| David searching
for that special Buffalo Head nickel to open his bear proof cannister |
| The obligatory pre-trip
trailhead picture (from left: Frank, David, and Wayne) |
| Motoring up the
switchbacks below Loch Leven |
| Looking back toward
North Lake and Owens Valley |
| Wayne diplomatically
ponders the likelihood of reaching Hutchinson Meadow today |
| Frank takes a break
near Piute Pass |
| David and Wayne
press on in Humphreys Basin |
| Frank's tent (green)
and Wayne's tent (blue) |
| David's tent |
| Alpenglow on Muriel
Peak |
| Alpenglow on Mt.
Humphreys |
| Gentle Cascade above
Lower Golden Trout Lake |
| David spots an approaching
pack train, and gets a hankering for cowboy-style beef jerky, from Meadow
Meats in Bishop |
| Pack train approaches |
| Pack train is here |
| Alpine Col, between
Muriel Peak and Mt. Goethe |
| Piute Pass, from
the west |
| Mt. Humphreys |
| That's not a cheroot
... it's David still working on the beef jerky |
| Watch for this arrow
... The 168 Bypass, direct to Hutchinson Meadow, with service to Florence
Lake |
| Summit Lake |
| Muriel Peak, Mt.
Goethe, Goethe Glacier |
| Glacier Divide,
Matthes Glacier |
| Taking a break at
Piute Pass |
| Helicopter Flyover
at Piute Pass ... note the same ridge profile in this 1978 sunset picture |
| Trip
Map (BIG, 360K!) |