Index of Slides, 1970 trip

Kings Canyon to Mt. Whitney and return, 1970

In the fall of 1969 I began my studies in architecture at Cal Poly, Pomona. A year later I switched my major to biology. But in the spring quarter, 1970, I took a course in photography and at that time purchased a Pentax Spotmatic 35 mm film camera. In the summer of 1970 I took this camera along on my first High Sierra trip. I had four rolls (36 exposures each) of Kodachrome slide film, which I used for this trip. This is the index page, which contains a link to each of the 144 slides. The slides are listed in order in which they were exposed, organized by each of the nine days of our trip.

In nine days, my brother, Vic, and I, hiked 104 miles and gained 18,600 feet in elevation. I am not sure my brother appreciated the physical exertion that would be required on this trip and perhaps I did not as well. In the last slide we see the expression on Vic's face.

This was the start of my exploration of the High Sierra, the most beautiful mountain range of the lower 48. I am so grateful that this area was preserved so that it can be experienced in the wild state. Thank you, John Muir.

Each web page containing a slide is coded for an overlay that contains navigation links. When the mouse cursor is moved over the slide, the links will appear. To view the slide, position the mouse cursor off the slide. The navigation links include forward (next slide) and back (previous side) links. In addition, there is a link back to this page and a link to the topographic map appropriate for the location. The topographic maps open in a separate browser tab. The topographic maps are labeled with the locations for each photograph.

You may wish to start by looking at a topographic map that covers the entire trip. This opens in a separate browser tab and does not include any navigation links to other pages. Then if you wish to follow trip from start to finish, then use the link for the first slide.

Map of Trip

OPEN MAP This large scale map will open in a new tab in your browser. Our route is marked with red dots. More detailed maps are available for each slide.

Day 1 to Sphinx Creek on Bubbs Creek

north wall Kings Canyon
Vic La Favre, Copper Creek trail head
Bubbs Creek at Sphinx Creek
Bubbs Creek at Sphinx Creek
Bubbs Creek at Sphinx Creek, Vic La Favre
Bubbs Creek at Sphinx Creek, Vic La Favre

Day 2 up Sphinx Creek, over Avalanche Pass and descend to Scaffold Meadows on the Roaring River

The Sphinx at Bubbs and Sphinx Creeks
Kings Canyon from Sphinx Creek Trail near Bubbs Creek
Sphinx Creek, Vic La Favre
First steep switchbacks of Sphinx Creek Trail, Vic La Favre
North end of Sphinx crest
Cross Mountain
Avalanche Pass, Jeff and Vic La Favre
Cloud and Deadman Canyons, Triple Divide Peak in background, view from Avalanche Pass
View from Avalanche Pass
Deadman Canyon
Cloud Canyon
Bridge at Roaring River Ranger Station, Vic La Favre

last update May 19, 2020

Kings Canyon to Mt. Whitney and return, 1970

Map of Trip

Day 1 to Sphinx Creek on Bubbs Creek

Day 2 up Sphinx Creek, over Avalanche Pass and descend to Scaffold Meadows on the Roaring River

Day 3 up Cloud Canyon, camp at Colby Lake

Day 4 over Colby Pass and descend to Junction Meadow on the Kern River

Day 5 up Wallace Creek, then south on John Muir Trail to Crabtree Meadow

Day 6 climb Mt. Whitney, all by trail, return to Crabtree Meadow

Day 7 north on John Muir Trail to Tyndall Creek

Day 8 over Forester pass and descend to Golden Bear Creek

Day 9 descend Bubbs Creek and return to Zumwalt Meadows