One of our favorite places to visit is California’s eastern Sierra.  As Highway 395 snakes its way north from the Mojave Desert, the Sierra rises on the west, giving–in my opinion–one of the best scenic views in western North America.  We’ll be camping near Lee Vining and Mono Lake in a couple of weeks, and I’m looking forward to chasing the light for a few days in a beautiful location.

Michael Frye has recently blogged on the high country lakes above Lee Vining, near the summit of Tioga Pass, and the entrance to Yosemite National Park.  I plan on visiting those lakes at dawn a few different mornings.  There is some beautiful play on light on those mornings, and I can’t wait to share the photos with you here.

In the meantime, here is a portrait of Laurel Peak that I took at sunrise near Mammoth Lakes a few years ago: