2013, August, Mt. Whitney
Mt.Whitney and surroundings
. . . Yura, Alina, Inna
. . . Vera, Vlad, Vasya
. . . Zhenya
. . . Which of the mountains is Whitney?
. . . Our road is waiting us
. . . We're about to start
. . . The only bears we've met
. . . Oh, yeah, this one too
. . . Tree fairy
. . . Another one
. . . Looking into map
. . . On the trail
. . . A tree at the end of trail
. . . Vlad and Alina
. . . Cottonwood lake
. . . Taking a picture
. . . What's next?
. . . The sun is coming down
. . . It's getting colder
. . . Time for the guitar
. . . Flowers and stones
. . . At New Army Pass
. . . View to Cottonwood Lakes
. . . Marmot
. . . Bighorn
. . . Sky Blue Lake
. . . The sun is rising
. . . Doubts
. . . Packing
. . . Our trail goes somewhere there
. . . Dark blue
. . . Far above
. . . Zhenya and Inna
. . . Vera
. . . View to Crabtree Pass from Crabtree Lake
. . . A perfect and empty beach
. . . Foxtail pine
. . . John Muir trail, approaching Timberline Lake
. . . Vera is reading 'War and Peace'
. . . Marmot is posing
. . . Up to Whitney
. . . Our Guitar Lake camp, bird's eye view
. . . View from Whitney
. . . Our brave team
. . . At the summit
. . . Alina talks to US Superior Marmot
. . . Above all
. . . Lunch on the summit
. . . Descend started
. . . View to the East
. . . View to the West and Guitar Lake
. . . We are back
. . . Morning
. . . Guyot Pass
. . . Camping on Rock Creek
. . . Guitar tuning
. . . Vasya
. . . Zhenya
. . . Soldier Lake
. . . Old pine
. . . Relaxing
. . . Swimming is challenging
. . . Our camp. View from above
. . . Mountains call us
. . . Riding a weird creature
. . . Inna
. . . Silent waters
. . . Golden trout
. . . Rock climbing is always fun
. . . With Soldier Lake in the background
. . . Zhenya and Yura switched
. . . Perfect spot for Christmas party
. . . In the moon light
. . . Dead pine
. . . The last mile
. . . We are kinda back
. . . A half of the moon
. . . Sorting out pictures
. . . Vlad and Alina
. . . Sunset at Stanford University
. . . Walking around Stanford
. . . Columns and arches
. . . Sculpture by Rodin
. . . Sofa, Zhenya, Inna and San Francisco Bay in the background