As I was writing an update about my 54 for Dave pledge drive I started thinking of what an incredible summer I had hiking in the Sierra this year. Five hikes plus exploring the Mono Lake Tufas and the Eureka sand dunes. Over 62 miles of poking around the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite. Hopefully, I will be able to get one more hike in before fall turns to winter!

So here are the hikes so far listed out:

· Eureka Sand Dunes

· Mono Lake South Tufas

· Walker Lake

· Little Lake Valley

· Cathedral Lakes

· Shadow Lake

· Mono Pass

All the hikes were great but each had something unique that made it special. The Eureka Sand Dunes were off the chart in their stark beauty and will definitely spend more time there this winter. Walker Lake exceeded my expectations. Little Lakes is an old friend and it did not disappoint. Will do it again next summer to get to Morgan Pass. Cathedral Lakes was my favorite and got me hooked into hiking in the Yosemite high country. Shadow Lake another old friend seemed new because the lake water was still glass when I got to the lake. If there was ever any doubt of me falling in love with the Yosemite, Mono Pass sealed the deal. There is something magical about walking underneath the towering granite peaks around Tuolomne Meadows. My heart was pumping when I was able to see Mono Lake some 4,000 feet below and it was from the excitement not the altitude!

So the rest of the post are some of my favorite images from this summer. Who knows maybe you will see some of them on my 2017 Calendar!