Category: Landscapes
Date Shot: Sun, Jul 26, 2009
Date Submitted: Fri, Aug 14, 2009
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Camera: Canon EOS 50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-200mm
Filter: HOYA Circular Polarizer
Comment: Convict Lake (elevation 7,850 feet), 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. The lake was named after an incident in 1871, where a group of convicts escaped from prison in Carson City. A posse, led by Sheriff Robert Morrison, encountered the convicts near the head of what is now Convict Creek. Morrison was killed in the encounter, and Mount Morrison was named after him.