Reflection of Sunrise at Convict Lake 10-19
(1 in a multiple picture album)
I'd been to Convict Lake many times during daylight hours. On this trip to the Sierra Nevada I decided to stop there before sunrise on the day I headed home. It was cold and I shivered as I waited for the sun to come over the peaks behind me. Finally, I saw the top of Laurel Mountain lit by the golden rays, and as the light moved down I snapped this shot.
Convict Lake is named so because of a shootout between a posse and escaped convicts in 1871. These men robbed and killed on their run for freedom but were trapped when they came to this spot. Some of the outlaws were killed as was a Wells Fargo agent for whom the peak is named.
Reflection of Sunrise at Convict Lake 10-19
(1 in a multiple picture album)
I'd been to Convict Lake many times during daylight hours. On this trip to the Sierra Nevada I decided to stop there before sunrise on the day I headed home. It was cold and I shivered as I waited for the sun to come over the peaks behind me. Finally, I saw the top of Laurel Mountain lit by the golden rays, and as the light moved down I snapped this shot.
Convict Lake is named so because of a shootout between a posse and escaped convicts in 1871. These men robbed and killed on their run for freedom but were trapped when they came to this spot. Some of the outlaws were killed as was a Wells Fargo agent for whom the peak is named.