
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