Alabama Hills and Sierra Nevadas

Evening photo so the snow on the Sierras in the background is not evident

Alabama Hills and the Sierra Nevadas

The Alabama Hills in California are designated as a National Scenic Area

Alabama Hills in the morning

Sun lights up the snow

Mount Whitney

Mount Whitney is the highest mountain in the contiguous United States and the Sierra Nevada, with an elevation of 14,505 feet.

Manzanar War Relocation Center

Manzanar is the site of one of ten American concentration camps, where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from March 1942 to November 1945

Manzanar War Relocation Center

Manzanar is the site of one of ten American concentration camps, where more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II from March 1942 to November 1945

Mono Lake Tufa State Natural Reserve

Mono Lake is a saline soda lake in Mono County, California. The lack of an outlet causes high levels of salts to accumulate in the lake which make its water alkaline.