Five days of high country nirvana.
Looking SE towards Cottonwood Meadows
The south fork of Cottonwood Creek
Long Lake 11,140'
Cirque Peak in the morning light
Sierra Pika
Rest stop below New Army Pass
High Lake 11,460'
Approaches to New Army Pass
New Army Pass 12,300' the eastern boundary of Seqouia/Kings NP
Looking NE atop New Army Pass
View to the SE with High,Long and South Fork Lakes in the distance
View to the NE
View to the West
View to the NW
View to the North towards Mt. Langley
Panorama looking north from atop New Army Pass
Starting the hike down to Lower Rock Creek
Rock Creek Drainage and the Great Western Divide
A "big boy" Marmot
The view into The Miter Basin
Rock Creek Lake with The Miter in the distance
Lower Rock Creek 9600'
AHHHH! Soakin' the dogs!
Guyot Creek
Interesting waterfall on Guyot Creek 10.360'
Guyot Flats looking west
A view of Mt. Russell (center) and Mt. Whitney (right)
Whitney Creek and the Crabtree Lakes basin in the distance
Upper Crabtree Meadows
Mt. Whitney (left) and Mt. Muir (right) in the alpenglow
A doe in Upper Crabtree Meadows
Timberline Lake and Mt. Muir in the distance
Guitar Lake and The John Muir Trail 11,480'
Peaks north of Guitar Lake
Guitar Lake
The Hitchcock Range
A tarn above Guitar Lake
Mt. Hitchcock (left) and Mt. Young (right)
The Windows with Trail Camp and Consultation Lakes in the distance
The John Muir Trail along the Whitney Ridge looking south
Upper Hitchcock Lake
Mt. Hitchcock and The Hitchcock Lakes
Panorama of Hitchcock Range
Spectacular formations along the JMT to Mt. Whitney
Early morning along the range of light
A lifetime of views along the Whitney Trail
The summit is in view
View to the NW and Guitar Lake
The rugged approach to the summit
Great view through a window
Spectacular rock formations in all directions
The Windows
Step carefully
Wow!
Keeler Needle and Mt. Whitney
The view North from atop Mt. Whitney
Looking South
Looking ESE towards Lone Pine and the Owens Valley
One of the many survey markers on the summit
Sign marking the southern terminus of the John Muir Trail
The Smithsonian Hut on the summit
The 100th Anniversary of the summit hut
Time to start down
Sky Pilots the climbers flower at 13,800'
Hardy flowers indeed
A beautiful view to the west
Trail Crest looking west towards Sequoia National Park
Trail Crest looking west towards the Inyo NF
A view of Mt. Muir and Mt. Whitney as we start down the 97 switchbacks
The famous "Cables" along the main Whitney trail
Outlet of Consultation Lake
Thor Peak and Mirror Lake
A doe and fawn above Outpost Camp. A great end to a special trip!
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