convict lake sunrise ...

A clear convict lake shows reflections of tall mountains as the sun rises in the from behind. Rocks line the shore creating a natural border. The sky is bright and clear in the typical eastern sierra fashion. The lake was renamed from its traditional Mono name by American settlers after an incident on September 23, 1871, in which a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City, Nevada, and took refuge near the lake. They were pursued by a posse, and after it caught up to the convicts, a shootout followed, in which a number of both posse members and convicts were killed or wounded.