Alpine wildflowers along the trail |
Looking back down across upper Tyndall Valley (view S) |
Looking up across upper Tyndall Valley (view N) |
Trail crossing alpine meadow in upper Tyndall Valley (view NE) |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
View towards Forrester Pass (view N) |
Stream in alpine meadow (view NW) |
View towards Forrester Pass (view N) |
Shallow pond in alpine meadow (view NW) |
Approaching Forrester Pass (view N) |
Switchbacking up Forrester Pass (view S) |
Rocky trail below Forrester Pass (view NE) |
Approaching memorial plaque for Donald I Downs (view NW) |
Memorial plaque (view NE from trail) |
Memorial plaque (view NE) |
Rocky trail below Forrester Pass (view NW) |
Switchbacking up Forrester Pass (view NW) |
Switchbacking up Forrester Pass (view SE) |
Looking down steep hillside at hikers below (view SW) |
Switchbacking up Forrester Pass (view SE) |
Rocky trail below Forrester Pass (view NW) |
Switchbacking up Forrester Pass (view S) |
Looking back at trail across granite slabs (view E) |
Arriving at Forrester Pass (view N) |
Forrester Pass sign (view N) |
Forrester Pass sign (view S) |
Forrester Pass (view S) |
Looking down from Forrester Pass (view N) |
Alpine lake below Forrester Pass (view N) |
Alpine wildflowers along the trail |
Trail switchbacking into Center Basin (view N) |
Trail switchbacking into Center Basin (view S towards the pass) |
Looking ahead into Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Trail along ridgeline (view N) |
Trail along ridgeline (view N) |
Descending towards a small pond (view S) |
Trail crossing rocky hillside below curious geology (view E) |
Soaking shin in very cold water |
High-elevation lake (view S while soaking leg) |
Trail descending towards Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Grand scenery (view N) |
Curious geology (view E) |
Trail switching back towards alpine meadows (view SE) |
Stream and meadow (view N) |
Approaching high meadow (view NW) |
Approaching first of the trees (view NW) |
Pond with Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs (view N) |
Reminging hikers about no fires above 10,000-ft (view NW) |
Descending into Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Descending into Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Trees in upper Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Trail through trees in upper Bubbs Creek Valley (view N) |
Early view of Bubbs Creek (view NW) |
Meadow along Bubbs Creek (view S) |
Bubbs Creek crossing bedrock at campsite (view NW) |
Going to bed |
More to come ... |