Lone Pine

The first stop out of the desert was the John Wayne Café in Lone Pine. All the Western movies have been shot here, and the café on Highway 395, is full of autographed pictures. 

All this memorabilia of John “the Duke” Wayne. It was over the top kitschy Americana. Every dish the waitress recommended was fried. Not even the kids wanted to eat any more fried food. Lone Pine was hot as hell. We didn’t stay – as the Duke himself might have said, "So long, pilgrim"



And from the lowest point in North America, we arrived to the view of the highest, Mount Whitney. We enjoyed the view for some time before leaving the heat.