Northern California

Frost and heavy dew settle over a meadow in the Trinity Alps.

The only salamander I saw during the trip.

An alpine lake in the Russian Wilderness.

Marble Mountain consists of sedimentary limestone, which is a geological anomaly in comparison to the mountains around it, which consist primarily of old lava flows.

A softball-sized toad that would have made for some good eats if I had not already finished my bowl of rehydrated beans & rice. Note: that's a .9-liter Evernew pot, which makes this a VERY big toad.

Looking down to the Klamath River, which flows past the trail town of Saied Valley.

A lookout point above the Klamath River Valley.

A black bear crossing the trail

At the California-Oregon border. The Great Western Loop included more miles in California (about 1,900) than in any other state, and the diversity of those miles is impressive: the harshest desert in the US, the alpine zones of the High Sierra, and the fir-cloaked mountains of northern California.

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