Can you tell this is Gary's first backpack? Hehe...wet khakis, polo shirt, bottled water, cotton socks, no hat, tennis shoes, tiny pack, giant sleeping bag... Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Garying motoring along. He's about to drop trow to cool off, he's over heating that cut bod in them khakis : ) Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Setting up carcamp the night before the bp. We got there 'early' around 10 i think. Gary showed up around midnight. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | How sweet. Happily married couple Allen and Amy circa 2002 Trailhead, Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Let's get it on! Easy for Tom to say, he's 6"4 200lb and eats right. Amy is 95 and eats shit all day long. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | You have to be prepared and get used to late summer storms in the sierra. It happens every other day, even though the skies were 100% clear an hour ago. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Breaktime! I still eat real food as of this trip. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | That's my pad in the background. So i always have time to kill while everyone struggles with their tent gear. Suckers. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Whoa!!! Amy's eating something besides Doritos and coke! I'm watching the pigs fly overhead. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Is getting chilly, I'm wearing everything i brought. Come'on fire!!! Stop smoking and get to burning! Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Happy Birthday Lance! For me, thanks guys! Tom made this brownie-cake on the trail. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Water gettin' time in the morn'. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Lots of granite in California. Nice show but it's got nothin' compared to... Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Yeah, i think there's a good reason why i'm looking at Tom like that. He's a bit odd. So's Allen. And Gary. Me too for that matter. Hmmm.. maybe i should expect this behavior... Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Tom and Allen experiementing. This campsite near devil's postpile had it's own hotspring. Sweet. Nice to soak after a hard day. Allen got a shock when some inked up naked chick jumped in with him. Ha! Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Tom and his ancient pack. If it ain't broke... nice view too. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Me looking down the valley Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | This tree was still alive despite the fire and tilting at an angle. Whenever a breeze came it'd move around and creak... freaked us out at first. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Water stop! Blister check for me too, these boots didn't fit me too well. Not the best time to find this out, on a multi-day. Into Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Grand views in the canyons Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Allen and Amy at a water crossing Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Our little campsite for the night. We shouldn't have piled up the rocks to make a fire, no reason too. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Sunset picture Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Me and tom at about the end at ? waterfall Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | The gang: Amy, Lance, Tom, Allen, Gary behind the camera Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Devil's Postpile. We walked many days for this. Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Each 'post' is a lot bigger than it looks from a distance. Spank it! Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Waiting for the bus to take us back to the vehicles Inyo Natl Forest, CA save file: small medium large | Post-hiking we went for a dip in the nearby hotsprings. Nice place! Owen Valley somwhere, CA save file: small medium large |