United States, California, Inyo, Shepards Pass Traihead Road [Foothill Rd to FSR14S102] on Symmes Creek, west of Independence
36.74361 -118.26389
1677 meters (5501ft)
Two year old burn on bajada with decomposed granite or sandy soils. Formerly sagebrush scrub; Purshia tridentata and Ceanothus re-sprouting. Many annuals and herbaceous perennials on bare tan soil.