We opted for the scenic route up 395 on the way home from the desert, since we were denied that route on the way over. This allowed us to camp at a lovely mostly-empty campground near Bishop:
We especially enjoyed watching the light change on the Eastern Sierra as the sun set.
The next morning, as we headed north, remnants of snow from the storm at the beginning of the trip became apparent. It was also chilly!
We stopped at Panum Crater to hike around the obsidian deposits and look at Mono Lake. These domes are pretty much all made of glass.
Small bits of tufa at the edge of the lake. This is the same kind of deposit as what there was near Trona Pinnacles at the beginning of the trip, just with the lake still present rather than dried up like Trona. (These tufa towers are also much smaller.)
More obsidian
The Eastern Sierra, under a dramatic sky. We ended up having to follow 395 all the way up to Highway 88 before we found a pass that was open. With scenery like this, that wasn't a terrible fate!
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