Frank and Stella pass the toilets at Mosquito Flat.
Frank and Stella head toward Mono Pass.
Little Lakes Valley and its surrounding peaks are in the background.
Frank and Stella cross the outlet of Ruby Lake without sticks.
Bill speculates that someone with better gymnast skill might pull oneself up by this handhold.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella leads the way.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Frank and Stella work though the talus.
The lower end of Little Lakes Valley lies in the background.
Bill puts his sticks away and works with his hands.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella traverses across the talus high on Lookout Peak.
In the background are Long Lake and Chickenfoot Lake.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
View down the loose talus and scree on the east slope of Lookout Peak.
Mt. Morgan (13748ft) stands across Little Lakes Valley below. Frank sits on a stable rock at the left while I explore the possibility of climbing up this stuff.
Not the kind of Class 2 I like.
All of this stuff is loose and easily sent sliding or tumbling. Neither fun nor safe. Perhaps the guide books (Secor and Smatko) intend this peak to be climbed on winter snows.
Stella waits while I climb a short distance on the sliding scree.
Frank moves off the scree while Stella looks on.
Bill and Stella work on their spider moves.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella pauses to enjoy the view while Frank crawls over the talus.
The northeast face of Lookout Peak frowns upon our retreat.
Frank and Stella make their way down the talus.
Stella models a dark rock amidst the granite.
Frank stands upon a small dome at the base of the talus field on Lookout Peak.
Mount Morgan (13748ft) rises in the background.
Stella and Frank work their way around the base of the talus on the northeast ridge of Lookout Peak.
Stella and Frank pause for lunch below the glacial erratic.
Ruby Ridge (13198ft), Ruby Lake (11121ft), and Mt. Starr (12870ft) from the northeast ridge of Lookout Peak
Bill watches Frank and Stella enjoy their luncheons.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Stella and Frank leave the boulders for the grass at the base of Lookout Peak.
Bill and Stella nap.
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Hikers nap by Ruby Lake
Frank at Ruby Lake
The rubble field on the northwest side of Lookout Peak
Photo courtesy of Frank Paysen
Mt. Morgan (13748ft) dominates the landscape at the junction of Mono Pass and Ruby Lake trails.
