At Lava Beds National Monument, the landscape is riddled with lave-tube caves. Some have indigenous artwork at the entrances.
The gentle slope and relatively low summit of Medicine Lake Volcano — perceptible only from a distance — belies its status as the largest volcano by volume in the entire Cascades mountain range.
In October, we once again headed north on Highway 395 through the Owens Valley and Mono Basin, this time on our way to a family wedding in Reno. On the way home, we dallied for several days to enjoy fall color in the eastern Sierra, seen here from Conway Summit.
