 | | Alex and Steve with a Sequioa
Lodgepole, CA
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 | | Us trying to get a clear group photo with the General Sherman Tree, the biggest in the world!
Lodegepole, Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Post BP mess
Woverton, Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Alex
Somewhere on the trail to/from Alta Meadow
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 | | Cooling off and getting water. Also the scene of the most disquisting lunch ever!
Moose Lake, Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Decent to Alta Meadow
Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Going home!
Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Group shot: Steve, Alex, Keysha, Lance (Jamil taking the picture)
Somewhere near Wolverton, Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | Deer on the trail! We don't see too many of them in Southern California : )
Wolverton, Sequioa Natl Park, CA
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 | | So we spent the night in the parking lot in violation of various laws, we *might* have been asked if we had done so.... anyways here's steve and alex getting out after a spot of sleep.
Lodge Pole, Sequoia Natl Park, CA
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 | | Group about to head out... that red box behind the car... ack...
Wolverton, Seki, CA
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 | | Ok, you people back east might get your guns when you see this but we from SoCal hardly ever see these buggers. To us they're like thumper, you can't just whack em!
Trail to Alta Meado, Seki, CA
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 | | So this is Jamil's first backpack. While not a major backpack (10 miles, few k in gain) he said he was ready 'cause he worked out. Haha... gym shape only means you look good. Yes, i know he's reading this, i sent him the link!
Trail to Alta Meadow, Seki, CA
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 | | Steve, Keysha, Alex, and Jamil making good progress.
Some ferny place, Seki, CA
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 | | Steve and Alex
A trail junction, Seki, CA
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 | | photo op
Sequoia National Park, CA
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 | | Jamil Hossain, he was our intern circa 2001. Fine, IMLDP-er. Same damm thing....
Sequoia National Park, CA
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 | | It's a bit toasty here in the sun. No water.
Seki, CA
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 | | We would be back here in 3 months. It would look very different!
Seki, CA
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 | | Jamil making good time
Seki, CA
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 | | Keysha during a break
Seki, CA
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 | | We're nearing the tree line. But thankfully we're going to drop down a bit to Alta Meadow for some shade and hopefully water (not).
Seki, CA
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 | | How many damm jamil pics did i take? F*king interns...
Seki, CA
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 | | Steve hauling his load nearing camp.
Seki, CA
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 | | Bad-ass Alex posing for a hero shot!
Seki, CA
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 | | Last few meters to camp
Alta Meadow, Seki, CA
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 | | So it turns out there's no real water in camp. Doh. So now we have to go find some, here's the start of the water-less dayhike to find water. We did stash the Tecate (only the best for us) in some muddy water before we left to cool off.
Going to Moose Lake, Seki, CA
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 | | Hells yeah we found water! Here's a post dip picture, before someone got the idea to mix all of our food into one giant nasty mess we could share- tuna, ramen, cheese.. ugh.
p.s. i'm not sure where i picked up hells yeah, prolly some hicks from undergrad : )
Moose Lake, Seki, CA
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 | | Oh yeah, we came here to get water...
Moose Lake, Seki, CA
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 | | Um... i think it was jamil's idea to blend the food. Interns have the darned ideas...
Moose Lake, Seki, CA
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 | | Lots o'granite
View from Moose Lake, Seki, CA
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 | | Some pine trees at the tree line
between moose lake and alta meadow, seki, CA
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 | | More granite and lakes below us. Those would have been a bitch to get to.
Moose lakeish area, Seki, CA
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 | | f*king bear tramped in through our camp and ate our beer cans. The place reeked like beer. Do you know how heavy beer is? And to think we carried it all this way so the bear could smear it everywhere...doh... at least we found a couple he missed. Oh yeah, apparently bears don't like the taste of TP : )
Alta Meadow camp, Seki, CA
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 | | Home sweet home.
Ata Meadow camp, Sequoia and King Canyon National Park (SeKi), CA
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 | | Breaking down camp
Alta Meado camp, Seki, CA
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 | | I'm not sure who took the picture, but i sure do look young!
Alta Meadow, Seki, CA
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 | | Heading back out.
Seki, CA
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 | | Back to the hot section.
Seki, CA
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 | | Nearing the end!
Wolverton-ish, Seki, CA
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 | | Ready for soft seats and real food!
Wolverton, Seki, CA
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 | | Look at all that smelly gear.. and people...
Wolverton, Seki, CA
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 | | The smelliest of all! Nice dust layer too..
Wolverton, Seki, CA
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 | | Group shot with the biggest tree in the world!
General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Park, CA
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 | | yeah, it's tall too.
General Sherman Tree, Seki, CA
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 | | My arems are pretty much straight out so i'm not really hugging it am i?
General Sherman Area, Seki, CA
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