Sierra Rendezvous Trip Report and Photos

“Ok fellow Rendezvousers this is the place to write your TRs and post your pix too!
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“I will let others write the TR who are more capable than I.

But if a picture is worth a thousand words...let me mumble this...



Hitchcock Lake and Guitar Lake from the Mount Whitney Trail



Hodgeman at a new high 14,497'




Early morning at Kearsarge Lakes”

“Unbelievable WW. Tx.

Feeling a little jealous right now.

(Okay, a LOT jealous!)”

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Dawn at Trail Camp



Bubbs Creek below Forester Pass”

“WW you are truly gifted!!

Amazing pictures! I love below forester pass. Did anyone happen to see any Sky Pilots near or at forester?
Thanks for sharing..and yes I am jeolous too!”

“Sky Pilots were everywhere above 11,500' they smell really purdy too!”

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Shooting Star lake shore”

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Puddle Jumper, Nate, Josh and Katie looking back up Forester Pass.
It's hard to see in this small size but there are little switchbacks up the side of that peak. That is also Gemini's favorite snowfield!”

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Creek Jumper and Puddle Jumper with no apparent fear of bears, camping in the designated bear canister area :)”

“WhoooHoooo!!!! Best time ever!
Great Company, Great Trip...Great Party...

I can't wait to check all my pictures. Should have over 1Gig of them.

Nonconform...give it some time, I need to recover from the party last night. heeheehee

Windwalker: whatcha talking about huh????”

“Dunno Gem 8)

Let's try one in B&W
Don't mind me folks...I'm just playing again!”

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Om and Navi's Bear
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“I didn't see one single bear :(
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“I gotta say again WW, you take some of the best pictures I've seen.”

“Here is a crappy little spot where we decided to camp after crossing Forester Pass.

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“shade bus
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“chillaxin.. calm before the mesquito storm
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“Didn't see the TR thread before posting on the other, so I'll add this again....

Hey Gang !!

Hikerchic and I got back to Truckee about 4 o'clock or so, after a bit of sightseeing around Tahoe

Nice to see some photos aleady up. Can't wait to see the TR and all the rest of the pics. I'll put a group trip page with all of the links a.s.a.p.

I've got a ton of my own pics to wade through too, but when I finally make it home I'll be reloading the gear for the next trip too

Anyways... great to see you all again and make a bunch more new friends too. Fantastic trip !!”

“Oh man! Looks like you all had a wonderful trip and good weather! Windwalker, your photos are outstanding. I wanna see more!”

“hey everyone!

Hodge and I have glanced at the posts while listeing to Bob Seger & now we're getting ready to go for pizza.

windwalker, great shots..........but save the best for last huh? Let all of us novice photographers post ours first. :) You put ours to shame.

Over and out....for now”

“I hear Pixie's, kinda tired after hot tubbing with Gemini last night.........”

“Nice to see that Eugene digs catholes.”

“Eugene is a "leave no trace" kinda guy.”

“WOW! - looks like a great trip - fantastic photos WW”

“I showed my wife my photos, "That's nice, um uh, yes, that's nice." is the responses I got.
Then I showed her Wind Walkers photos, "So THAT'S the reason you go backpacking!" is what she said.”

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Thanks Y'all!

My kidz and I all had a great time!!!”

“timed exposure with almost full moon.
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“Glad y'all made it back safely! I did a TR on the original thread w/a link to my pics - check it out if ya' want. Great to meet all of you - see you again soon!!!”

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My kids and I kept looking to the top of Whitney from Lone Pine and saying...
"Wow, we were on top of that yesterday"”

“I know I've seen that shelter before. Windwalker, the second picture you posted of Hodgeman looks like the same place that Gonzo took a picture of. Here's a link to his picture on his webshots album. http://community.webshots.com/photo/402486258/402511138hYkCeG Were you all on the same trip? Or did you happen to go to the same place close in time?”

