November 17, 2021
Convict Lake
On my first drive up to the eastern Sierra, I saw the sign for Convict Lake and drove on to Hot Creek. I actually glad I did, Convict Lake is best viewed in the morning as the light hits the surrounding peaks and with a good dusting of snow on the peaks. In the late 1800's several inmates from the Nevada State Prison in Carson City escaped and made their way into eastern California, a pose was formed to capture these inmates and return them to Nevada. One member of the pose was killed in a shootout with the inmates and Mt. Morrison is named for him and the lake is named for the convicts. The lake is only 2 miles west of US-395 and provides a nice reflection of the fall color in the mirror like lake surface.
I hiked around the trail that loops around the lake to attempt to get some shots of the fall color from different angles.
Read MoreOn my first drive up to the eastern Sierra, I saw the sign for Convict Lake and drove on to Hot Creek. I actually glad I did, Convict Lake is best viewed in the morning as the light hits the surrounding peaks and with a good dusting of snow on the peaks. In the late 1800's several inmates from the Nevada State Prison in Carson City escaped and made their way into eastern California, a pose was formed to capture these inmates and return them to Nevada. One member of the pose was killed in a shootout with the inmates and Mt. Morrison is named for him and the lake is named for the convicts. The lake is only 2 miles west of US-395 and provides a nice reflection of the fall color in the mirror like lake surface.
I hiked around the trail that loops around the lake to attempt to get some shots of the fall color from different angles.
