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High Sierra Trail to Mt. Whitney - Page three Route description

On day 6 you climb out of the massive Kern Canyon, seen here running for miles to the south. The entry two days earlier was downstream around the bend a long ways.

 

As one climbs up along Wallace Creek towards the Sierra Crest, the remote backside of the Great Western Divide gets into view to the west. Picket Guard is the obvious pyramid. The setting moon is there too.
The Colby Pass trail, mentioned here, comes down the canyon from the right in front of PG. See also here for a view of this peak from the other side.

 

From Upper Crabtree Meadow is the first good look at Mt. Whitney, the dome shaped gray hulk in the center of the photo. Crabtree is one of the camps.

 

Approaching the exposed and desolate Guitar Lake on day 7, with afternoon clouds gathering. In fact, later on this day a huge thunderstorm did strike us at the
11400' high lake.
The west side of Mt. Whitney to the right. The jagged peak sticking up in the low pass left of center is Mt. Russell.

 

Aftermath of the violent thunderstorm mentioned above. Guitar Lake camp.

 

 
 
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