With only a week to go before I was due to pull up stakes and head back to NH, there was time for one more adventure. After a false start thinking I wanted to go to Hell for Sure Pass over on the West Side (I did drive all the way up to Courtright Reservior), I came back and settled on plan B. That turned out to be an intro to the Ritter Range and Minarets. Knowing the shortest way in there was to use the now familiar Rush Creek approach, I came up with a Summit Lake loop. Lots of ups and downs along with some aggressive camping restrictions, but still a nice intro to the area.
AN HOUR AFTER SUNRISE THE VIEW WAS GONE
LOOKING DOWN INTO THE SPOOKY CREEK DRAINAGE AT THE START OF THE DESCENT TO AGNEW RESERVIOR
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TRAIL AS IT DESCENDS TO AGNEW RESERVIOR, RUSH CREEK DRAINAGE, RITTER RANGE
RED ASPEN, AGNEW RESERVIOR AND DISTANT SILVER LAKE
ANOTHER MAGNIFICENT SIERRA JUNIPER
MACRO VIEW OF PINE CONES IN GRASS
NEXT DAY SUNRISE AT CONWAY SUMMIT
ANOTHER NEXT DAY SUNRISE AT CONWAY SUMMIT
END OF THE DAY VIEW OF MONO LAKE FROM RT 120