On August 28-September 6, 1971 myself, Gil Beilke, Roger Getz, Jim Bloom, Gordon Lee, Don Larson, Ralph Drollinger and Larry O'Leary backpacked 72 miles from Upper Rock Creek Lake to Triple Divide Peak and out at Kings Canyon.
On August 28, 1971 we broke off from the Explorer Post 360 trek at "Upper Rock Creek Lake" below New Army Pass. Gordon Lee brought the steak dinner and supplies in via mule and horseback to our layover at Upper Rock Creek Lake - a nice spot. Gil, Roger and Jim climbed Joe Devel Peak.
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Upper Rock Creek Lake - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
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Upper Rock Creek Lake - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
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Upper Rock Creek Lake - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
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Upper Rock Creek Lake - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
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Eating steaks at Upper Rock Creek Lake campsite - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
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Eating steaks at Upper Rock Creek Lake campsite - Sequoia National Park 28 Aug 1971
On August 29, 1971 we headed down Rock Creek past where the trail turns off to go over Guyot saddle. It was beautiful on the north side - many meadows. Also less brush on the north side lower down. The brush became a nuisance around 8500'. The plan was to descend to the Kern River near Kern Hot Springs but we ran into a waterfall and ledges we couldn't safely get around so we made camp.
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On the trail down Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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On the trail down Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Meadow on Rock Creek, Mt. Guyot - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Start of cross-country down Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Meadow along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Flowers along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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View down Rock Creek of mountains near Mineral King
Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Cross-country down Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Flowers along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Flowers along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Berrys along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Along Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Crossing Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Crossing Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Lunch stop on Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Flower on Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Flower on Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Berries on Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
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Descending Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 29 Aug 1971
At this point we concluded that the terrain was too steep with cliffs, etc. so we backtracked up the creek until we found some ledges to make camp on.
The next day we returned up Rock Creek to the trail and over Guyot saddle to Crabtree Meadow to camp.
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Climbing back up Rock Creek - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Crabtree Meadow, Mt. Whitney - Sequoia National Park 30 Aug 1971
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Kaweah range over Sandy Meadow on the John Muir/Pacific Crest Trail
near Whitney trail junction - 31 Aug 1971
Next day we continued on to Junction Meadow which we made about noon. Several of us were bushed so we made camp. Gil & Roger climbed Kern Point while the rest of us relaxed.
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Junction Peak over Wright Lake Basin from south of Wallace Creek
Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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View down Wallace Creek to Kaweah Ridge - Sequioa National Park 31 Aug 1971
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View down Wallace Creek to Kaweah Ridge - Sequioa National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Kern Canyon - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Wallace Creek - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Kern Canyon - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Kern-Kaweah Canyon - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Kern-Kaweah Canyon - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Waterfall from Kern-Kaweah - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Junction Meadow - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Junction Meadow - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Camp at Junction Meadow - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
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Trail sign at Junction Meadow - Sequoia National Park 31 Aug 1971
The next day we continued up the newly cleared (of fallen trees) Colby Pass Trail along the Kern-Kaweah - nice scenery and hike. We camped where the trail turns to go up the pass at a beautiful campsite.
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Waterfall from Kern-Kaweah - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah 'Pass' - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah 'pass' - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah 'pass' - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah 'pass' switchbacks - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah 'pass' - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Looking back down Kern-Kaweah 'pass' - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Trout in Kern-Kaweah River - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River reflection - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Trout in Kern-Kaweah River - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River vegitation - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River (foreground), Picket Creek - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Picket Creek - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River trail - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah canyon - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah canyon - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah canyon - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
![Camp in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971 Camp in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0027colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8431flcsw450hq.jpg)
Camp in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
![Interesting tree stump in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971 Interesting tree stump in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0026colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8430flcsw450hq.jpg)
Interesting tree stump in Kern-Kaweah canyon near Gallats Lake
Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
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Fishing at Kern-Kaweah camp - Sequoia National Park 01 Sep 1971
![On the way along Kern-Kaweah River to climb Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 On the way along Kern-Kaweah River to climb Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0029colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8433flcsw450hq.jpg)
On the way along Kern-Kaweah River to climb Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
On a layover day the next day we climbed Triple Divide Peak - a loose cruddy mountain that really psyched me out - but it had good views.
Triple Divide Peak is a mountain along the Great Western Divide in the Sierra Nevada range on the boundary between Kings Canyon and Sequoia national parks, in Tulare County, California. It rises to 12,640 feet. First ascent 1920 by James Hutchinson and Charles Noble.
Near Kaweah Gap, the peak divides three important watersheds: the Kern River, the Kaweah River, and the Kings River. This three-way divide leads to the peak's name. At one time, it was also called The Keystone.
The Kaweah Peaks Ridge spurs off to the south, while the Kings-Kaweah Divide branches off to the west.
