The idea here was to use Mono Pass as a way to get to and cross the Silver Divide twice. On the way in I would use 'Shout of Relief' Pass on the SHR to cross over to the north side and after connecting to the JMT would cross back over via Silver Pass. After that I would have the option of getting back to Rock Creek in one of three ways: 'Half Moon Pass', Mono Pass or the longer but more interesting 2nd Recess to Gabbot Pass and on over the Divide at Cox Col. In the end I choose the way I'd come in mostly because I was tired and wasn't sure what kind of snow conditions to expect on Cox Col. I did not have an axe or micro spikes with me. As boring as that decision sounds it certainly was not. If fact it ended in high drama - weather wise that is.
PENTSTEMON ALONG THE SHORELINE OF A TARN NORTH OF 'SHOUT OF RELIEF' PASS
PENTSTEMON ALONG THE SHORELINE OF A TARN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 'SHOUT OF RELIEF' PASS
EVENING LIGHT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 'SHOUT OF RELIEF' PASS
D2 CAMPSITE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 'SHOUT OF RELIEF' PASS
EVENING LIGHT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF 'SHOUT OF RELIEFT' PASS
THE MAKINGS OF A NICE SUNSET AT THE END OF DAY 2
SUNSET COLOR ON RED SLATE MT
UNDERCUT SNOWBANK ALONG SHORELINE OF TARN
MORNING DAY 3 - DESCENDING TO TULLY LAKE
MORNING DAY 3 - TRYING TO FIND TULLY LAKE
LAST LOOK BACK AT 'SHOUT OF RELIEF' PASS
FIRST GLIMPSE OF TULLY LAKE
LOOKING NORTH OVER TULLY LAKE
WANDERING PAST TULLY LAKE ON THE WAY TO THE MCGEE PASS TRAIL
DESCENDING THRU THE GORGE OF FISH CREEK ON THE WAY TO TULLY HOLE
FOLLOWING FISH CREEK ON THE ITS WAY TO A JCT WITH THE JMT
THE GORGE OF FISH CREEK ON THE WAY TO TULLY HOLE
ANOTHER STEEL BRIDGE IN THE SIERRA
THE JMT SOUTH OF FISH CREEK JUNCTION
THE STEADY GRIND UP TO SQUAW LAKE
EMERGING FROM THE FOREST AND ARRIVING AT SQUAW LAKE
LOOKING DOWN SQUAW LAKE DRAINAGE TO CASCADE VALLEY
LATE AFTERNOON LIGHTING AT A SMALL TARN NEAR CHIEF LAKE
EVENING LIGHTING ON A 12,000+ UNNAMED PEAK ABOVE WARRIOR LAKE
ANOTHER WELL PROTECTED CAMPSITE AT THE END OF DAY 3.
SUNSET ON PEAKS ON THE SILVER DIVIDE
SUNSET ON EVON PEAK ON THE SILVER DIVIDE
SUNSET OVER FARAWAY RITTER AND BANNER FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF SILVER PASS
DAY FOUR - MORNING VIEW OF PEAK WEST OF SILVER DIVIDE
ANOTHER MORNING VIEW OF PEAK WEST OF SILVER DIVIDE
FOREGROUND TARN AND FARAWAY RITTER RANGE
MORNING VIEW OF CHIEF LAKE AND SILVER DIVIDE PEAKS
MORNING VIEW OF FARAWAY RITTER AND BANNER
APPROACHING SILVER PASS FROM THE NORTH
A BIT OF SNOW AT THE TOP