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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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  • 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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  • Plants emerge from blocks of eroded rock in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Riegelhuth Minaret rises above Minaret Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of 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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  • See the Minarets, Mt. Ritter, Banner Peak (the Ritter Range) from a rocky trail above Iceberg Lake, in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We backpacked for 5 days from Agnew Meadows to Thousand Island Lake, Garnet Lake, Ediza Lake, & Minaret Lake. 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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  • 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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  • Glacier-scoured rock pattern near Burro Pass, in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Columbine flower (genus Aquilegia in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae) on Burro Pass in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • View Virginia Lakes from Burro Pass in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip).
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  • Peaks lit by sunrise reflect in pond at East Lake, in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Mono County, Eastern Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Fractured rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Two dead brown tree snags loom above the green forest in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip).
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  • Shadow Creek exits Shadow Lake in a series of falls in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Hike to Shadow Lake (7.5 miles, 1200 ft gain). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Shadow Creek exits Shadow Lake in a series of falls in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, near Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Hike to Shadow Lake (7.5 miles, 1200 ft gain).
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  • Under the Ritter Range, hikers cross an inlet stream at 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Sunrise on Virginia Peak (in Yosemite National Park) seen from Summit Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, in the Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day.
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  • Sunset camp at Summit Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Columbine flower (genus Aquilegia in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae) at Summit Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured rock pattern near Burro Pass, in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. In the background is Summit Lake. Our backpacking trip from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 miles with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip).
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  • Sierra moonrise over Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • This view is where we dipped our water supply near tent camping at Green Lake. Our backpacking trip from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Columbian monkshood or western monkshood (Aconitum columbianum) is in the buttercup family. This purple wildflower was seen blooming along a moist streamside on the lower reaches of the Piute Pass trail, in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • A hiker pauses to admire a field of purple-blue lupin flowers blooming on Piute Pass Trail (9.7 miles, 2200 ft gain) in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Old rocking chair under fading "Pause... drink Coca-Cola" sign on porch in historic Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Old rusting Dodge car in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Cracked windshield on rusting car in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Historic farm harvesting equipment in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • A shoreline pattern of green grass, orange pine needles, white rocks, yellow submerged rocks and green water at Glacier Lake. Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Mountains, Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA.
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  • Clyde Minaret (12,281 feet elevation) cuts a sharp shadow in late afternoon over Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of 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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  • 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 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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  • 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 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • This giant boulder tumbled from cliffs above and nicked the corner of this restroom at Sabrina Campground, in Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Pine bark pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Columbine flower (genus Aquilegia in the Buttercup family, Ranunculaceae) at Summit Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • View Virginia Lakes from Burro Pass in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpacking trip from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 miles with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • A yellow monkeyflower (Erythranthe genus) blooms at Summit Lake, in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Hiker at Hoover Lakes in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip).
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  • Orange and yellow lichen at Hoover Lakes in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip).
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  • Sunset behind Sierra Nevada peaks seen from a pond south of our camp at Nutter Lake. Our backpack from Green Creek Trailhead to Summit Lake was 7.6 mi with 2360 ft gain, 310 ft descent, over a leisurely 3 days, then out on the fourth day. A day hike from our Green Lake campsite to West Lake was 3.9 mi with 1830 ft gain to 8896 ft elev. From Summit Lake, we day hiked east to Burro Pass with a view to Virginia Lakes (2180 ft gain over 4 miles round trip). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • A yellow stonecrop flower (sedum genus) blooms in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • A hiker admires a field of Lupin flowers blooming in purple splendor on Piute Pass Trail (9.7 miles, 2200 ft gain) in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Rusting tractor in historic Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Cracked windshield on rusting car in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Rusting V8 truck with flat tire in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Rusting truck in Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Rusting plow blades in historic Benton Hot Springs, Mono County, California, USA. Benton Hot Springs (elevation 5630 feet) saw its heyday from 1862 to 1889 as a supply center for nearby mines. At the end of the 1800s, the town declined and the name Benton was transferred to nearby Benton Station.
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  • Crystal Crag reflects in Lake George. Hike from Lake George to Crystal Lake (side trip) and Mammoth Crest (7 miles with 2000 ft gain) in Inyo National Forest, in the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA.
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  • Anemone occidentalis (Western pasqueflower), Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Western pasqueflower is an herbaceous plant species in the genus Anemone (or Pulsatilla) and family Ranunculaceae. Also called Pasque Flower, it is native to far western North America including British Columbia to California and Montana, growing in moist meadows and gravelly soils on slopes.
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  • Greenish rock pattern on the steep scree descent to Minaret Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of 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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  • 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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  • Exfoliating red rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Glacier-scoured exfoliating rock pattern in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Tree reflections in a pond by East Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • The tiger lily or Columbia lily (Lilium columbianum) is native to western North America. Piute Pass Trail, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • John Mitchell’s 1775 map shows the British colonies in North America extending indefinitely west, overriding rival French claims. First published in 1755, the map's pro-English interpretation of boundaries and geography served as a political tool (propaganda) during the French and Indian War (1754–1763, part of the global Seven Years' War). Mitchell’s important map guided the Treaty of Paris peace negotiations between Great Britain and her former American colonies in 1783 and helped resolve many later treaty negotiations and boundary disputes as recently as 1932 for the United States (USA). Thomas Jefferson recommended that Nicholas King use Mitchell’s map in preparing a new map for Meriwether Lewis, saying: “it was made with great care we know from what is laid down in those western parts with which we have lately become acquainted.” Notice how British Colonial claims of Virginia, Georgia, North and South Carolina extend beyond the Mississippi towards the Pacific Ocean, and Virginia spreads north into present-day Michigan. See the map at the Governor's Palace tour at Colonial Williamsburg, the historic district of Williamsburg (colonial Virginia's capital from 1699 to 1780). Map title for this 1775 version (the fourth edition): "A Map of the British Colonies in North America with the Roads, Distances, Limits, and extent of the Settlements, Humbly Inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade & Plantations by Their Lordships most obliged and very humble servant, John Mitchell."
