Here's some more of the unique beauty of the eastern Sierra Nevada.
Convict Lake is a small gem in the middle of a bunch of high mountains.
There's a story about how it got it's name. It involves convicts and
wild west shenanigans; people gettin' killed and whatnot.
This is another forest service campground in the mountains.
It was called something like Intake 2. The host closed
the campground once everyone left. Thanks teaparty.
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is also a federal
operation, so they were also closed but you could hike the trails.
Some of these trees are among the oldest living things on Earth.
Over 4000 years old they look half dead. At 10,000 feet elevation
the environment is harshbut they continue to live. They thrive on hardship.
Also Mt. Whitney, the tallest mountain in California, and the Alabama Hills.
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