Lupe Baltazar was the heartbeat of the Eastern Sierra community for 18 years at the iconic Mobile Mart gas station in Lee Vining, California. | Photo: Jackie Bishop The “center of the universe,” as I’ve heard it called. “They,” being the backcountry skiers, climbers, and travelers who have made a pit stop at one time or another at the Mobile Mart outside of Lee Vining along Highway 395 that curves along the east side of California’s Eastern Sier…
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