Rae Lakes

Location Description

54 photos

At the put-in at Onion Valley trailhead.
Kearsarge Pass panarama.
The team on the final icy traverse to Kearsarge Pass on...
The Sierra Haute Route: Looking south from Kearsarge Pass.
Eric and Bob at Kearsarge Pass.
Switching to downhill mode and taking a breather. At...
Looking east from Kearsarge.
John trekking up to Kearsarge Pass from the west.
Picking our way across the talus slope on the east side...
Bullfrog Lake camp panorama.
Nature's towel rack. Making camp, first night. Near...
Clouds moving in from the east around sunset.
A dark, moonless Sierra night.
Sunrise on the second day.
Cathy and John (far distance) traversing on the approach...
Cathy booting the last hundred feet up Glen Pass.
Bob enjoying a bite to eat at Glen Pass: just over 12,000 ft.
It feels good to put your feet up sometimes.
John ripping it up on the way down from Glen Pass at...
Erik having skiied down from Glen Pass.
Erik nearing the first of the Rae Lakes.
Tracks on the right are mine.
Crossing a frozen (Rae) lake. Fin Dome at far left.
Taking a rest between two of the Rae Lakes.
Putting my feet up.
Fin Dome.
Fin Dome again.
More pretty tracks.
Running streams underneath cantalevered snow banks make me happy.
A sturdy tree.
Miniature avalanche.
Trekking along.
Taking another rest.
John with his feet on solid ground for the first time in 2 days.
View from our campsite 2nd night. Our camp was at the...
To quote Bob Akka, "What is your quest?"
Erik at an interesting river crossing.
John, pulling into a much needed rest stop.
I see bear tracks!
Quite a cornice. Looking south somewhere along Woods Creek.
The snow in woods creek looked like glossy meringue.
Ooh, a place to pump water. No need to melt snow.
John outside the tent, in Woods Creek Canyon. Camp #3.
Third night camp panorama.
Cooking dinner our last night.
We start to get nervous about all the bear tracks we...
At Sawmill Pass, with mighty Mt. Baxter's numerous...
Topping out at Sawmill Pass.
Cathy, John, Erik, and Bob at Sawmill Pass. About...
Erik, smiling for the camera.
The view into Owens Valley, 7,000 ft below.
Wipeout! (John)
Cathy making turns.
A view down the last few miles of trail (yes the trail...