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fishing pond at Whitney Portal
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BIG pancakes at Whitney Portal store- this one is cut in half and still too big to eat!
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Walter Point near Horseshoe Meadows overlooking Owen River Valley
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campsite at Whitney Portal family campground
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4 a.m. start time
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Entering John Muir Wilderness
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Sunrise- looking east towards Death Valley
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Lone Pine Lake
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Bighorn Park
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Trailside Meadow
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Marmot- minibear
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Trail Camp 12,000 feet
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Looking west from Trail Camp to the 99 switchbacks leading up to Trail Crest
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99 swithbacks between Trail Camp and the top
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John Muir Peak (Mt. Whitney just to the right)
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Treacherous path in the middle of the swithbacks
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Fatigue at the top
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Guitar Lake on the west side of Mt. Whitney (looking into Kings Canyon Nat'l Park)
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Trail Crest (13,600 ft) This is the divide of the Sierra Nevada range
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Rian at Sierra Divide
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John Muir and the Keeler Needles next to Whitney
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One last look at Trail Crest from Trail Camp
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