Distant Valley and Mountain Wilderness (1927)

A high-altitude view looking down a heavily forested mountain valley toward a distant misty plain and river basin. — Distant Valley and Mountain Wilderness (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

An isolated desert trail disappears into the distance in this striking 1927 photograph by Donald A. Hall Sr. Taking a break from his demanding work on the Spirit of St. Louis, Hall used his Leica screw-on lens to document his explorations of the Southern California wilderness.