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The trail (left) follows Wallace Creek (below) upstream in beautiful, rugged, high Sierra terrain.
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Wright Creek cascades vigorously across the trail with snow melt in early May, on its way to empty into Wallace Creek.
Full of early May snow melt, Wallace Creek is impressive as it cascades below the trail.
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Joan Pendleton
May 11, 2022 near Lone Pine, CA
“The trail (left) follows Wallace Creek (below) upstream in beautiful, rugged, high Sierra terrain.”  

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The trail (left) follows Wallace Creek (below) upstream in beautiful, rugged, high Sierra terrain.
Full of early May snow melt, Wallace Creek is impressive as it cascades below the trail.
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.
An impressive, lengthy wall on the north side of the trail up Wallace Creek. This stretch of the wall is 1,000 ft. high.
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.
Kern Canyon. 3,000 foot walls with Red Spur rising above them on the right. 2,000 foot walls on the left. Seen looking south from Wallace Creek/High Sierra Trail near the canyon head.
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.
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