When you break down in the middle of nowhere it is important to keep your priorities straight:
Evolving view as we climbed upward
Last view to Warren Peak and Cottonwood Creek
View to Surprise Valley
Ray admires the view
Lower Alkali Lake
View towards the small town of Alturas
View now to Warren Peak (far) and Peak 8298
View From Patterson Lake
A new view for Pro to enjoy
Clouds disappearing
I Can See For Miles and Miles
Peak 8298 at dawn
A small creek hides in the shadows
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)
Not a particularly healthy stand of trees
Surprise Valley, CA (0827)
Along the Summit Trail to Cottonwood Lake, Modoc National Forest, CA
Skirting a large meadow
Surprise Valley, CA (0844)
Looks like we are in the southwest
Oregon is just beyond Upper Alkali Lake
We enjoyed the shade wherever we could find it
False summit of Squaw Mountain