Higher and higher

From Murphys, we continued east to highlands lakes in the high Sierra. It's just now summer here and the flowers are in full force. Delphiniums so blue it makes your eyes hurt. Soft white lillies that look like poppies, bobbing in the breeze. The trees are small, hard twisted trunks and stiff needles with that ancient knowing look. Two days of hiking all over and marveling at the sights only made us want more.