South Lake to North Lake Loop - August 2008
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Jasmine contemplates the Sierra eastern wall before the hike begins
Cresting Bishop Pass
Who says chivalry is dead?
Mike about to begin the big drop into Le Conte Canyon
A full panorama of the previous photo
Jasmine among the Old Ones
The bridge over Dusy Creek
They grow real big around here...
Mountain roughnecks realign the John Muir Trail to make it less steep
Llamas!
Jasmine meets Kokinie, Big Hunk and Helix
A friendly little frog enjoys the brief high country Summer
Water, granite, and sky
Evolution Valley
Climbing toward Lamarck Col and passage to the East
Lamarck Col, with the nearby Darwin Glacier
Photographer, with Darwin Lakes
The view southeast from a high point near Lamarck Col
Heading down the east flank of the Sierra, with the White Mountains in the far distance
Descending the old non-maintained Lamarck Trail
Jasmine must have gooseberries
Big John
August 2008