Getting acclimated near North Peak
Blue Heron in Tenaya Lake
Sunrise at Olmstead Point
Yosemite high country boulders
Hiking in: South Fork Big Pine Creek trail, Middle Palisade and Norman Clyde Peak on the horizon
Flowers along the trail
Flowers with Middle Pal in the distance
A one-antlered deer encounterd on the trail was very curious about us
Brainerd Lake
Brainerd Lake from above
tree sculpture
Finger Lake near our high camp
Middle Pal and Norman Clyde peak from our high camp
Lawrence makes dinner in camp
Summit day, Lawrence walks along the lake at sunrise
Our objective, Middle Palisade at sunrise.
Middle Pal reflection
Reflection in Finger Lake
Mt Alice reflection
John on the approach hike
Hiking up the glacial moraine
A view of Middle Palisade (14, 040') up close
The climbing route on the Northeast Face of Middle Palisade.
Hiking past the glacier
A section of easy climbing just above the glacier
On the ascent
Sky Pilots
View south from the summit
View Southwest from the summit
View West: Summits of other Palisade Range peaks
Looking down from the summit other climbers visible far below
On the descent
Sunset light from high camp
Thundershower over eastern sierra on drive home
Thundershower sunlight
Storm clouds over Mt. Dana
Map of Palisade Region
