Summer Breeze - Convict Lake - California
by Bruce Friedman
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Summer Breeze - Convict Lake - California
Artist
Bruce Friedman
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Convict Lake, off the California I-395, south of Mammoth.
From Wikipedia:
Convict Lake is a lake in the Sherwin Range of the Sierra Nevada in California, USA. It is known for its fishing and the dramatic mountains (including Mount Morrison) that surround the lake. Its surface lies at an elevation of 7,850 ft.
The lake was named after an incident on September 23, 1871, where a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City. A posse, from Benton, led by Deputy Sheriff George Hightower, encountered the convicts near the head of what is now Convict Creek. Posse member Robert Morrison, a Benton merchant and Wells Fargo Agent, was killed in the encounter, and Mount Morrison was named after him. It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names.
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