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Casthead Jesse and Wayland at the trailhead.
Kris stays behind with medical problems.
Casthead poses on the trail. The snow is covering the trail.
Mt. Wheeler looms in the distance.
Talus crosses the trail in several locations making a nice change of scenery.
Jesse and Casthead stop on a bridge in the Carson Forest.
Talus crosses the trail.
Yellow flowers on the Mt. Wheeler climb.
A stream winds through the Carson Forest.
Wayland crosses a bridge on the trail.
Red flowers on the Mt. Wheeler trail.
A stream wanders through the Carson Forest.
A stream wanders through the Carson Forest.
Jesse pitches camp. Note the tree hammock he uses.
We stop at a stream to test our emergency water treatment system.
Grass is covered with ice indicating the temperature of the stream water.
The snow is so heavy it completely obscures the trail.
We have to climb this snow covered slope to reach Horseshoe Lake.
Jesse is the last to start the climb up the snowy slope to Horseshoe Lake.
Water exits Horseshoe Lake and darts under a snow bank.
Panoramic view of Horseshoe Lake.
Horseshoe Lake as viewed from a high ridge over the lake.
Casthead looks onto the New Mexico 'Bowl'.
Casthead and Jesse begin the ridge hopping to the top of Wheeler.
The New Mexico 'Bowl'.
Snow lines the trail along the ridge to Wheeler.
Ridge hoppiing to the top.
Mt. Walter disappoints hikers who think they have reached Mt. Wheeler. The hikers find they have another 12 mile to go!
Snow lines the trail near Mt. Walter.
Snow takes on unusual shapes near the summit.
The final approach to Mt. Wheeler.
Casthead Jesse and Wayland pose for a photo at the top of Mt. Wheeler.
Panoramic view of Mt. Wheeler.
Jesse and Casthead descend the snowy slope below Horseshoe Lake.
The 'horse' mailbox has a 55 gallon drum for its body.