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California 17 - 26 June 2005

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The Sonora pass and Leavitt Peak; 18 June 2005

Stanislaus National Forest; Donnell Lake and Dome Rock from the Sonara Pass road	Looking into the Emigrant Wilderness from the Sonora Pass road	Looking east from the 9624ft summit of the Sonora Pass	The Sonora Pass
Pacific Crest Trail at the Sonora Pass	Sardine Creek from the north ridge of Leavitt Peak	3424m/11233ft Stanislaus Peak (left) and 3493m/11459ft Sonora Peak (right )	3527m/11570ft Leavitt Peak
Deadman creek from the north ridge of Leavitt Peak	Sierra Nevada peaks from Hwy 395 on route to Mammoth Lakes	Mono Lake
Hwy 395 to Mammoth Lakes; 3739m/12268ft Mount Morrison, 3600m/11812ft Laurel Mountain and 3817m/12522ft Bloody Mountain

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Mammoth Lakes 19 June 2005

Road to Minaret Summit	Ansel Adams Wilderness from the Minaret Summit at 9285ft. From left to right: the Minarets, 4006m/13143ft Mount Ritter and 3946m/12945ft Banner Peak
Minaret Summit	Hwy 395 to Lone Pine; 4161m/13652ft Mount Tom near Bishop Movie here

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Horseshoe Meadow 21 June 2005

Owens Lake from the Horseshoe Meadow road	Lone Pine and the Alabama Hills from the Horseshoe Meadow road	Trail from Horseshoe Meadow to Cottonwood Creak at 10000ft	Cottonwood Creek trail
Cottonwood Creek	Horseshoe Meadow	Owens Lake from the Horseshoe Meadow road Movie here

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4419m/14494ft Mount Whitney; 22/23 June 2005
Read some notes about this trip I posted to a discussion forum
summitpost.org Climber's Log entry here.

Mount Whitney (highest point in United States outside Alaska) and surrounding peaks from the Lone Pine visitor center	Mount Whitney from the portal road	Looking north up the Owens Valley from the Whitney portal road	The Whitney portal road
Thor Peak and Mount Whitney from the portal road	Start of the main Mount Whitney trail	Thor Peak from the trail	Lizard on the trail
Trail crossing North Fork Lone Pine Creek	Climbing towards Lone Pine Lake	Crossing Lone Pine Creek at 10,000ft	The start of the Whitney zone above Lone Pine Lake
Looking down to Lone Pine Lake and east across the Owens Valley to the Inyo Mountains	Bighorn Sheep Park and Outpost Camp	Snow-covered trail to Trail Camp above Mirror Lake at 11,000ft	Trail Camp at 12,000ft
The route to Trail Crest	Solar latrine at Trail Camp	Whitney Needles at sunrise	Snow surface on the trail at sunrise
The route to Trail Crest at sunrise	Ice on the switchbacks	Cable section of the switchbacks	Pinnacle Ridge from the snow chute
Wotans Throne and Trail Camp from the snow chute	Highest point; approx. 13,000ft on the snow chute	Looking up the snow chute towards Trail Crest	Marmot at Trail Camp
Mount Whitney and the Needles from Trail Camp	Descent from Trail Camp	Frozen Consultation Lake	Above Whitney Portal
Lone Pine: Dow Villa Hotel where I stayed; and the Mount Whitney Restaurant where I had a Buffalo Whitney Burger

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Death Valley 24 June 2005

Sierra Nevada peaks and Owens Lake from the road to Death Valley	Panamint Valley	Sand dunes in Death Valley	Dust devil in Death Valley
Death Valley; near Furnace Creek. Temperature: 46c
Looking north up Death Valley
Looking south down Death Valley into the Badwater Basin, lowest point in the western hemisphere	3368m/11049ft Telescope Peak	Death Valley road	Badwater
Sea level marker on cliff above Badwater	Badwater spring	Badwater	Lowest point; -86m/-282ft
Looking north up Death Valley