Our hike went off the trail on the way to the small lake, then we climbed to the big lake, and came back on the trail.
Map view courtesy Google Earth.
Rain and hail in 3... 2... 1...
Our camp site surroundings.
The beginning of the hike.
Granite plain and some vegetation. Гранитная плоскость и зелень.
Cheetah found a friend, Gary.
A parched tree. Жаждующее дерево.
Parched tree zoom.
Parched tree up close.
Cheetah checks the horizon.
Green slopes. Зелёные склоны.
A small pond, some water flow, and a mountain range in the distance.
A view of a mountain and white granite plains.
Waterfall. Водопад.
A rock and some falling water. Камень и падающая вода.
A neat rock formation, we are going around it on the left.
Same rock formation in landscape.
Striped cliffs. Полосатые скалы.
Another landscape view in the direction we are going. Ещё пейзаж в направлении нашего движения.
Cheetah taking a breath.
Cheetah explores granite plains.
More picturesque surroundings.
Amazing rocks.
And more amazing rocks we are passing by.
Steeply inclined striped surface.
Anywhere we look are these amazing granite hills.
Can't get enough of this geology.
Looking back in the direction we came from. Смотрим назад, откуда мы пришли.
Umpa lake.
The far shore of the Twin Lakes as we are climbing to them from the Umpa lake.
An island in the middle of the Twin Lakes.
On the map, the island is not really in the very middle.
A shady island.
Cheetah makes circles.
Shores of the Twin Lakes. Берега Озёр Близнецов.
Cliffs by the Twin Lakes.
Steep lake shores.
Steep lake shores in full color.
Last look back at where the lakes are, now we are going back on the trail.
A little swampy area with lots of sitting watter and snakes.
Flower stairs. Цветная лестница.
Penstemon newberryi, also known as mountain pride.
Mountain pride, wallpaper cut.
A rock from far away.
The rock up close.
Camassia quamash, also known as camas.
Some kind of lupine.
Camp sweet camp!
Cheetah is happy to relax by the fire.
Bonfire in hard light. Костёр в жёстком свете.
A rock in our camp site.
Campsite rock zoom.
Campsite rock is alive.
An axe just before dusk. Топор незадолго до заката.
Wrights Lake.
Some buildings on the shores of the Wrights Lake.
A dragonfly by the Wrights Lake.
A submerged pier.
Last look across the Wrights Lake.
