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Early morning light on the Wheeler Peak trail
Ascending the switchback above Stella Lake
Desolation above tree line on the western hump false summit
Light on Wheeler Peak through the trees
Early morning light in the distant foothills to the east
A Doe and her two Fauns walk through a meadow below Wheeler Peak
Nearing the Stella Lake trail junction
Pristine reflection in Stella Lake
Vibrant sunrise on the trail to Stella Lake
Great Basin National Park mountain range to the south of the Wheeler Peak summit
The moon over Wheeler Peak summit
Foothills and the basin below to the north of Wheeler Peak
One of many wind walls along the trail with Wheeler Peak in the distance
Aptly named Bald Mountain to the north
A hiker ascends the false summit with Bald Peak in the background
A desolate, rocky trail nearing the summit hump
The trail around Stella Lake
Well-signed trail junction
Wheeler Peak above the Alpine Lakes basin
Quaking Aspens along the tail, nearing the treeline
Well-signed trail junction