Roy and campsite, Mountains of the Great Western Divide behind |
Campsite, better lighting than previous photo |
Just before sunrise at Bighorn Plateau, Mt. Russell and Mt. Whitney behind |
First morning sunlight on Moutains of the Great Western Divide from Bighorn Plateau |
First sunlight on north faces of Mt. Russell and Mt Whitney from Bighorn Plateau |
Morning light, Bighorn Plateau |
Our campsite, from front to back: my tent, Roy's tent, and Bob's tent. Mountains of the Great Western Divide beyond. |
Sunlight on the Great Western Divide |
Roy and pack on Bighorn Plateau. Great Western Divide beyond. |
Roy at Bighorn Plateau |
Me at Bighorn Plateau |
The Kaweahs, behind Bighorn Plateau |
John Muir Trail passing through foxtail pine forest |
Foxtail pine bark |
Foxtail pine forest, south of Bighorn Plateau |
Foxtail pine needles and trees |
Foxtail pines silhouette, Mt Whitney behind |
Timberline Lake |
Timberline Lake outlet, view toward Kaweah Mountains |
Stream crossing at Guitar Lake |
Guitar Lake, Kaweah Mountains on skyline |
Guitar Lake, Kaweah Mountains on skyline |
Campsite amongst tarns above Guitar Lake |
Western faces of Mt Whitney |
Mt Whitney faces |
Frosted buckwheat seeds |
Mt Whitney faces |
Campsite, Bob and Greg, Kaweahs on skyline |
Sunset over Kaweahs |
Sunset over Kaweahs |
Sunset light on Mt Whitney faces |
Sunset from campsite above Guitar Lake |
Sunset on Mt. Whitney faces |
Sunset over Kaweahs |
Sunset |
Sunset on Mt. Whitney Faces |
Sunset on Mt Whitney Faces |
Day 21: Moonrise before sunrise |
Before sunrise |
Before sunrise, prepartion to walk up to Mt. Whitney summit |
Before sunrise |
Before sunrise |
Before sunrise |
Roy and me on the summit of Mt. Whitney (14,495 feet, 4,421m - the highest in the contiguous USA) |
Hut on Summit of Mt. Whitney |
A group on the Summit, some are daywalkers, a few are people we had meet on and off on the JMT |
Lone Pine form Mt. Whitney |
Roy on Mt. Whitney Summit |
Me on Mt. Whitney Summit |
The official end of the John Muir Trails, but several thousand feet to desend to Whitney Portal |
Roy and Summit hut |
Roy |
Me and Whitney Summit Hut |
Me |
A group heading down, we were about to follow. |
Kaweah Mountains from Mt. Whitney |
Guitah Lake from Mt. Whitney |
The Mountains of the Great Western Divide and Bighorn Plateau from Mt Whitney |
Bighorn Plateau from Mt. Whitney, our campsite two nights ago. |
Panorama from Mt Whitney, the Pinnacles, Mt Hitchcock, and Hitchcokc Lakes |
On the way down, The Pinnacles. |
The Pinnacles |
Alpine gold |
Alpine gold |
View on way down from Mt. Whitney. Guitar Lake and one of the Hitchcock Lakes. Kaweah Mountains beyond. |
Guitar Lake, and tarns near we camped the previous night |
Guitar Lake and Kaweah Mountains |
View between the Pinnacles. A long way down to Lone Pine. |
On the way down from Mt Whitney, just past the very long group of Switchbacks |
Mt Whitney from E Post St, Lone Pine |
Mt Whitney from Lone Pine |
Dow Villa, Lone Pine |