Mt. Whitney Backpack - Descent

Photos by Dale Stuart
9/1/99

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The clouds made the views on the way down all the more dramatic.
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The eastern facade from Mt. Muir (left peak) to Mt. Whitney (right side).
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Tents so small...
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Mountains so big...
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Kathy, Donna and Liz B. make their entrance.
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Camp at Consultation Lake.
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Pasta, yum!
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Isn't anybody hungry?!
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Mt. Whitney shining bright.
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The ants go marching one by one... an endless parade of hikers head up the endless switchbacks to the pass on the upper left.
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Donna the Magnificent
(Mt. Whitney behind her).

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Sarah the Conqueress.
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Dale the... wait, who shrunk the mountain?!
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The only way down, looking over Owens Valley to the Inyo Mountains.
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Almost there, Lone Pine Lake comes into view.
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Finally, back at the cars. "So, what are you doing next?" Carole: "I'm going to climb Mt. Whitney all over again!"
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Driving down from Horseshoe Meadow, as slowly as possible to savor the views.
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Just can't take my eyes off that mountain (Mt. Whitney near the center).
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Last view of Mt. Whitney from Whitney Portal Road. Backlit, but still majestic.
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