King's Canyon/Sequoia National Park, CA
Dusy Basin
Ascending Bishop Pass
Rolling into Nirvana
With sunsets like this you could take in every night, It's hard to not want to live in Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Rolling into Nirvana (BW)
With sunsets like this you could take in every night, It's hard to not want to live in Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Descending the 99 switchbacks
I see why they are called that. I didn't count, but there are a lot!
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6,000 foot drop
That's how far down it is to the valley floor. Too bad the smoke decreases the impact. Our car is at the end of that road waiting to take me back to my car
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The Hitchcock Lakes from the summit of Mt. Whitney
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Looking South from Mt Whitney
A fire in the Golden Trout Wilderness makes it look like a bunch of fog in the valleys below
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The top of the world
It's hard not to feel that with nothing higher anywhere in the lower 48.
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Kern Canyon
Glowing in the early morning sunshine
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Bighorn Plateau and the Great Western Divide
Taken from near the summit of Mt. Whitney
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Great Western Divide
Taken from near the summit of Mt. Whitney
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Sunrise on Guitar Lake
Watching the last bit of the sun come up over Guitar Lake and the Kern Canyon
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Whitney Window #2
Looking down towards Whitney Portal from the first Whitney Window
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Whitney Window #1
Looking down towards Whitney Portal from the first Whitney Window
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The best sunrise ever
Watching the sunrise over the Sierra Crest and slowly start illuminating the entire range was absolutely amazing
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Looking back towards Guitar Lake
Watching the sunrise over the Sierra Crest and slowly start illuminating the entire range was absolutely amazing
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5:00am, the most beautiful morning ever
Watching the sunrise over the Sierra Crest and slowly start illuminating the entire range was absolutely amazing
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Sunset at Guitar Lake 2
The smokey air made for an amazing sunset
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Room with a view 2
My night's lodging next to Guitar Lake with views of our ascent tommorow morning
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Twilight at camp
Getting ready for bed and an early morning ascent of Whitney
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Twilight at camp
Getting ready for bed and an early morning ascent of Whitney
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Sunset at Guitar Lake 1
The smokey air made for an amazing sunset
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Room with a view 1
My night's lodging next to Guitar Lake with views of Mt Hitchcock
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Catching a view
Watching Danny Fish soaking up sunset on the Kaweah Divide
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Woods and Danny hanging out in our rock cave
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Timberline Lake
With the West Flank of Mt Whitney off in the distance, through the haze
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Hazy Meadow
The smoke was really bad today as we got towards Timberline Lake
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Whitney Creek
Taken from Upper Crabtree Meadows
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Whitney Creek (Vertical)
Taken from Upper Crabtree Meadows
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Almost there...
A close up of Whitney from the descent down towards Wallace Creek
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Ascending towards Bighorn Plateau
Looking back at Forester Pass from near Bighorn Plateau
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