Big Pine Creek
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The first view of Temple Crag is always impressive.
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Temple Crag above Second Lake.
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Sam Mack Meadow is one of the great beauty spots in the Sierra.
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Three turquoise jewels set in a bowl of granite.
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It is hard to believe that the Palisades are a mile away. You want to reach out and touch them.
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Happy hikers at the glacier.
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Happy, that is, until they realize that there's a half mile of boulder scrambling before they return to the trail! Sky Haven is the mountain in the background.
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