Mt. Whitney Portal Store & Hostel Forums General Mt. Whitney Portal Store Message Board 9 days: Shepherd Pass to Whitney Portal

SnowDude and I backpacked from Shepherd Pass to North Fork Lone Pine, bagging Trojan Peak, Mt Williamson, Mt Barnard, Tunnaboro Peak, Mt Carillon, part way up Mt Russell, and Thor Peak. SnowDude went home, and I dayhiked Whitney/Muir the following day. Still working on photos, but here's what I have:
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Day 1 and 2: Symmes Creek TH to Anvil Camp / Anvil Camp to Shepherd Pass to Williamson Bowl
http://community.webshots.com/album/163701841xgtwZn
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Day 3 of our 9 day trip: Trojan Peak (13,950') from Williamson Bowl
http://community.webshots.com/album/166316549jsKqHU
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Day 4 of 9: Mt Williamson (14,375') from Williamson Bowl
http://community.webshots.com/album/168294151lKUYHl
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Day 5 of 9: Williamson Bowl to Wright Lakes Basin via Rockwell Pass (funnel cloud sighting)
http://community.webshots.com/album/168275615yYZFxp

Link to Funnel Cloud info:
http://tornado.sfsu.edu/RockwellPassTornado/index.html
"Highest Tornado ever observed"

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Day 6: Mt Barnard dayhike (13,990')
http://community.webshots.com/album/168294685xmFKOP

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working on day 7, 8, and 9.
Skipping to:

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Day 10: Whitney and Muir dayhike http://community.webshots.com/album/162939037QqHsdC

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Leaving for Lone Pine in a few minutes!

Snowy - At some point after joining Community Webshots (which I recently did - free version), did you ever download and install their proprietary software that allows you to upload multiple photos at the same time, or do you just upload one picture at a time? If you installed their software, is it worth it?

Hope you have a great MR hike! As you know, my turn to do the MR comes next weekend! Woo hoo! Can hardly wait!!!

CaT

Bob - As you probably know, my warm-up hike is on Sep 4, and I was already thinking of doing Thor on that date in preparation to do the MR with Richard the next day. What time are you leaving the Portal to do Thor on the 4th? I'm assuming you're dayhiking it. I hope we get a chance to meet!

CaT

Snownymph...you rule. I gotta ask..how do you have so much time to hike? I see your hikes posted everywhere. Lotto winner? Whats the deal?
Awesome pics of the twister...

ouchmyfeet,

I have to admit I have been wondering the same thing. I am happy for her, I just want to know what I will need to do in order to hike half as much as Snow Nymph.

just guessing, give every weekend to the mountains, leave late friday night, drive to the mountains, bag as many peaks as possible before Sunday night, drive home to make work on Monday. Use all vacation time in the Mountains including a few sick days. Hike lite, bag a peak a day. You have to admire the energy she has!

Dave - From my limited knowledge of Snow Nymph, you've pretty much hit it on the head.

CaT

Dave F is right! Mondays are rough sometimes, but its worth it!

All I have to say is that those are some awesome photos of sunset in the Williamsom bowl area. Love the one with Tyndall and the alpine glow. Heard a lot of comments on other sites that the tornado pic was fake. Don't know how it could be fake with all that hail associated with it. I thought it was cool.
Matt