Heading back down the talus from Crooks Peak to rejoin the Whitney Trail
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08/29/2009 02:56 PM
Zoomed shot of the Whitney Summit from Crooks Peak.
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08/29/2009 02:57 PM
L to R: Whitney summit, Keeler Needle, Day Needle/Crooks PEak
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08/29/2009 03:05 PM
Caught up with Kurt/Lisa/Roger/Katrina on the way down to the JMT junction. Gen hadn't seen me detour up to Crooks and had raced ahead to wait at the junction.
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08/29/2009 03:20 PM
Looking down at Guitar Lake (with the JMT running to its right) which was the location of my ill-fated rendezvous with hurricane Rita in '05.
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08/29/2009 03:26 PM
Looking up towards Mt Muir from the JMT trail junction.
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08/29/2009 03:42 PM
Gen/Kurt approaching trail crest and ready for the descent of the switchbacks. Gen and I occupied ourselves with counting them on the way down.
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08/29/2009 04:02 PM
Thermarest apparently now makes hats.
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08/29/2009 05:05 PM
The late afternoon sun dips behind Mt Muir with Roger/Kurt/Kat/Lisa towards the bottom of the switchbacks.
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