After the Tablelands adventure and a week of stormy weather, there was enough time left for a five day somewhere. With all the high peaks showing a winter look it seemed fitting to finally take the long walk into see Reflection Lake and upwards to Longley Pass
WASN'T REAL SURE WHAT THE LINE WAS BUT STAYING NEAR THE STREAM WORKED OUT JUST FINE
GETTING CLOSER TO SEEING IF MY CHOICE WOULD WORK OUT.
NOW CLEARLY VISIBLE IS THE FINAL LEG TO THE UPPER LAKE
ABOVE THE HIDDEN GULLY NOT FAR FROM LONGLEY LAKE
ARRIVING AT THE UPPER LAKE
THUNDER FROM THE UPPER LAKE
UPPER LAKE AND PILOT KNOB
THE UPPER LAKE
MY LINE OF ASCENT TO LONGLEY PASS
THE VIEW FROM PILOT KNOB
THE FALSE SUMMIT OF PILOT KNOB
THE REAL SUMMIT OF PILOT KNOB
LOOKING BACK AT THE FALSE SUMMIT
WILLIAMSON TO WHITNEY FROM THE TOP OF PILOT KNOB
SOUTH GUARD LAKE AND MT BREWER FROM PILOT KNOB
RUSSELL AND WHITNEY FROM PILOT KNOB
COMPLEX VIEW OF STANFORD AND GREGORYS MONUMENT FROM PILOT KNOB
LOOKING WEST DOWN CUNNINGHAM CREEK TO CLOUD CANYON
PILOT KNOB FROM LONGLEY PASS
RETURN TO THE UPPER LAKE
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE UPPER LAKE
STARTING DOWN THE NARROW CHUTE FROM THE UPPER LAKE
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE NARROW CHUTE THAT GETS YOU DOWN TO THE LOWER CANYON
FOREST SCENE NOT FAR FROM REFLECTION LAKE
INTERESTING PEAK THAT HOVERS OVER REFLECTION LAKE
ANOTHER FOREST SCENE NOT FAR FROM REFLECTION LAKE
LATE DAY VIEW UP THE VALLEY
DEERHORN FROM REFLECTION LAKE
THE AFOREMENTIONED HORS D'OEUVRES
MORNING VIEW FROM TARN BELOW REFLECTION LAKE
SLAB ECOSYSTEM ON THE WALK OUT
THE VIEW DOWN TOWARDS EAST LAKE ON THE WALK OUT
THE SHORT SCREE CROSSING AND EAST LAKE ON THE WALK OUT
THE SHORT SCREE CROSSING ON THE WALK OUT
LATE FALL VIEW OF FADING COLOR ABOVE EAST LAKE