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  • Footbridge over South Fork Silver Creek, Wrights Lake, Eldorado National Forest, California, USA.
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  • High Sierra peaks reflect in Marsh Lake, in Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, we hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • High Sierra peaks reflect in Marsh Lake, in Little Lakes Valley, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, we hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes.
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  • White and gray striped granite rock pattern above Gem Lakes in the High Sierra. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, we hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes in Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • Gem Lakes. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, hike 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes in Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • A yellow monkeyflower (Mimulus genus) at Gem Lakes in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, we hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes.
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  • Sierra Nevada peaks reflect in the inlet to Chickenfoot Lake. From Little Lakes Valley Trailhead, we hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes in Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • A Sierra Columbine (Aquilegia Pubescens) blooms yellow in Little Lakes Valley. We hiked 7.9 miles round trip with 1040 feet gain to Gem Lakes in Inyo National Forest, California, USA.v
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  • One of the upper Tyee Lakes, in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Willows Campground near South Lake, we hiked 6.4 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain to Tyee Lakes; while one of us continued the traverse a couple of miles more over to Sabrina Lake where we drove to pick her up and return to Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Dark xenoliths were trapped in speckled white igneous rock in this 6-foot wide boulder at Treasure Lakes, in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. A xenolith is a piece of rock trapped in another type of rock. Usually, a xenolith is a rock embedded in magma while the magma was cooling. Magma is the molten rock beneath the Earth's crust that emerges as lava during a volcanic eruption. The rock that forms from cooled magma is called igneous rock. Xenoliths are different types of rock embedded in igneous rock. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake,  we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground.
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  • Treasure Lakes, at the foot of Mount Gilbert, in Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Treasure Lakes, at the foot of Mount Gilbert, Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Second of the Treasure Lakes, at the foot of Hurd Peak, Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Yellow monkeyflowers (Mimulus genus) thrive along South Fork Bishop Creek above the first two Treasure Lakes, in Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground.
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  • Yellow monkeyflowers (Mimulus genus) thrive along splashy South Fork Bishop Creek above the first two Treasure Lakes, in Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground.
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  • Third of the Treasure Lakes, under Trapezoid Peak, on Southeast Fork Bishop Creek, in Inyo National Forest, near Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to a third lake above the first two Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • The first of the Treasure Lakes, in Inyo National Forest, Bishop, California, USA. From Bishop Pass Trailhead at South Lake, we dayhiked 7.2 miles round trip with 2040 feet gain to reach a point further above this first lake to a third of the Treasure Lakes. In the evening, we car-camped at Willows Campground. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Middle Palisade, its Glacier, and Norman Clyde Peak (left to right) seen at sunrise from Brainerd Lake Trail, along Big Pine Creek South Fork, in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, 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).
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  • A wood sign marks the entrance to John Muir Wilderness in Inyo National Forest, on the Brainard Lake Trail, along Big Pine Creek South Fork, in 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).
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  • Hikers ascend the Brainerd Lake Trail along Big Pine Creek South Fork, under Buck Mountain in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Gnarly pine trees along Brainerd 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).
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  • Brainerd Lake Trail affords striking views of the Palisades, along Big Pine Creek South Fork, in John Muir Wilderness within Inyo National Forest, west of Big Pine, in California, USA. From left to right are Middle Palisade Peak and Glacier, Norman Clyde Peak, Firebird Peak (aka "Peak 3862" in the foreground), Palisade Crest, and Mount Sill (14,153 ft). The Palisades group runs for 6 miles along the Sierra Crest, dividing the Central Valley watershed from the Owens Valley, on the boundary between John Muir Wilderness and Kings Canyon National Park. 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Firebird Peak (aka "Peak 3862") rises above Brainerd Lake in John Muir Wilderness within Inyo National Forest, west of Big Pine, in California, USA. The Palisades group of peaks runs for 6 miles along the Sierra Crest, dividing the Central Valley watershed from the Owens Valley. 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).
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  • 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).
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  • The fruit of a bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) is a cone that appears purple during early development, turning yellow or brown as it matures. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Twisted wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Twisted wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Twisted wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Twisted wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Twisted wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • Wood pattern. Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. The fascinating Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain.
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  • The Methuselah Walk is a loop of 4.1 miles with 705 feet gain in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • Pine Creek Pass Trail overlooks the former Pine Creek Mine (1918-1990) in the Eastern Sierra, northwest of Bishop, in California, USA. Opened in 1918, Union Carbide's Pine Creek Mine was once the largest tungsten producer in the United States. In its heyday (1940–1990) the mine produced 162 million tons of ore and 8.35 million 20-pound "units" of tungsten oxide with a total value of more than $400 million. Pine Creek also produced $30 million worth of molybdenum and silver. During World War II, the mine supplied tanks with tungsten armor plating and armor-piercing projectiles. We backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • On Pine Creek Pass Trail, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Pine Creek Pass Trail overlooks the former Pine Creek Mine (1918-1990) in the Eastern Sierra, northwest of Bishop, in California, USA. Opened in 1918, Union Carbide's Pine Creek Mine was once the largest tungsten producer in the United States. In its heyday (1940–1990) the mine produced 162 million tons of ore and 8.35 million 20-pound "units" of tungsten oxide with a total value of more than $400 million. Pine Creek also produced $30 million worth of molybdenum and silver. During World War II, the mine supplied tanks with tungsten armor plating and armor-piercing projectiles. We backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Large white dikes infuse gray rock in a mountainside at Pine Lake, in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Pine Lake. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Gentianopsis Holopetala / Sierra Fringed Gentian blooms purple at Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA.
