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HIGH SIERRA: MCGEE PASS : McGee Pass Trail ~ Sept 4, 2017(36) images

After two weeks with Betsy wandering around the Sierra and introducing her to places she hadn't seen (the west side in particular), she flew home to the real job and I settled on doing this long 20 mile round trip day hike. Throw in 4000 feet of gain and you can bet my tank was empty when I got back to the trailhead. Big cloud buildup but at best at bit of a spritz from time to time. Lots of snow, bugs and wildflowers.  

SUNRISE, COOL MORNING START TO THE MCGEE PASS TRAIL

BIG ROCK OFF OF A SPUR OF MT BALDWIN

CLASSIC EARLY MORNING EAST SIDE START

MORNING LIGHT BEGINNING TO FILL THE VALLEY

ANOTHER SUNRISE SHOT

SUNRISE, MAGEE PASS TRAIL

VERY COMPLEX GEOLOGICAL CONTACT ZONE

A SMALL SET OF TARNS A COUPLE MILES IN

LOOKING BACK AT THE AFOREMENTIONED TARNS

A NEWLY INSTALLED CROSSING OF MCGEE CREEK

THE CANYON BEGINS TO OPEN UP

MORE VIEWS OF WHATS TO COME

MCGEE CREEK IN MEADOWS BELOW BIG MAGEE LAKE

MEADOWS BELOW BIG MAGEE LAKE

BIG MAGEE LAKE

OUTLET FROM LITTLE MCGEE LAKE

WILDFLOWERS ON LABOR DAY

STARTING THE SIDE HILLING TO LITTLE MCGEE LAKE

THE TURN

ICE OUT AT LITTLE MCGEE LAKE

ICE OUT AT LITTLE MCGEE LAKE

THE FINAL SET OF SWITCHBACKS TO THE PASS

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE NORTH FACE OF MILLS

THE PASS AT LAST

LOOKING DOWN THE SNOW SECTION OF THE ROUTE

A GROUP OF 12 COMING UP FROM TULLY HOLE

LOOKING OUT AT THE SILVER DIVIDE FROM MCGEE PASS

MCGEE CREEK ROARING DOWN THE VALLEY

LOOKING AT THE LONG DISTANCE YET TO GO

THE BIG WASHOUT OF THE LOWER BRIDGE

GETTING CLOSER TO THE BIG TURN HOME

MIXED ROCK TYPE ON SHARPLY ETCHED RIDGE LINES

SAME VIEW WITH ASPEN IN THE FOREGROUND

REST DAY VIEW OF RITTER RANGE AND MINARETS

ANOTHER VIEW OF THE MINARETS AND THE RITTER RANGE

EARLY MORNING FOG LIFTING OVER MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN

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