8 miles up and back (if you take shortcuts) ; 3500 feet of elevation gain

December 29, 2006

81Bristlecone pines	82Scenery at the saddle	83Scenery at the saddle	84Snow drift	85On route to summit
86Looking up towards summit	87Griffith Peak ahead	88On route to summit	89On route to the top	90On route to summit
91On route to summit	92On route to summit	93View of Charleston Peak	94Charleston Peak	95On route to summit
96On route to summit	97The way up continues	98Bristlecone pines	99Bristlecone pines	100Bristlecone and the Moon
101Moon above Bristlecones	102With the Moon	103On route to summit	104Moon above Bristlecone	105The Moon
106On route to summit	107Bristlecone pine	108Bristlecone pines	109Bristlecone pine	110On route to summit
111Bristlecone pines	112Approaching the summit	113On the summit	114On route to summit	115Summit
116On the summit	117On the summit	118Summit register	119On the summit	120View from the summit
121View from the summit	122Snow drift on the summit	123On snow drift on the summit	124On the summit	125On the summit
126Look back at the peak	127A strong gust of wind	128Descending	129Another look back at the peak	130Descending
131Descending	132Sunset	133GPS trace of our route	134Profile of our hike	135Moon above the cliff