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Dusy Basin Reflections

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Isosceles Peak (l) and Columbine Peak (r), late afternoon.

Kings Canyon National Park; Sierra Nevada, CA-- July 1999

scan of a film print

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lcarreau

This one's a Dusy!

Voted 10/10

An isosceles triangle is a triangle with
(at least) two equal sides.

Now, somebody just needs to go out there and
test the theory ON Isosceles Peak !!! !

Posted Jun 5, 2009 9:25 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: This one's a Dusy!
	Hasn't voted	I might be game.
		Posted Jun 6, 2009 9:27 pm

phxphotog	I know this area...
Voted 10/10	very well. Been there once (this shot looks as if it's the lower lake in Dusy?) and headed back there this summer. Great shot! Thank you for sharing. Cheers!
	Posted Jun 5, 2009 11:27 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: I know this area...
	Hasn't voted	It's been almost 10 years, but yes, I think this is the lower lake. My brother and I spent one night here on a 3-night trip from South Lake to Muir Pass and back, and I have to say that Dusy Basin is easily one of the most incredible places I have ever been, Sierra Nevada and beyond. I would love to go back there and ramble and explore. I hope that if you're going in early July, which is when we went, you have several tons of bug dope; as we hiked through the basin on our way to LeConte Canyon from Bishop Pass, we actually had to run because of the mosquitoes, and when we camped there, we spent most of the afternoon sweating in the tent for the same reason. The skeeters were pretty bad everywhere those few days, but they outdid themselves in Dusy Basin. I think only in the Beartooths of MT/WY have I seen them worse. Enjoy!
		Posted Jun 6, 2009 9:43 pm


	phxphotog	Re: I know this area...
	Voted 10/10	I do know about the "skeeters"... That was the only part of the trip I didn't like. We actually moved our base camp to a higher elevation in hopes they wouldn't follow. It did help a bit, but those little buggers are persistent. This time I will wash my clothes in permethrin and take plenty of Deet with me. And I will camp at a much higher altitude than even last time. Only venturing down to the water for photos and filter water.
		Posted Jun 9, 2009 3:20 pm

etsnyd

That's a keeper

Voted 10/10

Beautiful shot, Bob.

Posted Jun 16, 2009 12:52 pm


	Bob Sihler	Re: That's a keeper
	Hasn't voted	Thanks-- it's hard to get a bad shot in this place, though; it's one of the greatest hiking destinations I've ever seen.
		Posted Jun 16, 2009 6:45 pm