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SPHINX LAKES BASIN AND BREWER BASIN TRIP


Pictures from the backpacking trip to Sphinx Lakes Basin and Brewer Basin
November 4, 2001

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November 8, 2001 - Kings Canyon

1. Camp 1 near the junction of Bubbs Creek and Sphinx Creek

2. The Sphinx

3. Hiking to Sphinx Lakes Basin

4. Kings Canyon

5. Sphinx Lakes and Sphinx Crest

6. Resting

7. In the Sphinx Lakes Basin

8. Near Camp 2, between Lake 10,514 and Lake 10,546


November 9, 2001 - Sphinx Lakes Basin, Sphinx Pass and Mount Brewer

9. Camp 2, morning of November 19. Packing out.

10. Skirting Lake 10,514

11. Hiking up the Sphinx Lakes Basin

12. Sphinx Crest

13. Lake 10,546, half frozen.

14. Lake 10,546

15. Lake 10,546 

16. North Guard to the right (this is the wrong cirque to hike up if you want to reach Sphinx Pass)

17. Up towards Lake 10,962
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18. Peak 12,070 (unmarked on USGS map), and Lake 11,358

19. Lake 11,358 (unmarked on USGS map)
at 36°42.855'0"N / 118°30.675'0"W

20. Approaching Sphinx Pass

21. Mount Brewer from Sphinx Pass

22. Upper Brewer Basin: South Guard from Sphinx Pass.

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November 10, 2001 - Avalanche Pass and Kings Canyon

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