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Red Spur ridge (left) rises up above the 3,000 foot Kern Canyon cliffs. In the far distance (left center to right) are the Kaweahs - Mount Kaweah, Red Kaweah, Black Kaweah, and Kaweah Queen. Looking southwest down the Wallace Creek valley.
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Wallace Creek cascades down this valley to empty into the Kern River. Far in the distance left to right, are The Kaweahs and Lawson Peak, with Picket Guard Peak the rightmost peak, slightly closer. Seen looking west-southwest down Wallace Creek valley.
An impressive, lengthy wall on the north side of the trail up Wallace Creek. This stretch of the wall is 1,000 ft. high.
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Joan Pendleton
May 11, 2022 near Lone Pine, CA
“Red Spur ridge (left) rises up above the 3,000 foot Kern Canyon cliffs. In the far distance (left center to right) are the Kaweahs - Mount Kaweah, Red Kaweah, Black Kaweah, and Kaweah Queen. Looking southwest down the Wallace Creek valley.”  

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Red Spur ridge (left) rises up above the 3,000 foot Kern Canyon cliffs. In the far distance (left center to right) are the Kaweahs - Mount Kaweah, Red Kaweah, Black Kaweah, and Kaweah Queen. Looking southwest down the Wallace Creek valley.
An impressive, lengthy wall on the north side of the trail up Wallace Creek. This stretch of the wall is 1,000 ft. high.
Mini waterfalls of Wright Creek in early May where Wright Creek crosses the trail.
Wright Creek cascades vigorously across the trail with snow melt in early May, on its way to empty into Wallace Creek.
Looking southwest down the Wallace Creek valley from the trail (right) cut into the rock, there are dramatic views of Red Spur rising above the 3,000 foot cliffs of Kern Canyon ahead.
Full of early May snow melt, Wallace Creek is impressive as it cascades below the trail.
The trail (left) follows Wallace Creek (below) upstream in beautiful, rugged, high Sierra terrain.
Wallace Creek cascades down this valley to empty into the Kern River. Far in the distance left to right, are The Kaweahs and Lawson Peak, with Picket Guard Peak the rightmost peak, slightly closer. Seen looking west-southwest down Wallace Creek valley.
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