Lakes among the Sierra Nevada Mountains

California (June 2008)

The Sierra Nevadas have some beautiful terrain: tree-covered and rolling off into the distance, sparsely populated with hidden valleys and open vistas. Throughout the mountain range are many lakes, and we hiked to several of them.

Frog Lake in the Mokelumne Wilderness, accessed from Carson Pass

 

Winnemucca Lake in Mokelumne Wilderness / Carson Pass Management Area

 

Enjoying views from the shore of Lake Winnemucca

 

Trees and sky above Lake Winnemucca

 

Reservoir lake in Alpine County

 

Lake Alpine northeast of Bear Valley

 

 

Calaveras Big Trees State Park