I guess they put this up after the 10 people where killed on that one night.
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On Trail Crest, looking down at Hitchcock Lakes.
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The lake in the center of this picture is Guitar lake, the place we camped only 2.5 hours ago.
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Our group on top of Mt. Whitney. We are done climbing. All downhill from here.
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A view from Mt. Whitney.
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Another view from Mt. Whiteny.
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This is the hut on Mt. Whitney.
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This view is toward the Whitney portal (6000' below), and then the town of Lone Pine.
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Another view from Mt. Whitney, to the Northeast. This is the hard way up.
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This is a view of the Pinnacles on the way to the top.
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That is me going to check the visitor's log on top of Mt. Whitney.
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A view through one of the Pinnacles along the top ridge between Trail Crest and Mt. Whitney.
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Some of the famious 99 switchbacks. There really are close to 99 switchbacks between
Trail Camp and Trail Crest.
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A view of Mt. Whitney below, on the way down to Trail Camp.
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The trail down to Whitney Portal.
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Wes and Curtis at the end of our trip.
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I think Wes is pretty happy at this point.
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Ken crosses the finish line.
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Ken and his mother (my wife).
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A feast.
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We can only think about food.
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Me, at the finish line. I lost over 25 pounds.
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More feasting.
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Our group, after a shower and clean clothes.
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Something to remember this trip -- us on Mt. Whitney.
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