Slideshow - Beautiful Mountains and Landscapes

This is a slideshow presenting beautiful mountains and landscapes from some of the hikes I went on in California and Washington states.

California:

Yosemite, High Sierra, Mt. Whitney, Death Valley, Lake Tahoe, Ralston Peak, Maggies Peak, Joshua Tree, Anza Borrego, Point Reyes, Mt. Tam, McWay Falls, Point Mugu, Big Pine Lakes, Sam Mack Meadow, North Palisades, Kearsarge Pass, Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Half Dome, Firefall, El Capitan, Clouds Rest, Mt. Hoffmann, Mt. Dana, Cathedral Peak, Mt. Shasta, Desolation Wilderness, Alamere falls, North Table Mountain, Phantom Falls, Round Top Mountain, Red Lake Peak, Winnemucca Lake. Mt. McCoy, Walker Canyon, Carrizo Plain, Tamales Point

 

Washington:

Mt. Baker, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, North Cascades, Colchuck Lake, The Enchantments,  Mt. Adams, Maple Pass, Mt. Ellinor, Mt. Washington, Sourdough Mountain, Hidden Lake, Skagit Valley, Table Mountain, Cascade Pass, Sahale Arm, Palouse Falls,

Camera used: 

iPhone 6s 

iPhone 8 

Nikon Cool Pix

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Hike up Kearsarge Pass to Kearsarge Lakes 9/16/2017 - Onion Valley, CA

 

9/16/2017

Amazing hike with a series of alpine lakes, waterfalls and towering mountain peaks of High Sierra. Kearsarge Pass (11,760') is one of the most direct and shortest routes connecting eastern and western High Sierras. Kings Canyon National Park is situated just on the other side (west) of the pass. This 5 mile long hike gaining 2,660' elevation provides spectacular mountain vistas all along the journey. Kearsarge Pass Trail traverses John Muir Wilderness and connects with John Muir Trail and PCT. 

From the beginning of the hike at Onion Valley trailhead, breathtaking views amaze you. Trail is well maintained and climbs in switchbacks. Along the trail there are a series of waterfalls and alpine lakes....Little Pothole Lake, Gilbert Lake, Flower Lake, Heart Lake and Big Pothole Lake. University Peak (13,589'), which is named for the University of California, looms over the lakes as you go, and Mt. Gould (13,012') comes in sight as you approach the pass. 

Take in breathtaking views from the pass....to the west are peaks and lakes of the King-Kern Divide in Kings Canyon NP, whereas Kearsarge Pinnacles and Kearsarge Lakes dominate the foreground. To the south, University Peak towers along the jagged ridge running from the pass with Big Pothole Lake sitting just below the pass. Zoom in grand vistas down towards the east, and Onion Valley and Independence/HWY395 are visible. 

Kearsarge Pass Trail offers such a breathtaking scenery of the Sierra Crest landscape with high mountains and alpine lakes in relatively easy and short hike. Two thumbs up!

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