Dang! Looks great and nice to know that last pic with the orange glow isn't a wildfire! Thinking of heading there on the way home from Moab in a week or so. Enjoy!
Have you done the Movie Museum? Way worth it!
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- Russell Casse, Independence Day
Rossue, yes we have visited the movie museum and loved it. There are so many gems in and around Lone Pine great place to base camp or just stop over. Just some advise, if you can arrive Mon. thru Thru. you have no problem finding a nice spot. Mount Whitney should be covered in snow if you visit.