 At the summit: the ridge going down south |
 The ridge going down south |
 The summit plateau on the south and the George Creek canyon to the right |
 The summit plateau |
 The summit plateau |
 The Bairs plateau from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 Descending from the summit plateau |
 The Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 At the Bairs plateau |
 A chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The chute towards George Creek |
 The first water |
 The first water |
 The first water |
 The first water |
 Towards George Creek |
 Towards George Creek |
 Towards George Creek |
 Towards George Creek |
If you are doing it uphill, the notch between the two horns is the easiest route up |
Click here for ascending from the "red chute" |
 A cactus |
 Looking back up the George Creek canyon: Mt Barnard and Trojan Peak |
 George Creek |
 Wildlfower |
 Wildlfower |
 Bushwhacking in the George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 Mushroom |
 Mushroom |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 George Creek |
 Butterflies |
 Butterflies |
 The George Creek trailhead |
 The George Creek trailhead |
 The George Creek trailhead (looking back at Williamson's summit plateau) |
 The George Creek trailhead (looking back at Williamson's summit plateau) |
Finding the George Creek trailhead in Independence
| Note: the driving route changes every year depending on road conditions. Check out this page for my most updated info. Click here for directions to the George Creek trailhead in 2012. | 
From the dirt road just north of Manzanar |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Turn-off to the Bairs Creek trailhead |
 Deep dip |
 Turn right here |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Towards the George Creek trailhead |
 Junction with Foothill Rd (go left for a few kms and the road will dead end in the forest) |
Finding the other possible trailheads in Independence
 Turn-off for South Bairs Creek trailhead |
 Turn-off for Bairs Creek trailhead |
 South Bairs Creek route |
 South Bairs Creek route |
 North fork of Bairs Creek |
 Shepherd Creek |
Mt Williamson's southwestern route from Mt Russell |
Mt Williamson's southwestern route from Mt Russell |
 Mt Williamson from Whitney |
Views from the top
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Scaruffi)
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