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Convict Creek - Sept 2, 2017

July 11 on the north slope of Donohue Pass - snow began at the tarn with the (fully submerged) rock hop crossing, and ended close to the bottom of the southern descent before it pulls back up to Island Pass. Click for larger view.


North of Donohue Pass

Nice. Thanks for posting

More panoramic views from Donohue Pass - this is the very top, seen from the rise south of the pass. July 11. Higher rez over on Flickr


Donohue Pass from the east

North of the pass, just above the tarn where you cross on boulders on its outlet. Snow began right about here and lasted almost uninterrupted down to the valley below Island Pass.


Finally some dry trail above the Lyell Fork

more from the day on Donohue Pass - going all monochrome on you here. Not much color up there to begin with


Approaching Donohue Pass


Descent on snow

when not snow covered, it was water covered trails


John Muir "Creek" rather than trail

Looks good. Thanks for posting

Lower Palisade Lake, August 2017

More snow in black and white - this just before getting to the top of Island Pass on the JMT north ramp. JMT was nowhere to be seen until we got to the south facing slopes above 1000 Island


Dwarfed by snow

1000 Island Lake July 12 2017


Mt Ritter with 1000 Island Lake