Tried this hike solo the week before, but had a late start, picked a bad route and ended up in a boulder field. On this try I was joined by Kathy and we were able to find a fairly easy route to Mt Morgan's 13,748' summit.
A view of Mount Morgan and Little Lakes Valley taken last year from the summit of Mount Starr.
Heading to Rock Creek Lake where I'll meet Kathy for the hike to Mount Morgan after spending the night near the Owens River Gorge.
Looking back at Rock Creek Lake from a short way into the hike.
Entering the John Muir Wilderness.
Trail junction to Francis Lake. Last weekend when I tried this hike I hiked a quarter mile past this before I realized I missed it.
Hiking past Kenneth Lake.
Our first view of Mount Morgan as we near Francis Lake.
There were a lot of flowers along thr trail.
Francis Lake. We used the clear area on the slope to climb up to the ridge. Last week I followed the canyon up and ended up on a boulder field.
Francis Lake again from the inlet side. The lake is just past the half way point in distance, but at 10,900' it's only about a quarter of the way in altitude.
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