WILLIAMS FAMILY
Williams Family Trip to the High Sierra, 2005
DAY 4: Everybody hikes up above Blue Heaven Lake.
Williams family and Roger bagged peak above the lake.

Mike Wireman and Makela at Midnight Lake.

Mike Wireman and Makela at Midnight Lake.

RJ at Midnight Lake.

Closeup of RJ.

K's at Midnight Lake.

Tye near Midnight Lake. Mt Darwin in the background.

Ridge in the middle of the picture is our destination.
K's, Makela, RJ, and Tye taking a breather.

Claudia Wireman working her way up towards the ridge.

Makela on ridge above Blue Heaven Lake. Mt Darwin in background.

Claudia and Maggie.
Maggie's already a little tired.

Mark and Tye

Mark

Tye, RJ and K's.

Blue Heaven Lake.
Obviously still frozen.

Mt. Darwin.

Maggie

Maggie

Mike, Claudia, and Makela Wireman on the left.
Claudia and RJ in the middle, along with Sophie.
We are climbing the peak on the left.

Mark and RJ going up snowfield towards peak.
Blue Heaven Lake in the background.

Mark and RJ going up snowfield towards peak.

Tye and K's waiting for their slow dad at top of snowfield.
2nd and 3rd class climbing above.

RJ at top of snowfield.

Maggie at top of snowfield, with
Blue Heaven Lake in the background.

Sophie

Sophie decided to stay here until we got back from the summit.

Roger catching up with us at top of snowfield.

Close-up of Roger.

Claudia getting ready to go up the rock.

Claudia

Roger and a very tired terrier.

Tye with Mt Haekel in the background, summit register in his hand.
Last previous entry was 1999.

Tye on the summit along with Maggie.

Roger on the summit.

K's and Maggie on typical Sierra granite bench below summit.

Coming down some classic 3rd class Sierra granite.

K's at the end of a long glissade.

RJ glissading.

RJ glissading.

Looking up towards the snowfield that they glissaded.
Peak we climbed is the high point on the left.

Maggie was a very tired dog!
Claudia had to carry her in her pack once we got off the snowfield.