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Nevada - California Trip Summary

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Late summer trip to the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in Nevada and California.  120 miles hiking and 1100 miles driving over fourteen days, including a weekend with our daughter and son-in-law! Highlights of the trip include the Eastern Sierra lakes of the Toiyabe and Inyo National Forests.  Also, hiking on Slide Mtn. and the sublime beauty of Lake Tahoe.

Mount Rose

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From Slide Mountain, above pass campground. Near Reno, NV. 

Lake Tahoe!

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From paraglider summit. Near Stateline, NV. 

California Trail

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Tahoe NF. Near Verdi, CA. 

Tahoe Rim Trail

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North from Spooner summit. Near Carson City, NV. 

Holiday Point

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Near Tom's Place, CA. Smoke from Garnet fire. 

Lakes Basin

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Skelton Lake, John Muir Wilderness. Inyo NF, near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

Smoky Sky

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Over the Sierras. Near Bishop, CA. 

Bishop Creek Point

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Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

South Fork Bishop Creek

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Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

Tyee Lakes

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John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF, near Bishop, CA. 

George Lake

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John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

BIR Rocks

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Near Bishop, CA. 

Treasure Lakes

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John Muir Wilderness, Inyo NF. Near Bishop, CA. 

Tungsten Hills

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BLM land near Bishop, CA. 

Minaret Vista

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Inyo NF. Near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

Benton Crossing Uplands

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Mammoth Mountain Trail

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Gondola to summit. Near Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

Mammoth Overlook

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Mammoth Lakes, CA. 

Mammoth Knolls Loop

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Mammoth Lakes, CA. Smoky evening. 

Robinson Rocks

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Near Bridgeport, CA.