Our first bear siting, just south of Sequoia National Park. It bothered us that this bear was not afraid of us at all. It sniffed our scent and casually strolled across the meadow in front of us.

Lots of meadows with wandering streams in this area. No more worries about finding water!

The backside of Mount Whitney taken from Bighorn Plateau.

We decided not to summit Whitney. It saved us packing a days food and we had been there several times before.

Another sierra view. No wonder we love it up here.

This little stretch of ice made us glad we had ice axes. The field is just below Forester Pass at approximately 13,000 feet. It was frozen solid and the foot steps sloped down the mountain. No room for mistakes here.