Mt. Shasta hides on the way down
Mt. Shasta hides on the way down
In a storm south of Shasta
Snow-covered hills east of Susanville
Rocket box rotated by high winds near Reno
Clouds near Reno
Looking down on Mono Lake from Conner Summit
More Mono Lake
Driving by Mono Lake
Island
Mono Lake from near the Visitors Center
Clouds south of Mono Lake
Mt. Tom
with me in front
Next morning—Mt. Tom on right
Wisps of wind-blown snow over Sierras
Whitney
Sierras
Dry lake south of Lone Pine
Road down into the Panamint Valley
John, Doug and Dave looking at the Panamint Valley
Doug and the Panamint Valley
Panamint Dunes
Petroglyphs, old and new
Cottonwood Canyon, Marble Canyon street sign
Slab-wall of Marble Canyon
Flowers in Marble Canyon
Dave in Marble Canyon
John in the canyon
Odd rock
Slot canyon
Eagles nest on south wall of canyon
Dave and barrel cactus
close-up of barrel cactus
Beavertail cactus in bloom
Odd collection of wood below Marble Canyon
Snow-covered mountains in the Panamint Range from our first nights camp
Evening light-show
The moon, next morning
Colored hills on the east side of the valley
Looking back across the valley to Cottonwood Canyon and our first campsite
Dunes
Flowers in Falls Canyon
Hiking Falls Canyon
Another flower
More still
Pocket in the canyon
Plant growing out of the canyon wall
Waterfall. Even had a bit of water going over it. Doug and I top-ropped this fall.
Slot canyon above the fall
Another bloom
Odd streaks in the wall
The fall from above. We climbed on the right
Hiking out
Odd conglomeration
Exiting the canyon
Ubehebe Crater
and me
Joshua trees by Racetrack Road
At Teakettle Junction
Our camp above Hidden Valley
Next morning—Joshua trees on hill above our camp
Hidden Valley
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Neighbor
The Racetrack
Lead mine
Remains of machine at the mine
More at the mine
Stuff washed down from the mine
Paintbrush
Side canyon
Fossils
Petroglyphs
more
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Hidden petroglyph
Inyo Mountians
Resident
Hiking down towards the Corridor
Waterfall we descended to get to the Corridor
Looking south in the Corridor
North end of the Corridor
East wall at north end
Waterfall exit at north end
Wall in the middle of the Corridor
South end of the Corridor
Rectangular plates on the wall
Looking north
Returning through slot canyon
John climbs narrow slot
Looking back down the waterfall after we had climbed back up it
Racetrack
The Grandstand
The Grandstand from the parking area
Water mirage to the south
John and Doug hiking to the Grandstand
Doug on the “shore” of the Grandstand
Cracks in the playa
Side-view (from the south) of the Grandstand
Later—mountains above our camp
Evening display
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Ubehebe Peak
Grandstand from the trail up the peak
Rock wall on the trail
Saline Valley from the saddle
Looking back down at the Racetrack and Grandstand
Wheelbarrow left on the mountain
Grandstand from above
South end of the Racetrack
View north from the summit—the Corridor is somewhere in there
Road across south end of Saline Valley
Saline Valley
Lichen
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Exploratory mine on Ubehebe Peak
Trail winding up the peak
Dried plant with new growth
Resident of the peak
Blue moving rock on the playa
Dave photographs one of the rocks
John photographs another one
Rocks scattered on the surface at the south end of the playa
A rocks-eye view
Another of the moving rocks
Another of Dave’s fine dinners
Evening display
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Moon and Venus next morning
Last modified: April 24, 2011