#alpine meadows

Granite outcropping, grassy meadows and the Pinnacles. John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Photo by Van Miller

Running east to west are a series of mixed flora lanes, nurtured by cold water seeps. Eastern Pinnacles Lakes Basin, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Photo by Van Miller

Giant frost riven boulder beached like a whale on a meadow. East Pinnacles Creek, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Photo by Van Miller

A good place for lunch. East Pinnacles Creek, John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Photo by Van Miller

East Pinnacles Lakes Basin geology. John Muir Wilderness, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA. Photo by Van Miller