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Desolation Wilderness Trip, Large Picture Archive

Our main Trip Page event page contains a detailed itinerary, trip notes, and contact information. This page focuses on pictures and videos.

Backdrops: Images for your computer desktop (11 photos)
Panoramas: Wide angle sweeping vistas; majestic views (29 photos)
Videos: Short clips of majestic views and waterfalls (1 videos)

Wallpaper/Backdrops

See Also: Full list of Backdrops for all trips

We've modified a few of our favorite pictures for using as a backdrop on your computer screen. These are better than our web gallery slideshows as they've been cropped to fit on your 100% of your screen, and they are high resolution and quality. To load a file onto your screen wallpaper or backdrop, first view the file you want by selecting the file size link. If you don't know which size you need, figure out your AR (aspect ratio, width divided by height) from the list below or just pick normal. After the file loads, right click in the window and select "Set as backdrop" (Internet Explorer) or "Set as Wallpaper" and stretch. (Netscape or Firefox).

Widescreen (AR 1.60): 2560x1600, 1920x1200,
Normal (AR 1.33): 1600x1200, 1024x768, 800x600, 640x480
Narrow (AR 1.25): 1280x1024 (skipped for now)

Rating	Date Time	Description	Owner	Widescreen	Normal
4 ****	Aug 28; 3:32pm	Kerstin and Heather Lake	Rob Laddish	1.3MB	0.7MB
5 *****	Aug 28; 11:49am	Kerstin hiking across field of flowers on way to Mt. Talloc summit with gilmore lake and crystal range in the background	Rob Laddish	1.4MB	1.5MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 12:04pm	Lake Tahoe and fallen leaf lake viewed from peak of Mt. Talloc	Rob Laddish	1.0MB	1.1MB
5 *****	Aug 28; 12:11pm	Crystal range and gilmore lake viewed from peak of Mt. Talloc	Rob Laddish	1.2MB	1.4MB
5 *****	Aug 28; 7:42pm	Crystal range and moon at twilight	Rob Laddish	0.7MB	0.9MB
4 ****	Aug 29; 7:43am	Lake aloha and crystal range at dawn with wispy clouds	Rob Laddish	0.7MB	0.8MB
3 ***	Aug 29; 12:54pm	Pyramid lake	Rob Laddish	1.0MB	1.2MB
3 ***	Aug 29; 2:58pm	Pyramid peak viewed from near Agassiz Summit while climbing the crystal range	Rob Laddish	0.9MB	1.0MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 6:59am	Lake aloha and crystal range at dawn	Rob Laddish	1.0MB	1.1MB
4 ****	Aug 30; 11:10am	Butterfly	Rob Laddish	0.6MB	1.0MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 7:33pm	Sunset view of fallen leaf lake from cliffside campsite	Rob Laddish	0.5MB	0.5MB

Panoramas

See Also: Full list of Panoramas for all Trips

Panoramas are several pictures that have been stitched together. They are spectacular wide-angle views that are hard to achieve with a single photo. Select a thumbnail below in the file column to view the file. You may wish to print a copy or use it as background wallpaper on your computer. To save space, most pictures have been saved at a reduced quality. They will make fine small sized prints, though you may want the originals if you want to print at 8x10 or larger. Many of the originals are 50-100 mega pixels in size. In this case, please contact the owner for a copy.

You can see most of the panoramas in small size as part of the daily photos. This table contains only the best panoramas in a high resolution format. If your time is limited, focus on the highest rated ***** panoramas.

