brings glowing color to the foothills leading to The Emigrant Gap
Cisco Butte Thunderhead
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - a huge thunderhead frames the snow-covered Cisco Butte - the marker for the Overland Emigrant Trail through The Emigrant Gap
Hunt of the Herons
Commercial - Alta SIerra Folder - two great egrets hunt on a secluded pond. Alta SIerra harbors many such small lakes and ponds and attracts many water fowl of all sizes and colors.
Bambi Love
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - a fawn just a few weeks old strains for mom's attention. The doe first arrived at our home as an ematiated fawn who had lost her mother. She was accepted by the local herd and has florished as a mother giving birth to four fawns in three years. She is an unusually caring and responsive mother.
Mountain Vista Sight Unseen
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Is a beautiful view still lovely is there is no one there to see it?
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Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Alta Sierra Country Club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2014. The social center of the Alta Sierra community, the following pages commemorated the beauty and benefits of the club.
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Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - highlighting the seasons of Alta Sierra
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Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - two pages detailing the diversity of wildlife in Alta Sierra. The Alta Sierra community consciously works to find a balance to live with its native wildlife.
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Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - Alta SIerra is surrounded by Gold Country Foothill towns - Grass Valley and Nevada City - rich in pioneer history.
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Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - this page documents Alta SIerra's additional resources, its award winning school, airport and trail system.
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Back Cover of Alta SIerra Photo Tribute
Commercial - Alta Sierra Folder - a beautiful view, a secluded deck and two glasses of wine embody life in Alta Sierra, Grass Valley, CA
Farmlands in the Foothills
Commercial - Alta Sierra - Alta Sierra Estates are homes with five to a hundered acres. Many are working farms like this one on the rolling hills that surround Wolf Creek - the primary contributary of the Overland Emigrant trail from the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
