speedcenter2001: Overview map day 13
speedcenter2001: Early morning camp panorama
speedcenter2001: Very early morning at our site - 6:06am
speedcenter2001: Cirrus clouds indicate something is brewing up in a few days
speedcenter2001: Even more gnarly looking above Forester Pass
speedcenter2001: Things are not looking good for a yo-yo return hike
speedcenter2001: Leaving our camp site, which is in the trees on the left
speedcenter2001: No more trees after our site
speedcenter2001: The sun catches up at 8am
speedcenter2001: Still wearing his sweater
speedcenter2001: The view down to the Kearsarge Pinnacles
speedcenter2001: Junction peak
speedcenter2001: Unnamed lake below Junction Peak. Forester Pass is the wider v-shaped notch on the right
speedcenter2001: Up on the rock spur above our last camp site
speedcenter2001: Big sky country
speedcenter2001: Even bigger sky
speedcenter2001: We reach the top of the ridge at 8:30am
speedcenter2001: Looing down at where we came from from the top of the ridge
speedcenter2001: Unnamed ridge blocking our view to Mt. Stanford in the west
speedcenter2001: The full 360 view at this point of the climb
speedcenter2001: The trees bottom left at the creek is where our tent was in the morning
speedcenter2001: Looking north, with the Palisades in the distance
speedcenter2001: South view panorama
speedcenter2001: Top of Forester Pass, 9:24am
speedcenter2001: South view from the pass
speedcenter2001: Stretched arm group photo
speedcenter2001: Heading down, we have a long way to go
speedcenter2001: There is a big steel beam on the trail below - construction
speedcenter2001: The first switchbacks on this side are real tight
speedcenter2001: They are also very steep