_JFR_: 014 Mount Humphreys is in front of us as we head west on Highway 168 out of Bishop, CA
_JFR_: 036 Parked at the North Lake Day Use Parking Lot because the road was closed ahead of us due to excessive snow melt
_JFR_: 051 The site of the road damage just west of North Lake
_JFR_: 055 The gate to the North Lake Campground is locked and the sign says Closed For Winter
_JFR_: 070 We arrive at the Piute Pass Trail trailhead signs in North Lake Campground
_JFR_: 076 Entering the John Muir Wilderness on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 092 The North Fork Bishop Creek snowmelt runoff is still strong as we continue on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 093 The North Fork of Bishop Creek is running strong as we hike the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 096 Video of crossing a log bridge on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 097 Log bridge on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 106 Shooting Star Flowers on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 116 The North Fork of Bishop Creek flows under a snow bridge on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 122 Video of the North Fork of Bishop Creek flowing under a snow bridge on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 135 Panorama shot of snow on the east ridge of Peak 12691 from the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 144 Looking back down the Piute Pass Trail as we continue gaining elevation
_JFR_: 156 In front of us lies the canyon headwall and beyond it are the lakes, on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 169 Peak 12691 looks down on the granite headwall that we must climb over to reach the lakes on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 173 Red cliffs on the north side of the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 177 Snow melting and a rushing stream on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 178 A marmot watches us near the waterfall
_JFR_: 180 Looking back down-canyon on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 190 Panorama shot looking across toward Peak 12691 on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 203 The snow begins in earnest on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 205 Time to don the MicroSpikes
_JFR_: 210 A young buck came over to check us out
_JFR_: 212 Crossing the snow on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 213 We're no longer sure if we're on the trail or not, thanks to the snow, but we continued on anyway
_JFR_: 219 GoPro video of hiking with Microspikes and Ice Axes across a sloping snowfield on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 220 GoPro video of hiking with Microspikes and Ice Axes across a sloping snowfield on the Piute Pass Trail
_JFR_: 221 GoPro video of hiking with Microspikes and Ice Axes across a sloping snowfield on the Piute Pass Trail