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  • The national flag of the United States and the state flag of Idaho fly from a mast. The Seal of the Territory of Idaho was adopted in 1863 and redrawn several times before statehood in 1890. The state Great Seal was designed by Emma Edwards Green, the only woman to design a state seal. The outer ring says "Great Seal of the State of Idaho," with the star signifying a new light in the galaxy of states. The inner ring contains a banner with the Latin motto, Esto perpetua ("Let it be perpetual" or "It is forever"). A woman signifies justice, and a man dressed as a miner commemorates the chief industry in the 1890s. A shield shows a pine tree (timber interests), the Snake or Shoshone River, and a man plowing a field. A sheaf of grain and cornucopias (horns of plenty) portray bountiful agriculture.  An elk's head rises above the shield. The state flower (the wild Syringa or Mock Orange) and ripened wheat grow next to the woman.
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  • A creek splashes beside the trail to Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • Rain falls on Diablo Lake, as seen from Diablo Lake Overlook, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, North Cascades, Washington, USA.
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  • A Dodecatheon pulchellum flower (or pretty shooting star) blooms in Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. It is a perennial herb with single, leafless flower stems, growing from very short erect root stocks with no bulblets.
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  • Me and my shadow in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, USA.
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  • Moss covered picnic shelter, table, Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens, Whidbey Island, Washington, 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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  • View from Piute Pass down to Piute Lake and Loch Leven Lake in John Muir Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Mono County, California, USA. Hiking to Piute Pass is 9.7 miles round trip with 2200 ft gain. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Yellow green and purple rock pattern along the trail to Shadow Lake (7.5 miles, 1200 ft gain) in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, Sierra Nevada, Mammoth Lakes village, California, USA.
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  • Hiking Mammoth Crest in Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We hiked from Lake George Trailhead to Crystal Lake (side trip) and Mammoth Crest for 7 miles with 2000 ft gain.
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  • Crystal Crag reflects in Crystal Lake in Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes village, USA. Hike from Lake George to Crystal Lake (side trip) and Mammoth Crest (7 miles with 2000 ft gain).
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  • Hiking Mammoth Crest above Crystal Crag in Inyo National Forest, Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. We hiked from Lake George Trailhead to Crystal Lake (side trip) and Mammoth Crest for 7 miles with 2000 ft gain.
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  • Eagle Cap seen from Mirror Lake. Backback to Mirror Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness,  Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Mountains, Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA. Hike 7.3 miles from Two Pan Trailhead (5600 ft) up East Lostine River to camp at popular Mirror Lake (7606 ft). Day hike to Glacier Lake via Glacier Pass (6 miles round trip, 1200 ft gain). Backpack out 8.7 miles via Carper Pass, Minam Lake and West Fork Lostine. From September 11-13, 2016 Carol and I walked 22 miles in 3 days.
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  • Moccasin Lake. Backback to Mirror Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness,  Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Mountains, Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA. Hike 7.3 miles from Two Pan Trailhead (5600 ft) up East Lostine River to camp at popular Mirror Lake (7606 ft). Day hike to Glacier Lake via Glacier Pass (6 miles round trip, 1200 ft gain). Backpack out 8.7 miles via Carper Pass, Minam Lake and West Fork Lostine. From September 11-13, 2016 Carol and I walked 22 miles in 3 days. This image was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Eagle Cap rises above Mirror Lake at sunset. Backback to Mirror Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Mountains, Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA. Hike 7.3 miles from Two Pan Trailhead (5600 ft) up East Lostine River to camp at popular Mirror Lake (7606 ft). Day hike to Glacier Lake via Glacier Pass (6 miles round trip, 1200 ft gain). Backpack out 8.7 miles via Carper Pass, Minam Lake and West Fork Lostine. From September 11-13, 2016 Carol and I walked 22 miles in 3 days. This image was stitched from 9 overlapping photos.
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  • Eagle Cap seen from Mirror Lake. Backback to Mirror Lake in Eagle Cap Wilderness,  Wallowa–Whitman National Forest, Wallowa Mountains, Columbia Plateau, northeastern Oregon, USA. Hike 7.3 miles from Two Pan Trailhead (5600 ft) up East Lostine River to camp at popular Mirror Lake (7606 ft). Day hike to Glacier Lake via Glacier Pass (6 miles round trip, 1200 ft gain). Backpack out 8.7 miles via Carper Pass, Minam Lake and West Fork Lostine. From September 11-13, 2016 Carol and I walked 22 miles in 3 days.
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  • Mount Rainier aerial view, dotted with clouds, Washington, USA
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