These are some images from a recent four day backpack trip on the Southern Fork of Big Pine Creek on the East side of the Sierra. The trail started at 7400 ft, camp was 11,200 ft . The Owens Valley to the East was 104 degrees, and we saw thunder and hail, a few downpours, bright sunshine, and still nights. Middle Palisades and Norman Clyde Peaks stood above at just a tad over 14,000 ft.
Unknowingly we were celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Galen and Barbara Rowell's passing on August 11th. We could only pretend to live the life they shared through their photographs. These images are in gratitude for their inspiration.
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| High Sierra Sunrise |
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| Finger Lake |
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| East Face of Middle Palisades and Glacier |
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| Sunrise on Middle Palisades and Norman Clyde Peak |
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| Granite outcropping |
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| Coffee Talk at 11,000 feet |
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| Sunset on the Thumb |
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| The Terminal Moraine |
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| Moraine Lake |
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| Finger Lake Reflection |
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| Trail to Brainerd Lake |
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| The Palisades Crest behind Finger Lake |
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| Whitebark Pine roots growing around granite boulders |
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| Summer storm clouds lift above Southfork Pass |
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| Perched above the Lichens |
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| Long Look into Owens Valley |
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| Light and shadows |
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| Panorama of the South Big Pine Creek Trail and the Palisades Crest |
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| Headwaters, South Fork of Big Pine Creek |
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| Sunset over Owens Valley and White Mountain |
