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Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
Heavy fog on the Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
The Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/29/2013
Lupine along The Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/29/2013
Lupine and coast, Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/29/2013
One of the tidal barriers along the Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/29/2013
The sunset at Buck Creek on the Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/30/2013
The Lost Coast.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/30/2013
Beach hiking along the Lost Coast Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
03/28/2013
Seals along the Lost Coast Trail.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/18/2012
Four Lakes Loop in California's Trinity Alps.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/18/2012
Summit Lake in the Red Trinities.
Jason Mandly
Photo Date:
08/18/2012
Sunrise on the White Trinities from near Diamond Lake, Four Lakes Loop.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
08/30/2009
Overlooking Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley hike.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
09/01/2009
Yosemite High Country near Tuolumne Meadows.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
09/02/2009
Tuolumne Meadows to Yosemite Valley hike.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
10/14/2014
Dawn view over Tuolumne Meadows, with Fairview Dome (9,728 ft) in center.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
09/27/2014
The Bailey Bridge in Kings Canyon, Rae Lakes Loop.
Alix Sorrell
Photo Date:
10/26/2014
Rae Lakes Loop, Kings Canyon National Park.
Alix Sorrell
Photo Date:
10/26/2014
Rae Lakes Loop, Kings Canyon National Park.
Alix Sorrell
Photo Date:
10/26/2014
View of Rae Lakes Basin, Kings Canyon National Park.
Alix Sorrell
Photo Date:
10/26/2014
Descent to Bubbs Creek, Rae Lakes Loop, Kings Canyon National Park.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Hiker on the Mist Trail on the way up to Vernal Falls near the start of the JMT.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
07/19/2015
Cathedral Peak along the John Muir Trail.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
06/18/2015
A JMT hiker in Kings Canyon National Park climbing toward Muir Pass (11,955 ft) with Lake McDermand, Wanda Lake and Mount McGee in the background.
rini sugianto
Photo Date:
11/13/2015
Sunrise from the Whitney Massif, John Muir Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
06/13/2014
Climbing the western slopes of Mount Whitney following a multi-day approach from Cottonwood Pack Station.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
06/14/2014
Campsite on the return from Mount Whitney en route to Cottonwood Pack Station.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
06/11/2014
Backpacking to Mount Whitney from the Cottonwood Pack Station.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
Lower Little Five Lake with the Kaweah Peaks Ridge behind, Sequoia National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/20/2013
A backcountry camp at Middle Big Five Lake, Sequoia National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/21/2013
Lost Canyon from above, Sequoia National Park.
Aron Bosworth
Photo Date:
07/21/2013
Sierra sunset above Cyclamen and Spring Lakes, Sequoia National Park.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Fall colors along the Big Pine Creek North Fork Trail.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Campsite near First Lake with Temple Crag in the background, North Fork Big Pine Creek Trail.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Hiking above Second Lake, North Fork, Big Pine Creek Trail.
Taylor Reilly
Photo Date:
10/04/2014
Big Pine Creek's South Fork Canyon stems off from the the North Fork Trail.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
04/07/2015
Backpacking Point Reyes' Sky Trail Loop.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
04/07/2015
View of the Point Reyes Penninsula from near Sky Camp.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
04/07/2015
Sky Trail Loop.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/26/2015
Santa Cruz Mountains seen from the Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/26/2015
Skyline-to-the-Sea Trail.
John Cody
Photo Date:
11/26/2015
Old-growth redwood in Big Basin Headquarters.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
11/18/2014
Canyon views from the trail to Sykes Hot Springs.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
11/18/2014
View of the Big Sur River from the trail to Sykes Hot Springs.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
11/18/2014
Sykes Hot Springs Trail near Barlow Flat Camp.
Brandon Katcher
Photo Date:
11/18/2014
Sykes Hot Springs along the Big Sur River.