Sierra Rendezvous Trip Report and Photos

“stupid Pictures?? yeah...the Cali people learned quickly...but did you see the REAL pictures? I mean the view pics???

It's amazing to me that one simple lake can look so different within less then 24 hours:









SORRY FOR THE REPEAT :D”

“beautiful pictures!!”

“I did indeed, Gem.

The Stoopies are always my favorite, though!”

“I have a lot of head shots of folks on the trip I have to post tonight plus other photos. Damn I took to many pictures but it was well worth it.
I deleted another album on webshots today so I could add them tonight”

“The lake pictures are cool Gem. Amazing!

I have too look at more pics later. I see Webshots is behaving now. : ) So much to see!”

“Ok, here is my first webshots album: Kearsarge Pass Trailhead to Wrights Creek:

http://community.webshots.com/album/404976884HEPIre”

“Nice photos Snow Nymph!
And check out the legs on wannabp! Lookin good lady! ; )

wanna and landscaper”

“Does anyone else see a resemblance?

brothers?”

“ooh, crap. Wrong link for the wannabp legs pic. Sowee. Too late to edit. Let's try again: correct link”

“mine are up, not all captioned, but work is too busy today for me to work on them....dang people!heh
http://community.webshots.com/album/405870471”

“Cool pics everyone..
Thanks Hodge for the link..nice job..”

“dang, I missed Hodge's page.
checking it out now...”

“Thanks pixie, ya had me searchin' the photos!!

Yes.....yes!! >8^]”

“Hodge don't have his pics up yet???
Hurry!!!”

“Hi guys....Here's the address to the backpacking foods I was telling you about:

www.adventurefoods.com”

“creekjumper, have you tried their dehydrated beef?”

“I love the landscaper/eugene resemblance. It's uncanny!”

“ok finally got my last album up. This one has head shots of most folks towards the end.

http://community.webshots.com/album/406288042”

“careful Ruby....landscaper thinks them are fightin' words. LOL!”

“Great pics everyone!



Sunrise/moonset after the storm”

“Finally finished both albums!

Days 1-4
http://community.webshots.com/album/404976884HEPIre

Days 5-8
http://community.webshots.com/album/405745886

What a great trip. The scenery and people were both awesome!

This was one of my favorite pics...from our camp at Wrights Creek:
http://community.webshots.com/photo/404976884/405665836MludbB
last edited: 7/27/05 11:57:05 PM”

“One of the things that made this trip so special was the way many people went the "Extra Mile" to help others or add to the success of the trip. I would like to personally thank:

WLD - For getting Gemini and Solitary Hiker to the trailhead and reserving campsites even though he had to cancel on the trip for family reasons.

Hodge - For making sure that everyone got over the difficult parts of the trail, especially Forester Pass. Thanks for hanging back many times to make sure we slow-pokes were OK.

naviguesser - besides making sure that everyone stayed accounted for, also his behind-the-scenes help with planning and organizing and providing transportation for trekkngirl, Ewker, and War Eagle. Oh, yes...and Navi-ale, tagumet, and other "medicines".

jvz - For returning after he had to cancel his own trip to provide transportation and shuttle gear.

Snow Nymph - For figuring out how to get the extra gear back to Los Angeles and actually bringing it back for us.

Creekjumper - The "Mother Theresa" of the John Muir Trail.

songbyrd - for providing shelter during a hailstorm to a wayward hiker who probably didn't look or smell too good.

pepperDog, Shamus, and hikerchic - for providing transportation and/or accommodations so others could participate.

windwalker, landscaper, and others who set up camp after Forester Pass so we stragglers could make camp easily that night.

I am sure I missed some people because I couldn't observe everything (so forgive me if I did). I know of incidents of sharing of food, gear, first aid, encouragement, etc. as well as shuttling cars. The point is that the extra caring is what made this trip so great.

Thanks everyone, for going the extra mile. As my son said, "It is the people that makes these trips so great."
last edited: 7/28/05 12:33:28 AM”

“You couldn't have said it better Phil. I totally agree. There was so much sharing of everyone and everything. It was so great!

Thanks again Phil & others who helped organize this trip. This trip seemed like so much more of a production than the other paloozas, didn't it? I loved all of it though.

Have to look at other's pictures tomorrow. Tired. Oh yeah, I finally got "some" of my pictures up. Enjoy! http://community.webshots.com/user/hikerchic5”

“BowlderMan: Attracted all of the mosquitos at Kearsarge Lakes so that others wouldn't have to suffer.



I'm just so giving.”

“Wow, OM
I really like that shot you got of the butterfly on the tigerlilly. So clear and vibrant.”

“Replied to the wrong thread!

I meant to reply to this one. I spent all of last night looking at ALL of the pics! Hodge, your link made it easy to find all the pics.

Great pics and great trip!

and now I'm late for work again! :-(”

“Hello... just wanted to tell you all that I got my pictures up too. My photosite address is http://www.blueeyedcutiger.com. Enjoy! :)”

“Hey, I just now finished looking at your album, pj - great pics. Loved the one of the mosquitos all over your/your mom's back!”

“So, here I am, bored out of my mind at work, when I find this thread. Don't know how I missed it before, but all I can say now is WOW. Great pics and stories. Thanks for helping the last hour or so slip away!”

“puddlejumper, great pics even the Whitney ones ...lol”

“wow puddlejumper, awesome picture story. Makes me wish I would've taken more pictures. your album really does tell the whole story.

lesson learned :D TAKE MORE PICS”

“Whew doggy, puddlejumper®! Those are fantastic pics! Plus clicking on the pics is like being at a shooting gallery, it's double the fun! You truly do take wonderful photographs. Your pics look good no matter which side of the camera you're on.
last edited: 7/28/05 1:24:59 PM”

“Great photos everyone! I love Gemini's pic of the view out of her tent at trail camp... also the 3rd sunset photo she posted :)”

“Hi everyone! Just wanted to say I had a great time meetin' all the "new" hikers from afar. It was great fun gettin' to know you. As for all the others I've already met... you guys still suck! :)”

“Songbyrd, why is the jucuzzi water urine-yellow in this pic? Could the expression on Gem's face may be the reason? LOL

http://community.webshots.com/photo/405263458/405297005JJFwcb”

“ewwww....that's just nasty!!!
My daddy taught me better than that!!
last edited: 7/28/05 5:59:58 PM”

“so shut up!!! *Grins*”

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Timberline!”

“that's timberline? that's not how I remember it. hmm...i remember bigger boulders. i got to recheck my pics now...”

“
Does this look familiar Gem?
That's my son Nathan and the wee little people in the background are Puddle Jumper, Creek Jumper, Josh and Katie”

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Bullfrog Lake”

“of course it looks familiar. I thought though we left those rocks behind us after Forester... it must've left my mind huh???

maybe my brain was swelling too, dunn know”

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Looking back at camp- Kearsarge Lake”

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Camp below Forester Pass”

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Bullfrog Lake”

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One of the tarns below Bullfrog Lake”

“hmm...memory is slowly returning!”

“Hey WindWalker - are you doing a gallery of all of these awesome photos on your website..... at least a thumbnail page so I can link from the group page?”