Great country, HJ. Thanks for the pics. I didn't even break a sweat!

The photos got my brain going -- funny how memory is triggered. The areas that look subalpine have lots of deciduous trees. So similar, and yet so different, from my beloved Cdn. Rockies!

Someday I'd like to have a closer look. Your pics are a much better ad for California than anything coming out of L.A. (No offence.)