At 14,389 feet about sea level, Mt Williamson is the 2nd highest peak in California, second only to Mt Whitney.  I've always been attracted to the majestic north fact of Mt Williamson.  I've searched for a location that sets it off while still showing the Owens Valley below.

Serendipity often plays a role in finding a great location and this is definitely one case.  I drove up to Independence the night before and got in rather late.  The next morning I woke up and it was already light outside.  I grabbed my camera, jumped in the car and raced up toward the location where I had planned to shoot from. But it was too late and I wasn't going to make it.  Then I passed this outcrop of rocks and pulled in.  It turned out to be a fascinating and very fruitful location.  This is just one of many wonderful possibilities here and I'll return here again and again to capture its moods.