Gnarly pine trees on Brainerd Lake Trail. Big Pine Creek South Fork, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF, California, USA.

Gnarly pine trees along Brainard Lake Trail. Big Pine Creek South Fork, John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Big Pine, California, USA. From the day hikers parking lot, we walked 9.2 miles round trip with 2800 feet gain to Brainerd (or Brainard) Lake (which would be 1.5 miles further round trip from the overnight hikers lot).