Open forest leading up the ridge to Alpine Walk Peak.
View down Whites Canyon.
Chocolate Peak (left) and Mount Rose (right).
Brushy section on the way to Alpine Walk Peak.
Mount Rose to the south.
Sunflower Mountain.
Rock outcrop along the ridge. At first I thought this was the summit of Alpine Walk Peak, but the highpoint is actually a little further along the ridge.
Approaching Alpine Walk Peak.
Mount Rose to the south.
Thick brush along the ridge leading to Sunflower Mountain. I cut down to the trees on the right and travel became much easier.
View east to Interstate 80 and the Truckee River.
Alpine Walk Peak.
Sunflower Mountain.
View back to Sunflower Mountain.
Mount Rose in the distance.
Nice ridge walk to Church Peak.
Mount Rose from Church Peak.
Mount Houghton.
Summit of Mount Rose.
Relay Peak and Mount Houghton from the summit of Mount Rose.
Lake Tahoe to the south.
Slide Mountain and the Mount Rose Ski Area.
Approaching Chocolate Peak.
Trail cut through the manzanita leading to Chocolate Peak. Mount Rose in the distance.
Shelter near Contact Pass.
Mount Rose (left) and Church Peak (right) from the trail.
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