Cottonwod Lakes

Weekend Hike - I went to Cottonwood Lakes for an overnight stay at lake #3. This is supposed to be a long weeekend trip(Memorial holiday) but Friday(May 22nd) night I was preparing my stuff late and as a result went to bed late and woke up the next day too late to travel. Anyway, here are some pictures I took from that trip. I made a trip to this area way back in 2005 together with Carol, a Backpacker.com forum member and a forest ranger. Back then, we made a loop going up to Old Army Pass with side trips to Mt. Langley and Sky Blue lake(Miter Basin) then heading down to Soldier lake then up to New Army Pass down to Long lake then back to the trailhead. I really wish I could do the same if only I have the time. Here's the link of our trip back in 2005: http://www.tarol.com/cottonwoodlake.html). Meanwhile enjoy some photos below.

Since the Eastern Sierra Visitor Center is not open until 8:00AM(I was there at 6AM) to secure a permit, I decided to take some pictures along Whitney Portal and thought it might be a good idea to visit Alabama Hills.

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Since the Eastern Sierra Visitor Center is not open until 8:00AM(I was there at 6AM) to secure a permit, I decided to take some pictures along Whitney Portal and thought it might be a good idea to visit Alabama Hills.

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