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IMG_4857.JPG3 viewsFrom left to right, Columbia Finger (far left), Echo Peaks, and The Cockscomb (far right); Cathedral Range above Long Meadow.
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IMG_4860.JPG3 viewsA brief pause before the mosquitoes necessitate moving on!
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IMG_4862.JPG3 viewsCathedral Peak from .08 miles south of 9700' Cathedral Pass. The lower, left (west) summit is Eichorn Pinnacle; North Face, I, 5.4. The east summit has many routes, the easiest is the West Face, class 4. The classic route is the grade II, 5.5 Southeast Buttress route, (just left of the right skyline in the photo). I did that route and then the North Face of Eichorn Pinnacle from the saddle July 26, 1971, and the Southeast Buttress again October 8, 1988.
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IMG_4904.JPG3 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4915.JPG3 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4916.JPG3 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4913.JPG3 viewsTufa Towers, South Tufa grove, Mono Lake.
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IMG_4498.JPG3 viewsThe classic 'teepee' sandstone formation prevalent in this area with its yellow and red bands.
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IMG_4533.JPG3 viewsThis was one of two Indian Paintbrush I saw on the entire hike. The red was so prominent, I thought someone had lost a red nylon bad of some sort.
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IMG_4611.JPG3 viewsThe wind carves delicate fins in the sandstone which traps the windblown sand in pockets. The fins are easily broken by a hiker's misplaced step.
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