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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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  • 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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  • A tributary of Thunder Creek flows under trunks of old growth trees along the trail to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades mountain range, Washington, USA. The best view is a mile short of the Pass, at Fourth of July Camp, 9 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain.
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  • A tributary of Thunder Creek tumbles through green moss along the trail to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades mountain range, Washington, USA. The best view is a mile short of the Pass, at Fourth of July Camp, 9 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain.
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  • Hike under the shadows of old growth trees along beautiful Thunder Creek to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades mountain range, Washington, USA. The best view is a mile short of the Pass, at Fourth of July Camp, 9 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain.
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  • A tributary of Thunder Creek tumbles through green moss along the trail to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades mountain range, Washington, USA. The best view is a mile short of the Pass, at Fourth of July Camp, 9 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain.
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  • Hike across a bridge over beautiful Thunder Creek on the trail to Fourth of July Pass from Colonial Creek Campground, in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, in the North Cascades mountain range, Washington, USA. The best view is a mile short of the Pass, at Fourth of July Camp, 9 miles round trip with 2000 feet gain.
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  • A spider waits for prey in the center of its web. Seattle, Washington, USA. Spiders have eight legs and are not insects. Spiders (order Araneae, class Arachnida) are air-breathing arthropods that have chelicerae, grasping mouthparts with fangs that inject venom. Unlike spiders, insects have six legs and a pair of antennae.
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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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  • 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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  • Sky and mountains lit by sunset reflect in a wavy pond south of Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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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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  • Sierra peaks lit by sunset reflect in a pond south of Nutter Lake 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2405-10-Pano.jpg
  • Sky and mountains lit by sunset reflect in a wavy pond south of Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Sky and mountains lit by sunset reflect in a wavy pond south of Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Sunset reflects in the pond south of Nutter Lake 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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  • Tree reflections in pond south of Nutter Lake, in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA.
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  • Sierra peaks lit by sunset reflect in a pond south of Nutter Lake 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2331-40-Pano.jpg
  • Eroded rocks west of Benton Hot Springs and the White Mountains, 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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  • 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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  • Sunrise reflection 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. 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.
    2007CA-2878-89-Pano.jpg
  • Mid morning at Nutter Lake (on our hike out from Summit Lake) in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama. 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.
    2007CA-2924-29-Pano.jpg
  • Hoover Lakes seen from the trail to 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2696-97-Pano.jpg
  • Hoover Lakes seen from the trail to 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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  • Sunrise at East Lake 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2630-38-Pano.jpg
  • Sunrise at Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness 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. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2550-56-Pano.jpg
  • Sierra peaks reflect in Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness in Hoover Wilderness of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Eastern Sierra Nevada, Mono County, California, USA. Photographed on the morning of day 2 just below our campsite for that night. 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.
    2007CA-2244-45-Pano.jpg
  • East Lake 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). Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2208-17-Pano.jpg
  • Sunrise at Green Lake 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. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2110-18-Pano.jpg
  • A hiker at West Lake 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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  • The pond just below West Lake was prettier than the lake itself, 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 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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  • From Glacier Pass in Eagle Cap Wilderness, admire the west face of the Matterhorn (9826 feet elevation), whose white limestone rises 3200 feet above Hurricane Creek valley. Backback to Mirror Lake, 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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  • From Glacier Pass in Eagle Cap Wilderness, admire the west face of the Matterhorn (9826 feet elevation), whose white limestone rises 3200 feet above Hurricane Creek valley. Backback to Mirror Lake, 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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  • From Glacier Pass in Eagle Cap Wilderness, admire the west face of the Matterhorn (9826 feet elevation), whose white limestone rises 3200 feet above Hurricane Creek valley. Backback to Mirror Lake, 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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  • 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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  • 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.
    2108CA1-319-320-Pano.jpg
  • 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.
    2108CA1-240-242-Pano.jpg
  • 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.
    2108CA1-220-Pano.jpg
  • A rounded chunk of quartz in a square nook near Burro Pass in Hoover Wilderness, Humboldt-Toiyabe NF, California, USA.
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  • 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. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2674-77-Pano.jpg
  • Sunrise at Nutter Lake in Hoover Wilderness 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. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2007CA-2654-58-Pano.jpg
  • Green Lake is seen from the side trail to West Lake 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 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.
    2007CA-2051-60-Pano.jpg
  • Hikers cross stepping stones over West Fork Green Creek at the outlet to Green Lake 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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  • Scarlet colored Oregon grape leaves, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Old growth forest reaches skywards in Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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  • West Beach, Deception Island, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Pebbles on sand, North Beach, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Tendril pattern on yellow log, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Ancient, twisted, 850-year-old Douglas Fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii), on West Beach Trail, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Path, ferns, and old growth forest, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
    1302WHI-024.jpg
  • Ancient, twisted, 850-year-old Douglas Fir tree (Pseudotsuga menziesii), on West Beach Trail, Deception Pass State Park, Whidbey Island, Washington, USA. In this scenic park, an old growth evergreen forest meets the turbulent waters of Deception Pass, a strait which separates Whidbey Island from Fidalgo Island and connects Skagit Bay (part of Puget Sound), with the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Tidal current speeds reach 8 knots (9 mph) and create standing waves, large whirlpools, and roiling eddies visible from the shoreline and from spectacular Deception Pass Bridge, which spans 976 feet long, 180 feet above the water.
