Pictures of Florence Lake to North Lake via Piute Pass

(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
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Florence Lake: the direction of the hike
The cabin with the phone (the water was very high in july 2008)
First fork to Selden Pass
Deer at dawn

First view of the Joaquin River
The Joaquin River
The Joaquin River
Second fork for Selden Pass

Second fork for Selden Pass
Where i came from (Lake Florence)
The trail
Junction with the Piute Creek Trail

Junction with the Piute Creek Trail
Junction with the Piute Creek Trail
Junction with the Piute Creek Trail
Junction with the Piute Creek Trail

Piute Creek
Steep switchbacks along the Piute Creek
Mountains west
Mountains east

Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Trail

Piute Creek
Trail
Piute Creek

Trail
Mountains south
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

Piute Creek
Mountains south (Evolution region)
Piute Creek

Piute Creek
The other side
A small camp
Creek crossing

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

The other side
The other side
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

The trail
Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

Piute Creek
The trail
Gate
The trail

Piute Creek
The other side
Flower
Piute Creek

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers

Piute Creek and Pilot Knob
Piute Creek
Piute Creek
Piute Creek

Piute Creek
Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Piute Creek
Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

Flower Parade
Flower Parade
Flower Parade

The other side
Flowers

Meadow
Meadow
Pilot Knob
Pinnacles on the left

Meadow
Meadow
Meadow and Pilot Knob
Pinnacles on the left

Creek crossing
Flowers
Trail

Piute Creek
Trail
Flowers

Flowers
Flowers
Mushroom
Flowers

Hutchinson Meadow
Fork to Piute Pass
Don't take this one
Take this one

Trail
Flower
Flower

The quintuple creek crossing
The quintuple creek crossing
The quintuple creek crossing

The quintuple creek crossing
The quintuple creek crossing
Gate
Trail

Trail
Trail
Mushroom

Mountains emerge from the south
Mountains emerge from the south
Mountains emerge from the south

Mountains where i came from (west)
At the tree line
At the tree line
Mountains south

Golden Trout Lake
Evolution Region
Lake

Mountains south
Mountains south
Creek crossing
Mountains south

Mt Humphreys? (looking northwest from Piute Pass
Evolution Region
Creek crossing
Evolution Region

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Creek crossing
Plateau before the pass
Creek crossing

Plateau
Trail
Flowers
Plateau looking west

Evolution region
Summit lake

Chipmunk
Summit lake
Strange sign
Summit lake and plateau

The plateau looking west
Piute Pass
Piute Pass
Mt Darwin

Piute Pass
Piute Pass
The eastern side of Piute Pass

The eastern side of Piute Pass
The eastern side of Piute Pass
Looking back to Piute Pass

Looking back to Piute Pass
First major lake
First major lake
First major lake

Looking back to Piute Pass
More lakes
Levin Lake
Levin Lake

Mt Emerson's craigs
The jungle below
Into the jungle
Last two creek crossings

Last two creek crossings
Fork to Lamarck Lakes
Fork to Lamarck Lakes

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(Copyright © 2007 Piero Scaruffi)
If you would like the original, high-resolution pictures, contact me