Pear Lake

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Pear Lake Tom

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