![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16384a.jpg)
Guitar Lake with first rays of morning sun on peaks (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16385a.jpg)
Guitar Lake with morning sun on peaks (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16386a.jpg)
Trail climbs somewhat steeply through upper Guitar Basin (view SE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16387a.jpg)
Looking back at sun on the higher peaks (view NW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16388a.jpg)
Climbing towards the base of the switchbacks (view SE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16389a.jpg)
Base of the switchbacks (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16390a.jpg)
First switchback (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16391a.jpg)
Second switchback (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16392a.jpg)
Third switchback (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16393a.jpg)
Fourth switchback (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16394a.jpg)
Fifth switchback (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16395a.jpg)
Stone wall holding up the trail (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16396a.jpg)
Sixth switchback (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16397a.jpg)
Rocky sideridge (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16398a.jpg)
Seventh switchback (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16399a.jpg)
Steep hillside (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16400a.jpg)
Eighth switchback (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16401a.jpg)
Trail winds among huge boulders (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16402a.jpg)
Ninth switchback (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16403a.jpg)
Tenth switchback (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16404a.jpg)
Approaching the crest and the trail junction (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16405a.jpg)
Arriving at the crest and the trail junction (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16407a.jpg)
Trail Crest trail junction (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16406a.jpg)
Trail junction signs (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16408a.jpg)
Trail buddies from Lower Crabtree Meadow (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16409a.jpg)
Mt. Whitney Trail (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16410a.jpg)
Short switchback on Mt. Whitney Trail (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16411a.jpg)
Rock trail and rock towers (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16412a.jpg) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16413a.jpg) |
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Dropping towards First Col (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16417a.jpg)
First Col (view W towards Owens Valley) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16418a.jpg)
First Col (view E towards Guitar Basin) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16419a.jpg)
Second Col (view W towards Owens Valley) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16420a.jpg)
Second Col (view W towards Guitar Basin) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16421a.jpg)
Rocky trail (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16422a.jpg)
Rocky trail (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16423a.jpg)
Third Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16424a.jpg)
Vast field of rocks (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16425a.jpg)
Approaching Fourth Col (view E) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16426a.jpg)
Fourth Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16427a.jpg)
Traversing vast field of rocks (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16428a.jpg)
Fifth Col (view E towards Owens Valley) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16430a.jpg)
Rocky trail (view N) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16431a.jpg)
First view up the broad summit ridge (view NE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16432a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view NW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16433a.jpg)
Broad summit ridge (view SE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16434a.jpg)
First view of summit cabin (view NE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16435a.jpg)
Summit (view NE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16436a.jpg)
USGS benchmark |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16437a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view NE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16438a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view N) |
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Grand scenery (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16440a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16441a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16442a.jpg)
Selfie on the summit (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16443a.jpg)
Selfie on the summit (view NE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16444a.jpg)
Summit plaque |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16445a.jpg)
Departing the summit (view SW towards cabin) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16446a.jpg)
Descending off the broad summit ridge (view SW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16447a.jpg)
Starting the long summit-ridge traverse (view SE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16448a.jpg)
Approaching the Fifth Col (view SE) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16449a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16450a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16451a.jpg)
Approaching the Fourth Col (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16452a.jpg)
Grand scenery (view W towards Guitar Lake) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16453a.jpg)
Traversing the long summit-ridge (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16454a.jpg)
At the First Col, beginning to climb out of the saddle (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16455a.jpg)
Traversing the long summit-ridge (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16456a.jpg)
Trail off the summit-ridge become visible (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16457a.jpg)
Switchbacking down the long summit-ridge (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16458a.jpg)
Trail Crest junction becomes visible in the distance (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16459a.jpg)
Approaching Trail Crest junction (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16460a.jpg)
Flower along the trail |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16461a.jpg)
Eighth switchback heading down (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16462a.jpg)
One of several Gray-crowned Rosy-Finches along the trail |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16463a.jpg)
Approaching the seventh switchback heading down (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16464a.jpg)
Approaching the fifth switchback heading down (view S) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16465a.jpg)
Passing the third switchback (view NW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16466a.jpg)
Interesting high-elevation plants growing in the rocks |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16467a.jpg)
Descending rocky hillsides below the switchbacks (view NW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16468a.jpg)
Descending rocky hillsides below the switchbacks (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16469a.jpg)
Descending through alpine meadows in Upper Guitar Basin (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16470a.jpg)
Guitar Lake in the distance (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16471a.jpg)
Looking back up at alpine meadows on rocky hillside (view E) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16472a.jpg)
Descending through alpine meadows below Guitar Lake (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16473a.jpg)
Approaching Timberline Lake (view SW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16474a.jpg)
Descending towards meadow along Whitney Creek (view W) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16475a.jpg)
JMT-Crabtree Meadow trail junction (view SW) |
![John Muir Trail](photos-jmt05/S120_16476a.jpg)
Damp Crabtree Meadow campsite (view NW) |