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mineral01
mineral01
Walking to the trail head. From left to right, my brother Mike, my cousin John and I.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral02
mineral02
Sawtooth Peak in Mineral King which surrounded by the Sequoia National Park in California. Sawtooth Peak is around 12400ft and is approximately a 5000ft gain from the trail head.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral03
mineral03
Sawtooth trail parking, also at the end of the ~30 mile Mineral King road. Some people put a fence of chicken wire around the car to stop the marmots from chewing on radiator hoses.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral04
mineral04
*A group picture at the trail map.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral05
mineral05
Valley view, with lots of trees.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral06
mineral06
Some interesting mountain ridges.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral07
mineral07
Sawtooth peak on the left side and the snow pathes our trail went through.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral08
mineral08
My dad the Wilderness man, helping my cousin shovel a path through a pententially dangerous slope of snow. Some hikers coming down the hill told us it couldn't be done without crampons, but we decided to find out for ourselves and were...
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral09
mineral09
My brother, trudging along the dug out path, helping others carry their packs across.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral10
mineral10
After the first patch of snow there was a whole lot more covering the trail. So we decided to crosscountry below the snow.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral11
mineral11
We stayed at the Lower Monarch Lake over night and the next day. There is also a upper lake which can be viewed from Sawtooth Peak.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral12
mineral12
Our campsite at the lower monarch lake. A very nice camping area which even had a food storage area to keep away the bears.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral13
mineral13
The three of us before we start the climb up to Sawtooth peak.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral14
Everyone is starting to move around as we start to ascend the mountain. Most of them had reached sawtooth before.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral15
mineral15
A view as we climb, you can see the campsite next to the lake on the right. Since we were going straight up the side, there were plenty of stops.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral16
A view of the Lower and Upper Monarch lakes. Notice that the upper is almost completely frozen over.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral17
mineral17
A view of Mineral King valley.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral19
mineral19
John and Mike just chilling at the top, well as far as we could get. My cousin John tried to go further, but decided it was too dangerous. This is a good thing due to the thin ledge and ice where he was going. We are planning to do this ...
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral20
mineral20
A very steep mountain on the other side of the ridge.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral21
mineral21
A closer view of the Upper Monarch lake.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral22
mineral22
The trail can be seen wandering across the middle of the picture. The first batch of snow that covered the trail we shoveled through, but then we encountered the large amount of snow on the lower part of the picture. We decided to go...
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral23
mineral23
The peak on the far right is Sawtooth Peak.
Date: 02/26/2005
Views: 149
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mineral24
mineral24
*A group shot with the mountains in the background. Thank goodness for portable camera stands.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral25
mineral25
*Another group shot from below.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral26
mineral26
Resting for a few minutes after getting down off Sawtooth. The we headed out.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral27
mineral27
The snow had melted enough on the way back to walk across it instead of shoveling through it or walking around it.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral28
mineral28
*The long caravan of people crossing the snow banks. A young couple followed us out after going in a different way.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral29
mineral29
The trail which we shoveled out on the way in.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral30
mineral30
*Crossing the bank
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral31
mineral31
A pic of the cabin we stay in while up here. A aunt and uncle own it. It has a buried septic tank, a propane tank (for stove and frig) and years of experience behind it. This and other cabins were slated to be torn down when the current ...
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral32
mineral32
A river which runs behind the cabin. This is but a side channel, the real river is to the right and can become very dangerous during parts of the year.
Date: 02/26/2005
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mineral33
mineral33
The cabin on the inside. It is big enough to sleep about 9 in beds and more on the floor as needed. It's also a pastime to play solitare with as many as we can, right now a quadruple game is in progress.
Date: 02/26/2005
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