Whitney Gallery 2: The Approach
Trail and camp scenes on the way to Mt. Whitney
23 Photographs
1
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).
2
The troops gather up at Horseshoe Meadow.
3
Sara and Brooke on the way to Chicken Spring Lake.
4
Moments earlier there were skinny dippers here! (Chicken Spring Lake)
5
“You get all these weird poles, and sooner or later one of them starts looking like a tree!” (Overheard at Chicken Spring Lake)
6
Lots of room for camp at Chicken Spring Lake.
7
Lunch munch at Rock Creek.
8
Foraging for breakfast at the Rock Creek bear box.
9
Sarah showing off her hams of steel to an amazed Sara and an astonished Brooke (Crabtree Meadow).
10
Carole leading Susan, Judy and Donna into Crabtree Meadow.
11
Brooke showing Sarah and Liz how to cross a stream, on all fours!
12
Sara, Brooke, Sarah and Liz demonstrating “I am woman, hear me roar...” (Timberline Lake, on the way to Guitar Lake)
13
Brooke and Sara look on as Sarah and Liz continue the climb to Guitar Lake: “Only 100 more switchbacks...!”
14
Judy, Barbara and Susan pitching camp at Guitar Lake.
15
Liz B. moves in next to the kitchen at Guitar Lake.
16
Donna finds her site at Guitar Lake.
17
Dale’s tent keeps an eye on the others at Guitar Lake.
18
Can’t beat the view from this dining room!
19
And behind us all, the backside of Mt. Whitney beckons from 3000 feet above us.
20
Flowers, mountains and sky - a perfect combination.
21
Barbara tries to get it all down in writing.
22
Liz B. and Dale enjoying the sunset over Guitar Lake.
23
Final light of day on the backside of Mt. Whitney.