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Location: Pasadena, CA

Welcome to my SmugMug site! Take a look at some of my latest adventures. I've been talked into shooting a few shows on some of the locations I've been to. I'll add these to the site during the next several weeks as well as some other changes. You'll be able to find these videos under the folder "Sights Unseen".

All of the newest trips and photos will be under the "Featured Galleries".

Feel free to email me with any questions:
mike.azzarello@yahoo.com

Featured Galleries

June Lake Fall 2009 :

June Lake Fall 2009

Updated: Oct 23, 2009 8:53pm PST

Gamblers Special 2nd Attempt - Found it! : Trip Stats: Distance to wreck - 4 miles. Elevation Gain - about 5800' total. Time up: 3 hours 45 minutes. Time down: 1 hour 40 minutes. (Side Note) I know the time up looks pathetic...4 miles in about 4 hours!? Let me just say this hike was harder than the 31 mile hike I did a few weeks ago from Mammoth to Tuolumne Meadows, which we did in under 10 hours. There is no trail to this wreck site, you have to go cross country pretty much straight up to the wreck site. Its a tough hike! Our first attempt to the crash site was a failure. Well, sort of. We did manage to find the helicopter wreck, which crashed during the recovery process in August of 1969. Alan and I were also extremely exhausted once we reached the crash site due to getting lost several times trying to find our way up. With little time to explore around the crash site we knew we would have to make a trip back and find the actual DC-3 crash. So a year later we made it back and found more than we ever could have expected. This is one of the most interesting crash sites we have visited so far. All the parts of the aircraft still remain at the scene and there is no sign of the typical fire you find at most crashes. We found many personal items; watches, glasses, change, combs, ladies makeup, shoes, clothes and much more. Take a look at the photos and let me know if you have any questions.

Gamblers Special 2nd Attempt - Found it!

Trip Stats: Distance to wreck - 4 miles. Elevation Gain - about 5800' ...

Updated: Jul 09, 2009 7:26pm PST

Gallery Categories

Exploring the Western Sierras Mines and Mill sites

2 galleries with 253 photos

Updated: Sep 10, 2009 4:15pm PST

Exploring the Eastern Sierras

13 galleries with 1531 photos

Updated: Aug 19, 2009 9:27pm PST

Exploring Death Valley

17 galleries with 2621 photos

Updated: Jul 16, 2009 12:02pm PST

Exploring the Inyo Mountains

8 galleries with 808 photos

Updated: Jul 16, 2009 3:32pm PST

Plane Wrecks

9 galleries with 566 photos

Updated: Sep 10, 2009 2:52pm PST

Exploring Logging Railroads of the Sierras

5 galleries with 573 photos

Updated: Jun 08, 2009 8:28am PST

Fishing Trips

8 galleries with 630 photos

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 6:20pm PST

Exploring around Los Angeles

6 galleries with 430 photos

Updated: May 10, 2008 8:34am PST

Production Photos & Video

3 galleries with 559 photos

Updated: Nov 04, 2008 11:16pm PST

Mojave Preserve

1 gallery with 65 photos

Updated: Mar 09, 2008 7:28pm PST

Nature

3 galleries with 329 photos

Updated: Sep 11, 2009 7:39pm PST

National Parks

2 galleries with 500 photos

Updated: Mar 13, 2008 12:01am PST

Misc. Photos

10 galleries with 380 photos

Updated: Feb 06, 2008 7:05am PST

Vacation

11 galleries with 1128 photos

Updated: Mar 18, 2009 12:34pm PST

Friends & Family

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