Charles Orgish, John White Eastern Sierra trip June 2007, first night bed roll just before Sonora Pass
John with his favorite lighting appliance
camp setup
It has been a while since I've been over the Pass and it's still as beautiful as ever
Me just over the summit
John looking down from the summit
Right over Sonora Pass looking back at the Eastern peaks
This is an old favorite spot just pass the snow gate on the eastern side of the pass
Levitt Lake, it has been years since I made this 4-wheel drive only trip
Levitt Lake with me in the picture
John making sure the car doesn't start moving
Levitt Lake's south west shores
looking east towards Nevada, wonderful old tree
Levitt Meadows with the Walker River meandering through it
Back end of Levitt Meadows
Waterfall off the western side of the canyon just before the Levitt Meadows pack station
John getting pictures of the waterfall
My old fishing hangout, Walker River hitting the meadows
Marines cold weather training base. This was just a few pup tents when I first starting coming here
end of the line before hitting the high desert
The wonderful West Walker
heading off to Brideport
one mile later
The view of the Mono basin from Conway Summit
Special treat, a rendezvous with Bev Burke and family in Mammoth Lakes on there summer trip across America
Me and Bev
Bailey, Conner and Pappa Joel relaxing at Mammoth Lakes
Obsidian Dome from Lookout Mountain
atop of Lookout Mountain looking south to the Long Valley Caldera
My bed roll in the old Mono/Bodie mill area
special beetle
another shot, it's a bit hard though to see the fan antennta
visitor during coffee
Camps all cleaned up and we're ready to move on
The eastern side of Mono Lake looking west at Paoha Island
Prickly Poppy (Aegemone Polyanthemos)
South West view of the Sierra
Heading out to see if we can find the old Mono/Bodie Mill railroad path that ran south of Mono Lake 32 miles to Bodie
Tufa on the east end
Well, we know the water was at least up to here at one time (That's also tufa in the foreground)
Mono Lake and the Eastern Sierra. The little dots on the lake are some of the millions of birds that breed here
Not to bad so far
The only gate we hit. Standard etiquette here, make sure you close any gates you cross
The Mono Mill rail line, you can still see the railroad ties
me by some old ties
Can we make it through the deep sand?
Sand on all sides now. btw we didn't make it but were able to finally get back on firmer ground
Clear view of the old rail line
Looking East