Last Morning at Pearl Lake

Dawn broke over the moraine and our campsite at Pearl Lake. 
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Little John Mountain looking down over Pearl Lake with pink clouds reflected in the still water. Purples and blacks turn to pinks and yellows before becoming blue.

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The outlet at Pearl Lake in the twilight.

Another Night at Pearl Lake

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We settled down for a second night at Pearl Lake next to the big rock on the moraine.  It was a great place to watch the day turn into evening and then night.

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Sun fading away above Cathedral Lake.


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Little John seeing the last light with Pearl Lake already in darkness.

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The haze to the west over the North Fork of the Kings River.

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What a beautiful place to camp.

Morning at Pearl Lake

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Dawn breaks over Pearl Lake first on the high peaks that ring Blackcap Basin.

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The morning was crisp and still at our campsite on the moraine at Pearl Lake.
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There are many worse places in the world to wake up than at Pearl Lake.  I can see why people used to spend whole summers camped at this lake.