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Loveland Pass. Photo by Rob Kalmbach of Los Angeles. Taken at Loveland, CO.

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Last week’s storm brought enough snow to open one of Southern California’s snowshoe destinations.

Long Valley, the area at the top of the Palm Springs Tramway near Mt. San Jacinto received 12-18 inches of snow and is suitable for snowshoeing. The Adventure Center will open Friday Dec. 14 for snowshoe and gear rentals.

Rim Nordic in the San Bernardino Mountains only received six inches of snow and is not yet open.

Green Valley Nordic will be closed this season due to damage caused by the recent fires.

Your local Adventure 16 store has a full line of showshoes for purchase. You can also rent snowshoes at an Adventure 16 store. Get more info on gear rentals here.

Virgin River Narrows trail. Photo by Brian Quines of Anaheim, CA. Taken at Zion National Park, Utah.

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(Photos by Stephen Matera)

I’m starting to notice more and more backpackers carrying camera equipment into the backcountry. I can’t blame them. Sometimes it’s hard to describe some of the beautiful places you’ve been. It’s also nice to be able to look back at the many adventures you’ll go on in a lifetime.

Taking a good photo is easy. Taking an amazing photo can be tough. To help you take a better photo the next time you’re in the backcountry, I got some tips from Stephen Matera, a professional landscape photographer who works with companies including Sierra Designs, MSR, Mountainsmith and Cloudveil.

Matera, 38, of Seattle, is an avid hiker and backpacker who spends most of his time shooting in the Northwest, Alaska and occasionally in the Southwest. Matera spoke to us on the phone in between winter photo shoots to give us these quick tips on taking a good landscape photo.
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Last week I visited one of my favorite little escapes in California – Montana De Oro State Park near San Luis Obispo.

There are no big peaks in the park. No majestic waterfalls. And no deep canyons. The draw to this small park that sits in the shadow of Morro’s rock is the park’s seclusion and the serenity of watching waves crash into the rocky bluffs that makes the Central Coast so famous.

This is one of the few places in Southern California where you can sit on top of a desert-like dune and soak in the views of a dense forest and a beautiful beach at the same time.

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Joshua tree at sunset. Photo by Lane Carlson of San Diego, CA. Taken at Joshua Tree NP.

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