Lee Vining

Lee Vining Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail that is good for all skill levels located near Lee Vining, California.

Mono Lake Boardwalk is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lee Vining, California.

Gibbs Lake is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lee Vining, California.

Bloody Canyon to Walker Lake is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near June Lake, California.

Mono Lake Park Nature Trail is an out-and-back trail that takes you by a lake located near Lee Vining, California.

Panum Crater Trail is a loop trail where you may see wildflowers located near Lee Vining, California.

Panum Crater Summit is an out-and-back trail that takes you past scenic surroundings located near Lee Vining, California.

If you are visiting Mono Lake, the Panum Crater Trail is not to be missed! From 395, take highway 120 east for about 2.5 miles. Look for a small wooden sign for Panum Crater and turn left onto a dirt road. If you reach the turn-off to the South Tufa Area, you have gone too far! After about a mile on the dirt road, you will reach the a dead end, and the parking area underneath the crater. The tr...

This past spring, I got the urge to photograph the Milky Way over the other-worldly landscape of Mono Lake, a large, desert saline lake at the edge of the eastern Sierras in California. One of the the lake's defining features is it’s incredible tufa rock formations, a variety of limestone. The eastern Sierra is also known for it's dark night skies, which make the perfect backdrop for light pai...