TIMBER GAP / GLACIER PASS LOOP PICTURES FROM JUNE 25-28

by Mike Reitz
[ Maybe someone planning a trip in this area can use these pictures to gauge the current conditions.  Still lots of snow!  Wouldn't have made it without ice axe and crampons.]

Glacier Pass Looking From Black Rock Pass Trail

 Spring Lake

Approaching Glacier Pass

Just Below Glacier Pass Looking Toward Black Rock Pass and the Kaweahs

Atop Glacier Pass Looking Toward Empire Mountain

Lower Monarch Lake and Mineral Peak

HIGH COUNTRY PHOTOS - JUNE 12/13, 2010

by Don Smith

My son and I had been planning the loop out to Spring Lake, 5 Little Lakes, Lost Canyon and up and over back to Mineral King.  Last weekend (Thurs to Sun) were the dates we were targeting.  So you can imagine how we have been watching the web-cam every day over the past month as the snow melts.  The post of the June 2^nd photos were very helpful in setting our expectations.  So these pictures were taken June 12/13.  Hopefully they will help others access the conditions.

 Looking down upon Glacier Pass on the ridge leading to Sawtooth

Looking down upon Sawtooth Pass.  There were footprints in the center of the photo leading up to the non-cornice area.

Close up of 6 to 8 foot Sawtooth cornice, footprints lead up to far side next to rocks.

Lower Monarch Lake

From lower Monarch lake viewing up to the dam.

Snow depth on slope leading to Sawtooth.  On average 18 to 30 inches exist June 12.

Columbine Lake and Lost Canyon.  Mt. Langley in background.

PANORAMA FROM UNDER THE KAWEAHA RIVER BRIDGE

by John Tillman, June 13, 2010

DANIEL'S RECON. PHOTOS, June 12, 2010

EMPIRE MOUNTAIN PHOTOS

by Evan Schmidt, June 2, 2010

 Looking down on Glacier Pass From the summit of Empire

Sawtooth and the Monarch lakes drainage.  Where did the lakes go?

Panorama  Mineral King Valley from Farewell Gap to Mineral lakes drainage

LATE APRIL SNOW SURVEY PHOTOS

by Evan Schmidt, April 2010

LATEST WINTER PICTURES

By Evan Schmidt on March 21, 2010

Voelz - Dula-Martin Cabins in East Mineral King
(where an avalanche hit)

Voelz Cabin in East Mineral King

EARLY MARCH WINTER PICTURES

By Evan Schmidt

Dink-Inn Cabin in West Mineral King

Meyer Cabin in West Mineral King

Unknown West Mineral King Cabin

Wood Cabin in Faculty Flat
(a reverse webcam shot)

Unknown East Mineral King Cabin

MORE CURRENT WINTER PICTURES

By Evan Schmidt on February 26-28, 2010

Dixon Cabin in West Mineral King

Savage Cabin in West Mineral King

Cochrun-Hammer Cabin (back view) in West Mineral King

Cochrun-Hammer Cabin (front view) in West Mineral King

Bissiri Cabin in Faculty Flat, West Mineral King

SPECTACULAR CURRENT WINTER PICTURES

By Dan Voelz on Feburay 8, 2010

 Bissiri Cabin in Faculty Flat

Whitney - Breeze Cabin in Faculty Flat

Unidentified Cabin 1

Unidentified Cabin - 2

Unidentified Cabins - 3

Farewell Gap

Snow from a fast moving avalanche of light snow floods into the Voelz cabin kitchen

LINKS TO OTHER RECENT MINERAL KING AREA PHOTOS

Bryan Allen's Gallery "June 2007 Kaweah Gap to Sawtooth Loop" (6-07)

Ben and Lauren's Adventure Journal - Mineral King Photos (7-7-08)

John R's Gallery (11-7-08)

Bryan Allen's Gallery  "May 2009 to Mosquito Lakes..." (5-23-09)

Ben and Lauren's Adventure Journal - Mineral King Loop #2 (7-4-09)

Ben and Lauren's Mineral King Photos (7-4-09)

Daniel's Farewell Gap Photos (9-09)

Daniel's White Chief Photostream (9-09)

Shadow*Jewel's Photos (10-09)

Glenn Cunningham next to snowpole (west end of Bissiri cabin at top right)

HISTORICAL IMAGES

Also see: The Mineral King District Association's Photo Gallery

Dixon Cabin in Faculty Flat during winter of 1968-1969

 
Everett Wood at the "Woodshed" ca 1950

West Mineral King Water Association ~ 1986
 

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