Two people wearing backpacks stand on a rocky ledge with a mountain and lake far in the distance. The mountain is rocky with snow patches and no visible vegetation. The entire scenery has hints of dry grass in the valley below but is primarily grey rock. The two people are smiling and the younger one wears a green safari hat. He has his arm around the woman (me). I have on a white Mariner’s baseball cap. We are both wearing long-sleeved polypropylene shirts, hiking shorts, and trail runners.
OTD in 2005, @tapirsmith.bsky.social and I were at Mather Pass (12,068 ft) in the southbound portion of our #pct #thruhike. That’s #splitmountain behind us. What a day! #backpacking #jmt #longdistancehiking #sierras