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Mount Langley (14,032 ft) as viewed from the Cottonwood Lakes Basin.
Marmots are a common sight - and camp menace - in the High Sierra.
At approximately 11,000 feet, Long Lake is a comfortable, convenient launching point for Mount Langley.
Characteristic bluebird skies above Long Lake.
The thin, clear air of the High Sierra offers excellent stargazing.
The neighboring Golden Trout Wilderness is home to the beautiful endemic species for which it is named.
Mount Langley (14,032 ft) viewed from the vicinity of New Army Pass.
Sky Pilot flowers, one of the few plants you'll see at elevation in the High Sierra.
Mount Whitney (14,505 ft) as viewed from the summit of Mount Langley (14,032 ft), approximately 5 miles to the south.
Three endangered Sierra bighorn sheep, of which only a few hundred remain in the wild.
Three young Sierra bighorn rams, an endangered subspecies of which only a few hundred remain in the wild.
The lush Cottonwood Lakes Basin at approximately 11,000 feet.