High Sierra Trail 2009

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Starting on the High Sierra Trail
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Morning Reflections on the Trail
Taken just above the Hamilton Lakes as the morning sun started to peak over the sierras as we were climbing up to Precipice Lake and Kaweah Pass on the High Sierra Trail
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Climbing up to Kaweah Pass
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Precipice Lake in the Morning Light
One of the highlights from the High Sierra Trail in Sequoia National Park. The morning I took this photo I was in a mad dash to get to the lake from the Hamilton Lakes before the morning sun snuck up over the cliffs. Thankfully I beat the sun and captured these wonderful blue tones in the lake.
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Moraine Lake Panoramic - High Sierra Trail
One of the highlights of the High Sierra Trail
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Grand Canyon of the Kern, High Sierra Tail
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Three Trees
Extreme close-up of the base of three trees bunched together. Taken day five on the High Sierra Trail.
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Stormclouds Over the Sierras
We experienced some stormy weather the last couple of days of our trip. This shot was taken on day five on the High Sierra Trail.
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Dark Skies Over the Sierras
The weather got rather gloomy on Day 5 on the High Sierra Trail as we approached Guitar Lake.
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Objective in Sight (Sort of)
After 5 days of hiking the High Sierra Trail we stop at Guitar Lake with Mount Whitney just above us. This is the view we had from Guitar Lake looking towards Mount Whitney.
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Mount Hitchcock
Looming thunderclouds made Mt. Hitchcock really stand out the final day of our trek on the High Sierra Trail as we neared Mount Whitney.
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Sunstrike in the Eastern Sierras
The sun gave us some evidence it was still out through storm clouds while we were climbing the back side of Mt. Whitney.
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Stormy Sierras
Taken on the trail to the top of Mount Whitney.
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Pausing in the Sleet/Hail
Water break while being sleeted on while climbing up to Mt. Whitney. We turned around shortly after this after the first lightning strike.
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Heading Down Amidst a Summer Storm
Our hike up to Mount Whitney on our final day of the High Sierra Trail forced us to turn back before the summit as the summer storm overhead intensified.
Brooding Mount Whitney (Sunny Mount Muir)
Forced to turn back before summiting Mount Whitney because of lightning, we caught this patch of sunlight on Mount Muir just past Trail Crest.