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  • Large white dikes infuse gray rock in a mountain lit by sunrise above Pine Lake, seen from Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Yellow mushroom pattern. John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Epilobium Obcordatum / Rock Fringe Willowherb. John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Seen at Honeymoon Lake.
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  • Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) in Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) in Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Granite Park sunset in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park sunset in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Ponds of Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Red leaves of ground foliage in Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Granite Park at sunrise in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Morning in Granite Park in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Hikers descend northwards from Pine Creek Pass in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Sunrise illuminates peaks over tents at Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Sunrise illuminates peaks reflected in Honeymoon Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Upper Pine Lake. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Pine Lake. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • A packer on horseback leads mules up Pine Creek Pass Trail in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Giant blazingstar or smoothstem blazingstar (Mentzelia laevicaulis) is a showy yellow wildflower native to western North America. Photographed in the first mile or two of Pine Creek Pass Trail. From Pine Creek Pass Trailhead, we backpacked to Honeymoon Lake and Granite Park in Inyo National Forest, California, USA. Day 1: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 feet gain to Honeymoon Lake. Day 2: backpack 3.1 miles with 1300 ft gain to Granite Park. Day 3: backpack 2.7 miles with 1300 ft descent to Honeymoon Lake to set up tents; then day hike 4.4 miles round trip with 900 ft gain to Pine Creek Pass. Day 4: backpack 6.2 miles with 2900 ft descent to the trailhead.
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  • Basaltic column tops polished by glaciers in Devils Postpile National Monument, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. These basaltic columns formed underground about 90,000 years ago when hot lava dammed behind a moraine. As the lava lake cooled and shrank, cracks extending from the top and bottom merged to form vertical columns which were hidden underground. 20,000 years ago, grinding glaciers scalped and polished the hexagonal tops. We hiked from Devils Postpile to Rainbow Falls in a loop for 6 miles with 780 feet gain in Inyo National Forest.
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  • These hexagonal basaltic columns were exposed by glaciers about 20,000 years ago, in Devils Postpile National Monument, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. These basaltic columns formed about 90,000 years ago when hot lava dammed behind a moraine. As the lava lake cooled into hard basalt, cracks extending from the top and bottom merged to form vertical columns which were hidden underground until later exposed by grinding glaciers. We hiked from Devils Postpile to Rainbow Falls in a loop for 6 miles with 780 feet gain in Inyo National Forest.
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  • These hexagonal basaltic columns were exposed by glaciers about 20,000 years ago, in Devils Postpile National Monument, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. These basaltic columns formed about 90,000 years ago when hot lava dammed behind a moraine. As the lava lake cooled into hard basalt, cracks extending from the top and bottom merged to form vertical columns which were hidden underground until later exposed by grinding glaciers. We hiked from Devils Postpile to Rainbow Falls in a loop for 6 miles with 780 feet gain in Inyo National Forest.
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  • These hexagonal basaltic columns were exposed by glaciers about 20,000 years ago, in Devils Postpile National Monument, near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. These basaltic columns formed about 90,000 years ago when hot lava dammed behind a moraine. As the lava lake cooled into hard basalt, cracks extending from the top and bottom merged to form vertical columns which were hidden underground until later exposed by grinding glaciers. We hiked from Devils Postpile to Rainbow Falls in a loop for 6 miles with 780 feet gain in Inyo National Forest.
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  • Rainbow Falls, on the Middle Fork San Joaquin River, in Devils Postpile National Monument, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. The water plunges from a lip of hard volcanic andesite down 101 feet to hit the lower layer of more-easily eroded volcanic rhyodacite, which has undercut, moving the falls 500 feet upstream from its original location. A loop day hike to Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls (6 miles with 780 feet gain) helped demystify Mammoth's complicated parking and Shuttle system. From a reserved campsite in Mammoth Lakes, we drove past Minaret Summit Entrance Station (before the 7am-7pm daily cutoff for private cars) to reach Devils Postpile's limited parking. Five days later, this would be our second backpacking trip's exit point via Reds Meadow Shuttle. By the way, Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls can be seen quicker from their separate parking lots connected by Reds Meadow Shuttle bus.
