Sunset. Conway Summit. May 27, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved..

Conway summit is the high point on Hiway 395 just north of Mono Lake in California’s Owens Valley. My friends and I had just left a restaurant in Bridgeport and headed south toward Mammoth Lakes. As we came up to Conway Summit the sun was just dropping behind the Sierra crest. I quickly pulled off the hiway just before the summit, grabbed camera and tripod, and jumped out. I squeezed off one image without the tripod as the light quickly faded, then got the camera on the tripod and took a couple more shots as the sun dropped behind the ridge.

This image is the handheld shot that I quickly snapped before taking time to get the tripod assembled and the camera mounted.

I hope to return to this spot in the fall when those aspen groves should be turning golden.