GPS trace from trailhead (right side) to ridge. The northern route through Trail Canyon Saddle is the normal route. |
GPS trace of the route along the peaks. For the descent, we cut south of our approach route. Some descended approximately on the blue line; others on the more southern red line. |
Starting out near the trailhead, ~8:15 AM. Orange paintbrush and orange-and-yellow columbines (in back) line the trail. |
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The lower part of the canyon was full of pink wild roses. |
View E, with blue-purple lupines and 3 intrepids. |
Grouse. |
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View SW, ~at descent point. |
Now we start climbing in earnest. Boundary is the lump at back right. |
View ENE, back down Trail Canyon. |
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View NE, at the talus-covered ridge. |
Nick on top. Mammoth Mt is behind Nick's head.* |
Kim. |
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Panorama -- the group is on Boundary Peak, and the sharp peak at left (in the background) is Montgomery, our next destination. |
Starting to head from Boundary to Montgomery. I got called back to take photos of another hiker... |
…OK, I'm finally done with the photos, where is everybody? (There are 7 people in this picture!) |
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Descent… |
Almost at the col… |
A minor lump on the way… |
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Looking back east at Boundary… |
View NE at a rest stop. |
I walk east to look for the rest of the party, then… |
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…turn around… Where is everybody? (There are 4 people in this picture!) |
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On top of Montgomery, view SW; the snow-covered mountains to the right are the Sierras of California. The leftmost peak is White Mountain, 14246'. |
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View N, standard cerebellum check for Harlan. 75% full on right side. |
Daisy, the wonder dog, with Josh (orange cap). |
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View N with people. |
Kim girds her toes. |
A precarious perch. |
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View NNE. The group is now on the N side of Montgomery. Boundary is visible in back, on the right side of photo. |
A glider (visible at top middle of photo) comes by for a strafing run. |
Glider, now below us. |
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Descent. |
Granitic veins in a darker, more mafic granitoid. |
More descent, view NE toward Boundary. |
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View back SW at Montgomery. |
After the death march traverse, Jim raises his eyes to the heavens. |
Wild horses. Our resident Classics Major warned us about these. |
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The valley had a stream lined with these, which appear to be a variety of water hemlock -- a very poisonous member of the carrot family. |
Irises were abundant. |
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Monkshood |
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Special thanks to Josh and Kim, who organized the hike, and were experts at herding cats. |
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