Chiura Obata spent the summer of 1927 in the High Sierra mountains around Yosemite in northern California. He later carved woodblock prints from the watercolors and drawings he made on this trip. For this view of Johnson Peak, he added the inscription, “After the passing of a thunderstorm, the freshly brightened colors vanish as the evening falls. As the deep blue hues turn to purple, one can still hear the melody of a thousand dreams. In the silence that follows, Nature reveals herself.”