IMG_5877.JPG3 viewsShortly after the winter snow melt, the Sierra corn lily grows quickly in wet areas, especially meadows near lakes and streams.
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IMG_5882.JPG3 viewsLate afternoon view down Virginia Canyon.
IMG_5885.JPG3 viewsOur first campsite at about 9000' in Virginia Canyon. As usual, we hurried to get set up in the failing light.
IMG_5921.JPG3 viewsThe adjacent Glen Aulin High Sierra camp just north of the falls was still not open to commercial packers due to snow. Nonetheless, it was already crowded with backpackers hurriedly claiming the nicer remaining numbered spots when we arrived the evening before-- a far cry from the solitude we experienced most of our hike.
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IMG_6113.JPG3 viewsClose to the highpoint on the ridge, the professor catches her breath. North Peak rises dramatically behind.
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IMG_6121.JPG3 viewsDescending, already well below 11300' on the north side of the east ridge. The summit of Mount Conness on right skyline.
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