The only road out from the eastern side of Yosemite is, Highway 120. It climbs up to a height of over 3000 metres through the Tioga pass. Lake Ellery was one of two lakes near the roadside just before reaching the highest point. It was early morning and the fresh clear air made for good picture making.
If you look close enough you can see see the reflection of snow topped mountains in the foreground – beautiful!
Ellery pass Near Tioga pass, Yosemite NP California, USA © 2010 Nick Katin
Katin Images Travel Photography 
ArtQuenchGallery.com loves this image! FYI… There is a competition for Yosemite images on http://www.asingularcreation.com it ends i believe on Nov. 10. this would be a great image to enter!
Thanks for the heads up but as you can see I’m a bit late!