i get reception all the way back at the lake even though it just said 1X it was enough 2 send and receive text messages. very impressed with verizons service up here.

Only analog appears to be available near the town of June Lake. I've gotten a decent signal and reliable connections in the town and surrounding area as long as I don't get too close to the lower slopes of June Mtn. I believe the tower is near or on top of the June Mtn. lodge (upper, not the base), and line-of-sight is difficult to get. I get no signal at all at home (Peterson tract area). On the loop road, I get a signal sporradically once past the town. Given that there is a lot of iron-bearing rock in this section of the Sierra Nevada, signal blockage due to terrain is not surprising. Towards the 395 and all along the highway between Bishop and June, digital connections are strong and reliable, although storm outages are not unheard of.