No, not Mt. Whitney as in the mountain.  The Mt. Whitney restaurant.  One of my excursions took me from Bishop, California south on 395 toward the Mojave.  I never had a chance to properly explore this area as a youngster, moving around all the time like we did.

So on this visit, I made a large anti-clockwise loop from Las Vegas, through the middle of Death Valley.  Then from Bishop south to Barstow and east to Needles on the remnants of Route 66.  I've actually done that part twice recently.

Anyways, the picture.  I spent a balmy winter afternoon (February) just walking around the thriving metropolis of Lone Pine.  The area is pretty famous for its use in western films and even some more modern stuff like Iron Man.  Here is an IMDB list.  Being the medium telephoto guy that I am, I am always looking for vignettes of things.  Something I can isolate in its surroundings for a photograph.  Perhaps one day I will feel the urge to make ultrawide panoramics again, just not right away.

I'm pretty sure I photographed every sign in town, and this one called out to me.  It's actually kind of a sea foamy green, but so faded you can't tell until you get right up to it.  I thought it deserved a bit of grainy black and white.

Eastern Sierras

For the curious:  Nikon D3 and 28-70 AF-S at 70mm