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_JFR_: 00001 View of Owens Peak and Olancha Peak in the Southern Sierra from US 395 near Ridgecrest
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_JFR_: 00004 The Winter of 2023 was so wet that this was the first time I've seen water in Owens Lake!
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_JFR_: 00010 Cumulus clouds building over totally-obscured Mount Whitney
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_JFR_: 00011 Lone Pine Peak in the clouds on the left and Mount Whitney hiding in that valley, center
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_JFR_: 00014 Panorama view over the Owens Valley from Whitney Portal Road
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_JFR_: 00018 View toward Mount Whitney (in the clouds) as we approach Whitney Portal
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_JFR_: 00026 View of the waterfall on Lone Pine Creek in Whitney Portal
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_JFR_: 00027 Video of Lone Pine Creek flowing strong in the big Spring 2023 melt
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_JFR_: 00032 Vicki and I posed for a double-selfie below the cascading creek
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_JFR_: 00036 Vicki ordered a pancake from the Portal Store Grill
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_JFR_: 00043 I decided to try my hand at Tenkara Fly Fishing at the tiny (stocked) pond
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_JFR_: 00046 I caught my first trout of 2023!
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_JFR_: 00048 Vicki was happy to clean it and eat it right away
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_JFR_: 00052 Cooking trout on our old MSR Whisperlite Stove
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_JFR_: 00061 View toward the Alabama Hills and the Inyo Mountains from Whitney Portal Road
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_JFR_: 00062 Looking back at Mount Whitney, which was obscured by even more clouds
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_JFR_: 00079 View of the eastern Sierra from US 395 near Bishop, with Mount Humphreys on the left
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_JFR_: 00107 Virga and rain look to be in our near future as we descend toward Bridgeport on US 395
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_JFR_: 00111 The quaint mountain town of Bridgeport, California
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_JFR_: 00118 View toward Matterhorn Peak and the Sawtooths from Twin Lakes Road
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_JFR_: 00125 Looking at the Sierra Crest in northern Yosemite NP from the road near Lower Twin Lake
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_JFR_: 00136 Zoomed-in view of Matterhorn Peak, the northernmost peak in the High Sierra
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_JFR_: 00138 Panorama view of the docks at Upper Twin Lake
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_JFR_: 00145 Upper Twin Lake was VERY full in the Spring of 2023
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_JFR_: 00153 Video of Robinson Creek flowing strong near our campground below Lower Twin Lake
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_JFR_: 00155 Robinson Creek from the bridge below Lower Twin Lake near our campsite
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_JFR_: 00160 Large trout hanging out in the easy water below the bridge over Robinson Creek
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_JFR_: 00162 Semi-feral deer looking for handouts at our campsite in Lower Twin Lake Campground
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_JFR_: 00167 All packed and ready to head north, from our campsite at Lower Twin Lakes
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_JFR_: 00175 We went to check out the spillway from Lower Twin Lake into Robinson Creek