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Minaret Vista 2013/07/2 09:27:37 |
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Group Photo at Minaret Vista 2013/07/2 09:30:43 |
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The Minarets and wildflowers 2013/07/2 09:52:48 |
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Flowers bloom on San Joaquin Ridge. 2013/07/2 09:53:06 |
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Group Photo on San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 10:01:05 |
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White Fir (Abies concolor) 2013/07/2 10:04:18 |
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The group presses up San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 10:08:01 |
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Nancy and Trudy scout out a location on the ridge to scatter Charlie's ashes. 2013/07/2 10:13:24 |
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They found a good spot! 2013/07/2 10:14:59 |
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Marc says a few words. 2013/07/2 10:23:13 |
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Marc commits Charlie to the wind. 2013/07/2 10:24:15 |
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Group photo before Mt. Ritter and Banner Peak 2013/07/2 10:26:07 |
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Group Photo in front of The Minarets 2013/07/2 10:26:21 |
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Charlie's stone memorial at the site 2013/07/2 10:29:19 |
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The group discusses what to do next. 2013/07/2 10:45:35 |
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Madie at her turnaround point on San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:35:08 |
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David at his turnaround point on San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:36:32 |
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Brian at the end of the road on San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:38:09 |
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Bill at the end of the road on San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:38:56 |
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Ritter Range under darkening clouds 2013/07/2 11:40:22 |
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Brian snaps a few photos before we head down. 2013/07/2 11:40:49 |
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Bill walks down San Joaquin Ridge into a dark sky. 2013/07/2 11:42:34 |
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Mammoth Mountain and storm clouds from San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:43:10 |
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Panorama west from San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 11:46:50 |
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Mammoth Mountain 2013/07/2 11:47:41 |
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Red Slate Mountain (center) 2013/07/2 11:47:55 |
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Clouds boil over the Ritter Range. 2013/07/2 11:48:12 |
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The Minarets and Mt. Ritter 2013/07/2 11:48:54 |
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Skies darken to the south. 2013/07/2 11:51:12 |
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Common woolly sunflower (Eriophyllum lanatum) 2013/07/2 11:52:52 |
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Wildflowers and The Minarets 2013/07/2 11:53:23 |
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Brian goes for a low shot. 2013/07/2 11:57:43 |
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wavyleaf Indian paintbrush (Castilleja applegatei) 2013/07/2 11:57:56 |
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A moth rests on my hand. (1) 2013/07/2 11:58:15 |
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A moth rests on my hand. 2013/07/2 11:58:26 |
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Brian photographs the storm behind Mammoth Mountain. 2013/07/2 12:00:10 |
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Rain falls over the Silver Divide. 2013/07/2 12:02:21 |
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Mammoth Mountain under darkening skies 2013/07/2 12:03:30 |
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We descend San Joaquin Ridge toward the storm. 2013/07/2 12:03:53 |
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View back to the top of the ridge 2013/07/2 12:19:47 |
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Sierra beardtongue (Penstemon heterodoxus) 2013/07/2 12:23:56 |
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View back toward the high point along San Joaquin Ridge 2013/07/2 12:25:13 |
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Bill heads down the trail. 2013/07/2 12:25:36 |
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Branched tidy lupine (Lupinus lepidus) 2013/07/2 12:25:45 |
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A patch of woolly mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 2013/07/2 12:28:59 |
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Woolly mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 2013/07/2 12:29:30 |
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A field of Mule ears (Wyethia mollis) 2013/07/2 12:29:58 |
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Panorama from Minaret Vista under stormy skies 2013/07/2 12:42:54 |
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A quick lunch picnic under dark skies 2013/07/2 12:56:41 |
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