Ray admires the view
Evolving view as we climbed upward
View to Surprise Valley
View now to Warren Peak (far) and Peak 8298
Last view to Warren Peak and Cottonwood Creek
Lower Alkali Lake
View towards the small town of Alturas
Least Flycatcher (voice only) video June 13, 2011
View From Patterson Lake
We enjoyed the shade wherever we could find it
Trail through the hellebore
Peak 8298 at dawn
Surprise Valley, CA (0827)
Not a particularly healthy stand of trees
Cliffs, catching the morning glow
A small creek hides in the shadows
We would get up nearly to the top of Squaw Mountain
Cliffs above Cottonwood Creek
Oregon is just beyond Upper Alkali Lake
You can just see the tip of Squaw Mountain
Squaw Mountain, behind us now
One last brief climb before rejoining the Summit Trail
Ray, on the slog away from Cottonwood Creek
Peak 8298, as we continued to gain elevation
False summit of Squaw Mountain
Along the Summit Trail to Cottonwood Lake, Modoc National Forest, CA
The Warner Mountains, to the north
I shouldn't look ahead to see how high we have to go, it's demoralizing