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0085 Early morning in the Agnew Meadows Trailhead parking lot -preparing to hike north on the Pacific Crest Trail
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0111 In the dry year of 2021 there were additional backcountry fire restrictions in effect in the Inyo National Forest
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0122 Panorama video west across the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley from the PCT north of Agnew Meadows
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0123 Panorama shot through hazy smoke west over the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley on the PCT
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0136 Leaving early helped us climb the initial steep switchbacks above Agnew Meadows while it was shady and cool
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0139 Banner Peak and Mount Ritter are barely discernable (extreme right) through the smoky haze in August 2021
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0142 Zoomed-in view southeast toward the twin summits of Mammoth Mountain from the PCT above Agnew Meadow
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0153 The PCT traversed high up along the eastern side of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley
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0174 Vicki taking a quick break along a creek, high up on the eastern side of the big valley north of Devil's Postpile NM
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0188 Looking across the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley where hazy Shadow Lake lies in that cleft, from the PCT
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0189 Shadow Lake across the way, and the hazy Minarets lie behind them to the right, from the PCT
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0192 Zoomed in view of Shadow Lake and Shadow Creek as it descends, cascading down into the valley
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0193 Vicki decided to take a short nap in the shade, with Shadow Lake visible across the valley
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0194 The air began to clear - zoomed-in view of the Minarets, left, and Banner Peak and Mount Ritter, right, from the PCT
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0197 Panorama video from the eastern side of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley, looking across to the west
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0202 It was hot and shadeless on the Pacific Crest Trail north of Agnew Meadows (the High Trail)
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0208 Peakfinder Earth app screenshot with annotated peaks across the valley - the Minarets, Ritter, Banner, and more
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0219 Zoomed-in view of one of the Two Teats summit blocks from the PCT north of Agnew Meadows
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0220 Looking down and across the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley toward Shadow Lake from the PCT
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0242 Zoomed-in view of Mount Ritter (13147 feet) and Banner Peak (12927 feet) from the Pacific Crest Trail
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0248 We met up with a well-traveled hiker - he was a great guy, and still hiking strong at 75 years old
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0255 Vicki hiking north in the sun on the PCT on the eastern side of the Middle Fork San Joaquin River Valley
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0256 The haze was less but still present as we looked west toward Mount Ritter and Banner Peak from the PCT
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0286 It was time for nap number two, after eating a bit of lunch in the shade - nice campsite but no water
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0291 Weathered trail signs on the PCT, with Thousand Island Lake to the north, and Agnew Meadows to the south
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0316 We came upon a small pond, one of the upper Badger Lakes, just southwest of Agnew Pass on the PCT
