
When you break down in the middle of nowhere it is important to keep your priorities straight:

Last view to Warren Peak and Cottonwood Creek

Evolving view as we climbed upward

Ray admires the view

View to Surprise Valley

View now to Warren Peak (far) and Peak 8298

View towards the small town of Alturas

Lower Alkali Lake

A new view for Pro to enjoy

Clouds disappearing

California Welcomes The Angel

Peak 8298 at dawn

middle alkali lake

Surprise Valley Hot Springs, CA (0848)

Hot Springs Near Cedarville, California at Dusk

Hot Springs Near Cedarville, California at Dusk

Thermal Tentacles

Surprise Valley Hot Springs, CA (0832)

Surprise Valley, CA (0827)

Not a particularly healthy stand of trees

Cliffs above Cottonwood Creek

False summit of Squaw Mountain

Looks like we are in the southwest

Along the Summit Trail to Cottonwood Lake, Modoc National Forest, CA

Skirting a large meadow

Squaw Mountain, behind us now

Oregon is just beyond Upper Alkali Lake

Wave bye-bye to distant Squaw Peak

Cliffs, catching the morning glow

A small creek hides in the shadows

Getting ready to round Squaw Mountain

Surprise Valley, CA (0844)

We had been on top of that ridge on the first day

Cliff near Patterson Creek

The Warner Mountains, to the north

Ray, on the slog away from Cottonwood Creek

Trail through the hellebore

I shouldn't look ahead to see how high we have to go, it's demoralizing

Peak 8298, as we continued to gain elevation

Cottonwood Creek's canyon walls

Hooray, we are about to finish off the climb

Because we started early, it was fairly cool

Surprise Valley and Warner Mountains, CA (0830)

Common branded

Wasp On Rabbitbrush

Bee On Rabbitbrush

Watch the storm go by

Patriotic Pose

Front yard of sage brush

Dust Devil