Mt. Whitney, California
Mighty Mt. Whitney...at 14,505 feet (4421 m), it's the highest peak in the lower 48! And after four trips up into this area, I'm still ready to go back for more!
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Iceberg Lake, Inyo NF, 6 August 2017
In the shadow of Mt. Whitney, at 12,600 feet elevation, Iceberg Lake lives up to its name. Each night it froze back over, about half an inch thick. Mt. Russell is in the background. And the red streaks in the snow are called "watermelon snow" - it's caused by a cold-loving algae species living in the snow.
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