A seriously over ambitious plan was quickly reconciled with reality and morphed into a nice 5 day trip to Nine Lakes Basin and back. Nights 2 and 3 were fabulous examples of being in the right place at the right time. The original plan would have seen me in the forest both these nights. I'm felling pretty lucky about that. The lesson learned on this trip was that I need to lighten my load if I'm going to keep doing these trips.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BIG ARROYO FROM KAWEAH GAP
CAMPSITE JUST BELOW KAWEAH GAP ON THE WEST SIDE
ANOTHER VIEW OF CAMPSITE JUST BELOW KAWEAH GAP ON THE WEST SIDE
ONE OF MANY SMALL TARNS ON THE WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
BLACK KAWEAH AS SEEN FROM THE WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
EVENING LIGHT ON THE WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
CAMPSITE JUST OFF THE TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
ANOTHER VIEW OF CAMPSITE JUST OFF THE TRAIL ON THE WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
LATE DAY SUN ON WEST SIDE OF KAWEAH GAP
SUNSET ON BLACK KAWEAH
SUNSET ON A SUB PEAK OF EAGLE SCOUT PEAK
SUNSET SNOW COVERED ROCKS
SUNSET ON BLACK KAWEAH
LAST LIGHT OF THE DAY OVER THE BIG ARROYO FROM KAWEAH GAP
DRYING OUT AFTER A BIG FROST
TRYIING TO ENJOY THE SHORT BUT WONDERFUL SECTION OF THE TRAIL
CAMPER AT PRECIPICE LAKE
MORE OF A WINTERY LOOK TO PRECIPICE LAKE
THE TUNNEL SECTION OF THE TRAIL
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TUNNEL SECTION OF THE TRAIL
WATERFALL AND ANGEL WINGS
BACK AT THE BRIDGE OVER PINE CREEK GORGE
THE RESILIENCE AND DETERMINATION OF TREES
LOOKING BACK AT VAHALLA ON THE WAY TO BEARPAW MEADOW
GREAT WESTERN DIVIDE AND HAMILTON DOMES FROM BEARPAW MEADOW
LATE DAY SUN ON UN-NAMED DOME ABOVE BUCK CREEK
HAZY MORNING VIEW OF CASTLE ROCK REGION FROM HIGH SIERRA TRAIL
HIGH SIERRA TRAIL ON THE WAY OUT
KINGS CANYON NAT PARK ENTRANCE STATION