Day 9: Evolution Lake to Bishop Pass Trail

The total distance was 14 miles, with an 1,100' climb at the beginning, followed by a 3,200' descent and another climb of 1,250' to our campsite.

	Medium Large	Shots of Evolution Lake as the sun is coming up and we begin the hike up towards Muir Pass || || \/
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	Medium Large	Small unnamed lake || || \/
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	Medium Large	Sapphire Lake || || \/
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	Medium Large	Shots at Wanda Lake || || \/
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	Medium Large	Heading from Wanda Lake towards Muir Pass, with lots of shots along the way || || \/
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	Medium Large	First arrival at the pass
	Medium Large	Muir Hut || || \/
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	Medium Large	Heading down the other side... || || \/
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	Medium Large	I believe this is Helen Lake || || \/
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	Medium Large	Big lava intrusion near the outlet of Helen Lake
	Medium Large	Beginning the descent down into Le Conte Canyon || || \/
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	Medium Large	Lake/meadow fed by a slowly melting glacier above
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	Medium Large	The valley off towards the left heads towards Bishop Pass, the way back to our car
	Medium Large	Mountains far off in the distance, looking south through Le Conte Canyon
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	Medium Large	From here we leave the JMT and head out via Bishop Pass. We hike up a mile or so (and ~1,250' in elevation) to find a campsite, so we have a head start on the climb out the next day || || \/
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