Pear Lake
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97 photos
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John headed up the trail.
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Jim on the trail.
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Al on the trail.
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Al on the trail.
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Al and John on the trail.
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Al having a good time.
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John on the trail.
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John on the trail.
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John on the trail.
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Left to right, Al, John H., and Jim headed up the Bowling Alley.
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Left to right, Al, John H., and Jim headed up the Bowling Alley.
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Al, using his split board as skis.
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Our cabin, below the "mini Matterhorn".
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Starting the climb, Saturday morning.
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The ridge between Emerald Lake and Pear Lake.
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Slowly headed for the top of Alta Peak.
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These clouds from the West signal our hour of sunshine...
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Onward and upward.
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Some minor crag on the way to the top of Alta Peak. ...
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Looking eastward, just as I head above the timberline. ...
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Uh oh, here comes the snow.
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Man, it hardly feels like I'm making progress.
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You can get a better view of the avalanche debris to the right.
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I better enjoy the sun before it leaves us for the day.
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Note to self: Don't ski this slope.
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Wait, there's more? I thought we were at the top!
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Jim, taking a breather while the rest of the group struggles on.
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From left to right, John R., Al and Cathy waiting for...
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Bob, crossing an avalanche-prone slope just below the...
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Jim, behind an unfortunately placed snowflake, on the...
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Cathy, prepping her gear for downhill mode at the summit...
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My eyes are sensitive to sunlight, even in the middle of...
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Lunch and snowflakes. (Top of Alta Peak.)
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This solar panel worked amazingly well, believe it or not.
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This is why we came here.
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From left to right, Cathy, Alan, and Bob, after enjoying...
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Alan, making some turns.
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Alan, mid-tele turn.
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John R. enjoying the snow.
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John R., clearly the one with the best hat on the trip.
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Jim, showing us how it is done.
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Alan (I think?), once again.
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Alan (I think?), once again.
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John (Jim to right Allen possibly to left) skiing some...
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John skiing, in the middle-ground (yellow jacket).
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John tele-skiing near the Pear Lake ski hut.
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Last one off the hill: John, making some semi-fresh...
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Evidence of yesterday's hard work.
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Cathy and Alta peak in the upper right.
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A farewell shot of Alta Peak.
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Dead tree along the trail up the "bowling alley".
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Alan, making the most of the slope with skins on.
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Mr. John Recker, teaching the snow who's boss.
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Al, using his two feet in favor of his split board.
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Cute Christmas tree.
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The car got a little buried.
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It's a shame to come all the way to Sequoia and not...
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Monica on Monday MLK day ski touring Winter Alta Peak in...
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At around 10,000 ft.
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The last 600 feet or so.
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Monica at around 10,700 ft.
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On top of Winter (or Skier's) Alta. Real Alta Peak is...
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Walter and a few others at the top of Skier's Alta with...
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A balmy day. Weather inversion with temps in the...
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View from the top of Skier's Alta. Not sure what that...
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Monica snowboarding the backcountry on Catherine's splitboard.
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Riding back down toward the cabin (at around 9,200 ft).
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Monica riding. Most of the width of California visible...
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Our tracks. And Monica losing steam on the flats.
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Trudging along to the next drop off.
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Monica built a small snowman.
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Sequoia's "Matterhorn" and a few of our friends skiing /...
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Moon and shadows cast by the ridge we're currently on....
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Monica, hiking up the skin track of the "front lawn" of...
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Hiking up the Front Lawn.
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Old dead tree. I thought it was a foxtail pine, but...
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Sunset from top of the Front Lawn.
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Monica, taking off the splitboard to watch the sunset....
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Watching the sunset on Monday evening.
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Best shot I could get of Jupiter, just to the left of the moon.
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Great sunset.
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Some sun rays still catching the mountain behind Monica's head.
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Time to ski down.
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After the sun set, we put our skis back on and the sky...
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One more.
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Cliff bands above our hut to the east.
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As we were taking pictures, Owen and Steve skied up to...
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Wednesday morning before our departure, the core crew...
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Tori, Walter and Julie skiing out on Wednesday.
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Walter.
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Eating lunch at the saddle / hump between Panther creek...
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Owen.
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Done with lunch and ready to ski back.
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Tori.
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Walter and a moss-covered tree.
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The wintergreen effect of the bright moss on a winter...
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Back in our cars some road construction caused a 20...