by piero scaruffi | Mt Sill hiking notes | Other California destinations
See also Big Pine's Seven-lake Loop for the route to Sam Mac Meadow | North fork trailhead |
North fork trailhead |
North fork trailhead |
Glacier Lodge down below |
Mt Gayley and Mt Sill begin to appear |
Mt Gayley and Mt Sill begin to appear |
Picnic area down below |
Junction with the Lower Trail (to the south fork) |
Junction with the Lower Trail |
The Palisades in the distance |
The First Lake |
The Second Lake |
The Third Lake and Mt Sill behind it |
The first three lakes |
The other lakes across the mountain |
The other lakes across the mountain |
Lakes 1,2,3 |
The trail to the glacier |
The trail to the glacier |
Mt Sill appears beyond the ridge |
The Palisades glacier is visible from the ridge |
Concentric circles on a boulder |
North Palisade |
Lake of the glacier below |
Mt Sill, V Notch, U Notch, North Palisade |
Towards Glacier Notch |
The route to Glacier Notch |
Circling around the glacier on a very dry year (2021) |
Circling around the glacier |
Circling around the glacier |
Circling around the glacier |
Panoramic view of the Palisades (click to enlarge) |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Climbing Glacier Notch |
Mt Gayley from Glacier Notch |
Mt Sill and Apex Peak |
The eastern side |
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