VFYW: Sierra What I Did There?

For contest #278, we find ourselves in the shadow of one of the world's oldest palaces.

A reader writes:

My wife and I are big fans of this contest but haven’t entered until now. I was compelled to have a go after giving myself a resounding kick for not doing so last week after I casually remarked, “That picture kind of reminds me of the visitor centre near Lone Pine where we pick up our hiking permits. But there must be lots of places in t…