Picture of the group eating lunching and resting at camp, taken on the first day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the stream that served as the water supply at the first camp, taken on the first day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group cooking the first dinner, taken on the first day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group leaving Vivian campground, taken on the second day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group relaxing by the waterfall at Vivian High Creek Camp, taken on the second day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Close-up picture of the waterfall at Vivian High Creek Camp, taken on the second day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group's food hung between two trees to keep it out of reach of the bears at Vivian High Creek Camp. The image was on the second day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group approaching the ridge during the ascent of Mount San Gorgonio, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the view of the mountain from the ridge during the ascent of Mount San Gorgonio, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the group stopping to rest and eat lunch near the peak of Mount San Gorgonio, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of Ian in the clouds on the summit during the ascent of Mount San Gorgonio, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of a mini bear on the summit, seen during the ascent of Mount San Gorgonio. This image was taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek.
Picture of the snow ball fight during the ascent of Mount San Gorgonio. The snowfall from the previous winter was so heavy that some snow patches near the summit lasted until the trip in late August. This image was taken on the third day of the...
Picture of the high country, taken on the third day of the 1998 orientation adventure: backpacking Mount San Gorgonio via Vivian Creek. As the group left the summit of San Gorgonio, they took a short detour and obtained this fine view of the San...