![Along Kern-Kaweah River on way to climb Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Along Kern-Kaweah River on way to climb Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0030colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8434flcsw450hq.jpg)
Along Kern-Kaweah River on way to climb Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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Kern-Kaweah River canyon - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On the way up Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On the way up Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On the way up Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On the way up Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On the way up Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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On top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Kern Point, Kern-Kaweah Canyon from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Kern Point, Kern-Kaweah Canyon from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0038colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8447flcsw450hq.jpg)
Kern Point, Kern-Kaweah Canyon from top of Tripple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Crabtree Basin, Mt. Langley from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Crabtree Basin, Mt. Langley from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0039colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8449flcbcsw450hq.jpg)
Crabtree Basin, Mt. Langley from top of Tripple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Siberian Pass area from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Siberian Pass area from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0040colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8458flcsw450hq.jpg)
Siberian Pass area from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Kaweah Peaks Ridge from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Kaweah Peaks Ridge from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0041colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8451flcsw450hq.jpg)
Kaweah Peaks Ridge from top of Tripple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Castle Rocks, Lion Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Castle Rocks, Lion Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0042colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8443flcsw450hq.jpg)
Castle Rocks, Lion Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Castle Rocks from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Castle Rocks from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0043colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8444flcsw450hq.jpg)
Castle Rocks from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Roaring River, Whale Peak from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Roaring River, Whale Peak from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0047colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8452cflcsw450hq.jpg)
Roaring River, Whale Peak from top of Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Coppermine Pass area, Glacier Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Coppermine Pass area, Glacier Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0045colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8453flcsw450hq.jpg)
Coppermine Pass area, Glacier Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Glacier Lake, Cloud Canyon from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Glacier Lake, Cloud Canyon from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0046colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8454flcsw450hq.jpg)
Glacier Lake, Cloud Canyon from top of Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Moose Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Moose Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0044colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8455flcsw450hq.jpg)
Moose Lake from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![Looking along ridge to Milestone Mountain on skyline from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 Looking along ridge to Milestone Mountain on skyline from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0048colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8456flcsw450hq.jpg)
Looking along ridge to Milestone Mountain on skyline from top of Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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Milestone Mountain from top of Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
![The chute I launched rocks down and then descended on Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971 The chute I launched rocks down and then descended on Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0050colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8460flcsw450hq.jpg)
The chute I launched rocks down and then descended on Triple Divide Peak
Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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Descending from Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
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Rest stop descending from Triple Divide Peak - Sequoia National Park 02 Sep 1971
The next day we went over Colby Pass to Scaffold Meadows on Roaring River in Cloud Canyon. A nice hike but 16 miles was a little long. Some great views.
![Kaweah Ridge from Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971 Kaweah Ridge from Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna44_colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide1971/sna44_0053colby_pass_kern_kaweah_triple_divide197109-8464flcsw450hq.jpg)
Kaweah Ridge from Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Looking back on Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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View towards Colby Pass trail - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Approaching Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Topping Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Flowers at Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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View from Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Pass - Sequoia National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Descending Colby Pass toward Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Colby Lake from Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Colby Lake from Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0001roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8478flcsw450hq.jpg)
Colby Lake from Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Lake from Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Switchbacks descending Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0005roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8482flcsw450hq.jpg)
Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Looking back at Colby Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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South side of Whaleback near Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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South side of Whaleback near Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Big Wet Meadow, Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Big Wet Meadow, Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0010roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8488flcsw450hq.jpg)
Big Wet Meadow, Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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South side of Whaleback near Colby Lake - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Avalanche Pass down Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Palmer Mountain, Avalanche Pass down Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Palmer Mountain, Avalanche Pass down Cloud Canyon - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0013roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8491flcsw450hq.jpg)
Palmer Mountain, Avalanche Pass down Cloud Canyon
Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0014roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8492flcsw450hq.jpg)
Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Big Wet Meadow - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Big Wet Meadow - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Big Wet Meadow - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
![Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971 Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0018roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8498flcsw450hq.jpg)
Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
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Camp on Roaring River - Kings Canyon National Park 03 Sep 1971
The next day took us over Avalanche Pass on a so-so day to Sphinx Creek. Gil climbed Palmer Mtn. Haze of the low country cuts into view.
![View south from near top of Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971 View south from near top of Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971](sna45_roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass1971/sna45_0020roaring_river_colby_pass_avalanche_pass197109-8506flcbcsw450hq.jpg)
View south from near top of Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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View south from near top of Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Mossy pond near Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Mossy pond near Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Mossy pond near Avalanche Pass - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Cross Mountain, North Guard from Sphinx Creek
Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Cross Mountain, North Guard from Sphinx Creek
Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Glacier Monument frum upper Sphinx Creek - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Upper Sphinx Creek - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Sphinx Creek camp - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Sphinx Creek camp - Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
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Larry O'Leary doing laundry at Sphinx Creek camp
Kings Canyon National Park 04 Sep 1971
The last day we hiked down a rough trail to Bubbs Creek - then "highway" to Kings Canyon roadhead - another so-so-hike. Lots of bugs and people.
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Mt. Hutchings from Sphinx Creek trail - Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
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Mt. Hutchings and Buck Peak from Sphinx Creek trail
Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
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Mt. Hutchings and Buck Peak from Sphinx Creek trail
Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
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Bubbs Creek from Sphinx Creek trail - Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
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Bubbs Creek - Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
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Trail down Kings River to Kings Canyon trailhead - Kings Canyon National Park 05 Sep 1971
Left the roadhead about 10 a.m. for home. A great trip with beautiful weather.