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Chapter 10: Whitney Summit - 2005

Dinner in Lone Pine, the day before our hike The whole gang, excited and ready! Hike from Whitney Portal to Outpost Camp (3 hours) Fording our first rushing stream The intrepid hiker
The happy couple! And eating the snack food! Jim, ready to get hiking again Girl power (Ellen, Carina, Cyn) Our first large snow field
This pack is pretty big! (35 pounds) Waterfall that we listened to all night! Outpost camp, surrounded by imposing granite Whitney with his shades and hiking pole (and special water) The whole gang
Cynthia ready to go! Ellen and Ron, a happy couple View up towards the peaks Cyn joins the group Cyn is loving the snowy granite!
Beatiful flowers tucked into the rocks Frozen lake near Trail Camp The gang takes off across the snow field past Trail Camp Looking back down at Trail Camp The cables along which we had to literally swing!
SOME of the 99 switchbacks had lost their snow Made it to Trail Crest! Looking down the west side of the ridge, to Guitar Lake Lee, along the trail, dwarfed by rocks More rocks, looking west
Looking back along the trail ... pretty gnarly Almost to the hut ... Closer ... She MADE IT!!!!!!!! Cyn signs the book
CYN STANDS ON TOP OF MT. WHITNEY!! Cyn sprinkling special water (and crying) on top of Mt. Whitney See, Jim came with me! Three intrepid hikers (with Jim's photo) Ominous sky over Lee and Chris
NOW we're laughing (the skies are clear once more; we're down to Trail Camp) Reunited with Jimmie!! (and tired) The morning after, before leaving Outpost Camp Stopping by a lake on the way down Cooling our feet

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