Stock trailhead for Shepherd Pass |
Towards the official trail |
Towards the official trail |
Crossing the creek |
Joining the official trail on the other side of the creek |
On the official trail |
Wilderness sign |
On the trail |
First creek crossing |
The creek |
Second creek crossing |
Second creek crossing |
Second creek crossing |
The trail |
The mountains ahead |
Third creek crossing |
Third creek crossing |
The route to the saddle |
Fourth creek crossing |
Towards the saddle |
Towards the saddle |
Towards the saddle |
The saddle |
The saddle |
The saddle |
The second saddle |
The second saddle |
Towards the third saddle |
Towards the third saddle |
Towards the third saddle |
The third saddle |
The Shepherd Creek |
The Shepherd Creek |
Down the trail |
Down the trail |
Down the trail |
Shade at the bottom of the saddles |
The creek |
The creek |
The creek |
A tributary |
A tributary |
Waterfalls by the trail |
Waterfalls by the trail |
Manzanita garden |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Where the trail collapsed |
Where the trail collapsed |
Where the trail collapsed |
Towards Anvil Camp |
Anvil Camp |
More creek crossings |
Towards the Pothole |
Towards the Pothole |
Pothole |
Pothole |
Pothole |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Towards the pass |
Shepherd Pass from below |
Shepherd Pass from below |
Shepherd Pass from below |
Looking down |
The final section to Shepherd Pass with snow |
Looking up (bypassing the snow) |
Shepherd Pass |
Shepherd Pass |
Mt Tyndall |
West Tyndall |
Mt Tyndall and West Tyndall |
On the trail |
Entering Sequoia National Park |
On the trail |
The Great Western Divide |
On the trail |
Milestone Peak and Table Mt |
Milestone Peak |
The Great Western Divide |
The Great Western Divide |
Leaving the trail |
Leaving the trail |
Leaving the trail |
Leaving the trail |
Great Western Divide |
Diamond Mesa |
Looking back at the pass (Mt Keith sticking out in the distance) |
Shepherd Pass |
Caltech Peak in the distance behind the Diamond Mesa |
Starting to climb West Tyndall |
West Tyndall's northwest face |
West Tyndall's northwest face |
Lots of loose rock |
Lots of loose rock |
And flowers |
Climbing |
Climbing |
Climbing |
The little hills by the John Muir Trail |
The saddle |
The Great Western Divide |
Great Western Divide |
The plateau of the Wright Lakes |
Climbing |
Climbing |
The "gate" |
Through the gate |
Lots of false summits |
Mt Whitney in the distance |
Lots of false summits |
Lots of false summits |
North of the Diamond Mesa |
Mt Whitney in the distance |
Still a lot of false summits |
Still a lot of false summits |
Still a lot of false summits |
The wide chute to lake 3645 |
The wide chute to lake 3645 |
The wide chute to lake 3645 |
Almost at the summit plateau |
The plateau around the Diamond Mesa |
Looking back at Shepherd Pass and Mt Keith |
Panorama north |
The Great Western Divide |
ALmost at the summit plateau |
Looking back at the false summits |
Finally the summit plateau |
Summit plateau |
Summit plateau |
The summit |
The summit |
Summit register |
Where the register is |
Mt Tyndall |
Mt Tyndall |
Tyndall and Williamson |
Williamson |
Lake 3645 and Williamson |
Lake 3645 |
The spine with all the false summits |