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0024 The sign was missing at the Robinson Lake Trail trailhead in the Onion Valley Campground
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0031 Looking northwest over the Onion Valley Parking area from the Robinson Lake Trail, Kearsarge Peak on the right
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0054 Panorama view north on the Robinson Lake Trail, with Kearsarge Peak (12598 feet elevation) on the right
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0104 This was a snowy year, and there was still some melting pink snow along the side of the Robinson Lake Trail
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0120 After three hours of hiking, we finally made it to the final ridge before the bowl of Robinson Lake
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0124 Robinson Lake appears, with the southeast ridge of University Peak behind it in the distance
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0159 It was getting late so we headed back down to Onion Valley Campground, on the Robinson Lake Trail
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0191 Walk-In Campsite 24 in the Onion Valley Campground - a good way to get acclimated to the hike tomorrow
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0202 Me, packing up, getting out my first day's snacks from my 7-day snack bag, in the Onion Valley Campground
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0208 Vicki at the Kearsarge Pass Trail trailhead sign in Onion Valley - ready to trek to Rae Lakes for seven days
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0213 Vicki sheds some layers as we climb up the initial switchbacks out of Onion Valley on the Kearsarge Pass Trail
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0222 Me, all clean and ready to begin our week in the wilderness, carrying my 1970's-era Camp Trails Backpack
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0238 Me posing at the John Muir Wilderness Sign near the beginning of the Kearsarge Pass Trail
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0254 Bright white and yellow flowers growing along Independence Creek on the Kearsarge Pass Trail
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0289 Vicki takes a nap on the Kearsarge Pass Trail next to Independence Creek - it recharges her battery
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0290 Video of Independence Creek as it cascades down toward Onion Valley from Little Pothole Lake
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0295 Onion Valley just below us with the town of Independence way down below in the hazy Owens Valley
