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El Capitan, one day I'll be back there with
my ropes... (Yosemite National Park) |
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Half Dome from Glacier Point (Yosemite
National Park) |
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Hume Lake, rest and fish ! |
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Spring ski south of Lake Tahoe on a sunny
day. |
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Pine on the rocks (Yosemite National Park). |
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Julin breaks the crust in Telemark, South of Lake
Tahoe. |
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Isabella Lake, in the South of the Sierra. |
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Kings Canyon River (Kings Canyon National
Park). |
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Kings Canyon Gorge (Kings Canyon National
Park). |
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At the Kings Canyon Lodge, you can fill up
the tank, like in the old times (Kings Canyon National Park). |
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Lone Pine Lake, at the foot of Mount Whitney... |
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... completely frozen, in early November ! |
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Black Bears in Sequoia National Park. |
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Giant Sequoia: find the scale (Sequoia
National Park). |
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Mother and son (Sequoia
National Park). |
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A fallen giant (Sequoia) |
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Tenaya Lake (Yosemite National Park). |
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Giant Sequoia National Park's Atmosphere. |
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A serious one in the Eastern Sierra: mount Whitney,
highest point in the US (excepted Alaska); 4500m. The summit is the central
pyramid in the background. |
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No hut here so you need to snow-camp. |
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Mount Whitney, the Keeler Needle and other
peaks... in March 2003. |
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Bristlescone Pine Forest. Some of these trees
are over 4000 years old ! They are probably the oldest known living
organisms on Earth. |
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Climbing the East face of mount Whitney,
peacefull with still some pine-trees at 3500 m ! |
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The mountaineers route is less peacefull,
with a 400 meters couloir at 35 - 40° (here in March 2003).
Check the Videos webpage for some
skiing in the couloir.
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At the West entrance of the Yosemite National Park
stands El Capitan.
1000m high granite face 'welcoming' good climbers from around the world. |
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Half dome (from the valley) is one of the
most recognizable mountain in the world, due to its typical shape. |
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Half Dome from the East... |
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... Half Dome from the West... |
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... Half Dome from... the inside. Even for
non-climbers, there are some cables that can help you get to the summit. |
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From the Half dome summit down to the
Yosemite valley (can you see me on the picture ?) |
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Half Dome and the Yosemite valley from the
Clouds Rest summit. |
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Tenaya Creek canyon... |
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... an essentially mineral environment,
isn't it !?! |
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Camping in the wilderness of
Yosemite National Park. |
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Nevada Falls, almost dry in September
(Yosemite National Park) ... |
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... and Vernal Falls, both on the Merced River. |
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Close to Yosemite National Park: Devils Postpile National Monument... |
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... where an ancient glacier uncovered
30meters-high basaltic orgues. |
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Fragile! No Climbing ! |
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