Vulgarian Ramblers
Summer 2006 Tour Pictures

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Leslie, Schmed, Dan, Foo'ball, Maria-Louisa and Jim at South Lake trailhead

Leslie, Schmed, Dan, Foo’ball, Maria-Louisa and Jim
at South Lake trailhead


Leslie and Schmed enjoy lunch in Dusy Basin

Leslie and Schmed enjoy lunch in Dusy Basin


Potluck Pass campsite

Potluck Pass campsite


Jim enjoys sunset from Potluck Pass

Jim enjoys sunset from Potluck Pass


Sunset light dances under the clouds

Sunset light dances under the clouds


Foo'ball, Jim and Maria-Louisa climbing the Polemonium glacier

Foo’ball, Jim and Maria-Louisa
climbing the Polemonium glacier


Jim and Maria-Louisa atop SE Polemonium

Jim and Maria-Louisa atop SE Polemonium


Maria-Louisa perches comfortably  with Starlight and Thunderbolt in the background

Maria-Louisa perches comfortably
with Starlight and Thunderbolt in the background


Enthusiastic climbers celebrate atop Mt. Sill

Enthusiastic climbers celebrate atop Mt. Sill
(is Maria-Louisa signing the register?)


Dan and Foo'ball in Bishop Pass

Dan and Foo’ball in Bishop Pass


Dawn moon from Bishop Pass

Dawn moon from Bishop Pass


Aperture Peak monolith I free soloed (before realizing it wasn't the high point)

Aperture Peak monolith I free soloed
(before realizing it wasn’t the high point)


Mt. Sill and North Palisade from Aperture Peak

Mt. Sill and North Palisade
from Aperture Peak


Cowboy Dan rides off into the sunset

Cowboy Dan rides off into the sunset...


Dave, Schmed and Foo'ball at Mineral King trailhead

Dave, Schmed and Foo’ball
at Mineral King trailhead


Sunset at Sawtooth Pass

Sunset at Sawtooth Pass


Columbine Lake from Sawtooth Pass

Columbine Lake from Sawtooth Pass


Dave constructs homemade marguaritas by head lamp

Dave constructs homemade marguaritas by head lamp


Schmed atop Mt. Kaweah (Foo'ball paused his brooding and cursing briefly to take this picture)

Schmed atop Mt. Kaweah
(Foo’ball paused his brooding and cursing briefly to take this picture)


Foo'ball with "Second (or Grey) Kaweah" in background

Foo’ball with “Second (or Grey) Kaweah” in background


Storm moving in over "Grey Kaweah" with Mt. Kaweah in background (taken from mistaken jaunt hundreds of yards beyond objective)

Storm moving in over “Grey Kaweah” with Mt. Kaweah in background
(taken from mistaken jaunt hundreds of yards beyond objective)


Sunset above the Big Arroyo

Sunset above the Big Arroyo


Dave and Foo'ball in our Bug Arroyo campsite with historical ranger cabin in background

Dave and Foo’ball in our Bug Arroyo campsite
with historical ranger cabin in background


Dave escapes tent fly shelter and hurries toward VE-25 platform construction site

Dave escapes tent fly shelter
and hurries toward VE-25 platform construction site


Dave and Foo'ball enjoy a break in the weather with Black Kaweah in background

Dave and Foo’ball enjoy a break in the weather
with Black Kaweah in background


"Grey Kaweah" and Mt. Kaweah from the southwest

“Grey Kaweah” and Mt. Kaweah from the southwest


Sunset from Columbine Lake

Sunset from Columbine Lake


Sunrise over Columbine Lake

Sunrise over Columbine Lake


Alan Taylor atop Sayres Benchmark

Alan Taylor atop Sayres Benchmark


Verdant treeline meadow below Mt. Powell

Verdant treeline meadow below Mt. Powell