In July 1976 with a friend from Independence and two teenagers from Lone Pine we backpacked from Silver Lake up to Gem Lake and then to the Alger Lakes from which we climbed Koip Peak.
Agnew Lake
Gem Lake
Small tarn along the trail north of Gem Pass
Approaching Alger Lake with Koip Peak, Koip Peak Pass in the background.
Parker Peak is at the right edge of the picture
The pointed peak is Blacktop Peak. To the right is Koip Peak and Koip Peak Pass
Alger Lakes in the morning
Highest Alger Lake and Blacktop Peak from the trail to Koip Peak Pass
Main Alger Lakes from trail to Koip Peak pass
Mono Lake from Koip Peak
From Koip Peak looking across Koip Peak pass at the twin summits of Parker Peak
with Mt. Woods beyond
Alger Lakes with Blacktop Peak on the right from top of Koip Peak. Pointy Banner Peak on right edge of picture in the background
Main Alger Lakes from top of Koip Peak
From Koip Peak looking along the Koip Crest at the Ritter Range. Pointy Banner Peak and Mt. Ritter at the left edge of the picture, pointed Rodgers Peak just right of center, Mt. Lyell and its glacier and Mt. Maclure at the right edge. The small lake near the bottom center is upper Lost Lake
From Koip Peak looking down the Dana Fork drainage. The pointed peak with snow is Mt. Dana. The closer reddish peak is Mt. Gibbs. The valley just in front of Mt. GIbbs is where Mono Pass and Bloody Canyon are. To the left the meadow in the trees is Dana Meadows to the right of which is Tioga Pass
Kuna Peak is on the left edge of the picture ... below is it's glacier ... from Koip Peak
Kuna Peak on the left. Stan Haye is checking out the register on Koip Peak
Mt. Lyell and it's glacier with Mt. Maclure to the left, from Koip Peak
From Koip Peak ... Mt. Lyell and it's glacier on the left, Mt. Maclure on the right
From Koip Peak, looking across the Koip Crest to Banner Peak (pointed on the left of center) and Mt. Ritter (to right and behind Banner). The saddle leading to Catherine Lake is to the right near the bottom of the long snow slope
On the side of Koip Peak looking across flowers at the main Alger Lakes
Flowers on the side of Koip Peak
Tarn near Gem Pass
Cody and Allan go swimming in the relatively warm tarn