Owens Pk

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="02c285a1erlcgo.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id176.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kelso Valley"><U>Kelso Valley</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id177.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boomer Ridge"><U>Boomer Ridge</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id184.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="rock garden"><U>rock garden</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id180.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walts Point"><U>Walt's Point</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id179.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Olancha"><U>Olancha</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id181.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Pine Creek"><U>Big Pine Creek</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id209.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kelso Valley"><U>Kelso Valley</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id182.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WHITNEY"><U>WHITNEY</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id183.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cottonwood Meadows"><U>Cottonwood Meadows</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mt Whitney"><U>Mt Whitney</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id194.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="tip 2 tip 2..."><U>tip 2 tip 2...</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id195.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Owens Valley"><U>Owens Valley</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id196.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="north into the high country"><U>north into the high country</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id197.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Inyos"><U>Inyos</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id198.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Westgard Pass"><U>Westgard Pass</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id199.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White Mt Pk"><U>White Mt Pk</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id200.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Canyon National Park"><U>Kings Canyon National Park</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id202.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Cottonwood Lakes"><U>Cottonwood Lakes</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id203.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lake Tulaino"><U>Lake Tulaino</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id204.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mt Williamson"><U>Mt Williamson</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id205.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="crawling home"><U>crawling home</U></A>   |   <B>Owens Pk</B>   |   <A HREF="id207.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Switchbacks, Olancha Peak"><U>Switchbacks, & Olancha Peak</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id208.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="south Sierra crest"><U>south Sierra crest</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id210.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="sixty miles home"><U>sixty miles home</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id212.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="northwest from Boundary Peak"><U>northwest from Boundary Peak</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="02ad2c00dkelyh.png"> <div> <B>Looking north, just to the left of the summit, we can see 12,123 foot </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Olancha Peak</B></FONT><B>, 35 miles away, on the horizon.  The terrain immediately beyond </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Owens Pk </B></FONT><B>is lower for 15 miles or so.  There, west winds pour over and down  -  well known  as a 'weak' spot.  There might be terrific lift there </B><B>too</B><B>, but it's best to climb as high as possible at </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Owens Pk</B></FONT><B> (or at </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Olancha</B></FONT><B> when we're coming the other way),  and then just sail on across...</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virtual 3"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> Owens Pk</div> <div>                                                                                                                  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id115.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Virtual 3"><U><B>BACK</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="777f46e0.jpg" border=0 width="500" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> </tr></table></body>