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A golden mantle ground squirrel watches for crumbs. WHTNY0285.jpg	A gnarly uprooted tree at Chicken Spring Lake. WHTNY0292.jpg

Even trees can have sensuous curves! WHTNY0397.jpg	A male and female tree pair? WHTNY0398.jpg

A red variety of eriogonum. (Eriogonum ovalifolium var. nivale, I've been told!) WHTNY0437.jpg	More eriogonum... WHTNY0448.jpg

...and still more eriogonum. Gotta love that deep red color! WHTNY0450.jpg	Some red heather going to seed. WHTNY0462.jpg

Golden-aster with some insect visitors on the western side of Mt. Whitney. WHTNY0491.jpg	The sky pilot loves rocky cracks. WHTNY0553.jpg

Sky pilot high on the slopes of Mt. Whitney. WHTNY0555.jpg	A marmot at the trail crest junction waits for a chance to chew on salty pack straps. WHTNY0626.jpg

The fearless marmot is as big as a large cat. WHTNY0627.jpg	The mouse-sized pica enjoys a snack beside the trail. WHTNY0634.jpg

Some rock fringe near Consultation Lake. WHTNY0640.jpg	The Anderson thistle on the eastern slopes of Mt. Whitney. WHTNY0668.jpg

The common monkeyflower just above Whitney Portal. WHTNY0670.jpg	Some giant delphinium on the eastern Whitney slopes. WHTNY0673.jpg

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