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rini sugianto
Photo Date:
09/03/2014
Mount Whitney's infamous "99 Switchbacks."
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
10/12/2014
Looking up at the pass between Dragontail and Colchuck Peak.
Eric Guth
Photo Date:
09/28/2014
Western larch (Larix occidentalis) at Lake Viviane in the Enchantments.
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/14/2014
Half Dome (8,836').
Jackie Arnal
Photo Date:
07/15/2014
Top of the cables on Half Dome's summit.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/13/2015
Rocky Mountain National Park.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
07/29/2012
Mount Rainier from the Naches Peak Loop Trail.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
08/31/2013
Mount Rainier (14,411') from Spary Park.
Brent Uhrig
Photo Date:
11/01/2014
West facing view from Big Pan looking down the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.
Brent Uhrig
Photo Date:
11/01/2014
Grand Canyon National Park: First glimpse of the Colorado River from Skeleton Point. Also visible is the South Kaibab Trail along the Tonto Plateau approaching The Tipoff.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
A backcountry camp at Middle Big Five Lake in Sequoia National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/21/2013
Lost Canyon in Sequoia National Park.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/10/2013
The Swift Creek Trail entering the wilderness.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/18/2012
A sheltered camping spot near Diamond Lake in the Trinity Alps Wilderness.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/18/2012
Western pasqueflower in upper Long Canyon in the Trinity Alps Wilderness.
Tyson Gillard
Photo Date:
10/02/2015
Wilderness areas are prime star gazing locations.