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HIGH SIERRA: SIERRA HIGH ROUTE
7 day - Loop Hike ~ June 12-18, 2012
(153) images

A high quality loop starting at Piute Pass going north to Granite Park, over Italy Pass, thru Bear Lakes and up to Feather Pass where I made a quick trip up the SW Ridge of Feather. I then continued down to a shoulder above Merriam Lake where I spent my 5th night. Very early start the next day got me down to French Canyon before the bugs woke up. From there it was a race back up Piute Creek to get above treeline and the swarms of mosquitos. I spent the last night just west of the pass listening to the coyotes all over the valley. Perfect weather. Only saw four people - all at Feather Pass.  

PIUTE PASS TRAIL

LOCK LEVEN - PIUTE PASS TRAIL

SMALL TARN BELOW PIUTE PASS

LEAVING THE PIUTE PASS TRAIL AT

HUMPHREYS FROM MESA LAKE SHORELINE

BEAUTIFUL MESA LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE

TOMAHAWK LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE

TOMAHAWK LAKE AND GLACIER DIVIDE

MT DARWIN SEEN THRU ALPINE COL

HUMPHREYS FROM A HILLSIDE ABOVE MY CAMPSITE

LAST RAYS OF THE DAY ON HUMPHREYS

CAMPSITE AND GLACIER DIVIDE AT SUNSET

MORNING CAMPSITE AND GLACIER DIVIDE

MORNING VIEW OF GLACIER DIVIDE

GLACIER DIVIDE

ANOTHER MORNING VIEW OF GLACIER DIVIDE

STARTING THE HIKE TO PUPPET PASS

THE GENTLE RISE TO PUPPET PASS

PUPPET LAKES FROM THE PASS

CASCADING DRAINAGE FROM ROYCE LAKES

BEAR CREEK SPIRE FROM PUPPET PASS

THE NORTH SIDE OF PUPPET PASS

LAST VIEW BEFORE STARTING THE DESCENT TO THE LAKES

DESCENDING THE NORTH SIDE OF PUPPET PASS

DOING AN END RUN AROUND THE EAST SIDE OF PUPPET LAKE

STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE DISTANCE IS PINE CREEK PASS

MOON LAKE (L) AND L LAKE (R)

TOUGH WALKING IN THESE PARTS

SOUTH TO HUMPHREYS AND PUPPET PASS FROM TRAIL TO PINE CREEK PASS

UN-NAMED TARN AT PINE CREEK PASS

LONE BOULDER IN A TARN AT PINE CREEK PASS

CAMPSITE PINE CREEK PASS

EVENING VIEW SOUTH FROM PINE CREEK PASS

EVENING VIEW SOUTH FROM PINE CREEK PASS

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