A number of landscape elements along Route 6 reflect wartime activities. Located in the Owens Valley was Manzanar, one of ten camps in which Japanese-Americans were interned during World War II. From 1942 to 1945, about 10,000 Japanese-Americans did their best to make a home in this very arid environment, after having been uprooted and separated from their possessions and property up and down the West coast. (October 1997 photo)

The current western beginning of Route 6 in Bishop. Next stop: Nevada (July 1998 photo)

This sign welcomes the westward traveler to Bishop, where 6 now terminates at the intersection with US Highway 395. (October 1997 photo)

This sign located just north of Bishop, which we first saw in May 2003, reminds the traveler of Route 6's transcontinental status. Note the Grand Army of the Republic sign.

Route 6 through the Owens Valley affords some great views of the eastern side of the Sierra. Included are numerous interesting vistas of Mount Whitney (14,494 feet), the tallest of its peaks. This is the view of Whitney from The Square Deal garage in Lone Pine, which no doubt served many Route 6 travelers. This undated postcard is probably from the 1940s.