June 1, 1996

June 1, 1996. 7.3 miles today.

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June 1, 1996. Somewhere between Whitney Portal and Lone Pine Lake. Well before the sun started to get to me.

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June 1, 1996. Lone Pine Lake. That is me fishing from the rock. I lent the camera to a man that was fishing with his son so he could take these pictures of me.

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June 1, 1996. Lone Pine Lake.

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June 1, 1996. Lone Pine Lake. Well, I didn't catch any fish, but the fellow who took the pictures and his son caught one and we cooked it up and ate it after I made some pan bread.

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June 1, 1996. There's nothing like fresh fish.

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June 1, 1996. Here is Lone Pine Lake from up the trail a ways.

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June 1, 1996. Big Horn Park, just a few hundred yards south of Outpost Camp, where some of the Mount Whitney hikers would spend the night.

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June 1, 1996. My camp at Trail Camp, less than a mile from Trail Crest and about 12,000 feet vertical.

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June 1, 1996. Trail Camp. I will need the rest. The hill over my right shoulder is the approach to Trail Crest. The next day I would climb 1,500 feet in vertical , 1 mile in distance, through snow and ice, with a 75 pound pack while my lungs are still not quite used to the altitude.