Day 3, 1:32 PM - The hour of truth for tender toes
View previous item Lush Alpine meadow above Twin Lakes California Bighorn sheep area - 11,000 ft Passing Mt. Wynne - 11,200 ft Approach to Pinchot Pass - 11,500 ft Back across Bighorn Plateau to Acrodectes Peak Pinchot Pass - Why we do this Lake Marjorie from Pinchot Pass The hour of truth... Halfway to Lake Marjorie Camp Number 3 at 11,000 ft Tomorrow's Destination: Mather Pass Dry tarn with red fringe grass Mather pass over alpine tuft grass Mt. Pinchot overlooking Lake Jasmine The Agony of da Feet Din-din in the high Sierra After dinner walk with the mosquitos View next item

It's time to leave the pass (I slacked for over an hour enjoying the view) and do the first serious down-hill hiking en route to the Lake Marjorie basin (the furthest lake in the picture). My feet were sore anyway, but the fun hadn't really started yet. From this point on it just gets more interesting...