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
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
ASPEN AND MT BREWER FROM EAST LAKE
LOOKING BACK UP TOWARDS REFLECTION LAKE FROM EAST LAKE
CLOSE-UP OF THE EAST FACE OF MT BREWER
CASCADING BUBBS CREEK BETWEEN JUNCTION MEADOW AND VIDETTE MEADOW
CEDAR/JUNIPER TREES ALONG BUBBS CREEK TRAIL
CENTER PEAK AND EAST VIDETTE FROM THE JMT
THE TWIN TARNS BELOW BULLFROG LAKE
LAST NIGHT SITE
LAST NIGHT SUNSET AS CLOUDS BUILD INTO THE AREA
THE KIT AT KEARSARGE PASS
INBOUND!
FALL COLOR AT ONION VALLEY TRAILHEAD
FALL COLOR AND SOME NEW SNOW UP HIGH
HOMEWARD BOUND EAST OF CHICAGO