After the loop hike Betsy arrived and we did a number of nice day hikes followed by a 3 day trip to Dusy Basin and back. Hot, cold, windy and calm. A little bit of everything with the well known hordes of mosquitoes in Dusy.Basin thrown in for extra measure.
SUNRISE VIEW OF THE SAWTOOTH RANGE
BETSY AND SAWTOOTH SUNRISE
EARLY MORNING SAWTOOTH SKYLINE
MINARET SUNRISE
FULL ON TOURIST MODE
WALKING OUT THE RIDGE FROM THE MINARET VISTA
LICHEN COVERED ROCKS
HEADING BACK
MONO PASS TRAIL
ANOTHER MONO PASS TRAIL VIEW
YET ANOTHER MONO PASS TRAIL VIEW
UP ON RUBY RIDGE
BETSY AT FOUR JEFFREYS CG
TIME OUT FOR A TIGER MILK BAR
BETSY AT THE TOP OF THE SWTICHBACKS
BETSY AT NEAR THE TOP OF BISHOP PASS
EVENING VIEW IN DUSY BASIN
LOOKING WEST OUT OF DUSY BASIN
CAMPSITE IN DUSY BASIN
LEAVING DUSY BASIN
BETSY STARTING DOWN THE SWITCHBACKS ON THE EASTSIDE OF THE PASS
BELOW THE SWITCHBACKS THE WALKING IS REALLY NICE
EVENING DAY TWO
LONG LAKE
LICHEN AND EVENING VIEW OF LONG LAKE
CLOUDRIPPER AND CHOCOLATE PEAK ABOVE BULL LAKE
EARLY MORNING START
MORNING LONG LAKE AND MT GOODE
PRE BREAKFAST WALK
MORNING VIEW FROM THE BLUFF ABOVE LONG LAKE
BREAKFAST AT THE SABRINA LAKE CAFE
ONE FINAL TRIP BACK UP TO GRANDVIEW CG
SUNRISE VIEW FROM SIERRA VIEW, WHITE MTS
SUNRISE VIEW FROM SIERRA VIEW, WHITE MTS
SOUTH TO THE WHITNEY - WILLIAMSON REGION FROM SIERRA VIEW
BREAKFAST AT THE VISITOR CENTER
CLOSEUP OF YOUNG BRISTLECONE PINE
STARTING THE LONG DRIVE TO NEW HAMPSHIRE
BREAKFAST AT THE WEDGE EXIT OFF I-70 WHERE WE CAMPED IN THE PINYON PINES
LUNCHTIME AT INDEPENDENCE PASS, CO