CA's Scenic Highway To The Mountains: Photo Of The Week

LONE PINE, CA — Patch reader and Loma Linda-based photographer Jim Ponder captured this striking image of Highway 395 in Lone Pine, a scenic and iconic route that leads to the Sierra Nevada Range. Ponder has published several images with Patch and commonly shoots in both color and black and white.

"Photography is a lifelong pursuit for me," Ponder told Patch. "Opportunities for finding beauty in our state are limitless and wonderful."

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