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Center Basin 2021

A hike over Kearsarge Pass into Center Basin in Kings Canyon National Park
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  • First day, from Onion Valley trailhead to vicinity of westernmost Kearsarge Lake

    First day, from Onion Valley trailhead to vicinity of westernmost Kearsarge Lake

  • Second day, from Kearsarge Lakes to Center Basin

    Second day, from Kearsarge Lakes to Center Basin

  • Third day: Center Basin exploration

    Third day: Center Basin exploration

  • Fourth day hike from Center Basin to Kearsarge Lakes

    Fourth day hike from Center Basin to Kearsarge Lakes

  • Fifth day return to Onion Valley trailhead from Kearsarge Lakes

    Fifth day return to Onion Valley trailhead from Kearsarge Lakes

  • The Element at Onion Valley trailhead parking lot

    The Element at Onion Valley trailhead parking lot

  • Onion Valley trailhead

    Onion Valley trailhead

  • Red Columbine (Aquilegia truncata)

    Red Columbine (Aquilegia truncata)

  • On the ascent, looking back at trailhead, access road, and Independence on the Owens Valley floor far below

    On the ascent, looking back at trailhead, access road, and Independence on the Owens Valley floor far below

  • Onion Valley access road, Independence, and the Inyo Mountains beyond

    Onion Valley access road, Independence, and the Inyo Mountains beyond

  • Lower Pothole Lake, ~10,000 feet elevation

    Lower Pothole Lake, ~10,000 feet elevation

  • Flower Lake

    Flower Lake

  • Flower Lake, with University Peak (13,632 feet)

    Flower Lake, with University Peak (13,632 feet)

  • Looking down on Big Pothole Lake (11,256 feet)

    Looking down on Big Pothole Lake (11,256 feet)

  • Final portion of trail on ascent to Kearsarge Pass

    Final portion of trail on ascent to Kearsarge Pass

  • View to east from Kearsarge Pass; Big Pothole Lake at lower right

    View to east from Kearsarge Pass; Big Pothole Lake at lower right

  • Matlock Lake, to the east of the pass (dimly visible in previous photo)

    Matlock Lake, to the east of the pass (dimly visible in previous photo)

  • Looking west from Kearsarge Pass

    Looking west from Kearsarge Pass

  • Kearsarge Pinnacles with Kearsarge Lakes at their base. Bullfrog Lake on right.

    Kearsarge Pinnacles with Kearsarge Lakes at their base. Bullfrog Lake on right.

  • Sky-Pilot (Polemonium confertum), only usually found at altitudes above 11,000 feet

    Sky-Pilot (Polemonium confertum), only usually found at altitudes above 11,000 feet

  • Sky-Pilot (Polemonium confertum)

    Sky-Pilot (Polemonium confertum)

  • Kearsarge Pinnacles from the north, and some of the Kearsarge Lakes

    Kearsarge Pinnacles from the north, and some of the Kearsarge Lakes

  • Lower Kearsarge Lake on left, and Bullfrog Lake on right

    Lower Kearsarge Lake on left, and Bullfrog Lake on right

  • Sierra Shooting-Star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi); very widespread

    Sierra Shooting-Star (Dodecatheon jeffreyi); very widespread

  • Sierra Shooting-Star

    Sierra Shooting-Star

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    Second day, from Kearsarge Lakes to Center Basin
    Third day: Center Basin exploration
    Fourth day hike from Center Basin to Kearsarge Lakes