John Muir Trail - Day 5, California, U.S.A. (August 29, 2008)

Day 5: Purple Lake to Quail Meadows (approximately 15.4 miles)

Long grasses line the shore of subalpine Lake Virginia

The view down towards Tully Hole and Fish Creek

The view from the climb to Silver Pass, just above the timberline

Blissfully flat terrain on the southern side of Silver Pass

Colorful bushes beside the trail near Quail Meadows

One trunk, two treetops!