Ramping up for a wet spring, the first of several storms blew thru adding to my downtime. After a 3 day affair I got going again with a scenic trip to Baker Lake via the North Fork of Big Pine Creek. Plan was to top Skyhaven at sunrise. Could have worked, but it didn't. A mostly cloudy sunrise gave way to fierce winds at the pass and little or no reason to scramble up to the summit given the grey cold skies. Settled for a consolation prize by camping at the edge of the drop back in the Big Pine Creek. Enough snow was found to take care of water issues. The 3rd day sunrise was of course perfect.
LOOKING DOWN THE SOUTH FORK OF TUTTLE CREEK.
LOOKING DOWN THE SOUTH FORK OF TUTTLE CREEK.
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SCENE THE MORNING AFTER THE STORM.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW THE INYO MTS ACROSS THE VALLEY GET THAT MUCH NEW SNOW AT THE END OF MAY?
BAROMETER WAS STEADY AT THE SAME READING AS THE NIGHT BEFORE. SEEMED LIKE THE RIGHT MOVE
OF COURSE THE NORMAL MORNING CLEARING FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. BUT AS ALWAYS IT DIDN'T LAST. BY 10AM THE CLOUDS WERE BACK FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.
CLOSE UP VIEW OF THE ENTRANCE TO THE NE COULOIR ON LANGLEY
NICE MIX OF SUN AND SNOW ON THE WAY OUT. TRAIL, WHAT THERE WAS, WAS A BIT HARD TO FIND BUT IT'S PRETTY USER FRIENDLY TERRAIN UP THERE SO YOU CAN MAKE YOUR WAY DOWN THE VALLEY WITHOUT TOO MUCH OF AN EPIC
NICE CRAGS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE SOUTH FORK OF TUTTLE CREEK.
LOWER SOUTH FORK OF TUTTLE CREEK ON THE WAY OUT
EVENING VIEW OF THE NORTH FACE OF MT LANGLEY AS THE CLOUDS FINALLY CLEAR OUT AROUND 6:30PM
LANGLEY SUNRISE FROM TUTTLE CREEK ROAD
MORNING VIEW OF PK 13015 FROM THE TUTTLE CREEK ROAD.
MORNING VIEW OF PK 13015 FROM THE TUTTLE CREEK ROAD.
MORNING VIEW OF THE TWO FORKS OF TUTTLE CREEK
CLEAR MORNING AREN'T LASTING MUCH PAST 8AM