10.05 Convict LakeTrail to Mildred Lake
Multi-chocolate colored slabs that held our attention throughout the hike . Reminds us of the Mitre Rock at Milford Sound, NZ "A guy in an orange jumpsuit? Where'd you see him?" The Laiken’s suggested that we try this hike, one of the many they undertook some years ago. It lies between Lee Vining, our new base and Bishop, our previous one. As we might of mentioned, perhaps fifty times before, this area was designed for hikers and lovers of nature and everyone else except shopping mall lovers. We stopped into the photographic gallery founded by the late Galen Rowell, world renowned mountain climber and photographer. Two things, amongst many we read, are: He chose to live in Bishop and explore much of Owens Valley; the other is that after traveling the world, he decided that he never needed to have left the Sierras. It’s all here. Fascinating crags Explosions in the sky Caught some color action in the sky as the sun & clouds danced all afternoon We had li...