Backpacking the Sierras
Calochortus

A rare Calochortus flower blooming in Yosemite

Three Butterflies

Butterflies at Rancheria Falls, Yosemite

Doing Laundry

Hanging laundry to dry on a tree

Kathryn and wildflowers

Travis took this photo of me standing in the Calochortus flowers.

Jan and Travis

Filtering water at the edge of Rancheria Falls

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir

The Hetch Hetchy reservoir in Yosemite

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The Glen Aulin area in Yosemite

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Jagged peaks near Mt Whitney in Sequioa National Park

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Climbing a pass in Sequoia. I was so sick I couldn't look down.

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Top of Black Rock Pass. That climb nearly killed me.

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Big Five Lakes at sunrise

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Travis and I at Big Five Lakes

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Sitting in a river in Sequoia where we filtered water.

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Resting near an alpine lake above the treeline in Sequoia.

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At the summit of a pass in Sequoia.

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Looking down from Black Rock Pass.

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A waterfall in Yosemite.

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Travis stopping near a stream in Yosemite.

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Relaxing on a rock in Rancheria Falls.

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Travis! Move back from the edge of the waterfall!

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Travis smiling from a waterfall in Yosemite.

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The happy sunburned couple.

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Preparing our breakfast on the backpacking stove.

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Wildflowers and the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.