We reached the pass in the full glare of the midday sun, meaning washed out colors and little contrast in the images.
Despite the low photographic quality one can make out Colby Lake and the deep hole of Cloud Canyon.

A view in the other direction, to the south east, with the group descending toward the Kern Kaweah River. This quiet, remote watercourse run from right to left in the obvious trench just beyond the bench we're on. The massive peak on the extreme right skyline may be Mt. Kaweah.

The braided run of the Kern Kaweah River as it fans out in a big meadow near Gallats Lake. Picket Guard is the peak, a mere 12300' .

After coming down the canyon on the other side of the near conifers, we turned north at Junction Meadow, and are now hiking along the upper Kern. We are looking for the junction with the trail up to Wallace Creek camp and the John Muir Trail
The pinnacles in background are the awesome main spires of the Kaweah Group, with Black Kaweah, 13765' on the left.

Approaching the camp before the attempt on Mt. Whitney, we come upon beautiful little Timberline Lake. This area have sustained a fair bit of overuse in the past and is now closed to camping (2004).
The hulk dominating the background is indeed Mt. Whitney., The route to the summit goes near the crest of the shady ridge on the right.
On the very right of the photo is Mt. Hitchcock.