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HIGH SIERRA: MONO PASS - SILVER DIVIDE : A Loop Around Silver Divide ~ Sept 8-13, 2017(100) images

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.  

SURE LOOKED LIKE THE SMOKE FROM A FIRE

MORNING VIEW NORTH TO RITTER RANGE FROM SILVER PASS

MORNING VIEW OF WARRIOR LAKE FROM SILVER PASS

MORNING VIEW SOUTH FROM SILVER PASS

A SMALL TARN ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SILVER PASS

APPROACHING SILVER PASS LAKE FROM THE NORTH

SILVER PASS LAKE

LOOKING BACK UP TOWARDS SILVER PASS

A MEADOW ON THE JMT BELOW SILVER PASS LAKE

LOOKING UP THE NORTH FORK OF MONO CREEK TOWARDS MOTT LAKE

ANOTHER VIEW UP THE NORTH FORK OF MONO CREEK TOWARDS MOTT LAKE

BOTTOM SECTION OF DRAMATIC DROP OF SILVER PASS CREEK AS IT JOINS THE N FORK OF MONO CREEK

BIG PINE ON THE LONG WALK BACK UP THE MONO CREEK TRAIL

CRACKED SLABS AND MONO CREEK ABOUT A MILE BELOW JCT WITH LAUREL CREEK

MORNING VIEW OF THE MOUTH OF THE FIRST RECCESS

MORNING LIGHT ON AVALANCHE ZONE ALONG MONO CREEK

FOR EXAMPLE

APPROACHING TRAIL LAKES

INBOUND STORM

CAMPSITE AT TRAIL LAKES AFTER THE STORM

TRAIL LAKES AFTER THE STORM

CAMPSITE AT TRAIL LAKES AFTER THE STORM

SUNSET AFTER THE DELUGE.

ANOTHER VIEW AFTER THE STORM ENDED

ANOTHER VIEW AFTER THE STORM ENDED

3RD TENTSITE AS THE SUN SETS

COLD MORNING WALK TO MONO PASS

SWIRLING CLOUDS OVER ABBOT AND RUBY PEAKS FROM MONO PASS

SWIRLING CLOUDS OVER ABBOT AND RUBY PEAKS FROM SUMMIT LAKE AT MONO PASS

RUBY LAKE, BCS, DADE AND ABBOT IN AND OUT OF THE CLOUDS

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