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HIGH SIERRA: SHEPHERD CREST : McCabe Pass and Shepherd Crest ~ Sept 11-13, 2019(36) images

After a warm up hike to McGee Pass (LOL - 20 miles), Chuck and I went searching for a shorter adventure where we could bag some sort of peak. We settled on the Steelhead Lake region where we could stay at the lakes just up the trail and explore McCabe Pass etc. In doing so we saw that an ascent of Shepherd Crest would be a logical extension of something to do once you reach the pass. A smart choice. The view from the top is one of the best I've seen in this part of the High Sierra.   

CROSSING A HORSE PACKER BUILT BRIDGE OVER MCGEE CREEK

CHUCK AND BIG MCGEE LAKE

CHUCK STARTING THE LAST LONG GRIND UP TO MCGEE PASS

CHUCK AT THE TOP OF MCGEE PASS

CHUCK NEARING THE END OF A LONG DAY ON THE MCGEE PASS TRAIL

DINNER TIME IN THE 'HAWK'

LATE DAY VIEW OF DANA FROM TIOGA LAKE CG

CHUCK ON THE WAY TO STEELHEAD LAKE

LATE DAY VIEW OF THE NORTHERN END OF STEELHEAD LAKE

LATE DAY VIEW SOUTH FROM STEELHEAD LAKE

ANOTHER LATE DAY VIEW SOUTH FROM STEELHEAD LAKE

CAMPSITE AT SMALL LAKE BELOW MCCABE PASS

SUNRISE ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF NORTH PEAK

THE SOMEWHAT HIDDEN SNOW/ICE CLIMBS ON THE NORTHEAST FACE OF NORTH PEAK

ON THE WAY TO THE SMALL TARN BELOW MCCABE PASS

CHUCK AT THE SMALL TARN BELOW MCCABE PASS

BACK AND FORTH ON THE LAST BIT OF TERRAIN BELOW MCCABE PASS

MCCABE LAKE AND SHEEP PEAK FROM MCCABE PASS

SHEPHERD CREST FROM MCCABE PASS

THE WONDERFUL CURVE OF THE NW RIDGE OF NORTH PEAK

THE VIEW KEEPS GETTING BETTER

NORTH TO SHEPHERD LAKE FROM SHEPHERD CREST

THE FINAL SUMMIT BLOCK FROM THE NARROW SECTION OF THE EAST RIDGE

CHUCK AT THE TOP OF SHEPHERD CREST

NORTH TO THE SAWTOOTH RANGE FROM SHEPHERD CREST

SOUTHWEST PAST CONNESS NORTH RIDGE TO TUOLUMNE REGION IN YOSEMITE

SOUTHWEST PAST CONNESS NORTH RIDGE TO TUOLUMNE REGION IN YOSEMITE

CHUCK AT THE TOP OF SHEPHERD CREST

STARTING DOWN THE REMARKABLY STABLE SCREE SLOPES ON THE EAST RIDGE OF SHEPHERD CREST

DESCENDING TO MCCABE PASS

DEAD CALM MORNING REFLECTION OF NORTH PEAK

NEMO OBI TENT AND SHEPHERD CREST

DRYING OUT GEAR AFTER YET ANOTHER BIG NIGHT OF DEW

CHUCK GETTING STARTED ON A BURGER IN MAMMOTH ON HIS LAST NIGHT

CHUCK ALL TUCKED IN FOR ANOTHER COOL NIGHT IN MID SEPTEMBER

CHUCK ON THE PROPER SIDE OF SADDLEBAG LAKE

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