“Gonzo was there (Top of Mount Whitney) just a couple of weeks ago. Different trip....same location. :)”

“That's the hut on top of Whitney, there are probably hundreds of thousands of photos of it.

http://community.webshots.com/photo/178749382/200766244lEijHO”

“I forgot to mention that I had a greeaattt time with everyone. Thanks to y'all. For some reason I am speaking with a southern drawl. :)

phils son, great shot of our camp in the moonlight”

“Cool shots David, that moon light shot is really cool!

BowlderMan...nice pix I checked out your photos and Snowy's photos last night!

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“WOWZA!!! YAAAAAAA!!! Increddddible! Wind Walker, awesome shots and I can't wait to see more! Phil's son, I'm eager to see more of your outstanding shots too! You guys saw some of the best the High Sierra has to offer on this one!

Hey Winder Walker®, that upper Bubbs Creek area is some of my favorite scenery on earth! We have very similar shots of the creek and Center Peak, but the creek was quite a bit higher in your pic! Also the angle was slightly different but the landmarks and time of day are very very similar. For the amazing resemblence, check this comparison out!

http://www.windwalker.info/whitney/bubbs.jpg
Wind Walker®'s shot


http://gallery.photo.net/photo/1748071-lg.jpg
Buck Forester®'s shot”

“I met a professional photographer at Trail Camp...


Lars was working the glass like reflection when I met him.
http://www.larsschneider.com/”

“Really beautiful.

Sounds like a great trip, can't wait to see the rest of the photos and read the TR's.”

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Kearsarge Lakes and Pinnacles”

“The whole camp was yelling at me to get up and take this photo...Thanks Guys! I appreciate the wake up call =)



Only a Windwalker could sleep through thunder, lightning, hail and rain.

Cool shot Buck® looks like you were in the creek to get that shot! Which lens were you using...looks like a really wide angle.”

“shepherds pass trail did not exist.. it was gone. cross about 50ft of snow then around the corner to where switchbacks USED TO exist. scree ski all the way down to the snow..the last 75yds down on the snow.

this photo does not do it justice.. the slope is about 55deg if not slightly more.
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“That's a lot of snow David!”

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Just past Creek Jumpers site at the Tarn above Guitar Lake.”

““I forgot to mention that I had a greeaattt time with everyone. Thanks to y'all. For some reason I am speaking with a southern drawl. :)
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hikerchic5
11:28:15 PM
7/24/05

LOL, been hanging out with trekkngirl and om??????? Best peeps in the world.


I want to hear about 'om and nav's bear"!!!!


Pictures, we need more pictures!!!!”

“i'm up.I feel much better today. :p
JVZ dropped me off about 5:oo or so last night. Thanks again JVZ for the ride home. I'm forever greatful. I owe ya big time.
Thanks to all of you I had a great time. I plan to download and post photos later today.
Gotta go get ready for work now. :(”

“Gosh...I was tired last night. My pants finally fit again...face is looking somehow normal...I think I had a deed alergy or some kidney problem...

anyway, i looked at my pictures and WOW...I can't wait to post them.

I need to say a big HUGE Thank You to Phil and his family. First Phil organized an awesome trip, then he took me into his house and fed me. Later on I will be getting a ride to the airport. I can not say how much I do appriciate the help.

I met a lot of great people.”

“Great pics WW and Philson 8). I have gear and will email a couple of people and not degenerate the thread. Looks like all are getting where they started from.”

“I am soooo jealous! Everyones pics are awesome. I have to get out that way soon!”

“We finally got home about 10:30 PM. Had to stop at Whoa Nellie's for lunch, and visit with Rockman at Tuolumne Meadows (huh?), and sit on hwy 580 for what seemed liked hours. I'm not sure if I'll get any photos up before I head out on the JMT.

Who said we had nice weather? Landscaper, Om, and I walked through thunder, lightening, rain, and hail for hours before hunkering down under her rainfly and waiting out the rest of the storm. The trail became a creek in minutes.

I especially liked Forrester Pass. Ha! Nah, the mosquitoes were my favorite. It's darn difficult to articulate what I liked, but I sure had a good time out there.”