Photos of Hoover Wilderness in the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California

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Below are pictures from a July 2006 hiking trip to Green lake, West lake, Bergona lake, Par Value lakes, and the surrounding area.

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View of West Lake from Bergona Lake View of West Lake from Bergona Lake Bergona Lake, elevation 10,205 feet Bergona Lake Grass along Bergona lake shore Grass along Bergona lake shore Grass along Bergona lake shore Snow melt stream flowing into Bergona Lake, elevation 10,205 feet Sawtooth mountains above Twin Lakes camp grounds Sawtooth mountains above Twin Lakes camp grounds Sawtooth mountains above Twin Lakes camp grounds Sawtooth mountains above Twin Lakes camp grounds Green creek Green creek Bridgeport reservoir valley Bridgeport reservoir valley Bridgeport reservoir valley High prairie Bridgeport reservior Bridgeport reservior

Bridgeport reservior Ants Ants Brook trout jumping for an insect Brook trout Brook trout Brook trout Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Yellow, white, and brown striped beetle Small orange beetle Small orange beetle Aspen and pine trees Pink Flowers Pink Flowers Pine cones Pink Flowers Purple wildflowers Par Value Lake Underwater plants or algae Underwater plants or algae Underwater plants or algae Bright green moss Pink flower blossoms Pink flower blossoms Pink flower blossoms Purple wildflowers Trail towards Green lake

Hoover Wilderness The Hoover Wilderness is a wilderness area in the Inyo and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. It lies to the east of the crest of the central Sierra Nevada in California, to the north and east of Yosemite National Park. It comprises 48,601 acres (197 km�). It was established as a wilderness in 1964, with passage of the Wilderness Act. Notable locations in the Hoover Wilderness include: Twenty Lakes Basin 37�59'N 119�18'W Virginia Lakes Basin 38�3'N 119�16.5'W The Sawtooth Ridge 38�6'N 119�24'W The Hoover wilderness was originally identified as a Primitive Area by the Forest Service in 1931. In 1956, it was named as a Wild Area and became a Wilderness Area when the 1964 Wilderness Act was passed. [Derived from Wikipedia] We took the following GPS altitude readings: Green lake - 8976 feet West lake - 9931 feet Bergona lake - 10,201 feet Ridge between Bergona and Lower Par Value - 10,992 feet Lower Par Value lake - 10,404 feet Additional pictures: main | 2