Location, Location,
Location |
Looking back toward
North Lake |
Looking up toward
Piute Pass |
Loch Leven |
Pack train near
Piute Pass |
Summit Lake from
Piute Pass |
Mount Humphreys |
Taking a break in
Humphreys Basin: Alan, Karl, Rod, and Lisa |
In French Canyon |
Interesting footprints |
Arriving at Merriam
Lake: Alan, Rod, and Lisa |
Lisa and Karl: Evaluating
dinner options |
Rod: He has a toothbrush
and I don't |
Alan: Our Leader |
Your Author: Frank |
Alpenglow on Pilot
Knob |
Morning light on
Merriam Lake |
Feather Pass from
La Salle Lake |
Filtering water
at La Salle Lake: Frank |
Looking back toward
Merriam Lake, from Feather Pass |
At Feather Pass:
Karl, Alan, Rod, Lisa, and Frank |
At Feather Pass:
Karl, and his aerodynamic duck |
Upper Bear Lakes
Basin, from Feather Pass |
Looking back at
Feather Pass, from the route to Bear Lakes Basin |
First view of Seven
Gables Peak, from Bearpaw Lake |
Feather Peak, from
Bearpaw Lake |
Crossing over to
Vee Lake, from Bear Lakes Basin |
Vee Lake, with Karl
standing on rock at bottom of picture |
Vee Lake and Seven
Gables Peak, with Rod hiking toward lake outlet |
Alpenglow on Feather
Peak |
Sunset near Seven
Gables Peak |
Morning sunshine
on Seven Gables Peak |
Karl and Lisa heading
off to climb Gemini Peak |
Gemini Peak and
Seven Gables Lakes |
Vee Lake and Feather
Peak |
Frank's tent, at
Castle Camp, near Vee Lake |
Castle Camp, with
Rod standing on summit |
Colorful grasses,
flowers and shrubs; with a pika standing on rock at center |
Lisa and Karl, returning
after climbing Gemini Peak |
Frank, sitting in
the alpenglow, having a bad hair day |
Lisa, writing in
her journal |
Rod, admiring the
sunset, alpenglow, and moonrise |
Sunset |
Alpenglow |
Moonrise |
Above Bear Lakes
Basin |
Reflection of Gemini
Peak |
Pretty yellow flowers,
alongside Little Bear Lake |
Climbing to White
Bear Lake |
Frank, with Gemini
and Seven Gables Peaks in the background |
Steep slope, above
White Bear Lake |
Crossing Dancing Bear Pass, with Italy Pass and Mount Julius Ceasar in background |
Enroute to Italy
Pass |
Rocks, surrounded
by very old snow |
Alan, just below
Italy Pass |
Jumble Lake and
Italy Lake, with Mount Hilgard in background |
Looking back at
Dancing Bear Pass and Seven Gables Peak |
Mount Gabb, from
Italy Pass |
Lisa, beginning
her ascent of Mount Julius Caesar |
Granite Park, from
Italy Pass |
In Granite Park |
Italy Pass and Mount
Julius Caesar, from Granite Park |
Spectacular cliffs,
in Granite Park |
Marmot customs agent,
in Granite Park |
Heading for Honeymoon
Lake |
View across Honeymoon
Lake |
Reflections above
Upper Pine Lake |
Last view of the
Sierra Crest, from Pine Lake |
View down canyon,
toward Pine Creek Trailhead |
Pine Creek Tungsten
Mill, Pine Creek Trailhead |
Waterfall on Pine
Creek |
Marble candy mountain,
above Pine Creek |
Drought tolerant
garden, near Pine Creek |
USFS bulletin board,
at Pine Creek Trailhead |
Intrepid hikers,
at Pine Creek Trailhead: Alan, Lisa, Karl, Rod, and Frank |
Trip
Map (BIG, 1,100K!) |