Sarah Rea October 27, 2017 Bishop, June Lake, Bridgeport, Independence, Lone Pine, Big Pine, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes Autumn Leaves in the Eastern Sierra Sarah Rea October 27, 2017 Bishop, June Lake, Bridgeport, Independence, Lone Pine, Big Pine, Lee Vining, Mammoth Lakes Ah, autumn, arguably the best season on the Eastside. The tourist crowds have diminished, the air has a bite to it, and the sky is an indescribable cool blue, set off by fiery swaths of golden quaking aspens.