Quite often when you break trail, you navigate through the brush, over the boulders and make your way to areas that invite you to set up camp or just remain awhile. Here I was out on a heading to Aster Lake below Alta Peak in Sequoia National Park. The peak in the distance is Alta Peak.
On this ascent of Ontario Peak, we really should have had snowshoes with us. It was a slog the whole way down this route, but quite beautiful nonetheless. The naked and worn trees were littered about with Mt. San Antonio looming in the distance. The mountain erosion you see on Mt. San Antonio is also known as the Mt. Baldy Bowl.
When exploring the upper ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains, you sometimes are confronted with stormy weather. While at times you can become enveloped in storm clouds, there are times when there are breaks in the weather to reveal nothing short of absolute glory.
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