The trail goes left on the PCT toward Summit Lake and Castle Pass
Hike leader, Dan Cortinovis, explains the way ahead
Vista to the East on the way up
Vista to the West, across the Mules Ears, to Castle Peak and Basin Peak - destinations of an earlier trek
Pine forest, beyond a meadow of Mules Ears
Wilma arrives at the overlook
Frog Lake lies below in the shadow of the overlook
Since this was billed as a "dinner hike", Jim Fisher brought a dinner setup for the leaders, Dan and Wilma
Dan and Wilma enjoying their dinner
Starting down, having finished dinner at the peak
Denny and Dan
Gay admires the meadow in the late afternoon light
Old twisted trunk of a Sugar Pine
Gay amid the tall, mossy pines
Crossing a small stream on the trail
In the shadows of the forest
Dan beckoning the hikers to take it all in (what is still in the sunshine)
On the trail - Tinkers Knob is in the distance on the right behind Mt Judah
Take a good stretch...
And hold it
Gay adjusts her poles
The alpenglow on Castle Peak
Gay admires the gorgeous berries - do the bears eat these?
The woods are getting dark and deep
And soon the moonlight will be guiding the way
Time to hurry on - it takes a flash to catch Wilma