High Sierra Topix

That Lake of the FM pic is UNmistakable and Wow what a great bunch of pics since my last one. Thanks guys.

it is not always the great vistas that draw me back to the Sierra - here some non-descript piece of forest between Vermillion Valley Resort and Graveyard Meadow on a cold July morning in 1989. It is 5:30am, I just spent an hour chasing a cat-like bear around the camp and wondered where the epicenter of the earthquake was that shook the trees above our tent on the evening before...

22 years later, I still remember how good the fire felt and how glad I was there was finally light and I could see if the bear was still stalking us. Note the classic Bleuet stove with Belgian army rectangular pot




Early morning sun hits a stream along the Muir Trail, somewhere in Evolution Valley before the trail climbs the next step in the valley up to Evolution Lake.

Gallats Lake. The water here was super clean and LOADED with trout. SEKI August 2008.

Tired Hikers at the Muir Trail Ranch:

Grinnell Lake Camp: A bit closer to the water then I should have been.

Tehipite Dome, early evening from NW rim trail. Vintage Fujichrome Velvia. July 1987.

ahhhh, tehipite valley.
it sure would be kewl to be there RIGHT NOW... i bet middle fork is one raging torrent.

further upstream, here is the punchbowl:

remembering a good time 33 years ago...



atop harrison pass after a nice easy climb from reflection.
(ha, easy then)

Arrival time - MIke's ready to backpack.

my kids firdst trip with me



and first time fishing too
upper twin lake - kaiser wilderness