The following is a rough line-point of our route.
Route.
On Day one we made our way from the trailhead at Dana meadows, exiting the park and making camp near the parker creek below Mount Lewis and Koip Peak. The heavy water year was still very present in mid-July and provided for an abundance of water sources, and many springs:

Photo near camp:

Another couple photos near camp:


On day two we made our way up the ominous switches on Parker Peak. Fortunately, they looked worse than they were and the flowers and views along the way made it quite enjoyable.

View from end of last switch:

The view back towards Yosemite from Koip Peak Pass:

Looking down into Inyo at Alger Lakes from Koip Peak Pass:

We made our way down the steep slopes and towards Alger Lake for lunch:



From here we descended down to Gem Lake:

Somewhere near Gem Lake, but before reaching Rush Creek we came upon a sign indicating the trail along Rush Creek to Waugh was closed. Our options were to turn around and climb everything we had just descended. This didn't sound too appealing. Or we could make our way out to Mammoth. Only problem was our car was at the trailhead in Yosemite. We later found out that Waugh lake damn was in danger of failure. Of course we obeyed all laws and regulations. From what I hear Rush Creek was amazingly powerful.
We somehow found ourselves at Waugh Lake for night two.

The sunset was a treat:

The morning view wasn't too bad either:

We made our way to the PCT and started the slowish, snowy ascent up Donohue:

Me:

View back into Inyo from near Donohue Pass:

Cathedral Range:



For perspective:

Lyell Canyon was lush and quite peaceful:


We spent our third night below potter point and hike out in the morning.
Sorry so short. I have more photos if looking for something in particular.
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 02/07/2018 09:51PM by Torero14.