Coming home to the beauty of deep secluded wilderness at Whitney Lake. "After a whole day in the woods, we are already immortal". -John Muir Spring fed Whitney Lake in Colorado's Homestake Valley sits at almost 11,000 feet above sea level and Whitney Peak tops out at 13,171. Their namesakes come from JD Whitney who, in 1869, gave graduates from the Harvard Mining School a Colorado mine tour. He also named the Sawatch Range's Collegiate Peaks. #wilderness #colorado #whitneylake #whitneypeak #homestakevalley #holycrosswildernessarea #lake #naturalworld #nature #johnmuir #rei1440project #coloradocameraclub #wild #free #home #adventure #hiking #backpacking #backcountry by stevendewitt

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