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#10: Mammoth Crest and Crystal Lake
In August, Clara and I hiked from Lake George to Crystal Lake and the Mammoth...
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Crystal Lake with Crystal Crag
We snacked here. There was lots of snow just to the right, but not...
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Mammoth Lakes Basin
This hike featured some of the best views, mile for mile, we had all...
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Clara and Crystal Crag with Lake George
As we climbed out of the forest, we beheld views of Lakes Mary and...
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Me descending from Mammoth Crest
through the volcanic rocks with the Mammoth Lakes Basin and the White...
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#9: Fall Color in Lundy Canyon
In October, Clara and I hiked through Lundy Canyon, in the Hoover Wilderness,...
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Me in Lundy Canyon
The carpet of aspens--orange, yellow, red and green--behind me was...
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Clara in Lundy Canyon
We passed beaver dams and ponds, crossed waterfalls, traipsed through aspen...
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View down Lundy Canyon near Pass
Eventually the snow defeated us, though, and we climbed back down this slope...
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Clara descending snowy shale slope
From here it's all downhill to Mono Lake!
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#8: Hite Cove and Merced River Canyon
In April I visited the Merced River Canyon at Hite Cove for perhaps the best...
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Hite Cove Wildflowers
Brilliant mixed floral displays like this were general along both...
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Redbud and a curve of the Merced
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Merced River Canyon
I dropped down to the bank for lunch.
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Flowers of Hite Cove
down to the river. This is only about ten miles from Yosemite, but the...
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#7: Triple Park Marathon Hike
In April I joined the Sierra Club for a hike along the Ohlone...
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Solar Halo above Rose Peak
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Johnny Jump-Ups (wild violets) and cloud
There were nice wildflowers throughout the hike; they were subtle,...
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Murietta Falls
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Pond and oak grassland
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#6: Hiking into the Crags
In June, on our third trip to the Castle Crags, Clara and I finally...
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Mt. Shasta
This was our view to the East, the massive mountain that rises to over 14,000...
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Castle Dome
We hiked to the left shoulder of the dome.
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The Trinity Divide
Here was our view to the West. It's a mere thirty or so kilometers...
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Castle Crags
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North America
