9.12.2011

bootleg > travertine hot springs (10 | 19)

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9.09.2011

luther pass > monitor pass > bootleg campground (9 | 19)

expansive views.
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sunrise.

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a second perspective, this campsite... so wonderful.

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back on the abandoned road

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plummeting downhill with the river

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nearing monitor pass after a 3 course breakfast

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signs like these... another favorite was "avoid overheating, turn off air conditioner"

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high country meadows

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yours truly

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tourist

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this descent... oh my.

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a bright moon

9.07.2011

donner > luther pass, dispersed camp (8 | 19)

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along tahoe

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heading south towards luther pass

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alongside an abandoned macadam road in luther pass

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camped here

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in a field of sage

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luther pass

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9.06.2011

sulphur creek > sierraville (5 | 19)

an easy day of high plains drifting to some hot springs outside of sierraville
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9.03.2011

indian valley > sulphur creek dispersed camp (4 | 19)

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fog on the valley floor

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89 just beyond lake almanor

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up in the hills near sulphur creek, plumas forest

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made camp here

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9.02.2011

lassen > indian creek stealth camp (3 | 19)

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roads to ride

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kings meadow

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approaching the pass

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topped out

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lake helen panoramic: full size

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lake helen: frosty

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geothermal

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outside the park, from 89

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the view from camp, indian creek valley