Rating	Date	Description	Owner	Dimensions	AR	Size
3 ***	Aug 27; 4:08pm	Gilmore Lake (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	20MP 8171x2426	3.4	3.4MB
2 **	Aug 28; 8:22am	Gilmore Lake & reflections (overexposed) (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	13MP 6067x2167	2.8	2.6MB
4 ****	Aug 28; 8:23am	Gilmore Lake & reflections (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	13MP 5312x2448	2.1	1.8MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 11:03am	Crystal Range from above Gilmore Lake (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	21MP 8704x2344	3.7	2.9MB
4 ****	Aug 28; 11:09am	Crystal Range and Gilmore Lake (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	21MP 8480x2439	3.5	3.8MB
4 ****	Aug 28; 11:49am	Kerstin, Alpine Meadow, Crystal Range, and Gilmore Lake (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	19MP 8134x2298	3.5	3.8MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 12:04pm	Parts of Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake from Mt Talloc (2 pics)	Rob Laddish	12MP 4769x2448	1.9	1.7MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 12:11pm	Crystal Range; Dicks Peak; Gilmore, Susie, and Aloha lakes from Top of Mt. Talloc (5 pics)	Rob Laddish	24MP 10041x2368	4.2	4.0MB
5 *****	Aug 28; 12:20pm	360 degree view from top of Mt Talloc. (12 pics)	Rob Laddish	70MP 24948x2820	8.8	5.9MB
5 *****	Aug 28; 12:30pm	Close-up of Crystal Range from top of Mt. Talloc (6 pics)	Rob Laddish	29MP 8922x3258	2.7	4.8MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 12:35pm	Fallen Leaf Lake from top of Mt. Talloc (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	13MP 6522x1989	3.3	1.9MB
4 ****	Aug 28; 12:58pm	Crystal Range and Alpine Meadow (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	16MP 6453x2448	2.6	3.1MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 3:03pm	Susie Lake (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	16MP 6506x2448	2.7	3.6MB
4 ****	Aug 28; 3:32pm	Kerstin and Heather Lake (2 pics)	Rob Laddish	12MP 5284x2301	2.3	2.8MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 4:25pm	NW Lake Aloha (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	23MP 9566x2448	3.9	4.2MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 7:39pm	SW Lake Aloha and Crystal Range at Sunset (6 pics)	Rob Laddish	26MP 11004x2358	4.7	3.5MB
3 ***	Aug 28; 7:44pm	Lake Aloha and Crystal Range at Sunset (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	19MP 8746x2220	3.9	2.5MB
5 *****	Aug 29; 7:41am	Crystal Range and Lake Aloha (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	12MP 5591x2182	2.6	1.3MB
2 **	Aug 29; 8:58am	Crystal Range and Lake Aloha (5 pics)	Rob Laddish	21MP 9376x2276	4.1	3.8MB
4 ****	Aug 29; 2:20pm	Aloha Lake and southern lakes from climb up Mt Agassiz (2 pics)	Rob Laddish	06MP 3656x1820	2.0	1.3MB
3 ***	Aug 29; 2:24pm	Lake Aloha from climb up Mt Agassiz (2 pics)	Rob Laddish	06MP 4098x1638	2.5	1.3MB
4 ****	Aug 29; 2:49am	Annotated picture of Aloha lake basin and many lakes, as viewed from top of Mt. Agassiz (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	11MP 5876x1920	3.1	2.2MB
4 ****	Aug 29; 5:42pm	Waca lake and Crystal Range (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	20MP 7859x2546	3.1	3.4MB
5 *****	Aug 30; 6:58am	Lake Aloha and Crystal range near dawn (4 pics)	Rob Laddish	20MP 8380x2400	3.5	2.8MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 7:00am	Lake Aloha and Crystal range near dawn (5 pics)	Rob Laddish	27MP 9707x2334	4.2	3.1MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 9:32am	Lily pond and reflections (3 pics)	Rob Laddish	14MP 6432x2116	3.0	3.2MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 10:02am	Lake of the woods (5 pics)	Rob Laddish	22MP 9574x2331	4.1	5.0MB
2 **	Aug 30; 10:19am	300 degree rough view of lake of the woods from isthmus into lake ( 15 pics) - rough, has not been finalized	Rob Laddish	73MP 26123x2784	9.4	6.2MB
3 ***	Aug 30; 6:24pm	Kerstin and Rob enjoy cliff camp view of Fallen Leaf Lake and Lake Tahoe (1 pic)	Rob Laddish	04MP 3095x1328	2.3	0.4MB

The dimensions describe the size of the picture in megapixels (MP) followed by pixel width x pixel height. The AR or Aspect Ration is the width divided by the height. The larger the number, the wider the picture is. The rating is 1-5 stars (*), with ***** being our best pictures. They're rated by the owner.

Videos

See Also: Full list of Videos for all trips

We've taken several short video clips. Video is a great way to show a landscape, capture the sounds of wildlife, and the merriment of friends. Each of these video clips is short in length, and has been saved as a windows .wmv file. You should be able to stream play the file without having to download the whole thing before watching it. Note these files are large and may slow down your internet connection a bit while playing. We may remove them from our web site after a few weeks to avoid running out of space.

File	Rating	Date Time	Description	Owner	Dimensions	Duration	Size
	4 ****	Aug 28; 12:25pm	Hi res 360 video panorama from top of talloc	Rob Laddish	1024x768x15fps	1:00	34MB