Mt. Tom

September 15-16, 2010

Sun sets behind Mt. Tom
Sun sets behind Mt. Tom

Grouse Mountain
Grouse Mountain

Horton Lake trailhead & Mt. Tom
Horton Lake trailhead & Mt. Tom

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Brightening in the east next morning
Brightening in the east next morning

Up the valley, just after Jupiter-set
Up the valley, just after Jupiter-set

Almost sunrise
Almost sunrise

Light on the mountains
Light on the mountains

Loaded gooseberry bush—lots of these along the trail
Loaded gooseberry bush—lots of these along the trail

Slopes of Basin Mountain
Slopes of Basin Mountain

Cliff below Horton Lake
Cliff below Horton Lake

Mine building at Horton Lake
Mine building at Horton Lake

Horton in the shade
Horton in the shade

Upper end of Horton Lake
Upper end of Horton Lake

Rock formation above the trail
Rock formation above the trail

More rock
More rock

Rock retaining wall. Trail used to be road up to Hanging Valley and Tungstar mines
Rock retaining wall. Trail used to be road up to Hanging Valley and Tungstar mines

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More road structures
More road structures

Can you see Upper Horton Lake?
Can you see Upper Horton Lake?

Horton Lake, from above
Horton Lake, from above

Mt. Tom, from the saddle
Mt. Tom, from the saddle

Hill on west side of the Hanging Valley
Hill on west side of the Hanging Valley

Saddle area
Saddle area

There’s Upper Horton Lake!
There’s Upper Horton Lake!

Hanging Valley Mine
Hanging Valley Mine

Lower end of the Hanging Valley
Lower end of the Hanging Valley

Hanging Valley Mine
Hanging Valley Mine

Back down the valley below Horton Lake
Back down the valley below Horton Lake

Basin Mountain
Basin Mountain

Road to the Tungstar Mine
Road to the Tungstar Mine

North, to Morgan lakes
North, to Morgan lakes

Basin Mountain and Horton Lake from near Mt. Tom summit
Basin Mountain and Horton Lake from near Mt. Tom summit

Pine Creek Tungsten Mill
Pine Creek Tungsten Mill

Drats! Yet another false summit!
Drats! Yet another false summit!

Hanging Valley, mine, and beyond
Hanging Valley, mine, and beyond

Rock below the summit
Rock below the summit

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North

Following are NE to SE pan:
Following are NE to SE pan:

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Self-portrait on the summit
Self-portrait on the summit

Fin above Upper Horton Lake
Fin above Upper Horton Lake

Horton Lake
Horton Lake

Vein in rock
Vein in rock

Basin Mountian
Basin Mountian

East of Horton Lake
East of Horton Lake

Broken gear at mine site
Broken gear at mine site

Vegetaion in the Hanging Valley
Vegetaion in the Hanging Valley

More
More

Alongside the trail
Alongside the trail

South side of Mt. Tom
South side of Mt. Tom

Lower part of Horton Creek valley
Lower part of Horton Creek valley

Rose hips
Rose hips

Grouse Mountain, from above
Grouse Mountain, from above

Burned snag
Burned snag

Prickly flower
Prickly flower

Hills towards Bishop
Hills towards Bishop

Last modified: September 24, 2010

Wayne Deeterwrd@deetour.net