slgwv's photos with the keyword: Winnemucca

Near Carson Pass in California's Sierra Nevada. The inset has a different pic; I couldn't decide which I liked better. It was hard to get pix without people--the area is a popular hiking destination! The lake is named for a noted Paiute chief.

Near Winnemucca, Nevada. High water flows of 2005.

Carson Pass area, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Winnemucca was a noted Paiute chief; his daughter, who took the name Sarah Winnemucca, became one of the first writers on Native American affairs from the Native American viewpoint. She was the first person inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame.