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First views of the mountain from Lone Pine. Mt. Whitney (right of center, with the two sister needles on its left) appears dwarfed by Lone Pine Peak (left). WHTNY0276.jpg

The troops gather up at Horseshoe Meadow. WHTNY0278.jpg	Sara and Brooke on the way to Chicken Spring Lake. WHTNY0280.jpg

Moments earlier there were skinny dippers here! (Chicken Spring Lake) WHTNY0294.jpg	"You get all these weird poles, and sooner or later one of them starts looking like a tree!" (Overheard at Chicken Spring Lake) WHTNY0301.jpg

Lots of room for camp at Chicken Spring Lake. WHTNY0302.jpg	Lunch munch at Rock Creek. WHTNY0335.jpg

Foraging for breakfast at the Rock Creek bear box. WHTNY0385.jpg	Sarah showing off her hams of steel to an amazed Sara and an astonished Brooke (Crabtree Meadow). WHTNY0391.jpg

Carole leading Susan, Judy and Donna into Crabtree Meadow. WHTNY0393.jpg	Brooke showing Sarah and Liz how to cross a stream, on all fours! WHTNY0395.jpg

Sara, Brooke, Sarah and Liz demonstrating "I am woman, hear me roar..." (Timberline Lake, on the way to Guitar Lake) WHTNY0400.jpg	Brooke and Sara look on as Sarah and Liz continue the climb to Guitar Lake: "Only 100 more switchbacks...!" WHTNY0401.jpg

Judy, Barbara and Susan pitching camp at Guitar Lake. WHTNY0410.jpg	Liz B. moves in next to the kitchen at Guitar Lake. WHTNY0414.jpg

Donna finds her site at Guitar Lake. WHTNY0419.jpg	Dale's tent keeps an eye on the others at Guitar Lake. WHTNY0432.jpg

Can't beat the view from this dining room! WHTNY0471.jpg	And behind us all, the backside of Mt. Whitney beckons from 3000 feet above us. WHTNY0482.jpg

Flowers, mountains and sky - a perfect combination. WHTNY0489.jpg	Barbara tries to get it all down in writing. WHTNY0500.jpg

Liz B. and Dale enjoying the sunset over Guitar Lake. WHTNY0520.jpg	Final light of day on the backside of Mt. Whitney. WHTNY0521.jpg

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