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  • Sunset at Mono Lake seen from Mono Mills, a nearly-vanished ghost town 9.5 miles southeast of Lee Vining in Mono County, California, USA. At 7356 feet elevation, the area offers cool campsites along side roads in Inyo National Forest off of California State Route 120, 9.1 miles east from the junction with U.S. Route 395. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
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  • Sunset at Mono Lake seen from Mono Mills, a nearly-vanished ghost town 9.5 miles southeast of Lee Vining in Mono County, California, USA. At 7356 feet elevation, the area offers cool campsites along side roads in Inyo National Forest off of California State Route 120, 9.1 miles east from the junction with U.S. Route 395.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This image combines 2 overlapping photos into a composite having greater depth of focus.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This image combines 2 overlapping photos into a composite having greater depth of focus.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This panorama was stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
    1207SP2_098_Avalanche-Lily.jpg
  • A tall tree looms behind a canopy of Japanese maple leaves in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, USA. Washington Park Arboretum is a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
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  • Admire orange and yellow fall foliage in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, USA. Washington Park Arboretum is a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
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  • Admire orange and yellow fall foliage in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, USA. Washington Park Arboretum is a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows. This panorama was stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
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  • Fields of White Avalanche Lilies bloom in late July along the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. Erythronium montanum (in the Liliaceae family) is native to the alpine and subalpine Olympic and Cascade Ranges of the Pacific Northwest and coastal British Columbia, in North America. Avalanche Lilies bloom as snow melts in late spring and early summer in damp subalpine woodlands and alpine meadows.
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  • A venerable tree casts its shadow onto bright green grass by a park bench. Admire diverse plants and trees throughout the year in Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle, Washington, USA. Washington Park Arboretum is a joint project of the University of Washington, the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation, and the nonprofit Arboretum Foundation.
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  • The North Cascades Highway (SR 20) crosses Diablo Lake at Colonial Creek Campground in Ross Lake National Recreation Area, Washington, USA. Camp in old growth forest at the base of the impressively glaciated Colonial Peak. Colonial Creek Campground (elevation 1200 feet) is on SR 20 at mile post 130 (25 miles east of Marblemount and 63 miles west of Winthrop). The panorama was stitched from 9 overlapping images.
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  • See Glacier Peak (elevation 10,541 feet) from atop Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. Glacier Peak, located in Glacier Peak Wilderness, is the most isolated of the five major stratovolcanoes (composite volcanoes) of the Cascade Volcanic Arc in Washington. See vistas of  the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes, Wild Sky, and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Hike the Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. See vistas of  the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes, Wild Sky, and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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  • Baring Mountain rises to 6127 feet (1868 meters) in the Central Cascades. Its sheer Northeast Face drops 3700 feet (1100 m) to Barclay Lake in only one-half mile. Hike the Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. See vistas of  the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes, Wild Sky, and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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  • Illuminated by orange sunrise light, the Minarets reflect in a pond just northwest of Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Yellow lichen drapes old growth trees in the Cascades. Hike the Beckler Peak Trail, 7.4 miles round trip with 2200 feet gain, in Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Washington, USA. See vistas of  the town of Skykomish, Skykomish Valley, and Alpine Lakes, Wild Sky, and Henry M. Jackson Wilderness. Directions: Drive US Highway 2 to near Milepost 52, and turn north onto Forest Service Road 6066. Drive 6.6 miles on a gravel road to the Jennifer Dunn Trailhead.
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  • At sunrise, the Minarets reflect in Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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.
    2108CA2-2047-58-Pano.jpg
  • At sunrise, the Minarets reflect in Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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, the Minarets reflect in a pond just northwest of Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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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  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise over 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, 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 over Cecile 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • A pond reflects the volcanic cone of Mount Rainier on the trail in Spray Park, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA.
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  • At sunrise, the Minarets reflect in Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range, Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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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  • At dawn, Clyde Minaret rises above Minaret Lake in the Ritter Range in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. At 12,281 feet elevation, Clyde Minaret is the highest, sharpest peak of the Minarets. 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.
    2108CA2-1241-43-Pano.jpg
  • Riegelhuth Minaret rises like a thumb 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. Multiple overlapping photos were stitched to make this panorama.
    2108CA2-1149-1151-Pano.jpg
  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise over Cecile Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Clyde Minaret is at center. 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.
    2108CA2-1120-27-Pano.jpg
  • The Minarets (part of the Ritter Range) rise over Cecile Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness, Inyo National Forest, in backcountry near the town of Mammoth Lakes, California, USA. Clyde Minaret is at center. 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.
    2108CA2-1129-1131-Pano.jpg
  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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