Day Eight
Backpacking from Grave Lake to Hailey Pass to Mae's Lake
via Pyramid Lake
On the trail to Hailey Pass
Hailey Pass on left, Mount Hooker, Musembeah Peak on right
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Sunflowers and Paintbrush
Senecio, Castilleja, and Erigeron
Pyramid Lake
East Fork River Valley and
Ambush and Raid Peaks
A side trip from Pyramid Lake for the view. Another day here would have been sweet.
View from Hailey Pass
Twin Lakes just south of the Pass
View from Hailey Pass
Route up to saddle north of Pyramid Peak
A fine tundra walk. On my eighth day, my backpack was now light enough to feel like a daypack.
View toward Pyramid Lake from the saddle north of Pyramid Peak
I hadn't planned to visit Pyramid Lake,
but this wide tundra valley lured me on.
Pyramid Lake
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Mae's Lake
Dinner lounging rock at Mae's Lake campsite
Sunset and Moonrise from Mae's Lake campsite