Mt. Whitney hike July 2004 Photo Gallery by Tom Hunter at pbase.com

Mt. Whitney hike July 2004

These pictures are from a hike I did between June 30, 2004 and July 2, 2004 with my wife Jan, her brother Jay Marianowits and his partner Shari Keller. Mt. Whitney, at 14,497', is the highest mountain in the Continental United States. The trail is eleven miles each way with just over 6,100' of elevation gain. We camped at Trail Camp (12,000' and 6.3 miles in from the trail head) for two nights; the night before we summitted and the night after.

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morning on the east face.JPG	switchbacks from trail camp.JPG	flowers on the switchbacks - from jay.JPG	cables - from jay.JPG
hikers on switchbacksJPG.JPG	looking north from trail crest.JPG	great western divide from trailcrest.JPG	guitar lake and sequoia natl park.JPG
summit trail.JPG	jan signing register.JPG	summit hut, mt whitney 14,195'	by the needles - headed down.JPG

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Marc		22-Jan-2010 19:28
Great shot and a great hike. FYI there are no Bristlecone Pines in the Sierras. The foxtail pine a relative to the bristlecone pine does and it looks very similar.

Jan Hunter		28-Feb-2007 13:31
Tom, I forgot what a wonderful trip this was. The four of us had such a great time. Love, Jan

Irene Hunter		08-Jul-2004 17:27
Dear Tom and Jan, Just looked at your pictures that Charlene directed us to...Fantastic. There must have been some breath-taking moments. Love, Irene

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