Evening Flowers and Sierra Nevada Range. Owens Valley, California. May 30, 2005. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell (Sales)

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Rock, Meadow, Aspens. Near North Lake, California. October 1, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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Young Aspen Tree. Near Conway Summit, California. October 8, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

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Tioga Lake and Mammoth Peak. Tioga Pass, California. July 3, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)

The story: This photo was taken on a beautiful clear early summer day at Tioga Lake, one of those first days of the new season when the sun is warm, the air is still, and mountain visitors are beginning to return to the mountains. Just before Tioga Pass on the eastern boundary of Yosemite National Park there was still plenty of snow around, from the patches in the meadow just below the pass to the large snowfields on Mammoth Peak and Kuna ridge in the distance.
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