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HIGH SIERRA: CONNESS & DANA : Day Hikes Tioga Pass region ~ June 3-4, 2009(37) images

Conness was a bust for me. Long walk as the road to Saddleback Lake was still closed. Started raining by noon. Cleared off and the next day we had a very nice day doing the std walk up on Dana. There was still enough snow to keep it interesting.  

AFTERNOON STORM CLOUDS AND THE SIERRA CREST FROM THE VISITOR CENTER IN LONE PINE

JIM ENJOYING CLEARING SKIES AT THE BLM CG

SUNRISE ON LANGLEY AND OTHER PEAKS IN THE TUTTLE CREEK DRAINAGE

FOR ONCE A NORMAL SUNRISE, TUTTLE CREEK AND LONE PINE PEAK

TOTAL TOURIST VIEW: MEYSAN LAKES AND THE N RIDGE OF LONE PINE PEAK

JIM NUPP AT ONE OF THE MANY PULL OFFS ON THE WAY UP THE WHITNEY PORTAL ROAD ON A QUIET SPRING DAY

ONE OF THE MANY FINE CLIFFS THAT HOVER OVER THE WHITNEY PORTAL

WANDERING IN THE ALABAMA HILLS SOMEWHERE ALONG MOVIE ROAD

IFY SKIES AT CG BELOW TIOGA PASS

MORNING VIEW OF CONNESS FROM THE SADDLEBAG LAKE ROAD

JIM MAKING TIME ON THE SADDLEBAG LAKE ROAD

CROSSING THE DAM ON SADDLEBACK LAKE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY AROUND TO THE NORTH SIDE OF MT CONNESS

WRONG APPROACH AND FROZEN SUNCUPS ON THE APPROACH TO CONNESS

WINDY SPOT ON THE APPROACH TO THE EAST RIDGE

INBOUND STORM FROM THE NORTH END OF SADDLEBAG LAKE

A WET WALK OUT

AT LEAST THE FOOD IS GOOD, WAITING ON THE WEATHER AT TIOGA PASS RESORT

WOKE UP TO CLEAR SKIES ... WHAT TO DO ... MT DANA PERHAPS

LOOKING UP TO THE DANA PLATEAU AND 3RD PILLAR FROM TIOGA PASS ROAD

LOOKING UP TO THE DANA PLATEAU AND 3RD PILLAR FROM TIOGA PASS ROAD

ANOTHER VIEW UP TO THE DANA PLATEAU FROM THE TIOGA PASS ROAD

JIM NUPP GETTING STARTED ON THE STANDARD CROSS COUNTRY TRAIL TO MT DANA

JIM ON THE PLEASANT HIKE UP TO THE ALPINE ON MT DANA

FIRST VIEW OF THE LONG SLOG TO THE SUMMIT OF MT DANA

JIM NUPP CROSSING ALMOST LEVEL GROUND BEFORE THE FINAL PUSH UP TO THE SUMMIT RIDGE ON DANA

IRON RICH IGNEOUS ROCKS BELOW THE SUMMIT RIDGE ON DANA

MID MORNING AND STILL RATHER GOOD CONDITIONS

THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE FUN WHEN THE SNOW IS GONE

THE VIEW OF MONO LAKE IS WORTH THE LONG WALK

JIM NUPP AT THE TOP OF MT DANA - 13057 FT.

LOOKING SOUTH FROM THE TOP OF MT DANA - 13057 FT.

JIM NUPP ON THE WAY DOWN FROM THE SUMMIT OF MT DANA

ELLERY LAKE - THE LAST LAKE BEFORE THE TIOGA PASS ROAD STARTS THE DROP INTO LEE VINING CANYON

SUNRISE VIEW OF THE SAWTOOTHS

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF THE SAWTOOTHS

EARLY MORNING VIEW OF THE SAWTOOTHS


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