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  • Rainbow Falls, on the Middle Fork San Joaquin River, in Devils Postpile National Monument, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. The water plunges from a lip of hard volcanic andesite down 101 feet to hit the lower layer of more-easily eroded volcanic rhyodacite, which has undercut, moving the falls 500 feet upstream from its original location. A loop day hike to Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls (6 miles with 780 feet gain) helped demystify Mammoth's complicated parking and Shuttle system. From a reserved campsite in Mammoth Lakes, we drove past Minaret Summit Entrance Station (before the 7am-7pm daily cutoff for private cars) to reach Devils Postpile's limited parking. Five days later, this would be our second backpacking trip's exit point via Reds Meadow Shuttle. By the way, Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls can be seen quicker from their separate parking lots connected by Reds Meadow Shuttle bus.
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  • Rainbow Falls, on the Middle Fork San Joaquin River, in Devils Postpile National Monument, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. The water plunges from a lip of hard volcanic andesite down 101 feet to hit the lower layer of more-easily eroded volcanic rhyodacite, which has undercut, moving the falls 500 feet upstream from its original location. A loop day hike to Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls (6 miles with 780 feet gain) helped demystify Mammoth's complicated parking and Shuttle system. From a reserved campsite in Mammoth Lakes, we drove past Minaret Summit Entrance Station (before the 7am-7pm daily cutoff for private cars) to reach Devils Postpile's limited parking. Five days later, this would be our second backpacking trip's exit point via Reds Meadow Shuttle. By the way, Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls can be seen quicker from their separate parking lots connected by Reds Meadow Shuttle bus.
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  • Slow regrowth of vegetation and trees, 29 years after the intense Rainbow Fire of 1992 is shown on a smoky 21st of August in 2021, in Devils Postpile National Monument, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Smoke drifting from the bad Caldor, Dixie, and other fires frequently smarted our eyes during 3 weeks of hiking in the Eastern Sierra in August of 2021. On September 1, most of California's National Forests were unprecedentedly closed due to fire risk for two weeks! Decades of fire exclusion policies, years of below-normal snow and rainfall, a hot summer, and remote upslope location provided fuel and conditions ripe for the 1992 Rainbow Fire, a conflagration sparked by lightning strikes. Scientists warn that human-caused climate change has made the U.S. West warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive.
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  • A hikers' bridge for the Pacific Crest Trail, John Muir Trail, and Sierra High Route crosses the Middle Fork San Joaquin River to enter Ansel Adams Wilderness. Devils Postpile National Monument, Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, California, USA.
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  • Above Agnew Meadows, a packer on horseback leads mules  on the dusty High Trail portion of the Pacific Crest Trail in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, & Minaret Lake.
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  • Above Agnew Meadows on a smoky day, a packer on horseback leads mules on the dusty High Trail portion of the Pacific Crest Trail on a smoky day (downwind of the Caldor Fire that threatened Lake Tahoe residents). We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, & Minaret Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA.
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  • Shadow Lake, Mt. Ritter, and Banner Peak seen from the High Trail portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • A hiker views Shadow Lake, Mt. Ritter, and Banner Peak from the High Trail portion of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in Ansel Adams Wilderness, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Banner Peak and the Moon reflect in Thousand Island Lake at dawn in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Banner Peak (12,936 ft) seen from Thousand Island Lake at sunrise in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • Banner Peak (12,936 ft) seen from Thousand Island Lake at sunrise in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • Banner Peak reflects in Thousand Island Lake at sunrise in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Banner Peak seen from Thousand Island Lake at sunrise in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Banner Peak seen from Thousand Island Lake at sunrise in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, and smoke loom over Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, and Minaret Lake. Smoke drifting from the bad Caldor, Dixie, and other fires frequently smarted our eyes during 3 weeks of hiking in the Eastern Sierra in August of 2021. Then on September 1, most of California's National Forests were unprecedentedly closed for two weeks due to fire risk! Decades of fire exclusion policies, below-normal snow and rainfall, and increasingly hotter summers provides fuel and conditions ripe for forest fires sparked by both lightning and humans. Scientists warn that human-caused climate change has made the U.S. West warmer and drier in the past several decades and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • In late afternoon, Mt. Ritter & Banner Peak reflect in a pond at Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • At sunrise, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, and the Moon reflect in a pond at Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • At sunrise, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, and the Moon reflect in a pond at Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • At sunrise, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak, and the Moon reflect in a pond at Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak at a Garnet Lake campsite in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak rise above a kayak at Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak rise above Garnet Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • At a bridge over the outlet stream of Garnet Lake, see Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise above our campsite on the southwest side of Ediza Lake, in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • The Ritter Range reflects in Ediza Lake inlet, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise above our camp on the southwest side of Ediza Lake, in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Rays of sunrise illuminate our ledge campsite on the southwest side of Ediza Lake, under the Ritter Range, in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Sunrise in the Ritter Range seen at Ediza Lake, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise above our camp on the southwest side of Ediza Lake, in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, Minaret Lake, and Devils Postpile Ranger Station, reaching trailheads using the Reds Meadow Shuttle from the town of Mammoth Lakes.
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