Mt. Whitney, CA
July 27-29, 2008

Participants

Description

On the first afternoon at Trail Camp, we got rained and hailed on for a few hours before we got a chance to set up our tents, but fortunately the sun came back out and we were able to dry everything off. The weather for the rest of the trip was much nicer!

The forest service web page for Mt. Whitney is here, and the Wikipedia page has a lot of info and links as well. For those interested in the hike, permits from the Forest Service are required. You need to carry and store your food in bear resistant canisters, and pack out all of your poop!

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	Medium Large	Our campsite at Whitney Portal || || \/
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	Medium Large	At the trailhead on Day 1 || || \/
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	Medium Large	Starting on the trail || || \/
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	Medium Large	A Steller's Jay (I think)
	Medium Large	Crossing Lone Pine Creek || || \/
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	Medium Large	Entering the John Muir Wilderness
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	Medium Large	Lone Pine Lake || || \/
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	Medium Large	Looking back towards Lone Pine Lake, with Owens Valley in the distance
	Medium Large	A meadow before Outpost Camp || || \/
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	Medium Large	Mt. Whitney is the tall peak on the right in the background
	Medium Large	Outpost Camp, where we took a lunch break || || \/
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	Medium Large	A Clark's Nutcracker
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	Medium Large	I believe this is Mirror Lake
	Medium Large	A meadow (Trailside Meadow?) fed by melting snow
	Medium Large	Outpost camp, post hailstorm.
	Medium Large	Fortunately, after the several hours of rain and hail, the sun came out and we were able to dry off
	Medium Large	The kitchen
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	Medium Large	Small lake near Trail Camp || || \/
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	Medium Large	The beginning of Day 2
	Medium Large	There were no bears this high up, but plenty of Marmots || || \/
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	Medium Large	Heading off towards the summit. You can't see Whitney yet. || || \/
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	Medium Large	I believe Whitney is near the center here, just to the right of the really pointy peak
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	Medium Large	There were lots of these blue flowers along the trail, but very little other plant life
	Medium Large	Looking back at some of the ~100 switchbacks || || \/
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	Medium Large	The trail crosses through this pass into Sequoia National Park
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	Medium Large	Looking back East before crossing into Sequoia NP || || \/
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	Medium Large	Heading towards Whitney || || \/
	Medium Large	Heading towards Whitney || || \/
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	Medium Large	The final stretch towards the summit || || \/
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	Medium Large	All of us made it to the top!
	Medium Large	This says the elevation is 14,496', but I think recent measurements are closer to 14,505'
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	Medium Large	Looking East towards Owens Valley
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	Medium Large	There were lots of marmots at the top, as well as hikers
	Medium Large	Heading back to camp || || \/
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	Medium Large	Crossing back over to the East side and leaving Sequoia NP || || \/
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	Medium Large	One last view of Whitney before returning to Trail Camp
	Medium Large	Catherine doesn't want her picture taken
	Medium Large	Dinner at camp
	Medium Large	Guess what's in the bag
	Medium Large	Sun setting over camp || || \/
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	Medium Large	Sunrise over camp on Day 3
	Medium Large	Same mountains, post-sunrise
	Medium Large	Trail Camp panorama
	Medium Large	Heading back to the trailhead || || \/
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	Medium Large	The first trees we saw since Day 1
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	Medium Large	Outpost Camp, where we took a snack break || || \/
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	Medium Large	This was pretty cool
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	Medium Large	Last shots of the trail || || \/
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	Medium Large	Finished!
	Medium Large	Getting rid of the crap (literally) that we've been carrying around for the last few days
	Medium Large	Mt. Whitney from the visitor center in Lone Pine. It's in the background towards the center.