Looking back Following the ridge... Upper reaches of Stewart Creek View west Arc Dome Summit Trail junction Still climbing the ridge... Still following the ridge Junction with the TCT Still a ways... Big Sawmill Canyon Looking back west Still climbing the ridge... Getting closer... Rough... Almost there... Last push Looking back southwesterly THAT'S Arc Dome! On top Arc Dome (11,773 ft/3588 m) Arc Dome (11,773 ft/3588 m) Cairns Bye, Arc Dome! Looking east from the TCT Dropping... TCT northbound. TCT northbound. Dropping into the drainage Looking back south Coming into Columbine Canyon TCT junction Columbine Creek trail Canyon of Columbine Creek Down the switchbacks on the Columbine Trail Looking back up the Columbine Trail Aspens again! Looking up Columbine Creek trail The Wilderness Boundary sign As the sun sinks slowly in the west... Looking east Looking back The trail ahead 20210905 112302 Pass thru. First top-out. Into the aspen More aspen ahead Thru the aspen forest... Fork in the path Just beyond the trailhead... Still climbing the ridge... Looking back northwest Up the ridge Still following the ridge View southwest Genoa, Nevada The Trail Ahead IMG 7796 IMG 7794 IMG 7780 IMG 7776 IMG 7775 IMG 7774 IMG 7769 IMG 7766 But it's September! Large juniper at Squaw Valley IMG 7834 Big juniper Five Lakes Basin 20170917 135303 001 20170917 132349 001 Upper Basin, Squaw Valley ski resort 20170917 131510 001 (almost) Snowless You have been warned... Yes, that's the trail-- Decisions, decisions... IMG_9789 IMG_9788 IMG_9786 IMG_9787 IMG_9785_adj IMG_9784_adj IMG_9804 IMG_9805 IMG_9803 IMG_9802 IMG_9801 IMG_9800 IMG_9798 IMG_9799 IMG_9797 100_1935 100_1934 100_1933 100_1932 IMG_9796 IMG_9795 IMG_9794 IMG_9793