High Sierra Topix

Early morning view from my camp above and shot of my campsite at Ambition Lake in Blackcap Basin.
I prefer to sleep under the stars, so only use a tent if it looks like rain. I misjudged the weather this time. Sprinkles woke me up at 2am, so I quickly set up my tent, and the skies opened up just as I was climbing in. Thunder, lightning and strong winds battered my tent, but it kept me dry. Strange weather for August.

Desolation Lake Camp:

Still my favorite all time Kitchen picture from 2010 with the "geezer" squad:

It looks more like Mark is sitting in the midle of a backcountry meth lab of some kind.

gary c. wrote:It looks more like Mark is sitting in the midle of a backcountry meth lab of some kind.

best frigg'n cook I've ever met.. But I've heard that Flip is better than him at fish..

rlown wrote:

gary c. wrote:It looks more like Mark is sitting in the midle of a backcountry meth lab of some kind.

best frigg'n cook I've ever met.. But I've heard that Flip is better than him at fish..

I don't doubt it, I've been reading about Marks cooking for years now.

Some familiar territory for HST'rs. Taken during a JMT thru 2011.
Sailor Lake and Picture Peak Sept 2012.

French Canyon May 2008 Mt Humphreys in the background

Sapphire Lake July 2009

Dale Lake, Red Mtn. Basin, May 2011