Climbing Kettle Ridge, you'll have awesome views looking toward Monarch Divide. In late summer, this climb is dry, hot, and has no water. It's a mediocre hike until you get beyond this point.

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Climbing Kettle Ridge, you'll have awesome views looking toward Monarch Divide. In late summer, this climb is dry, hot, and has no water. It's a mediocre hike until you get beyond this point.

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Tehipite Dome and Tehipite Valley from the SoB portion of the Middle Fork Trail.

Looking at the dome

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Lee Watts

Apr 17, 2017 near Squaw Valley, CA

“Climbing Kettle Ridge, you'll have awesome views looking toward Monarch Divide. In late summer, this climb is dry, hot, and has no water. It's a mediocre hike until you get beyond this point.”

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Climbing Kettle Ridge, you'll have awesome views looking toward Monarch Divide. In late summer, this climb is dry, hot, and has no water. It's a mediocre hike until you get beyond this point.

Looking at the dome

Tehipite Dome looms above the Middle Fork Trail.

You'll cross Crown Creek on the Middle Fork Trail as you make your way through the Tehipite Valley.

The Gorge of Despair isn't too far off of the Middle Fork Trail, but is worth the work!

The Gorge of Despair is a short jaunt off the Middle Fork Trail, but the views are worth the trip.

The treacherous SoB section of the Middle Fork Trail.

Tehipite Dome and Tehipite Valley from the SoB portion of the Middle Fork Trail.

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